Jacobs (United States)
In research, Jacobs (United States) stands highest in Health Sciences (#1,672 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#1,496 of 8,541 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#2,517 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering (Civil and Structural Engineering is 5.1× its share of world research).
- World rank, 2022-now
- #2,685 of 22,385 · #1,570 all time
- Rank in United States
- #451 of 3,332
- Research works
- 3.7k ▼ 27% vs 2018-21
- Citations
- 52k 14.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 8.0% all institutions 10.0%
- vs its own fields
- 0.99× 1.00× is exactly expected
- Open access
- 34% world 40%
- International
- 14% world 18%
What is Jacobs (United States) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health SciencesDomain | #1,672 of 9,902 | 11.6% | 187 | #1423 | |
| MedicineField | #1,496 of 8,541 | 11.7% | 170 | #1348 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #2,517 of 10,670 | 5.2% | 288 | #1709 | |
| EngineeringField | #2,851 of 5,901 | 3.7% | 150 | #1510 |
Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jacobs (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 of those standings moved
The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.
- Health Sciences#1,423 #1,672
- Medicine#1,348 #1,496
- Physical Sciences#1,709 #2,517
- Engineering#1,510 #2,851
A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.
Which fields of science does Jacobs (United States) work in?
In 2022-now, 49% of research at Jacobs (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Engineering (25%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.
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
- Physical Sciences30849.2%
- Engineering15725.1%
- Environmental Science569.0%
- Physics and Astronomy284.5%
- Earth and Planetary Sciences182.8%
- Materials Science162.6%
- Computer Science142.3%
- Chemistry71.2%
- Mathematics40.6%
- Chemical Engineering40.6%
- Energy30.5%
- Health Sciences20332.4%
- Medicine18429.4%
- Health Professions152.4%
- Dentistry20.4%
- Nursing10.2%
- Veterinary00.0%
- Social Sciences6210.0%
- Life Sciences538.4%
What does Jacobs (United States) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 37.5 works5.1×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.
All 26 fields, with their numbers
- Physics and Astronomy2.04×28 works
- Earth and Planetary Sciences1.80×18 works
- Environmental Science1.80×56 works
- Chemical Engineering1.77×4 works
- Engineering1.67×157 works
- Medicine1.53×184 works
- Neuroscience1.24×13 works
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.18×3 works
- Health Professions0.91×15 works
- Decision Sciences0.87×5 works
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.83×28 works
- Psychology0.78×15 works
- Immunology and Microbiology0.76×5 works
- Chemistry0.75×7 works
- Materials Science0.74×16 works
- Dentistry0.73×2 works
- Energy0.56×3 works
- Mathematics0.54×4 works
- Arts and Humanities0.52×9 works
- Nursing0.44×1 works
- Business, Management and Accounting0.35×7 works
- Computer Science0.29×14 works
- Social Sciences0.29×23 works
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×3 works
- Veterinary0.20×0 works
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×5 works
- Physics and Astronomy 2.0×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 1.8×
- Environmental Science 1.8×
- Chemical Engineering 1.8×
- Engineering 1.7×
- Medicine 1.5×
- Neuroscience 1.2×
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics 1.2×
- Health Professions 0.9×
- Decision Sciences 0.9×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.8×
- Psychology 0.8×
- Immunology and Microbiology 0.8×
- Chemistry 0.8×
- Materials Science 0.7×
- Dentistry 0.7×
- Energy 0.6×
- Mathematics 0.5×
- Arts and Humanities 0.5×
- Nursing 0.4×
- Business, Management and Accounting 0.3×
- Computer Science 0.3×
- Social Sciences 0.3×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.2×
- Veterinary 0.2×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
Who are the top researchers at Jacobs (United States)?
Ranked on the quality score, Chris McCarthy, Nikolay L. Malinin and Anne H. Peslier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jacobs (United States).
- 1
Chris McCarthy
United States · #369,041 worldwide 1.7k citations · 38 works
- 2
Nikolay L. Malinin
United States · #688,825 worldwide 5.8k citations · 54 works
- 3
Anne H. Peslier
United States · #1,041,980 worldwide 4.2k citations · 145 works
- 4
David Austin
United States · #1,445,997 worldwide 1.1k citations · 34 works
- 5
Aaron L. Morris
United States · #1,470,923 worldwide 1.6k citations · 46 works
- 6
James W. Hatton
United States · #1,481,207 worldwide 622 citations · 19 works
- 7
Chase W. Holton
United States · #1,765,408 worldwide 517 citations · 25 works
- 8
Matt Hawkins
United States · #1,873,444 worldwide 306 citations · 23 works
- 9
Mostafa Soltaninejad
United States · #1,991,300 worldwide 365 citations · 20 works
- 10
Gregory E. Cmarik
United States · #2,335,533 worldwide 787 citations · 19 works
Which keywords describe research at Jacobs (United States)?
By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pipeline, Mars, Martian Surface, Liquefaction, Tunnel, Analysis and Earthquake.
- Failure Pressure
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
- Gas Sensing
- Autoimmune
- Risk Analysis
- Terrestrial Planets
- Wastewater Treatment
- Corrosion
- Autoantibodies
- Seismic
- Analysis
- Tunnel
- Martian Surface
- Risk Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Oxidative Stress
- Pipeline
- Risk Factors
- Climate Change
- Epidemiology
- Inflammation
- Remote Sensing
- Quality of Life
- Health Effects
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Mars
- Liquefaction
- Finite Element Analysis
- Earthquake
- Biomechanics
- Global Distribution
- Immunosuppressive Therapy
- Solar System Abundances
- Clinical Outcomes
- Sediment Transport
- Natural Gas
- Reliability Assessment
- Steel Structures
- Pitting Corrosion
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
- Epidemiology36▲ 1.46×96 topics
- Climate Change17◆ 0.98×41 topics
- Inflammation16▲ 1.21×57 topics
- Risk Factors14▲ 2.0×28 topics
- Remote Sensing13▲ 1.65×23 topics
- Pipeline12▲ 19×3 topics
- Quality of Life12▲ 1.37×37 topics
- Oxidative Stress12▲ 1.17×30 topics
- Health Effects12▲ 3.1×19 topics
- Diagnosis10▲ 1.74×27 topics
- Cardiovascular Disease10▲ 1.40×28 topics
- Risk Assessment10▲ 2.4×16 topics
- Mars10▲ 47×1 topic
- Martian Surface10▲ 47×1 topic
- Liquefaction9▲ 18×2 topics
- Tunnel9▲ 18×2 topics
- Finite Element Analysis9▲ 6.1×8 topics
- Analysis9▲ 16×2 topics
- Earthquake8▲ 24×1 topic
- Seismic8▲ 24×1 topic
- Biomechanics8▲ 4.0×9 topics
- Autoantibodies7▲ 4.7×7 topics
- Global Distribution6▲ 15×2 topics
- Corrosion6▲ 7.7×4 topics
- Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 4.9×6 topics
- Wastewater Treatment6▲ 3.8×6 topics
- Solar System Abundances6▲ 19×1 topic
- Terrestrial Planets6▲ 19×1 topic
- Clinical Outcomes6▲ 4.1×6 topics
- Risk Analysis5▲ 8.1×2 topics
- Sediment Transport5▲ 5.1×4 topics
- Autoimmune5▲ 16×2 topics
- Natural Gas4▲ 7.4×2 topics
- Gas Sensing4▲ 16×2 topics
- Reliability Assessment4▲ 15×2 topics
- Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons4▲ 12×2 topics
- Steel Structures4▲ 16×2 topics
- Intravenous Immunoglobulin4▲ 9.8×3 topics
- Pitting Corrosion4▲ 12×2 topics
- Failure Pressure4▲ 33×1 topic
Which research topics does Jacobs (United States) publish most on?
By volume in 2022-now: Planetary Science and Exploration, Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures, Astro and Planetary Science and Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 10 works
- 2 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 8 works
- 3 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 6 works
- 4 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 4 works
- 5 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 4 works
- 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 3 works
- 7 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
- 8 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
- 9 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 3 works
- 10 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 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.
World: 40% of research is openly available.
World: 18% is written across borders.
How has Jacobs (United States)'s research output changed?
Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.
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 Jacobs (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0028% in 2024.
Fractional works of Jacobs (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.
Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.7% in 2001.
Other research institutions in Dallas
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Southern Methodist University
- Texas Instruments (United States)
- Baylor Scott & White Health
- Lung Institute
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
- American Heart Association
- SIL International
Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners have tabs of their own, above.
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