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World Future Society

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Research works
28
▼ 98% vs 2013–17
Citations
34
1.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
2%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: World Future Society is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

    Which keywords describe research at World Future Society?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, History, Philosophy, Regulation, Economic Development, China, Innovation and Medicine.

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

    Size is fractional works in all years 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. Globalization5▲ 10×11 topics
    2. History4▲ 16×3 topics
    3. Philosophy3▲ 25×2 topics
    4. Regulation3▲ 18×3 topics
    5. Economic Development2▲ 13×5 topics
    6. China2▲ 44×2 topics
    7. Innovation2▲ 9.0×2 topics
    8. Medicine2▲ 87×2 topics
    9. Nationalism2▲ 13×2 topics
    10. Religion2▲ 13×2 topics
    11. Culture2▲ 15×3 topics
    12. Christianity2▲ 57×1 topic
    13. Confucianism2▲ 68×1 topic
    14. Political Economy2▲ 26×3 topics
    15. Democracy2▲ 16×4 topics
    16. Society2▲ 26×2 topics
    17. Digital Divide2▲ 28×2 topics
    18. Governance2▲ 18×3 topics
    19. Inequality2▲ 21×4 topics
    20. Neoliberalism2▲ 15×4 topics
    21. Ethics1▲ 10×2 topics
    22. Monetary Policy1▲ 17×3 topics
    23. Science1▲ 25×1 topic
    24. Technology1▲ 11×1 topic
    25. Urbanization1▲ 13×3 topics
    26. Agroecology1▲ 28×1 topic
    27. Authoritarianism1▲ 41×2 topics
    28. Banking Regulation1▲ 214×2 topics
    29. Climate Change Impacts1▲ 25×1 topic
    30. Digital Humanities1▲ 282×1 topic
    31. Digital Literacy1▲ 12×1 topic
    32. Economic Policy1▲ 53×2 topics
    33. Food Sovereignty1▲ 209×1 topic
    34. Forest Carbon Sequestration1▲ 145×1 topic
    35. Global Collaboration1▲ 86×1 topic
    36. Global Surgery1▲ 235×1 topic
    37. Health Biotechnology1▲ 186×1 topic
    38. Health Development1▲ 235×1 topic
    39. ICT1▲ 38×1 topic
    40. Information Literacy1▲ 28×1 topic

    Which research topics does World Future Society publish most on?

    By volume: Chinese history and philosophy, History of Science and Medicine, ICT Impact and Policies and Nanotechnology research and applications.

    Chinese history and phil…2Chinese history and philosophy: 2 fractional worksHistory of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksNanotechnology research and applications: 1 fractional worksForest Management and Po…1Forest Management and Policy: 1 fractional worksTerrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence: 1 fractional worksLibrary Science and Information Literacy: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health and Surgery1Global Health and Surgery: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 1 fractional works
    Sociology and Political ScienceHistory and Philosophy of ScienceMedia TechnologyBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

    1. 1 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 2 works
    2. 2 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
    3. 3 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
    4. 4 Nanotechnology research and applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
    5. 5 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 1 works
    6. 6 Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence Sociology and Political Science 1 works
    7. 7 Library Science and Information Literacy Library and Information Sciences 1 works
    8. 8 Global Health and Surgery Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
    9. 9 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
    10. 10 Education Systems and Policy Education 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 available1.8%not open98.2%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

    How has World Future Society's research output changed?

    Output in 2018–2022 was 98% lower than in 2013–2017.

    1990200020102020
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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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