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National Institute of Statistical Sciences

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World rank, all time
#30,883
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,602
of 8,685
Research works
182
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
53.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

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: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 18.80× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.96× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 4.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 3.97× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 18.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Institute of Statistical Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Alan F. Karr and S. Stanley Young lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Institute of Statistical Sciences.

  1. 1 Alan F. Karr United States · #38,854 worldwide 439 citations · 55 works
  2. 2 S. Stanley Young United States · #851,565 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at National Institute of Statistical Sciences

Which keywords describe research at National Institute of Statistical Sciences?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Data Mining, Sensitivity Analysis, Bayesian Methods, Big Data, Structural Equation Modeling, Mixture Models and Variable Selection.

▲ 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 Learning25▲ 6.3×27 topics
  2. Data Mining11▲ 14×11 topics
  3. Sensitivity Analysis9▲ 39×3 topics
  4. Bayesian Methods8▲ 74×2 topics
  5. Big Data8▲ 7.8×7 topics
  6. Structural Equation Modeling7▲ 28×2 topics
  7. Neural Networks7▲ 3.6×8 topics
  8. Mixture Models7▲ 134×2 topics
  9. Variable Selection6▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Statistical Methods6▲ 80×2 topics
  11. High-Dimensional Data6▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Bayesian Modeling6▲ 129×1 topic
  13. Model Selection6▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Multiple Imputation6▲ 129×1 topic
  15. Lasso6▲ 93×1 topic
  16. Regularization6▲ 93×1 topic
  17. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.8×8 topics
  18. Bayesian Inference5▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Clustering5▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Differential Privacy5▲ 81×1 topic
  21. Federated Learning5▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Time Series Analysis5▲ 23×3 topics
  23. Variational Inference4▲ 77×2 topics
  24. Causal Inference4▲ 62×2 topics
  25. Hidden Markov Models4▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Traffic Flow4▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Dirichlet Process4▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Experimental Design4▲ 40×2 topics
  30. Gaussian Mixture Models4▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Data Integration4▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Forecasting4▲ 15×3 topics
  33. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  34. Statistical Modeling4▲ 49×4 topics
  35. Particulate Matter3▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Spatial Analysis3▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Data Cleaning3▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Record Linkage3▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Statistical Analysis3▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Capture-Recapture3▲ 328×1 topic

Which research topics does National Institute of Statistical Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Statistics Education and Methodologies, European Criminal Justice and Data Protection, Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference and Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models.

Statistics Education and Methodologies: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Bayesian Inference: 1 fractional worksBayesian Methods and Mixture Models: 1 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 0 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Inference: 0 fractional worksGenetic and phenotypic traits in livestock: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing in Agriculture: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Methods and Models: 0 fractional worksClimate change impacts on agriculture: 0 fractional works
Statistics and ProbabilityPolitical Science and International RelationsArtificial IntelligenceWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Statistics Education and Methodologies Statistics and Probability 1 works
  2. 2 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Statistical Methods and Bayesian Inference Statistics and Probability 1 works
  4. 4 Bayesian Methods and Mixture Models Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  5. 5 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  6. 6 Statistical Methods and Inference Statistics and Probability 0 works
  7. 7 Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Statistical Methods and Models Statistics and Probability 0 works
  10. 10 Climate change impacts on agriculture Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 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 available26.9%not open73.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Institute of Statistical Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% 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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