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Economic Research Service

In research, Economic Research Service stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,234 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics and Econometrics and Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics and Econometrics is 12.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,088
of 28,054 · #7,183 all time
Rank in United States
#1,645
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
61k
24.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Economic Research Service known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,234 of 10,521 41.6%87 #1550

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Economic Research Service 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).

What does Economic Research Service specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics and Econometrics takes 12.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 40.5 works13×
  2. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 47.7 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 4.88× its world share, 46 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.88× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 2.97× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksMedicineNursing: 4.31× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.72× its world share, 11 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 11.17× its world share, 48 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Economic Research Service?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark Nord, Keith O. Fuglie and Paul W. Heisey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Economic Research Service.

  1. 1 Mark Nord United States · #48,500 worldwide 262 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Keith O. Fuglie United States · #76,836 worldwide 232 citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Paul W. Heisey United States · #90,117 worldwide 184 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Biing‐Hwan Lin United States · #99,647 worldwide 252 citations · 60 works
  5. 5 John Cromartie United States · #128,413 worldwide 115 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Alisha Coleman‐Jensen United States · #140,604 worldwide 266 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 James M. MacDonald United States · #154,052 worldwide 147 citations · 47 works
  8. 8 Jean C. Buzby United States · #164,844 worldwide 107 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Nigel Key United States · #191,795 worldwide 171 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 David M. Smallwood United States · #193,453 worldwide 162 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Economic Research Service

Which keywords describe research at Economic Research Service?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Consumer Behavior, Social Networks, Health Outcomes, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Mental Health and Vulnerability.

▲ 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. Sustainability23▲ 4.7×23 topics
  2. Climate Change18▲ 3.5×29 topics
  3. Consumer Behavior15▲ 12×8 topics
  4. Mental Health15▲ 5.2×9 topics
  5. Social Networks15▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Environmental Impact14▲ 4.2×14 topics
  7. Health Outcomes13▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Biodiversity13▲ 8.8×7 topics
  9. Vulnerability13▲ 28×6 topics
  10. Rural Development12▲ 17×10 topics
  11. Chronic Disease12▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Food Insecurity11▲ 97×1 topic
  13. Food Security11▲ 10×10 topics
  14. Social Determinants11▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Market Power11▲ 93×3 topics
  16. Food Prices11▲ 871×1 topic
  17. Price Transmission11▲ 871×1 topic
  18. Environmental Policy10▲ 26×4 topics
  19. Agriculture10▲ 13×5 topics
  20. Economic Development10▲ 6.2×8 topics
  21. Health Effects10▲ 8.0×5 topics
  22. Public Health10▲ 3.3×10 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture9▲ 14×6 topics
  24. Gender Inequality9▲ 31×5 topics
  25. Common Agricultural Policy8▲ 554×1 topic
  26. Multifunctionality8▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Obesity8▲ 5.6×4 topics
  28. Stock Market8▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Economic Growth8▲ 4.6×11 topics
  30. Risk Management8▲ 7.7×3 topics
  31. Insurance7▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Poverty7▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Weather Shocks7▲ 121×1 topic
  34. Smallholder Farmers7▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Consumer Preferences7▲ 43×2 topics
  36. Physical Activity7▲ 6.7×4 topics
  37. Conjoint Analysis6▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Discrete Choice Models6▲ 109×1 topic
  39. Consumer Perception6▲ 14×4 topics
  40. Food Supply Chain6▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Economic Research Service publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations, Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets, Agricultural Economics and Policy and Agricultural risk and resilience.

Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations: 11 fractional worksEconomics of Agriculture and Food Markets: 11 fractional worksAgricultural Economics a…8Agricultural Economics and Policy: 8 fractional worksAgricultural risk and re…7Agricultural risk and resilience: 7 fractional worksEconomic and Environmental Valuation: 6 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 6 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations…6Agricultural Innovations and Practices: 6 fractional worksObesity, Physical Activity, Diet: 6 fractional worksNutritional Studies and Diet: 4 fractional worksOrganic Food and Agriculture: 3 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEconomics and EconometricsGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesSoil Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations General Health Professions 11 works
  2. 2 Economics of Agriculture and Food Markets Economics and Econometrics 11 works
  3. 3 Agricultural Economics and Policy General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 works
  4. 4 Agricultural risk and resilience Soil Science 7 works
  5. 5 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  6. 6 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  7. 7 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 6 works
  8. 8 Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 6 works
  9. 9 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 4 works
  10. 10 Organic Food and Agriculture Plant Science 3 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 available34.6%not open65.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.3%domestic only93.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Economic Research Service's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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