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National Security Agency

In research, National Security Agency stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,250 of 21,541 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,763 of 7,020 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#15,418 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,482
of 28,054 · #8,991 all time
Rank in United States
#2,346
of 4,192
Research works
688
▲ 50% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
26.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is National Security Agency 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,250 of 21,541 18.8%322
Computer ScienceField #2,763 of 7,020 17.8%175
Health SciencesDomain #15,418 of 20,462 29.8%126
Social SciencesDomain #13,189 of 16,945 15.4%123

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Security Agency 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).

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: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.87× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.88× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.43× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.93× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.34× its world share, 22 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.47× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Security Agency?

Ranked on the composite score, R. W. R. Darling and Margaret G. Arnstein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Security Agency.

  1. 1 R. W. R. Darling United States · #308,193 worldwide 126 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Margaret G. Arnstein United States · #732,904 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at National Security Agency

Which keywords describe research at National Security Agency?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Infectious Diseases and Information Security.

▲ 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. Epidemiology16▲ 4.6×40 topics
  2. Public Health6▲ 5.1×22 topics
  3. Deep Learning6▲ 1.95×18 topics
  4. Machine Learning6▲ 2.0×16 topics
  5. Pathogenesis5▲ 12×10 topics
  6. Vaccine5▲ 14×10 topics
  7. Cybersecurity4▲ 21×3 topics
  8. Risk Management4▲ 9.0×3 topics
  9. COVID-194▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. Infectious Diseases4▲ 13×7 topics
  11. Immune Response3▲ 6.6×10 topics
  12. Information Security3▲ 39×3 topics
  13. Vaccine Development3▲ 14×7 topics
  14. Policy Compliance3▲ 82×1 topic
  15. Security Awareness3▲ 82×1 topic
  16. Neural Networks3▲ 2.0×10 topics
  17. Pandemic3▲ 2.9×5 topics
  18. Security3▲ 4.8×8 topics
  19. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Data Mining2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  21. SARS-CoV-22▲ 8.5×5 topics
  22. Virulence Factors2▲ 18×4 topics
  23. Healthcare-Associated Infections2▲ 20×5 topics
  24. IoT Security2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  25. Clinical Management2▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  27. Global Health2▲ 13×2 topics
  28. International Relations2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  29. Modeling2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  30. Anomaly Detection2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  31. Infection2▲ 7.9×4 topics
  32. Pathogenicity2▲ 29×4 topics
  33. Host Immune Response2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Information Warfare2▲ 55×2 topics
  35. Toxins1▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Complex Systems1▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Digital Sovereignty1▲ 36×2 topics
  38. HIV1▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Historical Sources1▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Mathematics Education1▲ 35×1 topic

Which research topics does National Security Agency publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Information and Cyber Security, History and Theory of Mathematics, Zoonotic diseases and public health and Network Security and Intrusion Detection.

Information and Cyber Se…3Information and Cyber Security: 3 fractional worksHistory and Theory of Mathematics: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 1 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections and Treatments: 1 fractional worksViral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infect…1Respiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 1 fractional worksAntimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus: 1 fractional worksComplex Systems and Deci…1Complex Systems and Decision Making: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsTheoretical Computer SciencePublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthComputer Networks and Communications4 others

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

  1. 1 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 History and Theory of Mathematics Theoretical Computer Science 1 works
  3. 3 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Antimicrobial Resistance in Staphylococcus Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 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 available29.6%not open70.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.1%domestic only83.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Security Agency's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher 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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