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ProQuest (United States)

In research, ProQuest (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#3,741 of 14,833 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#9,347 of 17,446 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#11,149 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Religious studies, Social Psychology and Clinical Psychology (Religious studies is 44.8× its share of world research).

proquest.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#15,458
of 22,385 · #5,916 all time
Rank in United States
#2,215
of 3,332
Research works
779
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
ProQuest (United States)

What is ProQuest (United States) 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
Social SciencesDomain #3,741 of 14,833 8.4%264
Physical SciencesDomain #9,347 of 17,446 7.0%226
Health SciencesDomain #11,149 of 16,688 9.3%184
MedicineField #10,401 of 14,558 9.0%139

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ProQuest (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 ProQuest (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 48% of research at ProQuest (United States) is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Psychology (18%), Medicine (15%), Arts and Humanities (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 152 fractional works · 47.9% of its workPsychology: 58 fractional works · 18.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 26 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 22 fractional works · 6.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workApplied Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 46 fractional works · 14.6% of its workReligious studies: 24 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPhilosophy: 12 fractional works · 3.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 12.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDemography: 6 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety Research: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 66 fractional works · 20.8% of its workMedicine: 48 fractional works · 15.0% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPeriodontics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 61 fractional works · 19.1% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 5.7% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 5.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 10 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 39 fractional works · 12.2% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 6.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 17 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAging: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKProQuest (UnitedStates)317fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences48%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology5818.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities4614.6%
    3. Social Sciences3812.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.3%
    6. Decision Sciences20.5%
    1. Medicine4815.0%
    2. Health Professions92.8%
    3. Nursing51.6%
    4. Dentistry41.4%
    1. Computer Science185.7%
    2. Engineering185.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy103.2%
    4. Environmental Science82.7%
    5. Mathematics30.9%
    6. Materials Science20.6%
    7. Energy10.2%
    8. Chemistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience226.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences93.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology82.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does ProQuest (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Religious studies takes 44.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Religious studiesSubfield · 23.7 works45×
  2. Social PsychologySubfield · 21.8 works7.8×
  3. Clinical PsychologySubfield · 25.9 works7.8×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.19× its world share, 22 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.38× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.80× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.79× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 3.22× its world share, 5 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 5.06× its world share, 46 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.63× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.95× its world share, 58 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 38 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology5.95×58 works
  2. Arts and Humanities5.06×46 works
  3. Neuroscience4.19×22 works
  4. Nursing3.22×5 works
  5. Dentistry2.79×4 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.44×10 works
  7. Health Professions1.05×9 works
  8. Social Sciences0.95×38 works
  9. Mathematics0.80×3 works
  10. Medicine0.78×48 works
  11. Computer Science0.74×18 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×9 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.63×4 works
  14. Environmental Science0.54×8 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.51×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×8 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×4 works
  18. Engineering0.38×18 works
  19. Energy0.26×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.18×2 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Ethan Goffman, Theodore C. Spaulding and Yusaku Tottori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ProQuest (United States).

  1. 1 Ethan Goffman United States · #3,247,453 worldwide 391 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Theodore C. Spaulding United States · #3,477,277 worldwide 1.4k citations · 55 works
  3. 3 Yusaku Tottori United States · #3,717,290 worldwide 284 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 H. Kenneth Spencer United States · #4,019,859 worldwide 534 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Jan A. Roberts United States · #4,107,971 worldwide 45 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 John W. Frece United States · #4,608,497 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Dean LeBaron United States · #4,814,607 worldwide 81 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 Raymond Turin United States · #5,373,102 worldwide 213 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Cindoc Csic United States · #5,441,375 worldwide 9 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Laura Bruck United States · #5,769,782 worldwide 7 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at ProQuest (United States)

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

The most cited paper from ProQuest (United States) is "Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution" (Eric Betzig, George H. Patterson, Rachid Sougrat et al., 2006), with 9,061 citations. Next come "Bacterial glycosidases for the production of universal red blood cells" (304) and "Glycosylation Restores Survival of Chilled Blood Platelets" (276).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution Eric Betzig, George H. Patterson, Rachid Sougrat et al. · Science 10 Aug 2006 9,061
2 Bacterial glycosidases for the production of universal red blood cells Qiyong Liu, Gerlind Sulzenbacher, Huaiping Yuan et al. · Nature Biotechnology Apr 2007 304
3 Glycosylation Restores Survival of Chilled Blood Platelets Karin M. Hoffmeister, Emma C. Josefsson, Natasha A. Isaac et al. · Science 12 Sep 2003 276
4 University revenues from technology transfer Michael Bray, James N. Lee · Journal of Business Venturing Sep 2000 227
5 Ideal and Maximum Length for a Web Survey Mélanie Revilla, Carlos Ochoa · International Journal of Market Research Open access Sep 2017 201
All 62 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at ProQuest (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuroscience, Philosophy, Well-being, History, Religion, Culture, Emotion Regulation and Modernization.

▲ 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. Neuroscience33▲ 34×8 topics
  2. Philosophy32▲ 23×4 topics
  3. Well-being27▲ 22×5 topics
  4. History26▲ 12×8 topics
  5. Religion26▲ 18×7 topics
  6. Culture25▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Emotion Regulation25▲ 24×6 topics
  8. Modernization24▲ 41×2 topics
  9. Buddhism24▲ 407×1 topic
  10. South Asia24▲ 407×1 topic
  11. Cognitive Therapy20▲ 55×3 topics
  12. Mindfulness18▲ 158×1 topic
  13. Self-Compassion18▲ 158×1 topic
  14. Mental Health12▲ 2.6×17 topics
  15. Human Rights12▲ 3.5×11 topics
  16. Big Data10▲ 3.3×7 topics
  17. Social Justice10▲ 5.3×7 topics
  18. Psychology10▲ 24×4 topics
  19. Consciousness9▲ 40×2 topics
  20. Depression9▲ 3.4×12 topics
  21. Environmental Ethics9▲ 45×3 topics
  22. Peacebuilding9▲ 40×2 topics
  23. Spirituality8▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Gandhi8▲ 142×1 topic
  25. Near-Death Experiences8▲ 273×1 topic
  26. Nonviolence8▲ 142×1 topic
  27. Paranormal Beliefs8▲ 273×1 topic
  28. Health Benefits7▲ 7.0×4 topics
  29. Anxiety6▲ 4.2×8 topics
  30. Ethics6▲ 3.9×8 topics
  31. Brain Imaging6▲ 24×3 topics
  32. Digital Natives6▲ 22×2 topics
  33. Empathy5▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Addiction5▲ 22×1 topic
  35. Neurobiology5▲ 6.4×4 topics
  36. Online Communication5▲ 11×1 topic
  37. Organizational Performance5▲ 6.0×3 topics
  38. Social Cognition5▲ 8.4×4 topics
  39. Ethical Issues5▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Osteoarthritis5▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Indian and Buddhist Studies, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Indian History and Philosophy and Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs.

Indian and Buddhist Stud…24Indian and Buddhist Studies: 24 fractional worksMindfulness and Compassi…18Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions: 18 fractional worksIndian History and Philosophy: 8 fractional worksParanormal Experiences and Beliefs: 8 fractional worksImpact of Technology on …5Impact of Technology on Adolescents: 5 fractional worksWorkplace Spirituality and Leadership: 4 fractional worksBiofield Effects and Biophysics: 4 fractional worksNeuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations: 4 fractional worksTraditional Chinese Medicine Studies: 3 fractional worksHistorical Astronomy and Related Studies: 3 fractional works
Religious studiesClinical PsychologyPhilosophySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Indian and Buddhist Studies Religious studies 24 works
  2. 2 Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions Clinical Psychology 18 works
  3. 3 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 8 works
  4. 4 Paranormal Experiences and Beliefs Social Psychology 8 works
  5. 5 Impact of Technology on Adolescents Sociology and Political Science 5 works
  6. 6 Workplace Spirituality and Leadership Demography 4 works
  7. 7 Biofield Effects and Biophysics Physiology 4 works
  8. 8 Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations Cognitive Neuroscience 4 works
  9. 9 Traditional Chinese Medicine Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Historical Astronomy and Related Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available56.6%not open43.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher 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 ProQuest (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00036% in 2024.

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