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Government of the United States of America

In research, Government of the United States of America stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,017 of 12,888 worldwide), Social Sciences (#8,722 of 10,521 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#10,207 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 3.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,739
of 28,054 · #11,230 all time
Rank in United States
#1,753
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 99% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
10.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
76%
world 28%

What is Government of the United States of America known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,017 of 12,888 0.7%328 #10811
Social SciencesDomain #8,722 of 10,521 6.1%147 #4582
Health SciencesDomain #10,207 of 11,982 7.6%83 #5114
MedicineField #9,728 of 10,443 6.7%63 #7162
EngineeringField #6,435 of 6,636 0.4%157 #10486

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Government of the United States of America 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#10,811 #9,017
  2. Social Sciences#4,582 #8,722
  3. Health Sciences#5,114 #10,207
  4. Medicine#7,162 #9,728
  5. Engineering#10,486 #6,435
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Government of the United States of America specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 3.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 35.6 works3.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.38× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 18 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.75× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.02× its world share, 47 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.23× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.75× its world share, 157 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.05× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.67× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.99× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.37× its world share, 18 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 17 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 63 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 24 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.17× its world share, 12 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.60× its world share, 33 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.59× its world share, 11 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 56 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Government of the United States of America?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark D. Flood, Mark E. Paddrik and Patrick Charles lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Government of the United States of America.

  1. 1 Mark D. Flood United States · #475,852 worldwide 73 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Mark E. Paddrik United States · #1,005,573 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Patrick Charles United States · #1,042,109 worldwide 3 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Stacey L. Schreft United States · #1,095,355 worldwide 37 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Government of the United States of America

Which keywords describe research at Government of the United States of America?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Sustainability, Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Workflow Management, Climate Change and Microstructural Evolution.

▲ 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. Deep Learning22◆ 1.08×43 topics
  2. Machine Learning21◆ 1.09×47 topics
  3. Sustainability20▲ 1.39×43 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties19▲ 3.3×22 topics
  5. Climate Change18◆ 1.12×55 topics
  6. Epidemiology18▼ 0.74×68 topics
  7. Microstructure14▲ 4.6×13 topics
  8. Renewable Energy12▲ 1.44×26 topics
  9. Environmental Impact12▲ 1.19×28 topics
  10. Nanoparticles12▲ 1.54×22 topics
  11. Heat Transfer8▲ 2.7×14 topics
  12. Optimization8▲ 2.8×9 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks7▲ 2.6×7 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing7▲ 3.9×5 topics
  15. Numerical Simulation7▲ 4.1×10 topics
  16. Polymer Composites7▲ 4.4×5 topics
  17. Workflow Management7▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Microstructural Evolution6▲ 7.2×4 topics
  19. Data Analysis6▲ 3.9×5 topics
  20. Distributed Systems6▲ 6.2×4 topics
  21. Emissions6▲ 5.1×6 topics
  22. Hydrogen Embrittlement6▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Oxidation Resistance6▲ 9.5×3 topics
  24. Thermal Conductivity6▲ 6.2×7 topics
  25. Semantic Web Services6▲ 18×2 topics
  26. Data Assimilation5▲ 5.8×2 topics
  27. Ensemble Kalman Filter5▲ 9.0×2 topics
  28. Hydraulic Fracturing5▲ 8.1×2 topics
  29. Game Theory5▲ 5.1×5 topics
  30. Shale Gas5▲ 6.9×2 topics
  31. Density Functional Theory5▲ 8.0×4 topics
  32. Bioinformatics5▲ 7.3×3 topics
  33. Grain Refinement5▲ 6.7×3 topics
  34. Small-Angle Scattering5▲ 14×2 topics
  35. High Temperature Behavior4▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Neutron Activation Analysis4▲ 21×1 topic
  37. Neutron Imaging4▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Uncertainty Quantification4▲ 9.1×2 topics
  39. Closed-Loop Control4▲ 16×1 topic
  40. Well Placement4▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Government of the United States of America publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nuclear Physics and Applications, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Scientific Computing and Data Management.

Nuclear Physics and Appl…4Nuclear Physics and Applications: 4 fractional worksReservoir Engineering an…4Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods: 4 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 4 fractional worksScientific Computing and…4Scientific Computing and Data Management: 4 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Pr…4Nuclear Materials and Properties: 4 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…3Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 3 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 3 fractional works
RadiationOcean EngineeringAerospace EngineeringInformation Systems and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 4 works
  2. 2 Reservoir Engineering and Simulation Methods Ocean Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 4 works
  5. 5 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 3 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 available76.2%not open23.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.1%domestic only81.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Government of the United States of America's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 99% 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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