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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

In research, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,673 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,200 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 6.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,523
of 28,054 · #1,446 all time
Rank in United States
#999
of 4,192
Research works
7k
▼ 45% vs 2013–17
Citations
216k
30.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,673 of 12,888 11.5%197 #1148
EngineeringField #5,200 of 6,636 13.2%66 #1148

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 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).

What does National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 31.4 works6.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 25 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.56× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.01× its world share, 31 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.81× its world share, 30 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.11× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.16× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.17× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul C. Stern, Nicola Guarino and Barney Cohen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.

  1. 1 Paul C. Stern United States · #9,828 worldwide 1.3k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Nicola Guarino United States · #24,411 worldwide 663 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Barney Cohen United States · #30,576 worldwide 362 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Herbert Lin United States · #207,624 worldwide 33 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 George Foster United States · #247,582 worldwide 162 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 H. van Olphen United States · #261,394 worldwide 212 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 George Strawn United States · #590,489 worldwide 17 citations · 29 works
  8. 8 E. E. Just United States · #625,769 worldwide 75 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Piero Cosi United States · #635,206 worldwide 82 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Margaret E. Martin United States · #653,534 worldwide 39 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Which keywords describe research at National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cultural Heritage, Remote Sensing, Archaeology, Climate Change, Mediterranean, Conservation, Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Photogrammetry.

▲ 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 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. Cultural Heritage21▲ 11×8 topics
  2. Remote Sensing19▲ 4.7×24 topics
  3. Climate Change19▲ 2.1×51 topics
  4. Machine Learning13▲ 1.17×39 topics
  5. Deep Learning10◆ 0.92×36 topics
  6. Archaeology10▲ 22×6 topics
  7. Mediterranean9▲ 29×4 topics
  8. Conservation8▲ 5.8×15 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications8▲ 2.0×27 topics
  10. Terrestrial Laser Scanning7▲ 17×2 topics
  11. Photogrammetry7▲ 33×1 topic
  12. UAV7▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Mechanical Properties7▲ 2.1×23 topics
  14. Satellite Imagery6▲ 15×4 topics
  15. Non-Destructive Testing6▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Geophysical Surveys6▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Civil Engineering6▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Ground-Penetrating Radar6▲ 40×1 topic
  19. Sedimentology6▲ 40×1 topic
  20. Risk Assessment6▲ 2.5×10 topics
  21. Cultural Exchange5▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Environmental Monitoring5▲ 4.0×10 topics
  23. Global Warming5▲ 3.7×9 topics
  24. Holocene5▲ 13×3 topics
  25. LiDAR5▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Urbanization5▲ 3.4×3 topics
  27. Aerial Survey5▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Bronze Age5▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Digital Elevation Model5▲ 69×1 topic
  30. Pottery Production4▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Roman Economy4▲ 32×1 topic
  32. Sea-Level Rise4▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Bioremediation4▲ 9.1×5 topics
  34. Microbial Diversity4▲ 18×2 topics
  35. Indoor Air Quality3▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Geoarchaeology3▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Microclimate Control3▲ 50×1 topic
  38. Museum Environments3▲ 50×1 topic
  39. Maritime Archaeology3▲ 50×1 topic
  40. Sea-Level Change3▲ 50×1 topic

Which research topics does National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage, Geophysical Methods and Applications, Archaeological Research and Protection and Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History.

3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 7 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 6 fractional worksArchaeological Research …5Archaeological Research and Protection: 5 fractional worksAncient Mediterranean Ar…4Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History: 4 fractional worksConservation Techniques and Studies: 3 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 3 fractional worksBuilding materials and c…3Building materials and conservation: 3 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valuation: 2 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksDigital Holography and Microscopy: 2 fractional works
GeologyOcean EngineeringSpace and Planetary ScienceArcheology5 others

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

  1. 1 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 7 works
  2. 2 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Archaeological Research and Protection Space and Planetary Science 5 works
  4. 4 Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History Archeology 4 works
  5. 5 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 3 works
  6. 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 3 works
  7. 7 Building materials and conservation Earth-Surface Processes 3 works
  8. 8 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Digital Holography and Microscopy Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.2%domestic only43.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 45% 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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