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Oak Foundation

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Research works
13
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
173
13.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Oak Foundation

Not ranked overall: Oak Foundation is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Oak Foundation work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Oak Foundation is in Life Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (19%), Social Sciences (12%), Environmental Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 5 fractional works · 36.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 18.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 14.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 10.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 25.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 20.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 11.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 9.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKOak Foundation13fractional works, all years
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences26%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences218.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology110.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics17.5%
    1. Social Sciences211.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities15.5%
    3. Psychology14.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting03.8%
    1. Environmental Science211.5%
    2. Chemistry14.6%
    3. Computer Science02.5%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.5%
    1. Medicine19.4%
    2. Health Professions17.6%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 5.87× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Environmental Science: 6.20× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Science6.20×1 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences5.87×1 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.52×0 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.32×0 works
  5. Health Professions1.48×0 works
  6. Psychology1.19×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.94×0 works
  9. Medicine0.50×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Oak Foundation?

The most cited paper from Oak Foundation is "Fostering resilience in a changing sea ice context: a grant maker's perspective" (Anne Henshaw, 2012), with 6 citations. Next come "Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making" (4) and "Skeletal Stem Cell Niche Aberrancies Underlie Impaired Fracture Healing in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes" (2).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fostering resilience in a changing sea ice context: a grant maker's perspective Anne Henshaw · Polar Geography 4 Oct 2012 6
2 Community engagement and power dynamics in conservation philanthropy grant making Michele M. Betsill, Rebecca L. Gruby, Jeffrey E. Blackwatters et al. · Conservation Biology Open access 15 Apr 2024 4
3 Skeletal Stem Cell Niche Aberrancies Underlie Impaired Fracture Healing in a Mouse Model of Type 2 Diabetes Ruth Tevlin, Eun Young Seo, Owen Marecic et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 24 Sep 2015 2
4 Partnerships in Policy: What Lessons Can We Learn from IPY SIKU? Anne Henshaw Book chapter 2010 2
5 Recruitment of Captive‐Reared Florida Grasshopper Sparrows After Translocation: Age of Release Matters Juan C. Oteyza, Karl E. Miller, Andrew Schumann et al. · Ecology and Evolution Open access 26 Jun 2025 1
All 11 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Oak Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Landscape and Cultural Studies, Rural development and sustainability, Entomological Studies and Ecology and Forest Insect Ecology and Management.

Landscape and Cultural S…0Landscape and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksRural development and su…0Rural development and sustainability: 0 fractional worksEntomological Studies and Ecology: 0 fractional worksForest Insect Ecology an…0Forest Insect Ecology and Management: 0 fractional worksColeoptera: Cerambycidae…0Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies: 0 fractional worksAcademic Research and Education Studies: 0 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksWildlife Ecology and Con…0Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 0 fractional worksPlant and animal studies: 0 fractional works
ArcheologyGeneral Agricultural and Biological SciencesEcology, Evolution, Behavior and SystematicsEcology3 others

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

  1. 1 Landscape and Cultural Studies Archeology 0 works
  2. 2 Rural development and sustainability General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  3. 3 Entomological Studies and Ecology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  4. 4 Forest Insect Ecology and Management Ecology 0 works
  5. 5 Coleoptera: Cerambycidae studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  6. 6 Academic Research and Education Studies Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  7. 7 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 0 works
  8. 8 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Ecology 0 works
  9. 9 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  10. 10 Plant and animal studies 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 available31.6%not open68.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.1%domestic only75.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Oak Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Oak Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000043% in 2024.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%0.00015%Oak Foundation0.000058% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Oak Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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