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In research, IDEO (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,793 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,481
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,991
of 7,310
Research works
333
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
6k
18.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
IDEO (United States)

What is IDEO (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #6,793 of 14,833 13.4%156

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where IDEO (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does IDEO (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at IDEO (United States) is in Social Sciences, 36% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Arts and Humanities (14%), Engineering (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 34 fractional works · 42.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 11 fractional works · 13.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 35.8% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 12.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 11.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSmall Animals: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKIDEO (UnitedStates)80fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences36%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences43%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences1923.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities1113.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting22.7%
    4. Psychology11.3%
    5. Decision Sciences11.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Engineering1012.1%
    2. Computer Science911.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.5%
    4. Environmental Science33.2%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.9%
    6. Materials Science11.4%
    7. Mathematics00.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    9. Energy00.3%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Medicine89.5%
    2. Health Professions33.5%
    3. Veterinary22.7%
    4. Dentistry10.6%
    5. Nursing10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.46× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 19.56× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.80× its world share, 11 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 19.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary19.56×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities4.80×11 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.84×2 works
  4. Social Sciences1.83×18 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.56×3 works
  6. Computer Science1.46×9 works
  7. Health Professions1.33×3 works
  8. Dentistry1.30×0 works
  9. Nursing1.30×0 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.19×0 works
  11. Decision Sciences1.17×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×2 works
  13. Engineering0.81×10 works
  14. Environmental Science0.65×3 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.49×2 works
  17. Medicine0.49×8 works
  18. Mathematics0.47×0 works
  19. Psychology0.43×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.40×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  22. Energy0.32×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.26×1 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  25. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  26. Chemistry0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IDEO (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Tom Kelley, Jane Fulton Suri and Raghu Kulkarni lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IDEO (United States).

  1. 1 Tom Kelley United States · #1,825,186 worldwide 1.4k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 Jane Fulton Suri United States · #1,947,750 worldwide 2k citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Raghu Kulkarni United States · #2,124,542 worldwide 9 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Jean N. Druel United States · #4,143,217 worldwide 9 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Mindaugas Balkus United States · #4,784,737 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Georges Cottier United States · #5,192,578 worldwide 14 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 José María Álvarez Martínez United States · #7,214,728 worldwide 74 citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at IDEO (United States)

What are the most cited papers from IDEO (United States)?

The most cited paper from IDEO (United States) is "Experience prototyping" (Marion Buchenau, Jane Fulton Suri, 2000), with 1,209 citations. Next come "Change by Design" (935) and "Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review" (692).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Experience prototyping Marion Buchenau, Jane Fulton Suri Conference paperOpen access Aug 2000 1,209
2 Change by Design Tim Brown, Barry M. Kātz · Journal of Product Innovation Management 7 Mar 2011 935
3 Prevalence, Predictors, and Treatment of Impostor Syndrome: a Systematic Review Dena M Bravata, Sharon A. Watts, Autumn L. Keefer et al. · Journal of General Internal Medicine ReviewOpen access 17 Dec 2019 692
4 Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update Opeolu M Adeoye, Karin V. Nyström, Dileep R. Yavagal et al. · Stroke Open access 20 May 2019 449
5 Good Vibrations: Tactile Feedback in Support of Attention Allocation and Human-Automation Coordination in Event-Driven Domains Aaron E. Sklar, Nadine B. Sarter · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Dec 1999 266
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Which keywords describe research at IDEO (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Peer Review, History, Philosophy, Ethics, Education, Scholarly Communication, Cultural Heritage and Pain Assessment.

▲ 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. Education4▲ 2.9×19 topics
  2. History4▲ 6.4×14 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 2.1×13 topics
  4. Peer Review3▲ 120×3 topics
  5. Philosophy3▲ 8.5×12 topics
  6. Ethics3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  7. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.3×6 topics
  8. Cultural Heritage2▲ 5.5×14 topics
  9. Public Policy2▲ 5.8×9 topics
  10. Renewable Energy2▲ 1.90×8 topics
  11. Technology2▲ 5.2×6 topics
  12. Pain Assessment2▲ 117×2 topics
  13. Publication2▲ 205×1 topic
  14. Scholarly Communication2▲ 85×2 topics
  15. Scientific Writing2▲ 205×1 topic
  16. Aesthetics2▲ 30×4 topics
  17. Latin America2▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Identity2▲ 3.1×12 topics
  19. Social Inequality2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  20. Metaphysics2▲ 49×2 topics
  21. Social Movements2▲ 7.3×6 topics
  22. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Culture2▲ 3.7×10 topics
  24. Gender2▲ 3.5×9 topics
  25. Nationalism1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  26. Open Access1▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Research Dissemination1▲ 74×2 topics
  28. Society1▲ 9.3×6 topics
  29. Surgical Complications1▲ 22×2 topics
  30. Academic Writing1▲ 45×1 topic
  31. Canine1▲ 168×1 topic
  32. Doctoral Education1▲ 180×1 topic
  33. Graduate School Socialization1▲ 180×1 topic
  34. Orthopedic1▲ 168×1 topic
  35. Power Electronics1▲ 5.2×2 topics
  36. Scholarly Publishing1▲ 326×1 topic
  37. Emergency Management1▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Sociology1▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Brazil1▲ 15×5 topics
  40. Social Change1▲ 11×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Academic Writing and Publishing, Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology, Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions and Publishing and Scholarly Communication.

Academic Writing and Pub…2Academic Writing and Publishing: 2 fractional worksVeterinary Orthopedics a…1Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology: 1 fractional worksDoctoral Education Chall…1Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions: 1 fractional worksPublishing and Scholarly…1Publishing and Scholarly Communication: 1 fractional worksPhilosophy and Historical Thought: 1 fractional worksSafety and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksMigration, Racism, and H…1Migration, Racism, and Human Rights: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 1 fractional worksInnovative Human-Technol…1Innovative Human-Technology Interaction: 1 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceSmall AnimalsGeneral Health ProfessionsPhilosophy5 others

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

  1. 1 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 2 works
  2. 2 Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology Small Animals 1 works
  3. 3 Doctoral Education Challenges and Solutions General Health Professions 1 works
  4. 4 Publishing and Scholarly Communication History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  5. 5 Philosophy and Historical Thought Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Safety and Risk Management Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 1 works
  7. 7 Migration, Racism, and Human Rights Health 1 works
  8. 8 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  9. 9 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Innovative Human-Technology Interaction Human-Computer Interaction 1 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 available55.5%not open44.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is IDEO (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%IDEO (United States)0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

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