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Cabot (United States)

In research, Cabot (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,954 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,405
of 22,385 · #5,808 all time
Rank in United States
#1,585
of 3,332
Research works
3.4k
▼ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
84k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Cabot (United States)

What is Cabot (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,954 of 10,670 7.9%73 #6759

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Cabot (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Cabot (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Cabot (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Engineering (21%), Environmental Science (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 91 fractional works · 49.6% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 20.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 23 fractional works · 12.6% of its workEcology: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 58 fractional works · 31.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 21.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 20 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 6.8% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 15 fractional works · 8.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKCabot (UnitedStates)184fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences32%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3820.9%
    2. Environmental Science2312.6%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences105.6%
    4. Computer Science105.5%
    5. Materials Science52.5%
    6. Physics and Astronomy21.3%
    7. Energy20.9%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3921.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities84.1%
    3. Psychology42.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.3%
    6. Decision Sciences21.2%
    1. Medicine136.8%
    2. Health Professions63.0%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences73.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.81× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.71× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 10 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.39× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.42× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.58×10 works
  2. Environmental Science2.54×23 works
  3. Social Sciences1.68×39 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.42×8 works
  5. Engineering1.39×38 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.28×2 works
  7. Dentistry1.20×1 works
  8. Health Professions1.14×6 works
  9. Energy0.93×2 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.83×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×7 works
  12. Psychology0.78×4 works
  13. Materials Science0.72×5 works
  14. Computer Science0.71×10 works
  15. Nursing0.68×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.62×2 works
  17. Veterinary0.60×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.59×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×5 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.51×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×2 works
  22. Medicine0.36×13 works
  23. Neuroscience0.26×1 works
  24. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Cabot (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jonathan V. Beaverstock, Avrom I. Medalia and Beitske Boonstra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cabot (United States).

  1. 1 Jonathan V. Beaverstock United States · #317,001 worldwide 7.2k citations · 154 works
  2. 2 Avrom I. Medalia United States · #862,538 worldwide 3.5k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Beitske Boonstra United States · #1,515,138 worldwide 1.9k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Karen Cook Bell United States · #1,678,401 worldwide 1.3k citations · 185 works
  5. 5 D. Rivin United States · #2,134,503 worldwide 2.4k citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Eli M. Dannenberg United States · #2,715,456 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Terra Sprague United States · #2,940,226 worldwide 260 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 James A. Belmont United States · #3,705,793 worldwide 556 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Khaled Mahmud United States · #4,047,444 worldwide 567 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 W. R. Smith United States · #4,419,469 worldwide 1.3k citations · 83 works
All ranked researchers at Cabot (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Cabot (United States)?

The most cited paper from Cabot (United States) is "Multilevel Statistical Models" (Harvey Goldstein, 2006), with 4,983 citations. Next come "In vivo cancer targeting and imaging with semiconductor quantum dots" (4,765) and "Delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Young Adults With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using a Fully Automated Conversational Agent (Woebot): A Randomized Controlled Trial" (2,801).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multilevel Statistical Models Harvey Goldstein · Technometrics Aug 2006 4,983
2 In vivo cancer targeting and imaging with semiconductor quantum dots Xiaohu Gao, Yuanyuan Cui, Richard M. Levenson et al. · Nature Biotechnology 18 Jul 2004 4,765
3 Delivering Cognitive Behavior Therapy to Young Adults With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Using a Fully Automated Conversational Agent (Woebot): A Randomized Controlled Trial Kathleen Kara Fitzpatrick, Alison M. Darcy, Molly Vierhile · JMIR Mental Health Open access 6 Jun 2017 2,801
4 Nutrient Imbalances in Agricultural Development Peter M. Vitousek, Rosamond L. Naylor, Timothy E. Crews et al. · Science 18 Jun 2009 1,465
5 Effect of Polymer-Filler and Filler-Filler Interactions on Dynamic Properties of Filled Vulcanizates Mengjiao Wang · Rubber Chemistry and Technology Jul 1998 1,036
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cabot (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Global Warming, Population Dynamics, Globalization, Sustainability, Acoustic Communication and Remote Sensing.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change23▲ 4.5×41 topics
  2. Globalization9▲ 2.6×22 topics
  3. Sustainability9▲ 2.1×25 topics
  4. Machine Learning8▲ 1.29×21 topics
  5. Conservation7▲ 9.1×10 topics
  6. Global Warming7▲ 9.0×10 topics
  7. Population Dynamics6▲ 13×6 topics
  8. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.6×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy5▲ 1.98×8 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 1.85×11 topics
  11. Resilience4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  12. Identity4▲ 2.9×11 topics
  13. Acoustic Communication4▲ 40×2 topics
  14. Neoliberalism4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  15. Ethics4▲ 3.8×8 topics
  16. Literature4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  17. Anthropocene3▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Anthropogenic Noise3▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Higher Education3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  20. Marine Mammals3▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Social Justice3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  22. Postcolonialism3▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Migration3▲ 5.0×5 topics
  24. Fisheries Sustainability3▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Fossil Fuels3▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Political Economy3▲ 5.7×4 topics
  27. Agroecology3▲ 10×2 topics
  28. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  29. Sea Level Rise2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Environmental Justice2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  31. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  32. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Disaster Management2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  35. Ecocriticism2▲ 77×1 topic
  36. Environmental Humanities2▲ 77×1 topic
  37. Phylogeny2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  38. Fisheries2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Flood Risk2▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Surface Water Mapping2▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Cabot (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature, Flood Risk Assessment and Management and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Marine animal studies ov…3Marine animal studies overview: 3 fractional worksEcocriticism and Environ…2Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature: 2 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment an…2Flood Risk Assessment and Management: 2 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…2Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 2 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 2 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Practises and Engagement: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Land Use, Rural Development: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental, Ecologica…1Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyLiterature and Literary TheoryGlobal and Planetary ChangeNature and Landscape Conservation4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 3 works
  2. 2 Ecocriticism and Environmental Literature Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  3. 3 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 Higher Education Practises and Engagement Education 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 Environmental, Ecological, and Cultural Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.0%domestic only78.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Cabot (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Cabot (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00054% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Cabot (United States)0.00088% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Cabot (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Cabot (United States)7.1% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 21.3% in 2000.

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