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Proofpoint (United States)

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Research works
20
▲ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
133
6.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
41%
world 18%
Proofpoint (United States)

Not ranked overall: Proofpoint (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 52% of research at Proofpoint (United States) is in Social Sciences, 22% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (21%), Medicine (16%), Computer Science (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 52.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 10.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 10.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 21.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 14.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKProofpoint(United States)20fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences52%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences420.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities210.8%
    3. Psychology210.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting27.5%
    5. Decision Sciences02.5%
    1. Computer Science314.3%
    2. Environmental Science12.9%
    3. Engineering12.9%
    4. Mathematics01.6%
    1. Medicine315.6%
    2. Health Professions12.9%
    3. Dentistry00.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.8%
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.

Neuroscience: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 4.41× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.66× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 8.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 6.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences8.87×0 works
  2. Psychology6.09×1 works
  3. Computer Science4.41×2 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.66×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.76×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.99×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.79×1 works
  8. Engineering0.57×0 works
  9. Medicine0.30×0 works

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

The most cited paper from Proofpoint (United States) is "Neuronal activity modifies the DNA methylation landscape in the adult brain" (Junjie U. Guo, K. Dengke, Huan Mo et al., 2011), with 676 citations. Next come "Deep swarm: Nested particle swarm optimization" (8) and "Using the Cloud to Accelerate Transformation and Influence Change" (4).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Neuronal activity modifies the DNA methylation landscape in the adult brain Junjie U. Guo, K. Dengke, Huan Mo et al. · Nature Neuroscience Open access 28 Aug 2011 676
2 Deep swarm: Nested particle swarm optimization Russell C. Eberhart, Doyle J. Groves, Joshua K. Woodward Conference paper Nov 2017 8
3 Using the Cloud to Accelerate Transformation and Influence Change Jim Hill · Performance Improvement Journal May 2013 4
4 Virtual Reality (VR) as Medical Prevention of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Anastasia Miron · IGI Global eBooks Book chapter 2022 2
5 Quantum Natural Language Processing: A Comprehensive Survey of Models, Architectures, and Evaluation Methods Arpita Vats, Ashish Kattamuri, Rahul Raja et al. PreprintOpen access 5 Nov 2025 1
All 17 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Proofpoint (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Resilience, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Mental Health, Environmental Participation, Territorial Governance, Sustainable Development and Pragmatics.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Mental Health1▲ 6.0×4 topics
  2. Public Policy1▲ 14×2 topics
  3. Resilience1▲ 17×4 topics
  4. Sustainable Development1▲ 5.5×2 topics
  5. Community Engagement1▲ 20×2 topics
  6. Epidemiology1▲ 1.45×3 topics
  7. Environmental Participation1▲ 61×1 topic
  8. Territorial Governance1▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Online Learning1▲ 11×4 topics
  10. Pragmatics1▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Public Health1▲ 3.7×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Innovation and Knowledge Management, Business and Management Studies, Technology Assessment and Management and Pediatric Pain Management Techniques.

Innovation and Knowledge…0Innovation and Knowledge Management: 0 fractional worksBusiness and Management …0Business and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksTechnology Assessment an…0Technology Assessment and Management: 0 fractional worksPediatric Pain Managemen…0Pediatric Pain Management Techniques: 0 fractional worksChild Abuse and Trauma: 0 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 0 fractional worksOptimization and Search …0Optimization and Search Problems: 0 fractional worksOnline Learning and Analytics: 0 fractional worksPosttraumatic Stress Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksEducational Technology a…0Educational Technology and Assessment: 0 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementInformation Systems and ManagementSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health4 others

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

  1. 1 Innovation and Knowledge Management Strategy and Management 0 works
  2. 2 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 0 works
  3. 3 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  4. 4 Pediatric Pain Management Techniques Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 0 works
  5. 5 Child Abuse and Trauma Clinical Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  7. 7 Optimization and Search Problems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  8. 8 Online Learning and Analytics Computer Science Applications 0 works
  9. 9 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Educational Technology and Assessment Information Systems 0 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 available59.9%not open40.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.9%domestic only59.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Proofpoint (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2023.

still counting0.000050%0.00010%Proofpoint (United States)0.000051% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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