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Office of Science

In research, Office of Science stands highest in Health Sciences (#8,352 of 11,982 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,578 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,900
of 28,054 · #7,056 all time
Rank in United States
#1,481
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Office of Science 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
Health SciencesDomain #8,352 of 11,982 19.5%65 #5771
Physical SciencesDomain #9,578 of 12,888 20.3%72 #7010

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of Science 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: 0.52× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.39× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.82× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.35× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.62× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.45× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.46× its world share, 54 worksMedicineNursing: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.14× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 12 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Office of Science?

Ranked on the composite score, Brendan J. Casey, Marion Guillou and Yingbo Ma lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Office of Science.

  1. 1 Brendan J. Casey United States · #313,470 worldwide 224 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Marion Guillou United States · #411,015 worldwide 21 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Yingbo Ma United States · #497,304 worldwide 108 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Tekalign Mamo United States · #533,980 worldwide 49 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Judi W. Wakhungu United States · #1,039,699 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Gloria B. Lubkin United States · #1,178,231 worldwide 9 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 John F. Foley United States · #1,205,981 worldwide 30 citations · 76 works
  8. 8 Kara Gilbert United States · #1,242,453 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Michael Norton United States · #1,306,671 worldwide 24 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Jon Clements United States · #1,354,568 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Office of Science

Which keywords describe research at Office of Science?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer Risk, Climate Change, Psychiatric Disorders, Health Consequences, Smoking Cessation, Tobacco Use, Health Effects and Epidemiology.

▲ 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 Change13▲ 2.4×40 topics
  2. Epidemiology10▲ 1.37×58 topics
  3. Machine Learning8▲ 1.22×19 topics
  4. Cancer Risk7▲ 17×8 topics
  5. Psychiatric Disorders7▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Health Consequences6▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Smoking Cessation6▲ 106×1 topic
  8. Tobacco Use6▲ 106×1 topic
  9. Artificial Intelligence6▲ 2.3×15 topics
  10. Health Effects5▲ 4.6×16 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 1.87×24 topics
  12. Sustainability5◆ 1.04×20 topics
  13. Oxidative Stress5▲ 1.45×16 topics
  14. COVID-194▲ 1.70×13 topics
  15. Cardiovascular Disease4▲ 2.1×10 topics
  16. Quality of Life4▲ 1.36×14 topics
  17. Fisheries Sustainability4▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Mortality4▲ 3.2×7 topics
  19. Big Data4▲ 2.0×9 topics
  20. Global Burden of Disease4▲ 7.5×4 topics
  21. Medical Imaging3▲ 3.4×6 topics
  22. Trophic Cascades3▲ 18×2 topics
  23. SARS-CoV-23▲ 5.2×4 topics
  24. Biomarkers3▲ 2.3×9 topics
  25. Ecosystem Management3▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Marine Fisheries3▲ 38×1 topic
  27. Precision Medicine3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  28. Particulate Matter3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  29. Air Pollution2▲ 10×2 topics
  30. Global Warming2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  31. Immunity2▲ 3.3×6 topics
  32. Exposure Assessment2▲ 13×1 topic
  33. Fine Particulate Air Pollution2▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Risk Perception2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  35. Infection2▲ 4.5×5 topics
  36. Ocean Acidification2▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Economic Evaluation2▲ 6.7×2 topics
  38. Environmental Exposure2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  39. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Cost-effectiveness Analysis1▲ 8.8×1 topic

Which research topics does Office of Science publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Marine and fisheries research, Air Quality and Health Impacts and Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life.

Smoking Behavior and Ces…6Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 6 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…3Marine and fisheries research: 3 fractional worksAir Quality and Health I…2Air Quality and Health Impacts: 2 fractional worksHealth Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 1 fractional worksNicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study: 1 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksCoral and Marine Ecosystems Studies: 1 fractional worksMedical Device Sterilization and Disinfection: 1 fractional works
PhysiologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisEconomics and Econometrics6 others

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

  1. 1 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 6 works
  2. 2 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 3 works
  3. 3 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 works
  4. 4 Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  9. 9 Coral and Marine Ecosystems Studies Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection Microbiology 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-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of Science's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% 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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