GfK (United States)
In research, GfK (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,227 of 14,833 worldwide), Medicine (#8,024 of 14,558 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,342 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, 2022-now
- #13,158 of 22,385 · #7,874 all time
- Rank in United States
- #1,849 of 3,332
- Research works
- 878 ▲ 13% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 18k 20.5 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 10.3% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 1.04× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 40% world 40%
- International
- 26% world 18%
What is GfK (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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social SciencesDomain | #7,227 of 14,833 | 8.8% | 365 | |
| MedicineField | #8,024 of 14,558 | 7.8% | 121 | |
| Health SciencesDomain | #9,342 of 16,688 | 7.6% | 163 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #10,624 of 17,446 | 7.9% | 260 | |
| Social SciencesField | #7,111 of 9,330 | 8.3% | 122 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where GfK (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).
Which fields of science does GfK (United States) work in?
In 2022-now, 46% of research at GfK (United States) is in Social Sciences, 29% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (10%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.
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 26 fields, with their numbers
- Social Sciences5946.4%
- Social Sciences2822.1%
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance108.0%
- Arts and Humanities96.9%
- Business, Management and Accounting54.1%
- Psychology53.7%
- Decision Sciences21.5%
- Physical Sciences3729.3%
- Engineering118.7%
- Computer Science97.0%
- Environmental Science75.8%
- Mathematics43.2%
- Energy11.0%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
- Chemistry10.8%
- Materials Science10.7%
- Physics and Astronomy10.7%
- Chemical Engineering10.4%
- Health Sciences1914.8%
- Medicine1310.3%
- Health Professions53.6%
- Nursing10.5%
- Dentistry10.4%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Life Sciences129.5%
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.75×10 works
- Mathematics2.74×4 works
- Arts and Humanities2.40×9 works
- Social Sciences1.75×28 works
- Decision Sciences1.58×2 works
- Health Professions1.36×5 works
- Business, Management and Accounting1.27×5 works
- Chemical Engineering1.22×0 works
- Psychology1.20×5 works
- Neuroscience1.19×2 works
- Environmental Science1.17×7 works
- Energy1.12×1 works
- Nursing0.93×1 works
- Computer Science0.91×9 works
- Dentistry0.90×1 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×5 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×0 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.62×4 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences0.60×1 works
- Engineering0.58×11 works
- Medicine0.53×13 works
- Chemistry0.50×1 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.39×0 works
- Physics and Astronomy0.31×1 works
- Materials Science0.21×1 works
- Veterinary0.18×0 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 3.8×
- Mathematics 2.7×
- Arts and Humanities 2.4×
- Social Sciences 1.8×
- Decision Sciences 1.6×
- Health Professions 1.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.3×
- Chemical Engineering 1.2×
- Psychology 1.2×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Environmental Science 1.2×
- Energy 1.1×
- Nursing 0.9×
- Computer Science 0.9×
- Dentistry 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.6×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.6×
- Engineering 0.6×
- Medicine 0.5×
- Chemistry 0.5×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.4×
- Physics and Astronomy 0.3×
- Materials Science 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at GfK (United States)?
Ranked on the quality score, Randall K. Thomas, Meghan B. Gavaghan and Victor Lange lead among researchers whose main affiliation is GfK (United States).
- 1
Randall K. Thomas
United States · #1,443,815 worldwide 977 citations · 31 works
- 2
Meghan B. Gavaghan
United States · #2,106,756 worldwide 692 citations · 49 works
- 3
Victor Lange
United States · #2,549,880 worldwide 211 citations · 16 works
- 4
Shannon O. Armstrong
United States · #2,706,216 worldwide 324 citations · 23 works
- 5
Mike Cooke
United States · #2,923,124 worldwide 452 citations · 20 works
- 6
Beate Carrière
United States · #3,609,906 worldwide 122 citations · 48 works
- 7
Jens Quandte
United States · #3,653,671 worldwide 19 citations · 17 works
- 8
Susan S. Garfield
United States · #3,825,679 worldwide 277 citations · 18 works
- 9
Alex Bastian
United States · #3,846,531 worldwide 114 citations · 21 works
- 10
W. Michael Conklin
United States · #4,324,663 worldwide 487 citations · 22 works
Which keywords describe research at GfK (United States)?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: International Relations, International Trade, Sovereign Debt Crises, Economic Diplomacy, Foreign Policy, Climate Change, Sustainability and Learning Environments.
- Student Attitudes
- Metabolic Health
- Cultural Conservation
- Analytics
- Mathematics Education
- Ethnomusicology
- Social Influence
- Predictive Analytics
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Data Science
- Science
- Environmental Policy
- Ethnicity
- Identity
- History
- Economic Diplomacy
- Big Data
- Sovereign Debt Crises
- International Trade
- Sustainability
- Climate Change
- International Relations
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Development
- Economic Growth
- Foreign Policy
- Literature
- Learning Environments
- Teaching Methods
- Firm Performance
- Cultural Transmission
- Environmental Sustainability
- Islam
- Regional Development
- Engineering Design
- Historical Sources
- Decision Support Systems
- Business Intelligence
- Ecomusicology
- Digital Education
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 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.
All 40 words, with their numbers
- Climate Change6▲ 1.82×30 topics
- Sustainability6▲ 1.76×18 topics
- International Relations5▲ 17×7 topics
- International Trade4▲ 20×3 topics
- Renewable Energy3▲ 1.87×12 topics
- Sovereign Debt Crises3▲ 65×2 topics
- Sustainable Development3▲ 1.67×13 topics
- Big Data3▲ 2.5×7 topics
- Economic Growth3▲ 3.0×7 topics
- Economic Diplomacy3▲ 200×1 topic
- Foreign Policy3▲ 62×1 topic
- History3▲ 3.4×6 topics
- Literature3▲ 4.1×5 topics
- Identity3▲ 3.1×10 topics
- Learning Environments2▲ 66×2 topics
- Ethnicity2▲ 4.8×2 topics
- Teaching Methods2▲ 10×3 topics
- Environmental Policy2▲ 7.8×4 topics
- Firm Performance2▲ 8.6×3 topics
- Science2▲ 6.2×3 topics
- Cultural Transmission2▲ 19×3 topics
- Data Science2▲ 14×2 topics
- Environmental Sustainability2▲ 8.5×2 topics
- Indigenous Knowledge2▲ 14×2 topics
- Islam2▲ 6.8×1 topic
- Predictive Analytics2▲ 13×2 topics
- Regional Development2▲ 4.2×3 topics
- Social Influence2▲ 6.6×1 topic
- Engineering Design2▲ 19×2 topics
- Ethnomusicology2▲ 33×2 topics
- Historical Sources2▲ 77×1 topic
- Mathematics Education2▲ 28×1 topic
- Decision Support Systems2▲ 13×2 topics
- Analytics2▲ 13×1 topic
- Business Intelligence2▲ 13×1 topic
- Cultural Conservation2▲ 45×1 topic
- Ecomusicology2▲ 49×1 topic
- Metabolic Health2▲ 6.0×2 topics
- Digital Education1▲ 7.6×2 topics
- Student Attitudes1▲ 11×2 topics
Which research topics does GfK (United States) publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Balkan and Eastern European Studies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, History and Theory of Mathematics and Diverse Musicological Studies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Balkan and Eastern European Studies Economics and Econometrics 3 works
- 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 2 works
- 3 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 2 works
- 4 Diverse Musicological Studies Music 2 works
- 5 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 2 works
- 6 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 1 works
- 7 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
- 8 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
- 9 Environmental Science and Water Management Water Science and Technology 1 works
- 10 Cinema and Media Studies Economics and Econometrics 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has GfK (United States)'s research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.
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 GfK (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00035% in 2024.
Fractional works of GfK (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.5% in 2022.
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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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