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Mozilla Foundation

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Research works
46
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.7k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Mozilla Foundation

Not ranked overall: Mozilla Foundation 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 Mozilla Foundation work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Mozilla Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (52%), Social Sciences (23%), Decision Sciences (7%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 25 fractional works · 55.4% of its workComputer Science: 24 fractional works · 52.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 16.8% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 11.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSoftware: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 39.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 23.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCommunication: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMozillaFoundation46fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences39%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science2452.4%
    2. Engineering12.0%
    3. Mathematics00.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1123.0%
    2. Decision Sciences36.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting23.5%
    5. Psychology12.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    1. Medicine11.8%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    1. Neuroscience11.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.4%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 4.81× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.85× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.73× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.81×1 works
  2. Computer Science3.85×2 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.73×0 works
  4. Social Sciences3.44×4 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.83×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.79×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.75×0 works
  8. Psychology0.43×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×0 works
  10. Engineering0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mozilla Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Brendan Eich and Jofish Kaye lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mozilla Foundation.

  1. 1 Brendan Eich United States · #993,974 worldwide 634 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Jofish Kaye United States · #1,342,210 worldwide 974 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Mozilla Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Mozilla Foundation?

The most cited paper from Mozilla Foundation is "How open science helps researchers succeed" (Erin C. McKiernan, Philip E. Bourne, C. Titus Brown et al., 2016), with 842 citations. Next come "Data and its (dis)contents: A survey of dataset development and use in machine learning research" (514) and "Digital badges in education" (448).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 How open science helps researchers succeed Erin C. McKiernan, Philip E. Bourne, C. Titus Brown et al. · eLife Open access 7 Jul 2016 842
2 Data and its (dis)contents: A survey of dataset development and use in machine learning research Amandalynne Paullada, Inioluwa Deborah Raji, Emily M. Bender et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) PreprintOpen access 9 Dec 2020 514
3 Digital badges in education David Gibson, Nathaniel Ostashewski, Kim Flintoff et al. · Education and Information Technologies 15 Nov 2013 448
4 Music, Search, and IoT Tawfiq Ammari, Jofish Kaye, Janice Tsai et al. · ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 26 Apr 2019 353
5 Trace-based just-in-time type specialization for dynamic languages Andreas Gal, Brendan Eich, Mike Shaver et al. Conference paper 15 Jun 2009 343
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mozilla Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Model Checking, Static Analysis, High-Performance Computing, Workflow Management, Formal Verification, Type Inference and Big Data.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 7.3×13 topics
  2. Model Checking4▲ 85×3 topics
  3. Static Analysis4▲ 229×2 topics
  4. High-Performance Computing4▲ 60×2 topics
  5. Workflow Management4▲ 82×2 topics
  6. Formal Verification4▲ 226×1 topic
  7. Type Inference4▲ 226×1 topic
  8. Big Data3▲ 14×7 topics
  9. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 8.6×4 topics
  10. Social Media3▲ 8.4×9 topics
  11. Surveillance3▲ 41×2 topics
  12. Distributed Systems3▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Ethics3▲ 12×3 topics
  14. Innovation3▲ 6.2×5 topics
  15. Discrimination2▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Parallel Computing2▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Algorithmic Bias2▲ 188×1 topic
  18. Fairness2▲ 96×1 topic
  19. Social Impact2▲ 17×6 topics
  20. Code Clone Detection2▲ 96×1 topic
  21. GPU Computing2▲ 62×1 topic
  22. Grid Computing2▲ 68×1 topic
  23. Performance Optimization2▲ 43×1 topic
  24. Refactoring2▲ 96×1 topic
  25. Resource Management2▲ 25×1 topic
  26. Ethical Considerations2▲ 13×3 topics
  27. Software Development2▲ 67×2 topics
  28. Bioinformatics2▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Information Technology2▲ 12×2 topics
  30. Semantic Web Services2▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Crowdsourcing2▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Digital Divide2▲ 18×3 topics
  33. Reproducibility2▲ 108×1 topic
  34. Scientific Workflows2▲ 108×1 topic
  35. Asset Pricing2▲ 25×3 topics
  36. Automated Testing1▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Collaboration1▲ 45×2 topics
  38. Online Communication1▲ 30×3 topics
  39. Software Fault Localization1▲ 110×1 topic
  40. User-Generated Content1▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Mozilla Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Education and Public Policy, Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment and Regulation and Compliance Studies.

Ethics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksEducation and Public Pol…1Education and Public Policy: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment: 0 fractional worksRegulation and Compliance Studies: 0 fractional worksICT in Developing Communities: 0 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 0 fractional worksMobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing: 0 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 0 fractional worksSocial Media and Politics: 0 fractional worksHate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection: 0 fractional works
Safety ResearchPolitical Science and International RelationsCognitive NeuroscienceStrategy and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  2. 2 Education and Public Policy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  4. 4 Regulation and Compliance Studies Strategy and Management 0 works
  5. 5 ICT in Developing Communities Information Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing Computer Science Applications 0 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Social Media and Politics Communication 0 works
  10. 10 Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection Artificial Intelligence 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.1%domestic only68.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mozilla Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
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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 Mozilla Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000098% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Mozilla Foundation0.000017% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Mozilla Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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