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Parsons (United States)

In research, Parsons (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,137 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#7,834
of 22,385 · #2,557 all time
Rank in United States
#1,053
of 3,332
Research works
2k
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
53k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%

What is Parsons (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,137 of 10,670 7.3%70 #1714

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Parsons (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Parsons (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Parsons (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (19%), Social Sciences (17%), Medicine (14%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 78 fractional works · 39.8% of its workEngineering: 38 fractional works · 19.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 19 fractional works · 9.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 62 fractional works · 31.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 17.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 13 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrban Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDemography: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 10 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 18.6% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 19 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKParsons (UnitedStates)197fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences32%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3819.4%
    2. Environmental Science199.5%
    3. Computer Science126.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy42.0%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.2%
    6. Materials Science21.0%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences3417.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities105.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting73.6%
    4. Psychology62.8%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance31.6%
    6. Decision Sciences20.9%
    1. Medicine2814.2%
    2. Health Professions73.6%
    3. Nursing10.3%
    4. Veterinary10.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences94.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.7%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Neuroscience20.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.01× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 19 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.74× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.18× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 10 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.13× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.92× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 34 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.18×1 works
  2. Environmental Science1.91×19 works
  3. Arts and Humanities1.83×10 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.44×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.38×7 works
  6. Social Sciences1.38×34 works
  7. Engineering1.29×38 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.13×7 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.01×9 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.97×2 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×2 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.92×4 works
  13. Psychology0.92×6 works
  14. Computer Science0.80×12 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.75×3 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.74×2 works
  17. Medicine0.74×28 works
  18. Nursing0.62×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.54×2 works
  20. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×5 works
  21. Dentistry0.44×0 works
  22. Materials Science0.27×2 works
  23. Energy0.23×0 works
  24. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.10×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Kurt S. Rothenberger, Susan L. Jack and Eric Lamarre lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parsons (United States).

  1. 1 Kurt S. Rothenberger United States · #1,492,698 worldwide 1.2k citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Susan L. Jack United States · #1,879,034 worldwide 1.2k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Eric Lamarre United States · #2,022,962 worldwide 644 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Jennifer M. Menzel United States · #2,079,156 worldwide 1.3k citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Todd H. Wiedemeier United States · #2,107,384 worldwide 1.5k citations · 43 works
  6. 6 Pamela J. Edwards United States · #2,184,705 worldwide 5k citations · 129 works
  7. 7 J. Russell Teagarden United States · #2,326,045 worldwide 1.7k citations · 78 works
  8. 8 B. Berger United States · #2,391,233 worldwide 659 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Richard Mark Kagan United States · #2,474,167 worldwide 1.9k citations · 44 works
  10. 10 Marlund E. Hale United States · #2,928,400 worldwide 29 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Parsons (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Parsons (United States)?

The most cited paper from Parsons (United States) is "Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents" (Alexandra Cook, Joseph Spinazzola, Julián D. Ford et al., 2005), with 1,607 citations. Next come "Testing the iron hypothesis in ecosystems of the equatorial Pacific Ocean" (1,406) and "Arsenic Mobility and Groundwater Extraction in Bangladesh" (1,248).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Complex Trauma in Children and Adolescents Alexandra Cook, Joseph Spinazzola, Julián D. Ford et al. · Psychiatric Annals May 2005 1,607
2 Testing the iron hypothesis in ecosystems of the equatorial Pacific Ocean John H. Martin et al. · Nature Sep 1994 1,406
3 Arsenic Mobility and Groundwater Extraction in Bangladesh Charles Franklin Harvey, Christopher H. Swartz, A. B. M. Badruzzaman et al. · Science 21 Nov 2002 1,248
4 The biogeochemical cycling of elemental mercury: Anthropogenic influences Robert P. Mason, William F. Fitzgerald, François M. M. Morel · Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Aug 1994 1,084
5 Quantification of the Dilute Sedimentary Soot Phase: Implications for PAH Speciation and Bioavailability Örjan Gustafsson, Farnaz Haghseta, Charmaine Jiahui Chan et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 30 Dec 1996 933
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Parsons (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Sustainability, Global Warming, Supply Chain Management, Rhetoric, Sustainable Development, MIMO Radar and Gender Studies.

▲ 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-now 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 Change14▲ 2.5×40 topics
  2. Sustainability9▲ 1.87×26 topics
  3. Sustainable Development5▲ 1.69×15 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management5▲ 2.9×6 topics
  5. Global Warming4▲ 5.4×8 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 1.46×20 topics
  7. Big Data4▲ 2.1×6 topics
  8. Remote Sensing4▲ 1.63×12 topics
  9. Social Media4▲ 1.41×10 topics
  10. Innovation3▲ 1.64×11 topics
  11. Colonialism3▲ 3.1×8 topics
  12. Cultural Studies3▲ 4.0×9 topics
  13. Rhetoric3▲ 13×4 topics
  14. Agriculture2▲ 3.1×5 topics
  15. Gender Studies2▲ 7.6×2 topics
  16. MIMO Radar2▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Soil Properties2▲ 6.8×5 topics
  18. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 4.3×2 topics
  19. Digital Twin2▲ 7.8×1 topic
  20. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 4.5×4 topics
  21. Smart Manufacturing2▲ 12×1 topic
  22. Data Integration2▲ 6.0×2 topics
  23. Vulnerability2▲ 4.3×3 topics
  24. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  25. Extreme Events2▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  27. Archaeology2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  28. Climate Modeling2▲ 12×1 topic
  29. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 12×1 topic
  30. Professional Practices2▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Public Action2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Signal Processing2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  33. Society2▲ 4.9×6 topics
  34. Cognitive Radar2▲ 35×1 topic
  35. Liquefaction2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Roman Economy2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Tunnel2▲ 10×2 topics
  38. Waveform Design2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Pompeii2▲ 41×1 topic
  40. Urban Workshops2▲ 41×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Transformation in Industry, Climate variability and models, Education, sociology, and vocational training and Radar Systems and Signal Processing.

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  4. 4 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  6. 6 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  7. 7 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  8. 8 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 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 available27.7%not open72.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.8%domestic only80.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Parsons (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00080% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Parsons (United States)0.00071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Parsons (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Parsons (United States)7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.6% in 1991.

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