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D. E. Shaw Research

In research, D. E. Shaw Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,777 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,594
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,703
of 8,685
Research works
304
▼ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
102.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is D. E. Shaw Research 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 #6,777 of 21,541 30.9%159

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where D. E. Shaw Research 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: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.44× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.91× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at D. E. Shaw Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Cliff Young and Robert B. Pojasek lead among researchers whose main affiliation is D. E. Shaw Research.

  1. 1 Cliff Young United States · #18,578 worldwide 1.8k citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Robert B. Pojasek United States · #1,085,703 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at D. E. Shaw Research

Which research topics does D. E. Shaw Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Protein Structure and Dynamics, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs and Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research.

Protein Structure and Dy…1Protein Structure and Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…1RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithm…1Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuroph…0Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 0 fractional worksIon channel regulation and function: 0 fractional worksCardiac Health and Mental Health: 0 fractional worksParallel Computing and O…0Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…0Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksProtein Tyrosine Phospha…0Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases: 0 fractional worksForest ecology and manag…0Forest ecology and management: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyComputational Theory and MathematicsCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  4. 4 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Ion channel regulation and function Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Health and Mental Health Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Forest ecology and management Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available34.3%not open65.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has D. E. Shaw Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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