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Public Citizen

In research, Public Citizen stands highest in Social Sciences (#10,354 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#16,113 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,234
of 28,054 · #16,701 all time
Rank in United States
#3,131
of 4,192
Research works
504
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.7k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Public Citizen 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 #10,354 of 16,945 19.1%202
Physical SciencesDomain #16,113 of 21,541 10.8%155

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Public Citizen 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: 0.85× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.56× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.33× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.80× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.81× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.94× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.85× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.46× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 23 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Public Citizen?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Human Rights, Citizen Science, Conservation Biology and Ecological Niche.

▲ 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 Change7▲ 2.6×30 topics
  2. Machine Learning5▲ 1.75×21 topics
  3. Biodiversity5▲ 6.6×12 topics
  4. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  5. Big Data4▲ 5.1×11 topics
  6. Human Rights4▲ 4.1×10 topics
  7. Sustainability3▲ 1.45×16 topics
  8. Education3▲ 1.85×9 topics
  9. Citizen Science3▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Conservation Biology3▲ 28×3 topics
  11. Public Health3▲ 1.90×15 topics
  12. Sustainable Development3▲ 1.73×11 topics
  13. Ecological Niche2▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Ethics2▲ 5.5×7 topics
  15. Species Distribution Modeling2▲ 46×1 topic
  16. International Law2▲ 8.2×6 topics
  17. Pedagogy2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  18. Global Governance2▲ 9.5×4 topics
  19. Primary Care2▲ 4.4×6 topics
  20. Security Council2▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Bioinformatics2▲ 14×2 topics
  22. Natural Language Processing2▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Community Health1▲ 9.4×3 topics
  24. Environmental Ethics1▲ 25×4 topics
  25. Assurance Cases1▲ 188×1 topic
  26. Capacity Building1▲ 23×2 topics
  27. IT Governance1▲ 79×2 topics
  28. Knowledge Sharing1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  29. Safety Assurance1▲ 188×1 topic
  30. Training1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  31. Accountability1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Discrimination1▲ 6.7×2 topics
  33. Peacebuilding1▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Transparency1▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Algorithmic Bias1▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Environmental Justice1▲ 8.8×3 topics
  37. Fairness1▲ 14×1 topic
  38. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Professional Identity1▲ 14×2 topics
  40. Responsibility to Protect1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Public Citizen publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI and Global Peace and Security Dynamics.

Species Distribution and…2Species Distribution and Climate Change: 2 fractional worksSafety Systems Engineering in Autonomy: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 1 fractional worksEducational Leadership and Innovation: 1 fractional worksEducation, Leadership, and Health Research: 1 fractional worksMulti-Agent Systems and …1Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation: 1 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 1 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional worksIndian History and Philo…1Indian History and Philosophy: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualitySafety ResearchPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 2 works
  2. 2 Safety Systems Engineering in Autonomy Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  3. 3 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  4. 4 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Educational Leadership and Innovation Education 1 works
  6. 6 Education, Leadership, and Health Research Education 1 works
  7. 7 Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 1 works
  9. 9 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  10. 10 Indian History and Philosophy Philosophy 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 available55.7%not open44.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.9%domestic only72.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Public Citizen's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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