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Drug Enforcement Administration

In research, Drug Enforcement Administration stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,327 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#17,078 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,151
of 28,054 · #20,635 all time
Rank in United States
#2,783
of 4,192
Research works
504
▲ 30% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.7k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Drug Enforcement Administration 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 #12,327 of 16,945 13.8%143
Physical SciencesDomain #17,078 of 21,541 14.3%196

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Drug Enforcement Administration 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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.92× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.10× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 16.23× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.71× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.19× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.47× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.97× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.05× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 16.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Drug Enforcement Administration?

Ranked on the composite score, John Langer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Drug Enforcement Administration.

  1. 1 John Langer United States · #1,166,879 worldwide 13 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Drug Enforcement Administration

Which keywords describe research at Drug Enforcement Administration?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Toxicity Assessment, Method Validation, Drug Analysis, Forensic Toxicology, Substance Use Disorders, Neurological Disorders, Legal Regulation and Artificial Intelligence.

▲ 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. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 4.4×7 topics
  2. Toxicity Assessment4▲ 161×2 topics
  3. Method Validation4▲ 100×2 topics
  4. Drug Analysis3▲ 290×1 topic
  5. Forensic Toxicology3▲ 197×1 topic
  6. Legal Regulation3▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Neurological Disorders3▲ 9.1×4 topics
  8. Substance Use Disorders3▲ 71×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning3▲ 1.49×10 topics
  10. Human Rights3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  11. Cannabinoid Receptors3▲ 123×1 topic
  12. Endocannabinoid System3▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 24×4 topics
  14. Blockchain Technology2▲ 60×2 topics
  15. COVID-192▲ 2.4×7 topics
  16. Mortality Risk2▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Chronic Pain Management2▲ 98×1 topic
  18. Opioid Prescribing2▲ 98×1 topic
  19. Regulation2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  20. Digital Economy2▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Youth Violence2▲ 65×3 topics
  22. Pharmacokinetics2▲ 10×4 topics
  23. Genomics2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  24. Accident Prevention2▲ 32×2 topics
  25. Criminal Justice2▲ 10×5 topics
  26. Information Security2▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Safety Culture2▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Serotonin2▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Corruption1▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders1▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Stress1▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Alcohol Dependence1▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Fiscal Policy1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Motivational Interviewing1▲ 50×1 topic
  35. NMR Spectroscopy1▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Genetic Information1▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Genetic Variation1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  38. Innovation Development1▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Occupational Safety1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Safety Climate1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Drug Enforcement Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis, Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes.

Forensic Toxicology and …3Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 3 fractional worksCannabis and Cannabinoid Research: 3 fractional worksOpioid Use Disorder Treatment: 2 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Law: 1 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 1 fractional worksNeurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues1Legal and Policy Issues: 1 fractional worksCrime, Deviance, and Social Control: 1 fractional works
ToxicologyPharmacologyPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthEpidemiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 3 works
  2. 2 Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Pharmacology 3 works
  3. 3 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  5. 5 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Law General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  7. 7 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  9. 9 Legal and Policy Issues Law 1 works
  10. 10 Crime, Deviance, and Social Control Sociology and Political Science 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Drug Enforcement Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 30% 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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