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ICF International (United States)

In research, ICF International (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,941 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,882
of 28,054 · #9,365 all time
Rank in United States
#2,092
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
◆ 0% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
27.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

What is ICF International (United States) 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
Social SciencesDomain #6,941 of 10,521 27.2%61 #5310

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where ICF International (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.19× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.40× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 3.45× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.00× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.40× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.84× its world share, 9 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.82× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at ICF International (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark C. Trexler, Anjali Mahendra and C.M. Boyer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ICF International (United States).

  1. 1 Mark C. Trexler United States · #870,204 worldwide 32 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Anjali Mahendra United States · #1,058,595 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 C.M. Boyer United States · #1,578,621 worldwide 14 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 John W. Gabelman United States · #1,617,854 worldwide 7 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 S.G. Douglas United States · #1,628,287 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at ICF International (United States)

Which keywords describe research at ICF International (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mental Health, Health Effects, Public Health, Epidemiology, Global Burden of Disease, Climate Change, Maternal Mortality and Depression.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 1.73×35 topics
  2. Mental Health10▲ 4.4×20 topics
  3. Climate Change8▲ 1.89×28 topics
  4. Public Health7▲ 3.4×17 topics
  5. Health Effects7▲ 7.4×14 topics
  6. COVID-196▲ 2.7×11 topics
  7. Depression5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  8. Risk Factors5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  9. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 12×4 topics
  10. Pandemic4▲ 2.5×6 topics
  11. Economic Growth4▲ 3.1×10 topics
  12. Anxiety4▲ 5.3×5 topics
  13. Maternal Mortality4▲ 11×3 topics
  14. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Health Disparities3▲ 8.4×5 topics
  16. Psychological Impact3▲ 6.8×7 topics
  17. Child Development3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  18. Mortality Rates3▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Psychological Distress3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  20. Environmental Exposure3▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Risk Perception3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  22. Viral Load3▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Community Health Workers3▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Health Inequalities3▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Child Mortality3▲ 25×1 topic
  26. HIV Transmission3▲ 23×2 topics
  27. Health Systems3▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Healthcare Workers3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  29. Neuroscience3▲ 5.9×7 topics
  30. Psychiatric Disorders3▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Fiscal Policy2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  32. Preexposure Prophylaxis2▲ 33×1 topic
  33. Stigma and Discrimination2▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Substance Abuse2▲ 22×2 topics
  35. Maternal and Child Undernutrition2▲ 18×1 topic
  36. Quarantine2▲ 9.8×1 topic
  37. Social Isolation2▲ 7.6×1 topic
  38. Water Sanitation Hygiene2▲ 18×1 topic
  39. Chronic Disease Management2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  40. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does ICF International (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Global Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions, COVID-19 and Mental Health and Child Nutrition and Water Access.

Global Maternal and Chil…3Global Maternal and Child Health: 3 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and In…2HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 and Mental Health: 2 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Wate…2Child Nutrition and Water Access: 2 fractional worksVaccine Coverage and Hes…2Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy: 2 fractional worksAir Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksSurvey Methodology and Nonresponse: 2 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…2Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksEffects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals: 2 fractional works
Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthInfectious DiseasesClinical PsychologyNutrition and Dietetics5 others

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

  1. 1 Global Maternal and Child Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 3 works
  2. 2 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 COVID-19 and Mental Health Clinical Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 2 works
  5. 5 Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy Health 2 works
  6. 6 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  7. 7 Survey Methodology and Nonresponse Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  8. 8 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 2 works
  9. 9 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  10. 10 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.3%domestic only82.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ICF International (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% 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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