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OpenAI (United States)

In research, OpenAI (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,743 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Astronomy and Astrophysics and Physics and Astronomy — Astronomy and Astrophysics is 31.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,742
of 28,054 · #12,828 all time
Rank in United States
#1,594
of 4,192
Research works
303
▲ 474% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
123.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
92%
world 28%

What is OpenAI (United States) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,743 of 12,888 11.7%98 #8577

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where OpenAI (United States) 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).

What does OpenAI (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Astronomy and Astrophysics takes 31.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 22.7 works31×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 59.2 works19×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.78× its world share, 4 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 23 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.01× its world share, 6 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.20× its world share, 59 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 19.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at OpenAI (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert T. Morrow, OpenAI(ChatGPT) and William Bailey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is OpenAI (United States).

  1. 1 Robert T. Morrow United States · #786,909 worldwide 0 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 OpenAI(ChatGPT) United States · #895,970 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 William Bailey United States · #1,629,004 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at OpenAI (United States)

Which keywords describe research at OpenAI (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Quantum Gravity, Relativity, General Covariance, Unified Field Theories, Dark Energy, Electromagnetic Theory, Quantum Field Theory and Lorentz Violation.

▲ 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. Quantum Gravity30▲ 268×4 topics
  2. Relativity15▲ 384×2 topics
  3. General Covariance14▲ 892×1 topic
  4. Unified Field Theories14▲ 892×1 topic
  5. Dark Energy12▲ 130×2 topics
  6. Electromagnetic Theory11▲ 1912×1 topic
  7. Quantum Field Theory11▲ 626×1 topic
  8. Lorentz Violation9▲ 415×1 topic
  9. Noncommutative Field Theory9▲ 415×1 topic
  10. Machine Learning8▲ 1.85×22 topics
  11. Neural Networks8▲ 3.9×13 topics
  12. Deep Learning7▲ 1.50×24 topics
  13. General Relativity7▲ 74×2 topics
  14. Cantorian-Fractal7▲ 533×1 topic
  15. E-Infinity Theory7▲ 533×1 topic
  16. Dark Matter6▲ 38×3 topics
  17. Social Media6▲ 2.9×8 topics
  18. Ethics6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Cosmic Microwave Background5▲ 65×1 topic
  20. Cosmological Parameters5▲ 65×1 topic
  21. Geometric Algebra5▲ 288×1 topic
  22. Quaternionic Analysis5▲ 288×1 topic
  23. International Relations5▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Cooperation5▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Security5▲ 5.1×3 topics
  26. Analysis4▲ 31×2 topics
  27. Intelligence4▲ 74×1 topic
  28. Policy4▲ 13×1 topic
  29. Fake News4▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Misinformation4▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Consciousness4▲ 36×2 topics
  32. Language4▲ 10×4 topics
  33. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Academic Dishonesty3▲ 181×1 topic
  35. Fractal Analysis3▲ 95×2 topics
  36. Plagiarism3▲ 181×1 topic
  37. Research Integrity3▲ 87×2 topics
  38. Biofield3▲ 244×1 topic
  39. Biophoton3▲ 244×1 topic
  40. Cognition3▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does OpenAI (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics, Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories and Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications.

Relativity and Gravitati…14Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 14 fractional worksQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics: 11 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Mathematical Theories and Applications: 7 fractional worksAlgebraic and Geometric Analysis: 5 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…5Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 5 fractional worksIntelligence, Security, War Strategy: 4 fractional worksMisinformation and Its Impacts: 4 fractional worksAcademic integrity and plagiarism: 3 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 3 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsApplied Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  2. 2 Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 11 works
  3. 3 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 9 works
  4. 4 Advanced Mathematical Theories and Applications Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 7 works
  5. 5 Algebraic and Geometric Analysis Applied Mathematics 5 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 5 works
  7. 7 Intelligence, Security, War Strategy Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  8. 8 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  9. 9 Academic integrity and plagiarism Safety Research 3 works
  10. 10 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 3 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 available92.5%not open7.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has OpenAI (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 474% 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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