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American Society of Civil Engineers

In research, American Society of Civil Engineers stands highest in Civil and Structural Engineering (#266 of 1,685 worldwide), Engineering (#2,419 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,109 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,249
of 28,054 · #12,625 all time
Rank in United States
#3,642
of 4,192
Research works
2.3k
▲ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
23.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is American Society of Civil Engineers 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
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #266 of 1,685 29.2%480
EngineeringField #2,419 of 11,412 24.0%1,022
Physical SciencesDomain #8,109 of 21,541 20.9%1,519
Social SciencesDomain #9,179 of 16,945 14.3%548
Environmental ScienceField #3,559 of 6,208 15.4%303
Building and ConstructionSubfield #469 of 795 24.5%128
Health SciencesDomain #15,699 of 20,462 12.3%139
Social SciencesField #7,920 of 10,206 13.5%233

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Society of Civil Engineers 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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.91× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.30× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.24× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.69× its world share, 12 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.43× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Society of Civil Engineers?

Ranked on the composite score, William E. Metcalf, Anne E. Powell and James B. Francis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Society of Civil Engineers.

  1. 1 William E. Metcalf United States · #398,636 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Anne E. Powell United States · #705,216 worldwide 41 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 James B. Francis United States · #772,850 worldwide 14 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 George H. Thomson United States · #834,560 worldwide 31 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 George S. Morison United States · #840,248 worldwide 1 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jacques Adda United States · #975,252 worldwide 0 citations · 61 works
  7. 7 JAMES H. KRIEGER United States · #988,256 worldwide 14 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Charles Macdonald United States · #1,018,993 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 L. Lefferts Buck United States · #1,042,658 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Karen Trimbath United States · #1,075,959 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at American Society of Civil Engineers

Which keywords describe research at American Society of Civil Engineers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Open Access, Academic Writing, Scholarly Publishing, Globalization, Quantitative Analysis, Social-Ecological Systems, Sustainability Assessment and Policy.

▲ 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. Globalization7▲ 3.0×13 topics
  2. Sustainability6▲ 2.1×12 topics
  3. Open Access5▲ 41×2 topics
  4. Academic Writing4▲ 109×1 topic
  5. Scholarly Publishing4▲ 995×1 topic
  6. Climate Change4▲ 1.37×12 topics
  7. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.1×8 topics
  8. Curriculum Development3▲ 3.9×4 topics
  9. Policy3▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Quantitative Analysis3▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Social-Ecological Systems3▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Sustainability Assessment3▲ 20×4 topics
  13. Engineering Education3▲ 30×3 topics
  14. Risk Management3▲ 5.3×2 topics
  15. Community Resilience3▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Ecosystem Services3▲ 6.3×2 topics
  17. Infrastructure Resilience3▲ 127×1 topic
  18. Interdependent Systems3▲ 127×1 topic
  19. RFID Technology3▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Assessment Methods3▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Cultural Heritage3▲ 4.0×2 topics
  22. Lifelong Learning3▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Outcome-Based Education3▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Professional Skills3▲ 68×1 topic
  25. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 431×1 topic
  26. Water Sustainability2▲ 431×1 topic
  27. Risk Perception2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  28. Construction Safety2▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Organizational Culture2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  30. Evacuation2▲ 64×1 topic
  31. Pedestrian Dynamics2▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Spatial Planning2▲ 10×2 topics
  33. Construction2▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Health Policy2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Mediterranean2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Facilities Management2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Gender Roles2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Urban Underground Space2▲ 122×1 topic
  39. Utility Tunnels2▲ 122×1 topic
  40. Professionalism2▲ 8.1×3 topics

Which research topics does American Society of Civil Engineers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Publishing and Scholarly Communication, Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Archaeology and Natural History.

Publishing and Scholarly…4Publishing and Scholarly Communication: 4 fractional worksInfrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis: 3 fractional worksEngineering Education an…3Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 3 fractional worksArchaeology and Natural …2Archaeology and Natural History: 2 fractional worksEvacuation and Crowd Dynamics: 2 fractional worksUnderground infrastructure and sustainability: 2 fractional worksConstruction Project Man…2Construction Project Management and Performance: 2 fractional worksBIM and Construction Integration: 2 fractional worksWater-Energy-Food Nexus Studies: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceCivil and Structural EngineeringMedia TechnologyAnthropology5 others

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

  1. 1 Publishing and Scholarly Communication History and Philosophy of Science 4 works
  2. 2 Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Archaeology and Natural History Anthropology 2 works
  5. 5 Evacuation and Crowd Dynamics Ocean Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 2 works
  7. 7 Construction Project Management and Performance Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  8. 8 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 2 works
  9. 9 Water-Energy-Food Nexus Studies Water Science and Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 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 available15.3%not open84.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Society of Civil Engineers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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