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American Chemical Society

In research, American Chemical Society stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,594 of 21,541 worldwide), Social Sciences (#12,216 of 16,945 worldwide) and Chemistry (#3,014 of 3,369 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,071
of 28,054 · #5,814 all time
Rank in United States
#442
of 4,192
Research works
662
▲ 125% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
42.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

What is American Chemical Society 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,594 of 21,541 12.3%352
Social SciencesDomain #12,216 of 16,945 20.4%180
ChemistryField #3,014 of 3,369 7.0%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Chemical Society 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: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.30× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.57× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.45× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.06× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.05× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.51× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Chemical Society?

Ranked on the composite score, HowardH. Fawcett, Charles L. Parsons and WALTER J. MURPHY lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Chemical Society.

  1. 1 HowardH. Fawcett United States · #99,305 worldwide 128 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Charles L. Parsons United States · #262,893 worldwide 109 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 WALTER J. MURPHY United States · #825,418 worldwide 104 citations · 164 works
  4. 4 Robert Warington United States · #1,163,189 worldwide 29 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 B. R. STANERSON United States · #1,256,901 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 ALDEN H. EMERY United States · #1,303,623 worldwide 10 citations · 129 works
  7. 7 David A H Roethel United States · #1,385,429 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Milton Heller United States · #1,404,030 worldwide 23 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American Chemical Society

Which keywords describe research at American Chemical Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Peer Review, Scholarly Communication, Circular Economy, Medicinal Chemistry, Catalysis, Hydrogen Production, Nanomaterials and Publication.

▲ 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. Peer Review4▲ 183×2 topics
  2. Scholarly Communication4▲ 211×2 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.9×4 topics
  4. Circular Economy4▲ 18×5 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.8×10 topics
  6. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.3×8 topics
  7. Catalysis3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  8. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.3×10 topics
  9. Medicinal Chemistry3▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.2×9 topics
  11. Graphene3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  12. Hydrogen Production3▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Publication3▲ 310×1 topic
  14. Scientific Writing3▲ 310×1 topic
  15. Green Chemistry2▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Solvent Selection2▲ 150×1 topic
  17. Sustainable Chemistry2▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  19. Energy Storage2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  20. Nanocomposites2▲ 3.4×8 topics
  21. Aging2▲ 4.7×5 topics
  22. Chemistry Education2▲ 222×1 topic
  23. Laboratory Techniques2▲ 222×1 topic
  24. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  25. Mitochondrial Dysfunction2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  26. Semiconductor2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  27. Visible Light2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  28. Research Integrity2▲ 80×2 topics
  29. Fluctuation Theorems2▲ 64×1 topic
  30. Preprints2▲ 138×1 topic
  31. Science Communication2▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Stochastic Thermodynamics2▲ 64×1 topic
  33. CO2 Capture2▲ 12×3 topics
  34. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Nanozymes2▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Peroxidase-Like Activity2▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Photocatalyst2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. Plasmonic2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Financial Analysis1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does American Chemical Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Academic Writing and Publishing, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Various Chemistry Research Topics and Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics.

Academic Writing and Pub…3Academic Writing and Publishing: 3 fractional worksChemistry and Chemical E…2Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 2 fractional worksVarious Chemistry Resear…2Various Chemistry Research Topics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics …2Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 2 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …2Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and E…1Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…1RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…1Machine Learning in Materials Science: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceEnvironmental ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 3 works
  2. 2 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Various Chemistry Research Topics Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 2 works
  5. 5 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  8. 8 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 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 available25.9%not open74.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Chemical Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 125% 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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