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American Society for Quality

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Research works
52
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
717
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
American Society for Quality

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

Which fields of science does American Society for Quality work in?

In all years, 55% of research at American Society for Quality is in Social Sciences, 26% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Business, Management and Accounting (33%), Health Professions (14%), Engineering (12%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 29 fractional works · 54.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 17 fractional works · 32.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 9 fractional works · 18.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 11.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 19.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 13.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican Societyfor Quality52fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences55%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Business, Management and Accounting1732.6%
    2. Social Sciences610.5%
    3. Decision Sciences58.7%
    4. Arts and Humanities12.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Engineering611.5%
    2. Computer Science22.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.6%
    4. Materials Science12.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.8%
    6. Energy11.7%
    7. Environmental Science11.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering01.0%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Health Professions713.8%
    2. Medicine35.0%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Engineering: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 5.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.46× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 9.73× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 14.20× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 14.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences14.20×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting9.73×1 works
  3. Health Professions5.46×1 works
  4. Dentistry5.39×0 works
  5. Social Sciences1.86×1 works
  6. Engineering0.52×0 works
  7. Medicine0.34×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Society for Quality?

Ranked on the quality score, Annabeth L. Propst and Armand V. Feigenbaum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Society for Quality.

  1. 1 Annabeth L. Propst United States · #2,472,897 worldwide 1.9k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Armand V. Feigenbaum United States · #5,110,667 worldwide 1.8k citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at American Society for Quality

What are the most cited papers from American Society for Quality?

The most cited paper from American Society for Quality is "Root Cause Analysis: Simplified Tools and Techniques" (Bjørn Sørskot Andersen, Tom Fagerhaug, 2002), with 171 citations. Next come "Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher and Mathematician King" (94) and "Quality 4.0 – a measurement model using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach" (93).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Root Cause Analysis: Simplified Tools and Techniques Bjørn Sørskot Andersen, Tom Fagerhaug · Journal for Healthcare Quality May 2002 171
2 Archytas of Tarentum: Pythagorean, Philosopher and Mathematician King Carl A. Huffman, Fabio Acerbi · Aestimatio Sources and Studies in the History of Science Open access 21 Dec 2015 94
3 Quality 4.0 – a measurement model using the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) approach G.S. Sureshchandar · International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 17 Nov 2021 93
4 Taking Stock of the Criteria We Use to Evaluate One Another's Work: ASQ 50 Years Out Donald A. Palmer · Administrative Science Quarterly Dec 2006 56
5 Quality 4.0 – understanding the criticality of the dimensions using the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) technique G.S. Sureshchandar · International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management 14 Mar 2022 54
All 92 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Society for Quality?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Performance Measurement, Supply Chain Management, Lean Manufacturing, Collaborative Relationships, Total Quality Management, Organizational Culture, Organizational Change and Sustainability.

▲ 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. Performance Measurement9▲ 92×4 topics
  2. Supply Chain Management9▲ 32×5 topics
  3. Lean Manufacturing7▲ 137×2 topics
  4. Collaborative Relationships7▲ 310×1 topic
  5. Total Quality Management7▲ 310×1 topic
  6. Organizational Culture4▲ 30×5 topics
  7. Sustainability4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  8. Organizational Change4▲ 81×3 topics
  9. Quality Improvement3▲ 27×4 topics
  10. Quality Management3▲ 59×3 topics
  11. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Strategic Management2▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Quality Assurance2▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Balanced Scorecard2▲ 135×1 topic
  15. Leadership2▲ 12×4 topics
  16. Management Control Systems2▲ 176×1 topic
  17. Knowledge Management2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  18. Big Data2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  19. Public Health Policy2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  21. Accident Prevention2▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Economic Development2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  23. Environmental Management2▲ 13×2 topics
  24. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Management2▲ 4.1×3 topics
  26. Organizational Development2▲ 160×2 topics
  27. Safety Culture2▲ 52×2 topics
  28. Healthcare Improvement2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Institutional Entrepreneurship2▲ 95×1 topic
  30. Institutional Theory2▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Marketing Strategies2▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Statistical Process Control2▲ 154×1 topic
  33. Clinical Governance2▲ 189×1 topic
  34. Healthcare Accreditation2▲ 189×1 topic
  35. Barriers and Facilitators1▲ 95×1 topic
  36. Healthcare Professionals1▲ 95×1 topic
  37. Integration1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Management Systems1▲ 244×1 topic
  39. Digital Twin1▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Research Methodology1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does American Society for Quality publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Quality and Supply Management, Health, Medicine and Society, Islamic Studies and Radicalism and Big Data and Business Intelligence.

Quality and Supply Manag…1Quality and Supply Management: 1 fractional worksHealth, Medicine and Soc…0Health, Medicine and Society: 0 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 0 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 0 fractional worksCustomer Service Quality…0Customer Service Quality and Loyalty: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Systems and Practices: 0 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 0 fractional worksQur’anic Interpretation …0Qur’anic Interpretation Studies: 0 fractional worksEducation and Character Development: 0 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 0 fractional works
Management Information SystemsGeneral Health ProfessionsSociology and Political ScienceOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Health, Medicine and Society General Health Professions 0 works
  3. 3 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Customer Service Quality and Loyalty Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 0 works
  6. 6 Healthcare Systems and Practices General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Qur’anic Interpretation Studies Education 0 works
  9. 9 Education and Character Development Education 0 works
  10. 10 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 0 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 available16.1%not open83.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Society for Quality's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Society for Quality as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000029% in 2023.

0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%American Society for Quality0.000018% in 202419801990200020102020

Fractional works of American Society for Quality over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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