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Department of General Services

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Research works
45
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
682
15.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
11%
world 18%
Department of General Services

Not ranked overall: Department of General Services is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Department of General Services work in?

In all years, 30% of research at Department of General Services is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (26%), Chemistry (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 29.9% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 12.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 25.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 27.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHorticulture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 13.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDepartment ofGeneral Services45fractional works, all years
Life Sciences28%Physical Sciences30%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry612.6%
    2. Environmental Science49.3%
    3. Engineering24.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.3%
    6. Computer Science00.7%
    7. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine1225.5%
    2. Health Professions12.6%
    3. Veterinary00.8%
    4. Dentistry00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology512.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences49.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.0%
    5. Neuroscience01.1%
    1. Social Sciences37.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting23.7%
    3. Psychology11.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.33× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Earth and Planetary Sciences: 3.87× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 8.20× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.81× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry8.20×0 works
  2. Environmental Science4.33×1 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.87×0 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology3.33×0 works
  5. Psychology3.26×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.97×1 works
  7. Medicine1.81×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.03×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×0 works
  10. Mathematics0.42×0 works
  11. Engineering0.32×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.19×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Department of General Services?

Ranked on the quality score, DENISE M. TONEY and Lauren Senty Turner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Department of General Services.

  1. 1 DENISE M. TONEY United States · #1,015,119 worldwide 1.9k citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Lauren Senty Turner United States · #2,058,951 worldwide 643 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Department of General Services

What are the most cited papers from Department of General Services?

The most cited paper from Department of General Services is "Multiple lineages of monkeypox virus detected in the United States, 2021–2022" (Crystal M. Gigante et al., 2022), with 287 citations. Next come "Drug Identification Through Analysis of Maggots" (155) and "Spread of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) Among Household Contacts of Individuals With Nosocomially Acquired MRSA" (133).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiple lineages of monkeypox virus detected in the United States, 2021–2022 Crystal M. Gigante et al. · Science Open access 20 Oct 2022 287
2 Drug Identification Through Analysis of Maggots Jochen Beyer, William F. Enos, Marina Stajić · Journal of Forensic Sciences Apr 1980 155
3 Spread of Methicillin-ResistantStaphylococcus aureus(MRSA) Among Household Contacts of Individuals With Nosocomially Acquired MRSA David P. Calfee, Lisa J. Durbin, Teresa P. Germanson et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Jun 2003 133
4 GalaxyTrakr: a distributed analysis tool for public health whole genome sequence data accessible to non-bioinformaticians Jayanthi Gangiredla, Hugh A. Rand, Daniel Benisatto et al. · BMC Genomics Open access 10 Feb 2021 93
5 Determination of ion structures in structurally related compounds using precursor ion fingerprinting Michelle T. Sheldon, Robert Mistrík, Timothy R. Croley · Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry Nov 2008 80
All 93 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Department of General Services?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Liquid Chromatography, Epidemiology, Food Safety, Chiral Separation, Gas Chromatography, Quality Assessment, Method Validation and Toxicity.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Epidemiology4▲ 2.3×21 topics
  2. Liquid Chromatography2▲ 35×2 topics
  3. Food Safety2▲ 18×7 topics
  4. Chiral Separation2▲ 36×1 topic
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.62×10 topics
  6. Gas Chromatography2▲ 36×1 topic
  7. Quality Assessment2▲ 19×3 topics
  8. Method Validation2▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.8×5 topics
  10. Toxicity2▲ 8.1×5 topics
  11. Health Effects2▲ 5.4×7 topics
  12. Pathogenicity2▲ 36×3 topics
  13. Public Health2▲ 2.4×8 topics
  14. Foodborne Illness1▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  16. Consumer Behavior1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  17. Green Analytical Chemistry1▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Vaccine1▲ 6.5×7 topics
  20. Antimicrobial Resistance1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  21. BIM1▲ 58×1 topic
  22. Construction1▲ 22×1 topic
  23. Facilities Management1▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Pathogenesis1▲ 4.3×8 topics
  25. Risk Management1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  26. Clinical Coding1▲ 210×1 topic
  27. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 7.1×1 topic
  28. Guideline Development1▲ 77×1 topic
  29. Handwriting Development1▲ 249×1 topic
  30. ICD-101▲ 210×1 topic
  31. Inappropriate Medication Use1▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Infection1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  33. Marketing Strategies1▲ 20×1 topic
  34. Parental Involvement1▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Pharmaceutical Analysis1▲ 72×1 topic
  36. Polypharmacy1▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Retail Economics1▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Student Achievement1▲ 25×1 topic
  39. Validation1▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Writing Instruction1▲ 249×1 topic

Which research topics does Department of General Services publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Reading and Literacy Development, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders, Blood groups and transfusion and Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics.

Reading and Literacy Development: 0 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 0 fractional worksBlood groups and transfu…0Blood groups and transfusion: 0 fractional worksAquatic Ecosystems and P…0Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics: 0 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 0 fractional worksBone and Joint Diseases: 0 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…0Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 0 fractional worksBiocrusts and Microbial Ecology: 0 fractional worksBacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing: 0 fractional worksEpilepsy research and tr…0Epilepsy research and treatment: 0 fractional works
Developmental and Educational PsychologyGeneticsHematologyEnvironmental Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Reading and Literacy Development Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  2. 2 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 0 works
  3. 3 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 0 works
  4. 4 Aquatic Ecosystems and Phytoplankton Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 0 works
  6. 6 Bone and Joint Diseases Orthopedics and Sports Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  8. 8 Biocrusts and Microbial Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  9. 9 Bacterial Identification and Susceptibility Testing Clinical Biochemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 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 available25.8%not open74.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.6%domestic only89.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Department of General Services's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Department of General Services as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000087% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Department of General Services0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Department of General Services over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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