Science Explorer Interactive view Map
Company · Chantilly · United States

Parsons (United States)

In research, Parsons (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,761 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

parsons.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022–2025
#17,591
of 28,054 · #5,627 all time
Rank in United States
#2,521
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
53k
25.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Parsons (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 #10,761 of 12,888 14.3%70 #3973

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 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: 1.06× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.01× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.81× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.25× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.91× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.48× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.75× its world share, 25 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.81× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.94× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Pamela J. Edwards, Ole Secher Madsen and A. Martin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Parsons (United States).

  1. 1 Pamela J. Edwards United States · #127,661 worldwide 300 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Ole Secher Madsen United States · #271,547 worldwide 173 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 A. Martin United States · #716,337 worldwide 73 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Lawrence Phillips United States · #1,068,261 worldwide 15 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Ralph Copeland United States · #1,242,667 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Ayman Shama United States · #1,465,582 worldwide 24 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Alson E. Hatheway United States · #1,476,611 worldwide 8 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Cliff Henke United States · #1,542,662 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Parsons (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Parsons (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Sustainability, Supply Chain Management, Rhetoric, Cultural Studies, Extreme Events 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 2022–2025 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▲ 2.9×38 topics
  2. Sustainability8▲ 1.86×23 topics
  3. Global Warming4▲ 6.3×8 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management4▲ 2.7×6 topics
  5. Sustainable Development4▲ 1.45×13 topics
  6. Public Health4▲ 1.48×19 topics
  7. Social Media4▲ 1.42×9 topics
  8. Big Data3▲ 2.0×6 topics
  9. Cultural Studies3▲ 4.4×9 topics
  10. Identity3▲ 2.1×9 topics
  11. Colonialism3▲ 3.1×7 topics
  12. Rhetoric2▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Agriculture2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  14. Data Integration2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  15. Gender Studies2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  16. Vulnerability2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  18. Extreme Events2▲ 13×2 topics
  19. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  20. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 4.0×2 topics
  21. Hydrological Cycle2▲ 11×2 topics
  22. Pandemic Response2▲ 4.4×2 topics
  23. Archaeology2▲ 7.8×3 topics
  24. Climate Modeling2▲ 15×1 topic
  25. Hydrological Modeling2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  26. Precipitation Extremes2▲ 15×1 topic
  27. Sociolinguistics2▲ 5.4×4 topics
  28. Soil Properties2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  29. MIMO Radar2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Roman Economy2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Pompeii2▲ 41×1 topic
  32. Urban Workshops2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Professional Practices2▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Public Action2▲ 21×1 topic
  35. Smart Manufacturing2▲ 9.4×1 topic
  36. Argumentation1▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Drought1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  38. Ethos1▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Liquefaction1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  40. Tunnel1▲ 8.7×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Historical and Literary Studies, Digital Transformation in Industry and Education, sociology, and vocational training.

Climate variability and …2Climate variability and models: 2 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …2Historical and Literary Studies: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksEducation, sociology, an…2Education, sociology, and vocational training: 2 fractional worksLinguistics and Discours…1Linguistics and Discourse Analysis: 1 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 1 fractional worksCommunity-based Tourism Development and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal…1Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAnthropologyIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  2. 2 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 2 works
  3. 3 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and Discourse Analysis Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  10. 10 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Other research institutions in Chantilly

All research institutions in Chantilly

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.