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FedEx (United States)

In research, FedEx (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,948 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,894
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,344
of 8,685
Research works
313
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
16.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is FedEx (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #16,948 of 21,541 14.6%212

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FedEx (United States) 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, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.31× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.46× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 6.15× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.42× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at FedEx (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Supply Chain Management, Sustainability, Machine Learning, Internet of Things, Innovation, Deep Learning and Healthcare.

▲ 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. Big Data4▲ 15×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning4▲ 3.8×16 topics
  3. Sustainability4▲ 5.1×7 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management4▲ 13×6 topics
  5. Deep Learning4▲ 3.3×10 topics
  6. Internet of Things3▲ 10×5 topics
  7. Innovation2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  8. Healthcare2▲ 7.1×6 topics
  9. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 43×2 topics
  10. Security2▲ 10×5 topics
  11. Strategic Alliances2▲ 99×2 topics
  12. Business Networks2▲ 343×1 topic
  13. Coopetition2▲ 343×1 topic
  14. Analytics2▲ 59×1 topic
  15. Business Intelligence2▲ 59×1 topic
  16. Neural Networks2▲ 3.5×7 topics
  17. Economic Development1▲ 5.8×6 topics
  18. Privacy1▲ 16×2 topics
  19. IoT Security1▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Smart Cities1▲ 17×3 topics
  21. Data Mining1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  22. Globalization1▲ 1.95×4 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 2.6×4 topics
  24. Risk Management1▲ 7.2×3 topics
  25. Blockchain1▲ 14×1 topic
  26. Cross-Platform Development1▲ 342×1 topic
  27. Mobile Application Development1▲ 342×1 topic
  28. Smart Contracts1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does FedEx (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Business Strategy and Innovation, Big Data and Business Intelligence, Mobile and Web Applications and Blockchain Technology Applications and Security.

Business Strategy and In…2Business Strategy and Innovation: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 2 fractional worksMobile and Web Applicati…1Mobile and Web Applications: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …1Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technol…1Smart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…1Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Resource Management: 1 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 1 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementManagement Information SystemsInformation SystemsMedia Technology2 others

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

  1. 1 Business Strategy and Innovation Strategy and Management 2 works
  2. 2 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
  3. 3 Mobile and Web Applications Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  7. 7 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  9. 9 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has FedEx (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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