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Office of Basic Energy Sciences

In research, Office of Basic Energy Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,955 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,815 of 20,462 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#9,406 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,187
of 28,054 · #12,023 all time
Rank in United States
#2,295
of 4,192
Research works
461
▲ 66% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is Office of Basic Energy 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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,955 of 21,541 12.6%177
Health SciencesDomain #11,815 of 20,462 19.5%124
Life SciencesDomain #9,406 of 14,347 18.3%126

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of Basic Energy 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).

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: 2.97× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.48× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.30× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.68× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.98× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Office of Basic Energy Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Antioxidant, Herbal Medicine, Inflammation, Catalysis, Pandemic, COVID-19, Cancer Treatment and Transition Metal Catalysis.

▲ 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 31 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 31 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 1.23×21 topics
  2. Inflammation3▲ 2.2×16 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.49×13 topics
  4. COVID-192▲ 2.7×9 topics
  5. Pandemic2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  6. Antioxidant2▲ 4.6×13 topics
  7. Catalysis2▲ 4.5×11 topics
  8. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.4×12 topics
  9. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.55×6 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress2▲ 1.64×12 topics
  11. Herbal Medicine2▲ 8.7×6 topics
  12. Treatment2▲ 2.1×6 topics
  13. Sustainability2◆ 0.96×7 topics
  14. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  15. Biodiversity1▲ 3.1×7 topics
  16. Cancer1▲ 1.54×12 topics
  17. Cancer Treatment1▲ 8.7×4 topics
  18. Food Security1▲ 3.7×6 topics
  19. Medicinal Plants1▲ 4.9×4 topics
  20. Nanocomposites1▲ 2.3×7 topics
  21. Transition Metal Catalysis1▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Ecosystem Services1▲ 4.5×5 topics
  23. Health1▲ 4.4×4 topics
  24. Machine Learning1▼ 0.55×5 topics
  25. Metabolism1▲ 3.4×6 topics
  26. Nanomaterials1▲ 1.64×8 topics
  27. Remote Sensing1▲ 1.47×4 topics
  28. Sustainable Development1◆ 1.11×6 topics
  29. Antibiotic Resistance1▲ 4.2×5 topics
  30. Multivariate Statistical Techniques1▲ 37×1 topic
  31. Water Quality Index1▲ 37×1 topic

Which research topics does Office of Basic Energy Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Water Quality and Pollution Assessment, Biofuel production and bioconversion, Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Water Quality and Pollut…1Water Quality and Pollution Assessment: 1 fractional worksBiofuel production and b…1Biofuel production and bioconversion: 1 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 1 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 1 fractional worksDiatoms and Algae Research0Diatoms and Algae Research: 0 fractional worksPotato Plant Research: 0 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 0 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactio…0Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 0 fractional worksHealthcare and Environmental Waste Management: 0 fractional worksAcne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects: 0 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyBiomedical EngineeringOrganic ChemistryFood Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Water Quality and Pollution Assessment Water Science and Technology 1 works
  2. 2 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 1 works
  5. 5 Diatoms and Algae Research Biomaterials 0 works
  6. 6 Potato Plant Research Food Science 0 works
  7. 7 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 0 works
  8. 8 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Dermatology 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 available45.8%not open54.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.5%domestic only52.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of Basic Energy Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 66% 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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