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World Affairs Council

In research, World Affairs Council stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,518 of 10,206 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#15,860 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#42,345
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#8,650
of 8,685
Research works
208
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
490
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is World Affairs Council known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesField #9,518 of 10,206 11.4%131
Social SciencesDomain #15,860 of 16,945 11.3%176

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where World Affairs Council 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.75× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.88× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at World Affairs Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Emma R. Norman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is World Affairs Council.

  1. 1 Emma R. Norman United States · #736,979 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at World Affairs Council

Which keywords describe research at World Affairs Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Law, Governance, Geopolitics, Education, Globalization, Climate Change, Conflict and Trade Agreements.

▲ 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. International Law5▲ 44×7 topics
  2. Governance5▲ 40×3 topics
  3. Geopolitics5▲ 82×5 topics
  4. Globalization5▲ 6.5×10 topics
  5. Education5▲ 7.1×4 topics
  6. Climate Change4▲ 4.2×7 topics
  7. Conflict3▲ 48×4 topics
  8. Trade Agreements3▲ 327×2 topics
  9. Economic Integration2▲ 236×2 topics
  10. Global Governance2▲ 29×6 topics
  11. ICT2▲ 50×1 topic
  12. International Relations2▲ 27×5 topics
  13. financial access2▲ 171×1 topic
  14. Culture2▲ 12×3 topics
  15. Economic Growth2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  16. Gender2▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Genocide2▲ 109×2 topics
  18. Human Rights2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  19. Development Policies2▲ 159×1 topic
  20. Foreign Aid2▲ 159×1 topic
  21. Latin America2▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Political Economy2▲ 22×5 topics
  23. Regionalism2▲ 310×1 topic
  24. Cultural Revolution2▲ 120×2 topics
  25. Global Trade2▲ 27×3 topics
  26. Public Health2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  27. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.3×3 topics
  28. Humanitarian Intervention2▲ 128×1 topic
  29. Politics2▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Regional Integration2▲ 136×2 topics
  31. Responsibility to Protect2▲ 160×1 topic
  32. Belt and Road Initiative2▲ 119×2 topics
  33. Economy2▲ 55×2 topics
  34. Media2▲ 26×2 topics
  35. Migration2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Identity Politics1▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Literature1▲ 6.5×2 topics
  38. Race1▲ 31×2 topics
  39. Youth Employment1▲ 195×1 topic
  40. Central Asia1▲ 43×2 topics

Which research topics does World Affairs Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Economic Growth and Development, International Relations in Latin America, International Development and Aid and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Economic Growth and Deve…2Economic Growth and Development: 2 fractional worksInternational Relations …2International Relations in Latin America: 2 fractional worksInternational Developmen…2International Development and Aid: 2 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Securit…2Global Peace and Security Dynamics: 2 fractional worksSociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal: 1 fractional worksGlobal Political and Economic Relations: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…1International Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksChinese history and philosophy: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsPolitical Science and International RelationsDevelopmentDemography3 others

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

  1. 1 Economic Growth and Development Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 International Relations in Latin America Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  3. 3 International Development and Aid Development 2 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nepal Demography 1 works
  6. 6 Global Political and Economic Relations Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has World Affairs Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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