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Federal Communications Commission

In research, Federal Communications Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,573 of 16,945 worldwide), Engineering (#7,728 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#19,268 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#30,455
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,533
of 8,685
Research works
525
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Federal Communications Commission 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 #8,573 of 16,945 23.3%239
EngineeringField #7,728 of 11,412 17.5%205
Physical SciencesDomain #19,268 of 21,541 16.9%265

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Federal Communications Commission 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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.86× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.88× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.85× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.63× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 7.35× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.20× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.77× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Communications Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, William W. Sharkey and Peter J. Alexander lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Communications Commission.

  1. 1 William W. Sharkey United States · #315,896 worldwide 103 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Peter J. Alexander United States · #696,053 worldwide 53 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Communications Commission

Which keywords describe research at Federal Communications Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Economic Development, Bell Inequality, Decoherence, Economic Growth, Regulation, Sustainability, E-commerce and Broadband.

▲ 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 28 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability2▲ 3.7×2 topics
  2. Economic Development2▲ 10×5 topics
  3. Bell Inequality2▲ 206×1 topic
  4. Decoherence2▲ 206×1 topic
  5. Economic Growth2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  6. Regulation1▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Broadband1▲ 146×2 topics
  8. E-commerce1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  9. Digital Divide1▲ 20×1 topic
  10. Globalization1▲ 2.7×5 topics
  11. Marketing Strategies1▲ 53×1 topic
  12. Retail Economics1▲ 215×1 topic
  13. Sustainability Assessment1▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Telecommunications1▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Complex Systems1▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Andean Geodynamics1▲ 633×1 topic
  17. Caribbean Plate Boundary1▲ 633×1 topic
  18. Collaborative Governance1▲ 225×1 topic
  19. Consciousness1▲ 65×2 topics
  20. EROI1▲ 132×1 topic
  21. Environmental Sustainability1▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Fossil Fuels1▲ 96×1 topic
  23. Neuroscience1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Price Discrimination1▲ 121×2 topics
  25. Public Management Reform1▲ 263×1 topic
  26. Soft Systems Methodology1▲ 171×1 topic
  27. Sustainability Indicators1▲ 72×1 topic
  28. System Dynamics1▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Federal Communications Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Mechanics and Applications, Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing, ICT Impact and Policies and Global Energy and Sustainability Research.

Quantum Mechanics and Ap…2Quantum Mechanics and Applications: 2 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior…1Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 1 fractional worksGeological and Tectonic …1Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and Theoretical Science: 1 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMarketingMedia TechnologyRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment6 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  2. 2 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 1 works
  3. 3 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  5. 5 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  6. 6 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  7. 7 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 1 works
  8. 8 Geological and Tectonic Studies in Latin America Geophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Philosophy and Theoretical Science Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 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 available28.9%not open71.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.8%domestic only94.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Communications Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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