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In research, Franklin Institute stands highest in Materials Science (#2,559 of 3,771 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#2,109 of 2,917 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,029 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,087
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,912
of 7,310
Research works
1.9k
▲ 82% vs 2018-21
Citations
63k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
4%
world 18%
Franklin Institute

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
Materials ScienceField #2,559 of 3,771 10.9%184
Physics and AstronomyField #2,109 of 2,917 5.4%496
EngineeringField #7,029 of 9,532 12.9%433
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #2,147 of 2,525 11.6%125
Life SciencesDomain #9,450 of 11,023 9.5%153
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,374 of 1,567 5.3%133
Physical SciencesDomain #15,620 of 17,446 9.8%1,392
Health SciencesDomain #15,339 of 16,688 12.4%170
MedicineField #13,408 of 14,558 11.7%148
Social SciencesDomain #14,588 of 14,833 8.7%139

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Franklin Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Franklin Institute is in Social Sciences, 14% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (26%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Business, Management and Accounting (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 23 fractional works · 70.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 25.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 12.8% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 13.9% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 9.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 9.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.3% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 9.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKFranklinInstitute32fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences71%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences825.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities413.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting39.7%
    4. Psychology39.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance38.6%
    6. Decision Sciences13.2%
    1. Engineering14.3%
    2. Environmental Science13.5%
    3. Computer Science13.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.3%
    5. Materials Science01.0%
    1. Medicine39.1%
    2. Health Professions11.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.7%
    2. Neuroscience01.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 4.79× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3.02× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.00× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.17× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.79×4 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.00×3 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.26×1 works
  4. Psychology3.17×3 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting3.02×3 works
  6. Social Sciences2.02×8 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.03×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.87×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.71×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.63×0 works
  11. Nursing0.53×0 works
  12. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×1 works
  13. Medicine0.47×3 works
  14. Computer Science0.40×1 works
  15. Materials Science0.30×0 works
  16. Engineering0.29×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.22×0 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Franklin Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ezra S. Krendel, C.W. Hargens and Leopold Weil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Franklin Institute.

  1. 1 Ezra S. Krendel United States · #1,286,333 worldwide 3.8k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 C.W. Hargens United States · #1,891,681 worldwide 8.1k citations · 115 works
  3. 3 Leopold Weil United States · #2,079,564 worldwide 1.6k citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Donald B. Houghton United States · #2,671,625 worldwide 1.9k citations · 17 works
  5. 5 William J. Schuele United States · #2,949,932 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 J.M. Chen United States · #3,148,619 worldwide 1k citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Wladimir Philippoff United States · #3,339,673 worldwide 3.3k citations · 111 works
  8. 8 F.J. Donahoe United States · #3,467,021 worldwide 2.5k citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Daniel L. Goldwater United States · #3,751,029 worldwide 207 citations · 21 works
  10. 10 John G. Brodnyan United States · #3,909,494 worldwide 727 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Franklin Institute

What are the most cited papers from Franklin Institute?

The most cited paper from Franklin Institute is "A New Consistent Chromosomal Abnormality in Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia identified by Quinacrine Fluorescence and Giemsa Staining" (Janet D. Rowley, 1973), with 4,335 citations. Next come "A Theory of the Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Dilute Solutions of Coiling Polymers" (4,216) and "A Variational Approach to the Theory of the Effective Magnetic Permeability of Multiphase Materials" (3,278).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A New Consistent Chromosomal Abnormality in Chronic Myelogenous Leukaemia identified by Quinacrine Fluorescence and Giemsa Staining Janet D. Rowley · Nature Jun 1973 4,335
2 A Theory of the Linear Viscoelastic Properties of Dilute Solutions of Coiling Polymers Prince E. Rouse · The Journal of Chemical Physics Jul 1953 4,216
3 A Variational Approach to the Theory of the Effective Magnetic Permeability of Multiphase Materials Zvi Hashin, S. Shtrikman · Journal of Applied Physics Oct 1962 3,278
4 Time-harmonic electromagnetic fields C.W. Hargens · Journal of the Franklin Institute Jul 1961 2,863
5 Amazonia Through Time: Andean Uplift, Climate Change, Landscape Evolution, and Biodiversity Carina Hoorn, Frank P. Wesselingh, Hans ter Steege et al. · Science Open access 11 Nov 2010 2,430
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Franklin Institute?

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

▲ 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-now 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Urban Development2▲ 22×3 topics
  2. Education2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  3. Sustainable Development2▲ 4.1×6 topics
  4. Identity2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  5. Literature2▲ 8.4×6 topics
  6. Interdisciplinary Research1▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Organizational Performance1▲ 16×3 topics
  8. Well-being1▲ 11×4 topics
  9. Life Expectancy1▲ 71×2 topics
  10. Mortality Forecasting1▲ 202×1 topic
  11. Population Ageing1▲ 202×1 topic
  12. Biblical Monotheism1▲ 124×1 topic
  13. Christian-Muslim Relations1▲ 118×1 topic
  14. Corporate Reporting1▲ 703×1 topic
  15. Globalization1▲ 1.59×4 topics
  16. Gospel Translation1▲ 145×1 topic
  17. Innovation Policy1▲ 33×1 topic
  18. Jewish Society1▲ 124×1 topic
  19. Leadership1▲ 6.4×5 topics
  20. Mission Statements1▲ 703×1 topic
  21. Social Innovation1▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does Franklin Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk Management, Historical and Linguistic Studies, Biblical Studies and Interpretation and Innovation, Technology, and Society.

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 worksInnovation, Technology, …1Innovation, Technology, and Society: 1 fractional worksOrganizational Strategy …1Organizational Strategy and Culture: 1 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 1 fractional worksArchaeology and Historical Studies: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and …1Academic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksGrit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation: 1 fractional worksUrban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies: 0 fractional works
DemographySociology and Political ScienceReligious studiesOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management4 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 Innovation, Technology, and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Organizational Strategy and Culture Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  6. 6 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  7. 7 Archaeology and Historical Studies Archeology 1 works
  8. 8 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation Social Psychology 1 works
  10. 10 Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies Sociology and Political Science 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Franklin Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 82% higher 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 Franklin Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Franklin Institute0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Franklin Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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