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Welch Foundation

In research, Welch Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,187 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,701
of 28,054 · #8,245 all time
Rank in United States
#1,749
of 4,192
Research works
896
▲ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Welch Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #9,187 of 10,521 8.4%71 #7256

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Welch Foundation sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.09× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.83× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.99× its world share, 18 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.65× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.28× its world share, 36 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Welch Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Jan Philipp Reemtsma, Michael Dewar and Volker Depkat lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Welch Foundation.

  1. 1 Jan Philipp Reemtsma United States · #325,155 worldwide 6 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Michael Dewar United States · #354,787 worldwide 112 citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Volker Depkat United States · #648,489 worldwide 4 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Welch Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Welch Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Identity, Gender, Judicial Review, Constitutionalism, Literature, ECHR and European Legal Systems.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights11▲ 8.9×17 topics
  2. Identity10▲ 11×13 topics
  3. Globalization6▲ 2.7×16 topics
  4. Education5▲ 2.5×14 topics
  5. Gender5▲ 7.7×4 topics
  6. Judicial Review5▲ 43×3 topics
  7. Constitutionalism5▲ 39×3 topics
  8. Literature5▲ 6.8×6 topics
  9. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.2×12 topics
  10. History4▲ 4.9×8 topics
  11. ECHR4▲ 86×1 topic
  12. European Legal Systems4▲ 86×1 topic
  13. Bildung4▲ 88×3 topics
  14. European Union3▲ 11×6 topics
  15. International Law3▲ 7.9×6 topics
  16. Memory3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  17. Photography3▲ 59×3 topics
  18. Nationalism3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  19. Autorschaft3▲ 103×1 topic
  20. Literaturkritik3▲ 103×1 topic
  21. Migration3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  22. Cultural Studies2▲ 5.2×3 topics
  23. Data Protection2▲ 73×3 topics
  24. Narrative2▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Policy2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  26. Cultural History2▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Social History2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Gender Studies2▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Global Governance2▲ 8.0×3 topics
  30. Governance2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  31. Historical Narratives2▲ 30×2 topics
  32. Sexuality2▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Dementia Care2▲ 126×2 topics
  35. Aesthetics2▲ 19×4 topics
  36. Authenticity2▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Forced Laborers2▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Medical Ethics2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Nazi Propaganda2▲ 73×1 topic
  40. W.G. Sebald2▲ 211×1 topic

Which research topics does Welch Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: European and International Law Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies, European history and politics and Literature and Cultural Memory.

European and Internation…4European and International Law Studies: 4 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural Memory: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma,…2Memory, History, Trauma, Identity: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Develop…1Human Rights and Development: 1 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues1Taxation and Legal Issues: 1 fractional worksGovernment, Law, and Inf…1Government, Law, and Information Management: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheoryClassicsSocial Psychology4 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  3. 3 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  4. 4 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  5. 5 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  6. 6 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  7. 7 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 2 works
  8. 8 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 1 works
  10. 10 Government, Law, and Information Management Law 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Welch Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% higher than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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