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Benton Foundation

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Research works
69
▲ 825% vs 2018-21
Citations
163
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
2%
world 18%
Benton Foundation

Not ranked overall: Benton Foundation 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 Benton Foundation work in?

In all years, 40% of research at Benton Foundation is in Social Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 28 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 25.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 19.6% of its workFood Science: 12 fractional works · 17.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 25.7% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 14.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 8.5% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBenton Foundation69fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences40%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1115.7%
    2. Psychology68.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting46.1%
    4. Decision Sciences34.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities23.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1419.6%
    2. Neuroscience22.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.1%
    4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Engineering1014.1%
    2. Computer Science33.9%
    3. Environmental Science22.5%
    4. Chemistry11.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.1%
    6. Materials Science11.0%
    7. Mathematics11.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Medicine56.6%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry00.5%
    4. Nursing00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.83× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.59× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 8.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.04× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.08× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.83×1 works
  2. Chemical Engineering8.33×0 works
  3. Chemistry5.57×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.08×1 works
  5. Neuroscience3.59×1 works
  6. Engineering2.04×4 works
  7. Psychology0.96×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.88×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.83×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.75×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.46×1 works
  13. Medicine0.45×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Benton Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Frank Yiannas and John E. Traister lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Benton Foundation.

  1. 1 Frank Yiannas United States · #757,470 worldwide 742 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 John E. Traister United States · #2,727,522 worldwide 27 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Benton Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Benton Foundation?

The most cited paper from Benton Foundation is "Isospin diffusion observables in heavy-ion reactions" (T. X. Liu, W. G. Lynch, ManYee Betty Tsang et al., 2007), with 65 citations. Next come "Cerebrovascular arteriopathy (arteriosclerosis) and ischemic childhood stroke." (52) and "The Interrelationship of Measures Related to Vocal Function, Speech Rate, and Laryngeal Appearance in Elderly Women" (38).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Isospin diffusion observables in heavy-ion reactions T. X. Liu, W. G. Lynch, ManYee Betty Tsang et al. · Physical Review C Open access 6 Sep 2007 65
2 Cerebrovascular arteriopathy (arteriosclerosis) and ischemic childhood stroke. Stephen R. Daniels, Stephen Bates, Robert R. Lukin et al. · Stroke May 1982 52
3 The Interrelationship of Measures Related to Vocal Function, Speech Rate, and Laryngeal Appearance in Elderly Women Sue Ellen Linville, Brenda D. Skarin, Elio Fornatto · Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research Jun 1989 38
4 Health and Health Care From the Perspective of Intimate Partner Violence Adult Female Victims in Shelters Pamela Wadsworth, Catherine Kothari, Grace Lubwama et al. · Family & Community Health 16 Feb 2018 33
5 Impact of Family Environment on Future Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men Daniel B. Kissinger, Sang Min Lee, Lisa Twitty et al. · Journal of Homosexuality 30 Sep 2009 19
All 75 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Benton Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Consumer Behavior, Risk Perception, Food Safety, Consumer Awareness, Hygiene Practices, Product Design, Innovation and Color Psychology.

▲ 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. Consumer Behavior12▲ 49×4 topics
  2. Risk Perception11▲ 84×3 topics
  3. Food Safety11▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Consumer Awareness10▲ 765×1 topic
  5. Hygiene Practices10▲ 765×1 topic
  6. Sustainability3▲ 2.6×5 topics
  7. Innovation3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  8. Product Design2▲ 35×2 topics
  9. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.3×4 topics
  10. Color Psychology2▲ 86×1 topic
  11. Digital Transformation2▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Educational Technology2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  13. Entrepreneurship2▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Kansei Engineering2▲ 86×1 topic
  15. Learning Outcomes2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Meta-Analysis2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  17. Healthcare2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  18. Pedagogy2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  19. Social Justice2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  20. Gender Differences2▲ 7.3×2 topics
  21. Patient Satisfaction2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  22. Empathy2▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Medical Education2▲ 9.3×1 topic
  24. Student Engagement2▲ 8.4×3 topics
  25. Technological Innovation1▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Complex Systems1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Food Waste1▲ 122×1 topic
  28. Social Norms1▲ 28×2 topics
  29. Supply Chain1▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Thermal Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  31. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Teaching Methods1▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Nursing Education1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Aesthetic Perception1▲ 135×1 topic
  35. Bayesian Networks1▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Behavioral Interventions1▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Business Networks1▲ 47×1 topic
  38. Business Strategy1▲ 24×1 topic
  39. Coopetition1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Critical Thinking Skills1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Benton Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reproductive System and Pregnancy, COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts, Empathy and Medical Education and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies.

Reproductive System and …1Reproductive System and Pregnancy: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksEmpathy and Medical Educ…1Empathy and Medical Education: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…1Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 0 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…0Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation: 0 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 0 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 0 fractional works
ImmunologyEconomics and EconometricsPsychiatry and Mental healthElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Reproductive System and Pregnancy Immunology 1 works
  2. 2 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Empathy and Medical Education Psychiatry and Mental health 1 works
  4. 4 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 0 works
  7. 7 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  8. 8 Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 0 works
  10. 10 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors1.9%domestic only98.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Benton Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 825% higher 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 Benton Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Benton Foundation0.000017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Benton Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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