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Buckingham Browne & Nichols

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World rank, all time
#23,902
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,974
of 7,310
Research works
169
▲ 115% vs 2018-21
Citations
12k
73.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Buckingham Browne & Nichols

Which fields of science does Buckingham Browne & Nichols work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Buckingham Browne & Nichols is in Social Sciences, 33% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (30%), Engineering (13%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 46.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 30.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 9.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 32.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 13.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKBuckingham Browne& Nichols21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences33%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences47%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences630.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance16.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities15.8%
    4. Psychology13.2%
    5. Decision Sciences01.6%
    1. Engineering313.0%
    2. Mathematics16.3%
    3. Computer Science15.4%
    4. Energy14.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy02.2%
    6. Environmental Science01.2%
    1. Medicine29.0%
    2. Health Professions01.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology16.5%
    2. Neuroscience02.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 5.13× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 5.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.01× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics5.35×1 works
  2. Energy5.13×1 works
  3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.94×1 works
  4. Social Sciences2.37×6 works
  5. Arts and Humanities2.01×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.63×0 works
  7. Neuroscience1.31×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.21×1 works
  9. Psychology1.03×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.99×0 works
  11. Engineering0.87×3 works
  12. Computer Science0.70×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.60×0 works
  14. Medicine0.47×2 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.24×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Buckingham Browne & Nichols?

Ranked on the quality score, S. Kent, Karen S. Seo and Paul W. Jameson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Buckingham Browne & Nichols.

  1. 1 S. Kent United States · #1,510,751 worldwide 4.7k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Karen S. Seo United States · #1,745,249 worldwide 1k citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Paul W. Jameson United States · #3,218,961 worldwide 22 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Dana Frantz Bentley United States · #3,407,076 worldwide 137 citations · 74 works
All ranked researchers at Buckingham Browne & Nichols

What are the most cited papers from Buckingham Browne & Nichols?

The most cited paper from Buckingham Browne & Nichols is "Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning" (John Seely Brown, Allan Collins, Paul Duguid, 1989), with 13,078 citations. Next come "The Automatic Content Extraction (ACE) Program – Tasks, Data, and Evaluation" (1,054) and "Better Decisions through Science" (573).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Situated Cognition and the Culture of Learning John Seely Brown, Allan Collins, Paul Duguid · Educational Researcher Open access 1989 13,078
2 The Automatic Content Extraction (ACE) Program – Tasks, Data, and Evaluation George R. Doddington, Alexis Mitchell, Mark A. Przybocki et al. Conference paperOpen access May 2004 1,054
3 Better Decisions through Science John A. Swets, Robyn M. Dawes, John C. Monahan · Scientific American Oct 2000 573
4 Retrieval, reuse, revision and retention in case-based reasoning Ramón López de Mántaras, David McSherry, Derek Bridge et al. · The Knowledge Engineering Review Open access Sep 2005 570
5 The Kinematics of Contact and Grasp David J. Montana · The International Journal of Robotics Research Jun 1988 544
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Which keywords describe research at Buckingham Browne & Nichols?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Data Science, Empowerment, Hydrogen, Microfinance, Statistics Anxiety, Human Rights, Renewable Energy and Education.

▲ 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-now 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 9 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 9 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning1▲ 1.65×5 topics
  2. Data Science1▲ 46×1 topic
  3. Education1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  4. Empowerment1▲ 48×1 topic
  5. Human Rights1▲ 4.6×3 topics
  6. Hydrogen1▲ 56×1 topic
  7. Microfinance1▲ 93×1 topic
  8. Renewable Energy1▲ 3.3×1 topic
  9. Statistics Anxiety1▲ 344×1 topic

Which research topics does Buckingham Browne & Nichols publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microfinance and Financial Inclusion, Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems, Statistics Education and Methodologies and Global Educational Policies and Reforms.

Microfinance and Financi…1Microfinance and Financial Inclusion: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy …1Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksStatistics Education and…1Statistics Education and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Educational Polic…1Global Educational Policies and Reforms: 1 fractional worksAerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation: 0 fractional worksEducation Systems and Policy: 0 fractional worksPolitical Philosophy and…0Political Philosophy and Ethics: 0 fractional worksCritical Theory and Phil…0Critical Theory and Philosophy: 0 fractional worksEarly Childhood Educatio…0Early Childhood Education and Development: 0 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinfor…0vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 0 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologyStatistics and ProbabilityPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Microfinance and Financial Inclusion Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  2. 2 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 1 works
  4. 4 Global Educational Policies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Education Systems and Policy Education 0 works
  7. 7 Political Philosophy and Ethics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Critical Theory and Philosophy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Early Childhood Education and Development Education 0 works
  10. 10 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.9%domestic only93.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Buckingham Browne & Nichols's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 115% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Buckingham Browne & Nichols as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000079% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Buckingham Browne & Nichols0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Buckingham Browne & Nichols over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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