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Office of Naval Research

In research, Office of Naval Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#15,318 of 21,541 worldwide), Medicine (#15,506 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#18,165 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,754
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,228
of 2,253
Research works
468
▼ 34% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Office of Naval Research 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 #15,318 of 21,541 15.1%157
MedicineField #15,506 of 17,978 8.8%150
Health SciencesDomain #18,165 of 20,462 8.1%182

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of Naval Research 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 6.10× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 9 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Office of Naval Research?

Ranked on the composite score, James G. Hoehn, Selina Liu and William Edwin Saunders lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Office of Naval Research.

  1. 1 James G. Hoehn United Kingdom · #878,987 worldwide 22 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Selina Liu United Kingdom · #1,207,361 worldwide 3 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 William Edwin Saunders United Kingdom · #1,401,009 worldwide 7 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Office of Naval Research

Which keywords describe research at Office of Naval Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Public Health Policy, Clinical Guidelines, Healthcare Quality, Epidemiology, Defensive Medicine, Malpractice Risk and Maternal Health.

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

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 2.1×15 topics
  2. Quality of Life1▲ 3.7×7 topics
  3. Risk Assessment1▲ 7.8×3 topics
  4. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 16×2 topics
  5. Healthcare Quality1▲ 44×2 topics
  6. Public Health Policy1▲ 16×2 topics
  7. Defensive Medicine1▲ 156×1 topic
  8. Malpractice Risk1▲ 156×1 topic
  9. Treatment1▲ 3.6×5 topics
  10. Maternal Health1▲ 14×1 topic
  11. Stunting1▲ 19×1 topic
  12. System Maturity1▲ 179×1 topic
  13. Technology Readiness Levels1▲ 179×1 topic

Which research topics does Office of Naval Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Public Health and Nutrition, Technology Assessment and Management and Insurance and Financial Risk Management.

Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksPublic Health and Nutrition: 1 fractional worksTechnology Assessment an…1Technology Assessment and Management: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …1Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 0 fractional worksMaritime and Coastal Archaeology: 0 fractional worksMaterial Properties and …0Material Properties and Processing: 0 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 0 fractional worksUrinary Tract Infections Management: 0 fractional worksFemale Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues: 0 fractional works
PharmacyPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  2. 2 Public Health and Nutrition Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  3. 3 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 0 works
  6. 6 Maritime and Coastal Archaeology Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  8. 8 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 0 works
  9. 9 Urinary Tract Infections Management Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available19.4%not open80.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.9%domestic only73.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of Naval Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 34% 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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