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Federal Trade Commission

In research, Federal Trade Commission stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,857 of 16,945 worldwide), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (#829 of 3,268 worldwide) and Economics and Econometrics (#713 of 2,466 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 16.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#17,652
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,830
of 8,685
Research works
933
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Federal Trade 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 #2,857 of 16,945 30.8%787
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #829 of 3,268 31.4%406
Economics and EconometricsSubfield #713 of 2,466 33.7%335
Business, Management and AccountingField #1,350 of 3,973 31.0%196
Social SciencesField #6,201 of 10,206 29.9%152

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

What does Federal Trade Commission specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 16.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 20.1 works16×
← 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: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7.37× its world share, 14 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.65× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 16.49× its world share, 20 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.74× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 16.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Federal Trade Commission?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Denis, Mélanie Thill-Tayara and Kenneth Davidson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Federal Trade Commission.

  1. 1 Paul Denis United States · #418,914 worldwide 27 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Mélanie Thill-Tayara United States · #799,012 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Kenneth Davidson United States · #973,828 worldwide 4 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 David Glasner United States · #1,180,279 worldwide 14 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Malcolm B. Coate United States · #1,228,702 worldwide 43 citations · 34 works
  6. 6 Mark w. Frankena United States · #1,465,595 worldwide 11 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Federal Trade Commission

Which keywords describe research at Federal Trade Commission?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Price Discrimination, R&D, Competition, Collusion, Market Structure, Consumer Behavior, Regulation and Economic Growth.

▲ 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. Price Discrimination8▲ 368×2 topics
  2. R&D7▲ 158×2 topics
  3. Competition7▲ 224×3 topics
  4. Collusion6▲ 999×1 topic
  5. Market Structure6▲ 135×1 topic
  6. Consumer Behavior5▲ 14×7 topics
  7. Regulation5▲ 17×6 topics
  8. Economic Growth5▲ 10×10 topics
  9. Marketing Strategies4▲ 80×1 topic
  10. Retail Economics4▲ 325×1 topic
  11. Innovation4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  12. Economic Development4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  13. Globalization4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  14. Governance3▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Political Economy3▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Primary Care3▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Corruption3▲ 29×3 topics
  18. Academic Performance2▲ 52×3 topics
  19. Educational Inequality2▲ 76×2 topics
  20. Corporate Governance2▲ 5.7×2 topics
  21. Health Care Spending2▲ 102×1 topic
  22. Insurance Markets2▲ 102×1 topic
  23. International Trade2▲ 29×3 topics
  24. Mergers and Acquisitions2▲ 46×2 topics
  25. Academic Achievement2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Property Rights2▲ 60×3 topics
  27. Financial Constraints2▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Democracy2▲ 10×2 topics
  29. Investor Protection2▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Market Size2▲ 52×2 topics
  31. Ownership Structure2▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Personality Traits2▲ 28×2 topics
  33. Technological Change2▲ 92×2 topics
  34. Cross-National Study2▲ 163×1 topic
  35. Institutions2▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Platform Competition2▲ 124×1 topic
  37. Productivity2▲ 62×1 topic
  38. Trade Liberalization2▲ 70×1 topic
  39. Two-Sided Markets2▲ 124×1 topic
  40. Student Achievement2▲ 38×3 topics

Which research topics does Federal Trade Commission publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Merger and Competition Analysis, Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing, Healthcare Policy and Management and Corporate Finance and Governance.

Merger and Competition A…6Merger and Competition Analysis: 6 fractional worksConsumer Market Behavior and Pricing: 4 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 2 fractional worksCorporate Finance and Governance: 2 fractional worksCorruption and Economic Development: 2 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Ec…2Digital Platforms and Economics: 2 fractional worksGlobal trade and economics: 2 fractional worksSchool Choice and Performance: 2 fractional worksFirm Innovation and Growth: 1 fractional worksMedical Education and Admissions: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsMarketingAccountingSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Merger and Competition Analysis Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  2. 2 Consumer Market Behavior and Pricing Marketing 4 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  4. 4 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Corruption and Economic Development Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Global trade and economics General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 2 works
  8. 8 School Choice and Performance Education 2 works
  9. 9 Firm Innovation and Growth Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Education and Admissions Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Federal Trade Commission's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower 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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