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InnoCentive (United States)

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Research works
31
▲ 77% vs 2018-21
Citations
224
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
54%
world 18%
InnoCentive (United States)

Not ranked overall: InnoCentive (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 42% of research at InnoCentive (United States) is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (28%), Engineering (14%), Health Professions (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 13 fractional works · 42.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.6% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 14.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInnoCentive(United States)31fractional works, all years
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences42%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences927.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities38.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.2%
    4. Psychology12.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    1. Health Professions411.6%
    2. Medicine310.3%
    3. Nursing01.1%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Engineering514.4%
    2. Environmental Science01.4%
    3. Chemistry01.3%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    6. Materials Science00.8%
    7. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology25.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.6%
    4. 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: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics5.23×0 works
  2. Chemistry2.82×0 works
  3. Engineering2.80×4 works
  4. Mathematics1.57×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.51×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.28×0 works
  8. Social Sciences1.27×2 works
  9. Materials Science0.83×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×0 works
  11. Psychology0.60×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.52×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×0 works
  14. Medicine0.41×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.36×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.12×0 works

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

The most cited paper from InnoCentive (United States) is "The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index" (Sabina Alkire, Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick, Amber Peterman et al., 2013), with 171 citations. Next come "Children’s Subjective Well-Being in Rich Countries" (144) and "Gender Inequalities in Ownership and Control of Land in Africa: Myths Versus Reality" (67).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Women's Empowerment in Agriculture Index Sabina Alkire, Ruth Suseela Meinzen-Dick, Amber Peterman et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2013 171
2 Children’s Subjective Well-Being in Rich Countries Jonathan Bradshaw, Bruno Martorano, Luisa Natali et al. · Child Indicators Research Open access 26 Apr 2013 144
3 Gender Inequalities in Ownership and Control of Land in Africa: Myths Versus Reality Cheryl R. Doss, Chiara Kovarik, Amber Peterman et al. · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access 2014 67
4 Measuring women’s decisionmaking: Indicator choice and survey design experiments from cash and food transfer evaluations in Ecuador, Uganda and Yemen Amber Peterman, Benjamin Schwab, Shalini Roy et al. · World Development Open access 19 Jan 2021 46
5 Conceptual and measurement issues Bruce Bradbury, Stephen P. Jenkins, John Micklewright · Cambridge University Press eBooks Book chapter 26 Jul 2001 44
All 64 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at InnoCentive (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gender Inequality, Property Rights, Social Justice, Economic Growth, Capacity Building, Contract Law, Wealth Distribution and Legal History.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 27 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Gender Inequality3▲ 84×4 topics
  2. Globalization2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  3. Property Rights2▲ 59×2 topics
  4. Social Justice2▲ 12×4 topics
  5. Economic Growth2▲ 7.5×3 topics
  6. Capacity Building2▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Contract Law2▲ 131×2 topics
  8. Wealth Distribution2▲ 75×2 topics
  9. Income Inequality2▲ 34×1 topic
  10. Legal History2▲ 115×3 topics
  11. Poverty Measurement2▲ 233×1 topic
  12. Corrective Justice1▲ 172×1 topic
  13. Health Promoting Schools1▲ 200×1 topic
  14. Remedies1▲ 172×1 topic
  15. School Health Promotion1▲ 200×1 topic
  16. Poverty Reduction1▲ 36×4 topics
  17. Rock Mechanics1▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Wave Propagation1▲ 32×1 topic
  19. Knowledge Management1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  20. Evidence-Based Practice1▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Headache Disorders1▲ 127×1 topic
  22. Healthcare Professionals1▲ 120×1 topic
  23. Hip Fracture1▲ 96×1 topic
  24. Migraine1▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Mortality1▲ 6.4×1 topic
  26. School Absenteeism1▲ 160×1 topic
  27. Truancy1▲ 429×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering, Mining and Gasification Technologies, Industrial Engineering and Technologies and Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare.

Geotechnical and Geomech…1Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering: 1 fractional worksMining and Gasification …1Mining and Gasification Technologies: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering and Technologies: 0 fractional worksPoverty, Education, and Child Welfare: 0 fractional worksSupramolecular Chemistry and Complexes: 0 fractional worksMultilingual Education and Policy: 0 fractional worksAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology: 0 fractional worksEFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 0 fractional worksNatural Compound Pharmacology Studies: 0 fractional worksMathematics Education and Teaching Techniques: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringSafety ResearchOrganic Chemistry5 others

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

  1. 1 Geotechnical and Geomechanical Engineering Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  2. 2 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes Organic Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Multilingual Education and Policy Linguistics and Language 0 works
  7. 7 Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 0 works
  9. 9 Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Mathematics Education and Teaching Techniques Education 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 available55.6%not open44.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors54.1%domestic only45.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 77% 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 InnoCentive (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000028% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%InnoCentive (United States)0.000066% in 202520102020

Fractional works of InnoCentive (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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