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Franklin Institute

In research, Franklin Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,018 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,339 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,319 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#2,781
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#718
of 8,685
Research works
1.9k
▼ 21% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Franklin Institute 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 #2,018 of 21,541 26.3%1,392
EngineeringField #3,339 of 11,412 23.1%433
Physics and AstronomyField #1,319 of 3,663 30.9%496
Life SciencesDomain #6,827 of 14,347 28.5%153
Materials ScienceField #2,145 of 4,504 28.9%184
MedicineField #10,029 of 17,978 31.9%148
Health SciencesDomain #12,015 of 20,462 30.9%170
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,279 of 1,908 28.3%133
Social SciencesDomain #12,429 of 16,945 16.4%139
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,157 of 2,753 18.5%125

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Franklin Institute 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.24× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.31× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.38× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.09× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.80× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Franklin Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, D.M. Van Patter, C.W. Hargens and William B. Todd lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Franklin Institute.

  1. 1 D.M. Van Patter · #61,395 worldwide 374 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 C.W. Hargens · #65,849 worldwide 546 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 William B. Todd · #186,208 worldwide 65 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 F. R. Metzger · #207,644 worldwide 152 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 G.E. Pettengill · #214,362 worldwide 80 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 M. A. Pomerantz · #306,289 worldwide 186 citations · 63 works
  7. 7 Ezra S. Krendel · #323,572 worldwide 154 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 C.P. Swann · #433,337 worldwide 148 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 C. E. Mandeville · #560,410 worldwide 100 citations · 36 works
  10. 10 Arthur Bramley · #630,186 worldwide 54 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Franklin Institute

Which keywords describe research at Franklin Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Urban Development, Education, Literature, Sustainable Development, Organizational Performance, Well-being, Interdisciplinary Research and Life Expectancy.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Urban Development2▲ 23×3 topics
  2. Education2▲ 4.2×7 topics
  3. Sustainable Development2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  4. Literature2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  5. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 52×2 topics
  6. Organizational Performance1▲ 18×3 topics
  7. Well-being1▲ 12×4 topics
  8. Life Expectancy1▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Mortality Forecasting1▲ 215×1 topic
  10. Population Ageing1▲ 215×1 topic
  11. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 129×1 topic
  12. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 123×1 topic
  13. Corporate Reporting1▲ 799×1 topic
  14. Globalization1▲ 1.75×4 topics
  15. Gospel Translation1▲ 147×1 topic
  16. Innovation Policy1▲ 35×1 topic
  17. Jewish Society1▲ 129×1 topic
  18. Leadership1▲ 7.2×5 topics
  19. Mission Statements1▲ 799×1 topic
  20. Social Innovation1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Franklin Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Historical and Linguistic Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Organizational Strategy and Culture.

Insurance, Mortality, De…1Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Linguisti…1Historical and Linguistic Studies: 1 fractional worksBiblical Studies and Interpretation: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Strategy …1Organizational Strategy and Culture: 1 fractional worksInnovation, Technology, …1Innovation, Technology, and Society: 1 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Historic…1Archaeology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 1 fractional worksMathematics, Computing, and Information Processing: 0 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management Demography 1 works
  2. 2 Historical and Linguistic Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Biblical Studies and Interpretation Religious studies 1 works
  4. 4 Organizational Strategy and Culture Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  5. 5 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  9. 9 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Mathematics, Computing, and Information Processing Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.4%domestic only95.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Franklin Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 21% 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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