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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

In research, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,787 of 10,670 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#979 of 1,088 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences (Geophysics is 41.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,122
of 22,385 · #8,565 all time
Rank in United States
#1,987
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.80×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

What is Grantmakers for Effective Organizations known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,787 of 10,670 5.6%149 #5273
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #979 of 1,088 3.7%71 #1520

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Grantmakers for Effective Organizations 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 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (28%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 192 fractional works · 64.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 83 fractional works · 28.0% of its workGeophysics: 43 fractional works · 14.4% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeology: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpace and Planetary Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEngineering: 49 fractional works · 16.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 16 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 33 fractional works · 11.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 17 fractional works · 5.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 12 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 59 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 13.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArcheology: 5 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 31 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 24 fractional works · 8.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGrantmakers forEffective…297fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences65%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences20%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8328.0%
    2. Engineering4916.3%
    3. Environmental Science3311.2%
    4. Computer Science175.7%
    5. Energy41.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy31.0%
    7. Materials Science20.5%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3913.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities103.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.2%
    4. Decision Sciences31.0%
    5. Psychology20.6%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting20.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology248.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Medicine144.7%
    2. Health Professions10.4%
    3. Nursing00.0%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Grantmakers for Effective Organizations specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 41.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 42.7 works41×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 83.4 works18×
← 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: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17.87× its world share, 83 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 33 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.16× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 39 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 17.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences17.87×83 works
  2. Environmental Science2.26×33 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×24 works
  4. Energy1.48×4 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.16×10 works
  6. Engineering1.09×49 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.06×3 works
  8. Social Sciences1.05×39 works
  9. Computer Science0.74×17 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.54×3 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.46×3 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×6 works
  13. Medicine0.24×14 works
  14. Mathematics0.23×1 works
  15. Psychology0.20×2 works
  16. Health Professions0.16×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.16×2 works
  18. Materials Science0.15×2 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.08×0 works
  20. Chemistry0.07×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  22. Nursing0.06×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations?

Ranked on the quality score, Omid Mohseni, H. Kars and Ben Janke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

  1. 1 Omid Mohseni United States · #800,401 worldwide 3.2k citations · 139 works
  2. 2 H. Kars United States · #1,578,271 worldwide 1.9k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Ben Janke United States · #2,046,012 worldwide 515 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Artur Ferreira United States · #2,052,474 worldwide 4 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 A van Tol United States · #2,768,392 worldwide 68 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Warren Q. Dahlin United States · #3,434,021 worldwide 23 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 A. Smit United States · #3,701,025 worldwide 218 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 RJ Johnston United States · #4,035,395 worldwide 1.3k citations · 21 works
  9. 9 J.M. Brijker United States · #4,039,805 worldwide 2 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 R.A. Lelivelt United States · #4,043,583 worldwide 3 citations · 95 works
All ranked researchers at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

What are the most cited papers from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations?

The most cited paper from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations is "Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008*" (Jean Bousquet et al., 2008), with 4,764 citations. Next come "Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2015" (2,350) and "Progress in Human Geography" (1,298).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) 2008* Jean Bousquet et al. · Allergy Open access 7 Mar 2008 4,764
2 Proceedings World Geothermal Congress 2015 Alexandros Daniilidis, Rien Herber 2015 2,350
3 Progress in Human Geography RJ Johnston, P Dicken, S Smith et al. · Progress in Human Geography Open access Dec 2001 1,298
4 Identification methods in microplastic analysis: a review Won Joon Shim, Sang Hee Hong, Soeun Eo · Analytical Methods 21 Nov 2016 1,045
5 Wavelet analysis for geophysical applications Praveen Kumar, Efi Foufoula‐Georgiou · Reviews of Geophysics Open access Nov 1997 1,013
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electrical Resistivity Tomography, Magnetotelluric Imaging, Biomineralization, Geomagnetic Field, Magnetosome Formation, Remote Sensing, Agricultural Origins and Radiocarbon Dating.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning22▲ 2.2×21 topics
  2. Electrical Resistivity Tomography21▲ 257×1 topic
  3. Magnetotelluric Imaging21▲ 257×1 topic
  4. Climate Change21▲ 2.5×50 topics
  5. Biomineralization20▲ 93×2 topics
  6. Geomagnetic Field20▲ 297×1 topic
  7. Magnetosome Formation20▲ 297×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing20▲ 5.4×22 topics
  9. Agricultural Origins13▲ 137×1 topic
  10. Radiocarbon Dating13▲ 137×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development13▲ 2.8×23 topics
  12. Sustainability11▲ 1.50×29 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage10▲ 6.3×19 topics
  14. Environmental Impact10▲ 1.90×29 topics
  15. Archaeology9▲ 24×6 topics
  16. Inverse Problems8▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Geophysical Imaging8▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Full-Waveform Tomography7▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Seismic Waveform Inversion7▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Holocene7▲ 22×3 topics
  21. Cultural Landscape6▲ 69×3 topics
  22. Plate Tectonics6▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Tomography6▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Indigenous Knowledge5▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Satellite Imagery5▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Geological Mapping5▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Iron Age5▲ 95×2 topics
  28. Subduction5▲ 22×3 topics
  29. Rock Art5▲ 252×1 topic
  30. Southern Africa5▲ 252×1 topic
  31. Seismic Noise4▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Soil Properties4▲ 8.8×4 topics
  33. Surface Wave4▲ 32×1 topic
  34. CO2 Sequestration4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Data Integration4▲ 8.5×3 topics
  36. Geospatial Analysis4▲ 48×2 topics
  37. Sea Level4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Citizen Science4▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Continental Margin4▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Crustal Structure4▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Grantmakers for Effective Organizations publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods, Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies, Archaeology and ancient environmental studies and Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques.

Geophysical and Geoelect…21Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 21 fractional worksGeomagnetism and Paleoma…20Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies: 20 fractional worksArchaeology and ancient environmental studies: 13 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 7 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 5 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 4 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 4 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 4 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsMolecular BiologyPaleontologyArcheology3 others

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

  1. 1 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 21 works
  2. 2 Geomagnetism and Paleomagnetism Studies Molecular Biology 20 works
  3. 3 Archaeology and ancient environmental studies Paleontology 13 works
  4. 4 Seismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques Geophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 5 works
  6. 6 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 4 works
  7. 7 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 4 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 4 works
  10. 10 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 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 available37.6%not open62.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.5%domestic only70.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Grantmakers for Effective Organizations's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Grantmakers for Effective Organizations as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0012% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Grantmakers for Effective Organizations0.0017% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Grantmakers for Effective Organizations 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.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Grantmakers for Effective Organizations4.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.3% in 1999.

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