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Center for Open Science

In research, Center for Open Science stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,643 of 17,446 worldwide), Social Sciences (#9,130 of 14,833 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#8,814 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,244
of 22,385 · #15,216 all time
Rank in United States
#2,182
of 3,332
Research works
694
▼ 76% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
7.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
80%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Center for Open Science

What is Center for Open Science 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,643 of 17,446 3.0%237
Social SciencesDomain #9,130 of 14,833 7.2%245
Life SciencesDomain #8,814 of 11,023 1.8%120

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Open Science 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 Center for Open Science work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at Center for Open Science is in Physical Sciences, 37% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (17%), Decision Sciences (16%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 37.4% of its workComputer Science: 19 fractional works · 16.6% of its workInformation Systems: 10 fractional works · 8.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workGeology: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 43 fractional works · 36.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 18 fractional works · 15.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 10 fractional works · 8.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 10.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKCenter for OpenScience117fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences37%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1916.6%
    2. Materials Science97.8%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences54.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy32.9%
    5. Engineering32.6%
    6. Environmental Science21.9%
    7. Mathematics10.7%
    8. Chemistry10.6%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Decision Sciences1815.6%
    2. Social Sciences1210.3%
    3. Psychology43.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities32.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting21.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1311.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    1. Medicine1210.1%
    2. Veterinary21.3%
    3. Health Professions10.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
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: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.11× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.13× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.73× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.23× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 9.67× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 16.10× its world share, 18 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.56× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 16.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences16.10×18 works
  2. Veterinary9.67×2 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.73×5 works
  4. Materials Science2.23×9 works
  5. Computer Science2.13×20 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.11×13 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.56×4 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.28×3 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.17×1 works
  10. Psychology1.12×4 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.95×3 works
  12. Social Sciences0.81×12 works
  13. Mathematics0.59×1 works
  14. Medicine0.53×12 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.39×2 works
  17. Chemistry0.38×1 works
  18. Neuroscience0.35×1 works
  19. Nursing0.19×0 works
  20. Engineering0.17×3 works
  21. Health Professions0.17×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.16×1 works
  23. Energy0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Center for Open Science?

Ranked on the quality score, David Thomas Mellor, Courtney K. Soderberg and Timothy M. Errington lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Open Science.

  1. 1 David Thomas Mellor United States · #121,235 worldwide 4.9k citations · 264 works
  2. 2 Courtney K. Soderberg United States · #150,026 worldwide 5.7k citations · 160 works
  3. 3 Timothy M. Errington United States · #159,474 worldwide 4.5k citations · 229 works
  4. 4 Ian S. Sullivan United States · #425,175 worldwide 3.9k citations · 167 works
  5. 5 Fraser Elisabeth Tan United States · #495,003 worldwide 2k citations · 92 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey Robert Spies United States · #504,922 worldwide 5.7k citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Mallory C. Kidwell United States · #511,558 worldwide 2.3k citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Andrew Harold Tyner United States · #573,558 worldwide 216 citations · 646 works
  9. 9 William G. Gunn United States · #574,887 worldwide 578 citations · 64 works
  10. 10 Melissa Kline Struhl United States · #640,179 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Open Science

What are the most cited papers from Center for Open Science?

The most cited paper from Center for Open Science is "A manifesto for reproducible science" (Marcus Robert Munafo, Brian A. Nosek, Dorothy Bishop et al., 2017), with 3,631 citations. Next come "Redefine statistical significance" (2,853) and "The preregistration revolution" (2,019).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A manifesto for reproducible science Marcus Robert Munafo, Brian A. Nosek, Dorothy Bishop et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 10 Jan 2017 3,631
2 Redefine statistical significance Daniel Jacob Benjamin et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 31 Aug 2017 2,853
3 The preregistration revolution Brian A. Nosek, Charles R. Ebersole, Alexander Carl DeHaven et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 12 Mar 2018 2,019
4 Evaluating the replicability of social science experiments in Nature and Science between 2010 and 2015 Colin F. Camerer et al. · Nature Human Behaviour Open access 17 Aug 2018 1,620
5 Investigating Variation in Replicability Richard Anthony Klein et al. · Social Psychology Open access May 2014 1,279
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Center for Open Science?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Data Sharing, Digital Repositories, Ecology, Open Science, Scientific Data Management, Publication Bias, Bioinformatics and Interdisciplinary Research.

▲ 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. Data Sharing9▲ 234×2 topics
  2. Digital Repositories9▲ 215×2 topics
  3. Machine Learning9▲ 2.2×17 topics
  4. Ecology8▲ 42×2 topics
  5. Open Science8▲ 259×1 topic
  6. Scientific Data Management8▲ 259×1 topic
  7. Big Data6▲ 5.1×8 topics
  8. Publication Bias6▲ 101×2 topics
  9. Bioinformatics6▲ 40×2 topics
  10. Interdisciplinary Research6▲ 51×4 topics
  11. Data Visualization5▲ 82×3 topics
  12. Peer Review5▲ 118×3 topics
  13. Workflow Management5▲ 58×2 topics
  14. Research Integrity5▲ 125×2 topics
  15. Research Methodology5▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Open Access5▲ 40×3 topics
  17. Meta-Analysis4▲ 6.3×4 topics
  18. Scholarly Communication4▲ 124×2 topics
  19. Software Development4▲ 70×2 topics
  20. PRISMA Statement4▲ 133×1 topic
  21. Quality Assessment4▲ 19×1 topic
  22. Reproducibility4▲ 90×1 topic
  23. Research Dissemination4▲ 153×2 topics
  24. Scientific Workflows4▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Data Integration4▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Data Management4▲ 99×2 topics
  27. Science Communication4▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Prenatal Diagnosis4▲ 21×3 topics
  29. Preprints4▲ 173×1 topic
  30. Scientific Publishing4▲ 173×1 topic
  31. Gene Expression4▲ 4.8×3 topics
  32. Economic Evaluation3▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Financial Analysis3▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Monetary Policy3▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Water Resources3▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 7.3×3 topics
  37. Environmental Observations3▲ 508×1 topic
  38. Hydroinformatics3▲ 508×1 topic
  39. Bibliometric Analysis2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Research Evaluation2▲ 88×1 topic

Which research topics does Center for Open Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Research Data Management Practices, Scientific Computing and Data Management, Meta-analysis and systematic reviews and Academic Publishing and Open Access.

Research Data Management…8Research Data Management Practices: 8 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 4 fractional worksMeta-analysis and system…4Meta-analysis and systematic reviews: 4 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and …4Academic Publishing and Open Access: 4 fractional worksDiverse Scientific and Economic Studies: 3 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management: 3 fractional worksscientometrics and bibli…2scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 2 fractional worksMaterial Selection and Properties: 2 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy: 2 fractional works
Information SystemsInformation Systems and ManagementStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 8 works
  2. 2 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 4 works
  3. 3 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 4 works
  4. 4 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 4 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  6. 6 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 3 works
  7. 7 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  8. 8 Material Selection and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 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 available80.0%not open20.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Center for Open Science's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 76% lower 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 Center for Open Science as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Center for Open Science0.00036% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Center for Open Science 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Center for Open Science8.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.7% in 2025.

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