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Friends United

In research, Friends United stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,312 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,347 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#18,010 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,436
of 28,054 · #23,536 all time
Rank in United States
#2,497
of 4,192
Research works
649
▲ 58% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
8.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Friends United 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 #7,312 of 16,945 12.0%309
Social SciencesField #7,347 of 10,206 14.8%131
Physical SciencesDomain #18,010 of 21,541 9.0%143
Health SciencesDomain #18,579 of 20,462 13.3%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Friends United 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: 0.50× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.74× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.32× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.03× its world share, 26 worksMedicineNursing: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.47× its world share, 10 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.96× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Friends United?

Ranked on the composite score, Bénédicte Gorrillot, Robert W. Cook and Walter C. Patterson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Friends United.

  1. 1 Bénédicte Gorrillot United States · #253,934 worldwide 3 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Robert W. Cook United States · #434,524 worldwide 67 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Walter C. Patterson United States · #581,470 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Friends United

Which keywords describe research at Friends United?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Climate Change, Epidemiology, Conservation, Social Justice, Invasive Species, Mental Health and Renewable Energy.

▲ 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. Sustainability8▲ 2.6×16 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 1.47×37 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 2.0×29 topics
  4. Mental Health4▲ 2.2×18 topics
  5. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.2×8 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.71×8 topics
  7. Social Justice4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  8. Conservation3▲ 5.7×11 topics
  9. Invasive Species3▲ 5.0×14 topics
  10. Immunotherapy2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  11. E-commerce2▲ 2.8×4 topics
  12. Digital Transformation2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  13. Information Technology2▲ 3.2×4 topics
  14. Melanoma2▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Rhetoric2▲ 14×3 topics
  16. Climate Change Impacts2▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Dermoscopy2▲ 31×1 topic
  18. Skin Cancer2▲ 18×1 topic
  19. Survival Analysis2▲ 5.0×2 topics
  20. Tumor Staging2▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Population Dynamics2▲ 5.1×8 topics
  22. Community Resilience2▲ 6.9×3 topics
  23. Teacher Preparation2▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Customer Experience2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  25. Customer Relationship Management2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  26. Environmental Movement2▲ 143×1 topic
  27. Industrial Agriculture2▲ 143×1 topic
  28. Rural Communities2▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Critical Pedagogy1▲ 13×1 topic
  30. Investment Decisions1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  31. Place-Based Education1▲ 169×1 topic
  32. Business Models1▲ 14×1 topic
  33. Conservation Challenges1▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Cultural Transmission1▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Digital Capital1▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Employment Patterns1▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Freshwater Biodiversity1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Technology Innovation1▲ 33×1 topic
  39. Therapeutic1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Value Chains1▲ 55×1 topic

Which research topics does Friends United publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management, American Environmental and Regional History, Indigenous and Place-Based Education and Digital Innovation in Industries.

Cutaneous Melanoma Detec…2Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management: 2 fractional worksAmerican Environmental a…2American Environmental and Regional History: 2 fractional worksIndigenous and Place-Based Education: 1 fractional worksDigital Innovation in Industries: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Management: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional worksGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy and Sustainability Research: 1 fractional works
OncologyManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 American Environmental and Regional History Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 Indigenous and Place-Based Education Education 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  5. 5 Corporate Governance and Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  7. 7 Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  8. 8 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  9. 9 Municipal Solid Waste Management Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Global Energy and Sustainability Research Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Friends United's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher 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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