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Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

In research, Grantmakers for Effective Organizations stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,501 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#1,185 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Geophysics and Earth and Planetary Sciences — Geophysics is 43.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,189
of 28,054 · #10,085 all time
Rank in United States
#2,149
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Grantmakers for Effective Organizations 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 #10,501 of 12,888 4.9%149 #7569
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,185 of 1,209 3.0%71 #2290

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Grantmakers for Effective Organizations specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Geophysics takes 43.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeophysicsSubfield · 34.8 works44×
  2. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 70.5 works20×
← 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: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.66× its world share, 70 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.39× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.20× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.36× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations?

Ranked on the composite score, Gérard Chaliand, WJ Larner and G.J. Borger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.

  1. 1 Gérard Chaliand United States · #185,671 worldwide 30 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 WJ Larner United States · #456,044 worldwide 15 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 G.J. Borger United States · #517,010 worldwide 6 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Naomi Millner United States · #910,811 worldwide 12 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Ronald Brinkgreve United States · #941,776 worldwide 45 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 A.M.J. de Kraker United States · #1,130,777 worldwide 15 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Omid Mohseni United States · #1,298,269 worldwide 37 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 G. Aalbersberg United States · #1,334,957 worldwide 1 citations · 36 works
  9. 9 R.A. Lelivelt United States · #1,361,240 worldwide 0 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Lisette M. Kootker United States · #1,536,047 worldwide 5 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations

Which keywords describe research at Grantmakers for Effective Organizations?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Electrical Resistivity Tomography21▲ 340×1 topic
  2. Magnetotelluric Imaging21▲ 340×1 topic
  3. Biomineralization20▲ 132×2 topics
  4. Geomagnetic Field20▲ 399×1 topic
  5. Magnetosome Formation20▲ 399×1 topic
  6. Climate Change18▲ 2.9×38 topics
  7. Remote Sensing17▲ 5.9×21 topics
  8. Machine Learning15▲ 2.0×19 topics
  9. Agricultural Origins13▲ 173×1 topic
  10. Radiocarbon Dating13▲ 173×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development10▲ 2.8×21 topics
  12. Sustainability9▲ 1.65×24 topics
  13. Cultural Heritage9▲ 7.1×15 topics
  14. Archaeology9▲ 29×6 topics
  15. Holocene7▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Cultural Landscape6▲ 89×3 topics
  17. Indigenous Knowledge5▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Inverse Problems5▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Geophysical Imaging5▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Iron Age5▲ 119×2 topics
  21. Satellite Imagery5▲ 16×3 topics
  22. Full-Waveform Tomography5▲ 49×1 topic
  23. Rock Art5▲ 358×1 topic
  24. Seismic Waveform Inversion5▲ 49×1 topic
  25. Southern Africa5▲ 358×1 topic
  26. Soil Properties4▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Water Quality4▲ 4.5×10 topics
  28. Plate Tectonics4▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Geological Mapping4▲ 21×2 topics
  30. Sea Level4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Glacial Cycles4▲ 25×1 topic
  32. Paleoclimatology4▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Mediterranean4▲ 18×4 topics
  34. Subduction4▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Aerial Survey4▲ 79×1 topic
  36. Continental Margin4▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Crustal Structure4▲ 25×2 topics
  38. GIS-based Modeling4▲ 18×2 topics
  39. LiDAR4▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Citizen Science3▲ 14×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 …13Archaeology and ancient environmental studies: 13 fractional worksSeismic Imaging and Inversion Techniques: 5 fractional worksArchaeology and Rock Art Studies: 5 fractional worksGeology and Paleoclimatology Research: 4 fractional worksArchaeological Research and Protection: 4 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional worksGeological and Geophysical Studies: 3 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 3 fractional works
GeophysicsMolecular BiologyPaleontologyArcheology4 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 5 works
  5. 5 Archaeology and Rock Art Studies Archeology 5 works
  6. 6 Geology and Paleoclimatology Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  7. 7 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 4 works
  8. 8 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  9. 9 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 3 works
  10. 10 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% lower 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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