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National Research Council

In research, National Research Council stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,928 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,547 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 4.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,640
of 28,054 · #7,964 all time
Rank in Romania
#44
of 126
Research works
1.1k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
20k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is National Research Council 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 #5,928 of 12,888 16.8%137 #6259
Social SciencesDomain #7,547 of 10,521 16.4%77 #7244

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Research Council 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 Research Council specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 4.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 22.7 works4.9×
← 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: 1.58× its world share, 22 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.74× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.27× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.91× its world share, 23 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.72× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.16× its world share, 46 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.82× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.81× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.54× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.02× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 40 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Research Council?

Ranked on the composite score, Clarence J. West and Martina Bocci lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Research Council.

  1. 1 Clarence J. West Romania · #715,075 worldwide 13 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Martina Bocci Romania · #1,633,614 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at National Research Council

Which keywords describe research at National Research Council?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Invasive Species, Biodiversity, Globalization, Fisheries Sustainability, Ecology and Cultural Heritage.

▲ 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. Climate Change30▲ 3.7×63 topics
  2. Globalization10▲ 1.80×28 topics
  3. Sustainability10▲ 1.46×39 topics
  4. Epidemiology9▼ 0.81×41 topics
  5. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.78×28 topics
  6. Biodiversity8▲ 3.9×18 topics
  7. Conservation7▲ 5.8×16 topics
  8. Invasive Species7▲ 5.7×16 topics
  9. Remote Sensing7▲ 1.82×25 topics
  10. Cultural Heritage6▲ 3.7×15 topics
  11. Global Warming5▲ 4.1×9 topics
  12. Ecology4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  13. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Ecosystem Functioning4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  15. Health Effects4▲ 2.3×14 topics
  16. Trophic Cascades4▲ 14×2 topics
  17. Environmental Monitoring4▲ 3.5×7 topics
  18. Ethics4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  19. Ocean Circulation4▲ 10×3 topics
  20. Water Resources4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  21. Marine Environment4▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Ocean Acidification4▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Biogeography4▲ 4.7×10 topics
  24. Ecosystem Management4▲ 21×1 topic
  25. Marine Fisheries4▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Water Quality4▲ 3.0×6 topics
  27. Population Dynamics4▲ 4.8×10 topics
  28. Data Assimilation3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  29. Sustainable Development Goals3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Biological Invasions3▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Climate Change Impact3▲ 4.5×3 topics
  32. Data Visualization3▲ 22×3 topics
  33. Stakeholder Engagement3▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Vector Control3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  35. Ecosystem-Based Management3▲ 30×1 topic
  36. Marine Spatial Planning3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Oceanic Modeling3▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Tidal Analysis3▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Mediterranean2▲ 8.9×4 topics

Which research topics does National Research Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine and fisheries research, Coastal and Marine Management, Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes and Marine Ecology and Invasive Species.

Marine and fisheries res…4Marine and fisheries research: 4 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Manag…3Coastal and Marine Management: 3 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmosp…3Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 3 fractional worksMarine Ecology and Invas…2Marine Ecology and Invasive Species: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring and Data Management: 2 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 2 fractional worksResearch Data Management…2Research Data Management Practices: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksIndigenous Cultures and History: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…2Marine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawOceanographyGeology4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Coastal and Marine Management Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 3 works
  3. 3 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 3 works
  4. 4 Marine Ecology and Invasive Species Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  5. 5 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 2 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 2 works
  7. 7 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  9. 9 Indigenous Cultures and History Anthropology 2 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors68.7%domestic only31.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Research Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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