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Humane Society of the United States

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World rank, all time
#24,592
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,281
of 8,685
Research works
246
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
18.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
43%
world 28%

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: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.25× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.60× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.13× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 77.38× its world share, 4 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 77.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Humane Society of the United States?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael W. Fox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Humane Society of the United States.

  1. 1 Michael W. Fox United States · #685,303 worldwide 61 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at Humane Society of the United States

Which keywords describe research at Humane Society of the United States?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Structure, Oxytocin, Social Cognition, Genomic Analysis, Epidemiology, Animal-Assisted Therapy, Dog Domestication and Ethical Considerations.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 3.1×19 topics
  2. Genetic Structure3▲ 125×2 topics
  3. Oxytocin3▲ 190×2 topics
  4. Social Cognition3▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Genomic Analysis3▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Animal-Assisted Therapy3▲ 324×1 topic
  7. Dog Domestication3▲ 324×1 topic
  8. Oxidative Stress2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  9. Ethical Considerations2▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Pesticides2▲ 101×3 topics
  11. Diagnosis2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  12. ARRIVE Guidelines2▲ 522×1 topic
  13. Animal Research Reporting2▲ 522×1 topic
  14. Pathogenesis2▲ 12×4 topics
  15. Bioaccumulation2▲ 64×2 topics
  16. Biomarkers2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  17. Metal Toxicity2▲ 97×2 topics
  18. Aquatic Organisms2▲ 192×1 topic
  19. Environmental Risk Assessment2▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Biodiversity2▲ 6.5×6 topics
  21. Ethics2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  22. Climate Change2▲ 1.70×6 topics
  23. Emotion2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Affect1▲ 108×1 topic
  25. Geography1▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Rabies1▲ 245×1 topic
  27. Virus1▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Globalization1▲ 1.95×3 topics
  29. Population Dynamics1▲ 16×4 topics
  30. Health Effects1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  31. Machine Learning1◆ 1.12×4 topics

Which research topics does Humane Society of the United States publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Human-Animal Interaction Studies, Animal testing and alternatives, Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology and Geographies of human-animal interactions.

Human-Animal Interaction Studies: 3 fractional worksAnimal testing and alternatives: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Toxicology…2Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology: 2 fractional worksGeographies of human-ani…1Geographies of human-animal interactions: 1 fractional worksRabies epidemiology and control: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Welf…1Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Conservation: 1 fractional worksPesticide Exposure and Toxicity: 0 fractional works
GeneticsSmall AnimalsHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisGeography, Planning and Development5 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Animal Interaction Studies Genetics 3 works
  2. 2 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 2 works
  3. 3 Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Geographies of human-animal interactions Geography, Planning and Development 1 works
  5. 5 Rabies epidemiology and control Virology 1 works
  6. 6 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies Small Animals 1 works
  8. 8 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  9. 9 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity Plant Science 0 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Humane Society of the United States's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017.

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