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National Academy of Sciences

In research, National Academy of Sciences stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,177 of 20,462 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#6,402 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,086 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Agricultural and Biological Sciences — Agricultural and Biological Sciences is 5.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,824
of 28,054 · #6,956 all time
Rank in United States
#3,400
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
15.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is National Academy of Sciences 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,177 of 20,462 21.3%228
Physical SciencesDomain #6,402 of 21,541 7.1%1,056
Social SciencesDomain #5,086 of 16,945 21.8%349
Social SciencesField #4,187 of 10,206 21.3%165
MedicineField #7,913 of 17,978 17.9%162
EngineeringField #8,117 of 11,412 7.2%335
Life SciencesDomain #11,356 of 14,347 10.9%203
Materials ScienceField #4,171 of 4,504 3.7%130
MathematicsField #2,122 of 2,255 2.8%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Academy of Sciences 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 Academy of Sciences specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Agricultural and Biological Sciences takes 5.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Agricultural and Biological SciencesField · 31.3 works5.3×
← 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: 5.35× its world share, 31 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.32× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.13× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.81× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.59× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.86× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.37× its world share, 21 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Academy of Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Miron L. Straf, Christopher P. Howson and Constance F. Citro lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Academy of Sciences.

  1. 1 Miron L. Straf United States · #157,079 worldwide 111 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Christopher P. Howson United States · #343,778 worldwide 104 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Constance F. Citro United States · #349,845 worldwide 23 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 S. Weir Mitchell United States · #480,159 worldwide 37 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Academy of Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Academy of Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Soil Fertility, Food Security, Climate Change, Agriculture, Crop Productivity, Plant Genetics, Drought Tolerance and Sustainable Agriculture.

▲ 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. Soil Fertility17▲ 59×2 topics
  2. Food Security15▲ 22×6 topics
  3. Climate Change15▲ 4.5×36 topics
  4. Agriculture11▲ 23×2 topics
  5. Crop Productivity11▲ 125×1 topic
  6. Plant Genetics11▲ 379×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Development8▲ 4.2×14 topics
  8. Drought Tolerance8▲ 43×4 topics
  9. Sustainable Agriculture7▲ 18×4 topics
  10. Genetic Improvement7▲ 60×2 topics
  11. Plant Breeding6▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Crop Adaptation6▲ 334×1 topic
  13. Forage Production6▲ 187×1 topic
  14. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 3.4×13 topics
  15. Innovation5▲ 3.8×6 topics
  16. Sustainability4▲ 1.50×15 topics
  17. Globalization4▲ 1.58×9 topics
  18. Human Rights3▲ 2.7×9 topics
  19. Legal Regulation3▲ 12×6 topics
  20. Geopolitics3▲ 17×7 topics
  21. Regional Development3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. Agricultural Sector3▲ 180×1 topic
  23. Cultural Exchange3▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Energy Independence3▲ 265×1 topic
  25. Global Trade2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  26. Language Contact2▲ 19×2 topics
  27. Financial Markets2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Ukraine2▲ 51×2 topics
  29. Cultural Diplomacy2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. International Relations2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  31. European Integration2▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Linguistics2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  33. Soil Management2▲ 41×1 topic
  34. Information Theory2▲ 72×2 topics
  35. Digital Economy2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  36. Forest Biodiversity2▲ 71×1 topic
  37. Marker Development2▲ 28×3 topics
  38. Plant Growth2▲ 12×4 topics
  39. Tourism Industry2▲ 71×1 topic
  40. Soft Power2▲ 33×2 topics

Which research topics does National Academy of Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agriculture and Biological Studies, Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement, Agriculture Market Analysis Ukraine and Land Use and Management.

Agriculture and Biologic…11Agriculture and Biological Studies: 11 fractional worksAgricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement: 6 fractional worksAgriculture Market Analy…3Agriculture Market Analysis Ukraine: 3 fractional worksLand Use and Management2Land Use and Management: 2 fractional worksDiverse Scientific Resea…2Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine: 2 fractional worksSoil and Environmental Studies: 1 fractional worksLinguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity: 1 fractional worksHistory of Computing Technologies: 1 fractional worksSecurity, Politics, and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksResearch Data Management Practices: 1 fractional works
General Agricultural and Biological SciencesAgronomy and Crop SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Agriculture and Biological Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 11 works
  2. 2 Agricultural Productivity and Crop Improvement Agronomy and Crop Science 6 works
  3. 3 Agriculture Market Analysis Ukraine General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 works
  4. 4 Land Use and Management Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 Diverse Scientific Research in Ukraine Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  6. 6 Soil and Environmental Studies Soil Science 1 works
  7. 7 Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity Language and Linguistics 1 works
  8. 8 History of Computing Technologies Computer Science Applications 1 works
  9. 9 Security, Politics, and Digital Transformation Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 1 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.0%domestic only55.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Academy of Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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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