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Bureau of Labor Statistics

In research, Bureau of Labor Statistics stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,153 of 16,945 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#677 of 3,268 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#640 of 2,466 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#24,719
of 28,054 · #12,071 all time
Rank in United States
#3,716
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
35.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Bureau of Labor Statistics 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,153 of 16,945 35.4%737
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #677 of 3,268 40.6%307
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #640 of 2,466 41.4%256
Social SciencesField #3,234 of 10,206 33.9%287
Physical SciencesDomain #16,441 of 21,541 14.5%227

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Bureau of Labor Statistics 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: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.85× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 10.20× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.95× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.48× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.59× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.30× its world share, 15 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.20× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bureau of Labor Statistics?

Ranked on the composite score, Jerome Cornfield, James Kennedy and Irving H. Siegel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  1. 1 Jerome Cornfield United States · #112,400 worldwide 199 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 James Kennedy United States · #155,952 worldwide 4.6k citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Irving H. Siegel United States · #487,748 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Julius Shiskin United States · #588,246 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Thesia I. Garner United States · #609,750 worldwide 62 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Ted To United States · #804,441 worldwide 81 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 S. Palkin United States · #867,537 worldwide 35 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 John Russell Malloch United States · #959,497 worldwide 59 citations · 74 works
  9. 9 H. M. Douty United States · #1,191,796 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Seymour L. Wolfbein United States · #1,256,433 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bureau of Labor Statistics

Which keywords describe research at Bureau of Labor Statistics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Labor Market, Consumer Behavior, Mental Health, Gender Inequality, Unemployment, Gender Roles, High-Dimensional Data and Job Satisfaction.

▲ 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. Labor Market6▲ 28×5 topics
  2. Mental Health5▲ 5.2×9 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior5▲ 11×5 topics
  4. Gender Inequality4▲ 44×3 topics
  5. Unemployment4▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Gender Roles4▲ 44×3 topics
  7. Globalization4▲ 2.6×8 topics
  8. High-Dimensional Data3▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Job Satisfaction3▲ 10×2 topics
  10. Bayesian Methods3▲ 87×2 topics
  11. Telecommuting3▲ 137×1 topic
  12. Work-Family Conflict3▲ 45×1 topic
  13. COVID-193▲ 3.0×4 topics
  14. Economic Development3▲ 5.0×7 topics
  15. Health Outcomes3▲ 15×3 topics
  16. Regularization3▲ 141×1 topic
  17. Variable Selection3▲ 42×1 topic
  18. Pandemic3▲ 3.7×3 topics
  19. Economic Growth3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  20. Technological Change3▲ 95×2 topics
  21. Income Inequality2▲ 25×4 topics
  22. Personality Traits2▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Financial Markets2▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Mixture Models2▲ 158×2 topics
  25. Monetary Policy2▲ 12×5 topics
  26. Response Rates2▲ 633×1 topic
  27. Skill-Biased2▲ 169×1 topic
  28. Survey Methodology2▲ 633×1 topic
  29. Wage Inequality2▲ 169×1 topic
  30. Economic Crisis2▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Nutrition2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  32. Bayesian Modeling2▲ 143×1 topic
  33. Job Insecurity2▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Labor Force Participation2▲ 60×2 topics
  35. Multiple Imputation2▲ 143×1 topic
  36. Precarious Employment2▲ 43×1 topic
  37. Stock Market2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Food Supply Chain2▲ 21×1 topic
  39. business impact2▲ 26×1 topic
  40. Human Capital2▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does Bureau of Labor Statistics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Work-Family Balance Challenges, Statistical Methods and Inference, Survey Methodology and Nonresponse and Labor market dynamics and wage inequality.

Work-Family Balance Chal…3Work-Family Balance Challenges: 3 fractional worksStatistical Methods and …3Statistical Methods and Inference: 3 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and N…2Survey Methodology and Nonresponse: 2 fractional worksLabor market dynamics an…2Labor market dynamics and wage inequality: 2 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 2 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts2COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 2 fractional worksDigital Economy and Work…2Digital Economy and Work Transformation: 2 fractional worksForecasting Techniques a…1Forecasting Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Environment…1Economic and Environmental Valuation: 1 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceStatistics and ProbabilityEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Health Professions1 others

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

  1. 1 Work-Family Balance Challenges Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  2. 2 Statistical Methods and Inference Statistics and Probability 3 works
  3. 3 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Labor market dynamics and wage inequality Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  5. 5 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 2 works
  6. 6 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  8. 8 Digital Economy and Work Transformation Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  9. 9 Forecasting Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 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 available27.6%not open72.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.5%domestic only91.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Bureau of Labor Statistics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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