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Kettering Foundation

In research, Kettering Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,388 of 21,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,703 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,561
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,298
of 8,685
Research works
455
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
37.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Kettering Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,388 of 21,541 42.5%159
Life SciencesDomain #4,703 of 14,347 41.3%214

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kettering Foundation 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.

Environmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 10.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 7.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 3.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 5.35× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kettering Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Hilton H. Mollenhauer, John W. McDonald and Bacon Ke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kettering Foundation.

  1. 1 Hilton H. Mollenhauer United States · #259,592 worldwide 211 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 John W. McDonald United States · #291,422 worldwide 295 citations · 68 works
  3. 3 Bacon Ke United States · #463,814 worldwide 181 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 William E. Newton United States · #507,525 worldwide 251 citations · 68 works
  5. 5 David Mathews United States · #756,012 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kettering Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Kettering Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electron Transport, Light Harvesting, Photosystem II, Optogenetics, Genome Analysis, Nitrogen Fixation, Nutrient Removal and Biodiesel.

▲ 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 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. Electron Transport65▲ 76×3 topics
  2. Light Harvesting63▲ 190×1 topic
  3. Photosystem II63▲ 190×1 topic
  4. Optogenetics39▲ 109×2 topics
  5. Genome Analysis36▲ 71×3 topics
  6. Nitrogen Fixation26▲ 69×3 topics
  7. Nutrient Removal25▲ 81×2 topics
  8. Biodiesel24▲ 65×1 topic
  9. Microalgae24▲ 111×1 topic
  10. Hydrogen Bonding24▲ 21×3 topics
  11. Plant Development23▲ 57×3 topics
  12. Channelrhodopsin22▲ 86×1 topic
  13. Neural Control22▲ 86×1 topic
  14. Molecular Dynamics21▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Photosynthesis21▲ 42×2 topics
  16. Aqueous Systems20▲ 51×1 topic
  17. Quantum Coherence20▲ 51×1 topic
  18. Signal Transduction20▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Oxidative Stress19▲ 2.3×22 topics
  20. Photoreceptors17▲ 165×1 topic
  21. Phytochromes17▲ 165×1 topic
  22. Metal Complexes14▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Reactive Oxygen Species14▲ 6.0×8 topics
  24. Hydrogenases13▲ 231×1 topic
  25. Iron-Sulfur Clusters13▲ 231×1 topic
  26. Host Recognition12▲ 33×2 topics
  27. Symbiosis11▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Legumes11▲ 56×1 topic
  29. Rhizobium11▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Self-Assembly10▲ 5.6×6 topics
  31. Sustainable Energy10▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Civic Engagement9▲ 20×4 topics
  33. Phosphorus8▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Wastewater Treatment7▲ 7.8×3 topics
  35. Deliberative Democracy6▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Eutrophication6▲ 9.8×3 topics
  37. Harmful Algal Blooms6▲ 14×3 topics
  38. Genetic Regulation6▲ 7.8×3 topics
  39. Photochemical Properties6▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Catalysts6▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does Kettering Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Theological Perspectives and Practices, Political Conflict and Governance, Religion and Society Interactions and Foucault, Power, and Ethics.

Theological Perspectives…0Theological Perspectives and Practices: 0 fractional worksPolitical Conflict and G…0Political Conflict and Governance: 0 fractional worksReligion and Society Int…0Religion and Society Interactions: 0 fractional worksFoucault, Power, and Eth…0Foucault, Power, and Ethics: 0 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional Law and Politics: 0 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Education and…0Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues: 0 fractional worksCommunication in Educati…0Communication in Education and Healthcare: 0 fractional worksMormonism, Religion, and…0Mormonism, Religion, and History: 0 fractional worksPentecostalism and Chris…0Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsLeadership and ManagementSocial Psychology2 others

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

  1. 1 Theological Perspectives and Practices Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  2. 2 Political Conflict and Governance Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  3. 3 Religion and Society Interactions Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Foucault, Power, and Ethics Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  5. 5 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Education and Workforce Issues Leadership and Management 0 works
  8. 8 Communication in Education and Healthcare Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Mormonism, Religion, and History History 0 works
  10. 10 Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies Religious studies 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 available21.0%not open79.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.5%domestic only96.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kettering Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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