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Office of the Chief Scientist

In research, Office of the Chief Scientist stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,637 of 20,462 worldwide), Medicine (#6,320 of 17,978 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,746 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,227
of 28,054 · #10,318 all time
Rank in Israel
#72
of 106
Research works
1.3k
▲ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
19k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Office of the Chief Scientist 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,637 of 20,462 15.3%363
MedicineField #6,320 of 17,978 14.6%273
Physical SciencesDomain #10,746 of 21,541 14.3%411
Social SciencesDomain #9,334 of 16,945 14.7%368
Life SciencesDomain #9,114 of 14,347 12.2%204
Social SciencesField #7,909 of 10,206 14.3%154
EngineeringField #8,921 of 11,412 15.9%143

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of the Chief Scientist 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: 3.51× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.72× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.95× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 29 worksMedicineNursing: 3.08× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.16× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.87× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.30× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Office of the Chief Scientist?

Ranked on the composite score, Jim Giles, Jeff Hecht and Peter Aldhous lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Office of the Chief Scientist.

  1. 1 Jim Giles Israel · #17,680 worldwide 409 citations · 90 works
  2. 2 Jeff Hecht Israel · #476,256 worldwide 140 citations · 131 works
  3. 3 Peter Aldhous Israel · #969,828 worldwide 81 citations · 262 works
  4. 4 Shaoni Bhattacharya Israel · #1,206,146 worldwide 6 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Michael Brooks Israel · #1,308,917 worldwide 4 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Stephen Battersby Israel · #1,341,091 worldwide 9 citations · 74 works
  7. 7 Jeff Hecht Israel · #1,524,950 worldwide 0 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Office of the Chief Scientist

Which keywords describe research at Office of the Chief Scientist?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Legal Regulation, Sustainable Agriculture, Drought Tolerance, Crop Productivity and Sustainability.

▲ 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 Change12▲ 2.1×34 topics
  2. Machine Learning10▲ 1.53×30 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence8▲ 3.0×17 topics
  4. Sustainability7▲ 1.47×24 topics
  5. Epidemiology7▼ 0.82×47 topics
  6. Deep Learning6◆ 0.92×20 topics
  7. Public Health5▲ 1.65×18 topics
  8. Healthcare5▲ 2.1×12 topics
  9. Renewable Energy5▲ 1.57×11 topics
  10. Antioxidant4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  11. COVID-194▲ 1.52×12 topics
  12. Big Data4▲ 2.2×7 topics
  13. Legal Regulation4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  14. Sustainable Agriculture4▲ 6.4×7 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management4▲ 1.91×6 topics
  16. Biodiversity3▲ 2.2×12 topics
  17. Drought Tolerance3▲ 11×7 topics
  18. Primary Care3▲ 4.2×9 topics
  19. Crop Productivity3▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Genomics3▲ 5.2×6 topics
  21. Security3▲ 2.4×5 topics
  22. Agricultural Practices3▲ 35×4 topics
  23. Global Warming3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  24. Nutrient Uptake3▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Soil Fertility3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  26. Blockchain Technology3▲ 24×2 topics
  27. Cybersecurity2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  28. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Digital Economy2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  30. Facilities Management2▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Integrated Nutrient Management2▲ 42×1 topic
  32. Organic Manure2▲ 42×1 topic
  33. Plant Growth2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  34. Water Management2▲ 7.5×4 topics
  35. Genetic Mapping2▲ 11×3 topics
  36. Health Behavior2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  37. Constitutional Reform2▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Horticultural Crops2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Legal Modernization2▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Quantum Computation2▲ 16×1 topic

Which research topics does Office of the Chief Scientist publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Agricultural Science and Fertilization, Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Facilities and Workplace Management and Legal and Policy Issues.

Agricultural Science and…2Agricultural Science and Fertilization: 2 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…2Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional worksFacilities and Workplace Management: 2 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues2Legal and Policy Issues: 2 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI2Smart Agriculture and AI: 2 fractional worksPersonal Information Management and User Behavior: 2 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…1CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksSugarcane Cultivation and Processing: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional works
Soil ScienceArtificial IntelligenceSocial PsychologyLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural Science and Fertilization Soil Science 2 works
  2. 2 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Facilities and Workplace Management Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Legal and Policy Issues Law 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 2 works
  6. 6 Personal Information Management and User Behavior Information Systems and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 2 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Sugarcane Cultivation and Processing Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 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 available30.9%not open69.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.8%domestic only62.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of the Chief Scientist's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% higher than in 2013–2017.

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