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First American (United States)

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Research works
60
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
24.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
First American (United States)

Not ranked overall: First American (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does First American (United States) work in?

In all years, 42% of research at First American (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 40% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (24%), Social Sciences (21%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 42.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 14 fractional works · 24.1% of its workPaleontology: 8 fractional works · 12.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 40.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 21.4% of its workAnthropology: 9 fractional works · 14.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 7.9% of its workArcheology: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 6.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKFirst American(United States)60fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences40%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 19 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences1424.1%
    2. Computer Science58.0%
    3. Engineering34.2%
    4. Environmental Science23.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.0%
    6. Mathematics00.6%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences1321.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities57.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting34.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.2%
    5. Decision Sciences12.4%
    6. Psychology11.0%
    1. Medicine47.5%
    2. Health Professions46.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 13.49× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.98× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.29× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 13.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.49×3 works
  2. Social Sciences2.29×4 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.98×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.98×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.61×1 works
  6. Environmental Science1.40×1 works
  7. Computer Science1.38×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.19×0 works
  9. Psychology0.84×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×0 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.57×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×0 works
  14. Medicine0.26×1 works
  15. Health Professions0.19×0 works
  16. Engineering0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at First American (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Linda A. Bailey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is First American (United States).

  1. 1 Linda A. Bailey United States · #2,779,846 worldwide 1.2k citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at First American (United States)

What are the most cited papers from First American (United States)?

The most cited paper from First American (United States) is "Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans" (Maanasa Raghavan et al., 2013), with 1,041 citations. Next come "Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans" (702) and "Data Warehousing Supports Corporate Strategy at First American Corporation1, 2" (266).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Upper Palaeolithic Siberian genome reveals dual ancestry of Native Americans Maanasa Raghavan et al. · Nature Open access 19 Nov 2013 1,041
2 Species-specific responses of Late Quaternary megafauna to climate and humans Eline D. Lorenzen et al. · Nature Open access Nov 2011 702
3 Data Warehousing Supports Corporate Strategy at First American Corporation1, 2 Brian L. Cooper, Hugh J. Watson, Barbara H. Wixom et al. · MIS Quarterly Dec 2000 266
4 Tobacco cessation quitlines in North America: a descriptive study Sharon E. Cummins, Linda A. Bailey, Sharon L. Campbell et al. · Tobacco Control Open access 29 Nov 2007 202
5 Late Pleistocene exploration and settlement of the Americas by modern humans Michael R. Waters · Science 12 Jul 2019 179
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at First American (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Hominin Genetics, Paleolithic Archaeology, Climate Change, Holocene, Glacial Cycles and Paleoclimatology.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 38 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural Origins7▲ 332×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating7▲ 332×1 topic
  3. Climate Change7▲ 4.2×14 topics
  4. Hominin Genetics6▲ 371×1 topic
  5. Paleolithic Archaeology6▲ 371×1 topic
  6. Holocene3▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Glacial Cycles3▲ 50×1 topic
  8. Paleoclimatology3▲ 43×1 topic
  9. Cultural Heritage3▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Machine Learning3▲ 2.0×11 topics
  11. Age Estimation2▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Psychiatric Disorders2▲ 27×2 topics
  13. Sex Determination2▲ 83×1 topic
  14. Innovation2▲ 4.1×8 topics
  15. Cancer Risk2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Traditional Irrigation2▲ 284×1 topic
  17. Water Sustainability2▲ 284×1 topic
  18. Smoking Cessation2▲ 99×1 topic
  19. Tobacco Use2▲ 99×1 topic
  20. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.7×7 topics
  21. Literature2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  22. Arctic Indigenous Peoples2▲ 130×1 topic
  23. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  24. Traditional Knowledge2▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Religion1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  26. Tectonics1▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Capacity Building1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Community Engagement1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  29. Big Data1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  30. Health Education1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  31. Health Outcomes1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  32. Social Justice1▲ 3.6×3 topics
  33. Gender1▲ 2.9×1 topic
  34. Health Promoting Schools1▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Measurement Uncertainty1▲ 74×1 topic
  36. Redefinition of SI Units1▲ 74×1 topic
  37. School Health Promotion1▲ 79×1 topic
  38. William Blake1▲ 831×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Archaeology and ancient environmental studies, Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Diverse Educational Innovations Studies.

Archaeology and ancient …1Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 1 fractional worksPleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 0 fractional worksService-Learning and Community Engagement: 0 fractional worksGeological formations and processes: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Cultural …0Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies: 0 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksInnovation Policy and R&D: 0 fractional works
PaleontologyAnthropologySafety ResearchGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences5 others

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

  1. 1 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 1 works
  2. 2 Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology Anthropology 1 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  4. 4 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  5. 5 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 0 works
  6. 6 Geological formations and processes Earth-Surface Processes 0 works
  7. 7 Historical and Cultural Archaeology Studies Anthropology 0 works
  8. 8 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  10. 10 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 0 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 available29.8%not open70.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.2%domestic only82.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is First American (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000034% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%First American (United States)0.000047% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of First American (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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