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Defense Threat Reduction Agency

In research, Defense Threat Reduction Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,338 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,373
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,000
of 8,685
Research works
348
▲ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Defense Threat Reduction Agency 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 #13,338 of 21,541 13.3%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Defense Threat Reduction Agency 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: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.37× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.00× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.57× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.24× its world share, 5 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 4.45× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Defense Threat Reduction Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, David E. Bell, Irene M. Walczak and K. Ware lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

  1. 1 David E. Bell United States · #175,173 worldwide 283 citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Irene M. Walczak United States · #614,136 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 K. Ware United States · #934,953 worldwide 43 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Glynda Rees Doyle United States · #1,215,306 worldwide 2 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Abhishek Kumar Verma United States · #1,573,656 worldwide 10 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Which research topics does Defense Threat Reduction Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies and Information and Cyber Security.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…1Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 0 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…0Information and Cyber Security: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 detection and…0SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 0 fractional worksViral Infections and Vectors: 0 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense0Nuclear Issues and Defense: 0 fractional worksInfection Control and Ventilation: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEcologyEconomics and EconometricsInformation Systems3 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  2. 2 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  3. 3 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 detection and testing Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 0 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  9. 9 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 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 available25.3%not open74.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Defense Threat Reduction Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher 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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