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McDonald's (United States)

In research, McDonald's (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,450 of 21,541 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#3,048 of 3,663 worldwide) and Astronomy and Astrophysics (#1,053 of 1,146 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,200
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,259
of 8,685
Research works
526
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is McDonald's (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
Physical SciencesDomain #6,450 of 21,541 18.6%326
Physics and AstronomyField #3,048 of 3,663 17.0%178
Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield #1,053 of 1,146 16.4%128

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where McDonald's (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: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.22× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.34× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at McDonald's (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, James R. Fowler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McDonald's (United States).

  1. 1 James R. Fowler United States · #1,165,395 worldwide 67 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at McDonald's (United States)

Which keywords describe research at McDonald's (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Decentralization, Trust, Tumor Microenvironment, Blockchain, Communication, Hydrodynamic Processes, Numerical Modeling and Pancreatic Cancer.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Decentralization1▲ 29×2 topics
  2. Climate Change1▲ 1.94×10 topics
  3. Public Health1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  4. Trust1▲ 18×2 topics
  5. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Blockchain1▲ 19×1 topic
  7. Communication1▲ 15×1 topic
  8. Hydrodynamic Processes1▲ 431×1 topic
  9. Internet of Things1▲ 5.3×1 topic
  10. Numerical Modeling1▲ 43×1 topic
  11. Pancreatic Cancer1▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Risk Perception1▲ 17×1 topic
  13. Surgical Complications1▲ 57×1 topic

Which research topics does McDonald's (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Aquatic and Environmental Studies, Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security and Risk Perception and Management.

Aquatic and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksRisk Perception and Management: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 0 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 0 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 0 fractional worksThemes in Literature Analysis: 0 fractional worksChild Development and Digital Technology: 0 fractional worksLatin American history and culture: 0 fractional works
Earth-Surface ProcessesOncologyInformation SystemsSociology and Political Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Aquatic and Environmental Studies Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  2. 2 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Risk Perception and Management Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 0 works
  6. 6 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Themes in Literature Analysis Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  9. 9 Child Development and Digital Technology Education 0 works
  10. 10 Latin American history and culture Visual Arts and Performing Arts 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 available31.5%not open68.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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