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Charles River Associates

In research, Charles River Associates stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,475 of 16,945 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#1,908 of 3,268 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#1,770 of 2,466 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,785
of 28,054 · #15,919 all time
Rank in United States
#2,730
of 4,192
Research works
784
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
18.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is Charles River Associates 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 #4,475 of 16,945 20.2%440
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #1,908 of 3,268 21.7%202
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #1,770 of 2,466 22.0%163
Physical SciencesDomain #16,891 of 21,541 13.9%163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Charles River Associates 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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.82× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.30× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.59× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.95× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.81× its world share, 19 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Charles River Associates?

Ranked on the composite score, George C. Eads, Gregory K. Leonard and Charles Seife lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Charles River Associates.

  1. 1 George C. Eads United States · #198,603 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  2. 2 Gregory K. Leonard United States · #454,146 worldwide 135 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Charles Seife United States · #565,378 worldwide 116 citations · 94 works
  4. 4 P. E. Clopper United States · #614,717 worldwide 60 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Cristina Caffarra United States · #889,294 worldwide 8 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Anne E. Smith United States · #890,534 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Isabelle de Silva United States · #1,024,776 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Anne Layne‐Farrar United States · #1,041,841 worldwide 41 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Laurent Flochel United States · #1,456,273 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 W. David Montgomery United States · #1,478,851 worldwide 55 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Charles River Associates

Which keywords describe research at Charles River Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Price Discrimination, Renewable Energy, Competition, Market Structure, R&D, Collusion, Vertical Integration and Regulation.

▲ 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. Price Discrimination8▲ 267×2 topics
  2. Renewable Energy6▲ 5.4×11 topics
  3. Competition5▲ 108×3 topics
  4. Market Structure4▲ 74×2 topics
  5. R&D4▲ 70×2 topics
  6. Collusion4▲ 537×1 topic
  7. Vertical Integration4▲ 537×1 topic
  8. Sustainability4▲ 2.1×6 topics
  9. Regulation4▲ 9.0×6 topics
  10. Climate Change4▲ 1.75×16 topics
  11. Platform Competition3▲ 163×1 topic
  12. Two-Sided Markets3▲ 163×1 topic
  13. E-commerce3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  14. Consumer Behavior3▲ 6.0×3 topics
  15. Economic Development3▲ 4.5×3 topics
  16. Marketing Strategies3▲ 36×1 topic
  17. Retail Economics3▲ 147×1 topic
  18. Monetary Policy3▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Economic Growth2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  20. Digital Divide2▲ 12×1 topic
  21. Innovation2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  22. Telecommunications2▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Global Economy2▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Economic Policy Uncertainty2▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Energy Transition2▲ 18×3 topics
  26. Oil Price Shocks2▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Cost-effectiveness Analysis2▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Health Utility Measures2▲ 27×1 topic
  29. Financial Stability2▲ 11×3 topics
  30. Game Theory2▲ 12×4 topics
  31. Incentives2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Mechanism Design2▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Asset Pricing1▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Auction Theory1▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Procurement Contracts1▲ 106×1 topic
  36. Autoimmunity1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Electrolysis1▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Hydrogen1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Market Efficiency1▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Type 1 Diabetes1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Charles River Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Merger and Competition Analysis, Digital Platforms and Economics, Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing and ICT Impact and Policies.

Merger and Competition Analysis: 4 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 3 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior…3Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 3 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies2ICT Impact and Policies: 2 fractional worksMarket Dynamics and Volatility: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 2 fractional worksAuction Theory and Appli…1Auction Theory and Applications: 1 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksEconomic theories and models: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsStrategy and ManagementMarketingMedia Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  2. 2 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 3 works
  3. 3 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 3 works
  4. 4 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 2 works
  5. 5 Market Dynamics and Volatility Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  6. 6 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 Auction Theory and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  8. 8 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 1 works
  9. 9 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Economic theories and models 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 available36.2%not open63.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Charles River Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% 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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