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Quality Research

In research, Quality Research stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,668 of 6,403 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,748 of 10,670 worldwide) and Agricultural and Biological Sciences (#1,544 of 3,157 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,455
of 22,385 · #1,732 all time
Rank in United States
#740
of 3,332
Research works
2.2k
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
26.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Quality Research

What is Quality Research 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
Life SciencesDomain #1,668 of 6,403 10.8%117 #1062
Physical SciencesDomain #4,748 of 10,670 10.3%142 #1717
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,544 of 3,157 10.7%70 #598
Environmental ScienceField #1,635 of 3,334 12.0%62 #939

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Quality Research 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,062 #1,668
  2. Physical Sciences#1,717 #4,748
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences#598 #1,544
  4. Environmental Science#939 #1,635
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Quality Research work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Quality Research is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Agricultural and Biological Sciences (20%), Environmental Science (19%), Medicine (13%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 166 fractional works · 43.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 73 fractional works · 19.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPollution: 7 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 36 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.5% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 126 fractional works · 33.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 75 fractional works · 19.6% of its workPlant Science: 40 fractional works · 10.6% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 7 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSoil Science: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 37 fractional works · 9.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 22 fractional works · 5.7% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 64 fractional works · 16.9% of its workMedicine: 49 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth Professions: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 6.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKQuality Research381fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences33%Physical Sciences44%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences7%

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. Environmental Science7319.1%
    2. Engineering369.5%
    3. Materials Science123.1%
    4. Computer Science112.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences112.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering102.5%
    7. Chemistry92.4%
    8. Energy30.7%
    9. Physics and Astronomy20.5%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences7519.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology379.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics61.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology61.5%
    5. Neuroscience30.7%
    1. Medicine4912.9%
    2. Health Professions92.4%
    3. Nursing51.2%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences112.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance41.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting40.9%
    4. Decision Sciences30.8%
    5. Psychology20.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities10.3%
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: 4.13× its world share, 75 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 37 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.48× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 4.40× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.26× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.52× its world share, 9 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.63× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.84× its world share, 73 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 2.48× its world share, 5 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering7.26×10 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics4.40×6 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.13×75 works
  4. Environmental Science3.84×73 works
  5. Nursing2.48×5 works
  6. Veterinary1.84×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.81×37 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.78×11 works
  9. Chemistry1.52×9 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.48×6 works
  11. Health Professions0.92×9 works
  12. Materials Science0.89×12 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.87×3 works
  14. Energy0.74×3 works
  15. Medicine0.67×49 works
  16. Engineering0.63×36 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.48×4 works
  18. Neuroscience0.41×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.37×11 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.29×4 works
  21. Dentistry0.26×0 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.23×2 works
  23. Social Sciences0.23×11 works
  24. Psychology0.20×2 works
  25. Mathematics0.11×0 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Quality Research?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenneth A. Sudduth, Robbe C. Lyon and Harry Levine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Quality Research.

  1. 1 Kenneth A. Sudduth United States · #388,805 worldwide 13k citations · 301 works
  2. 2 Robbe C. Lyon United States · #444,552 worldwide 2.7k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Harry Levine United States · #459,162 worldwide 7k citations · 123 works
  4. 4 Louise Slade United States · #480,414 worldwide 7.1k citations · 96 works
  5. 5 Robert Herring United States · #742,679 worldwide 5.9k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Kristen Sloan Veum United States · #758,533 worldwide 2.7k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Curtis J. Ransom United States · #947,501 worldwide 732 citations · 43 works
  8. 8 Adam P. Schreiner‐McGraw United States · #1,216,920 worldwide 852 citations · 77 works
  9. 9 Marilyn S. Black United States · #1,350,890 worldwide 387 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Huiquan Wu United States · #1,417,864 worldwide 1.7k citations · 60 works
All ranked researchers at Quality Research

What are the most cited papers from Quality Research?

The most cited paper from Quality Research is "The American Customer Satisfaction Index: Nature, Purpose, and Findings" (Claes Fornell, Michael D. Johnson, Eugene W. Anderson et al., 1996), with 3,794 citations. Next come "Characterization of size, surface charge, and agglomeration state of nanoparticle dispersions for toxicological studies" (1,709) and "Record-setting algal bloom in Lake Erie caused by agricultural and meteorological trends consistent with expected future conditions" (1,479).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The American Customer Satisfaction Index: Nature, Purpose, and Findings Claes Fornell, Michael D. Johnson, Eugene W. Anderson et al. · Journal of Marketing Oct 1996 3,794
2 Characterization of size, surface charge, and agglomeration state of nanoparticle dispersions for toxicological studies Jingkun Jiang, Günter Oberdörster, Pratim Biswas · Journal of Nanoparticle Research 24 Jun 2008 1,709
3 Record-setting algal bloom in Lake Erie caused by agricultural and meteorological trends consistent with expected future conditions Anna M. Michalak et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Apr 2013 1,479
4 Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for Previously Treated HCV Genotype 1 Infection Nezam H. Afdhal et al. · New England Journal of Medicine 12 Apr 2014 1,312
5 Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir for 8 or 12 Weeks for Chronic HCV without Cirrhosis Kris V. Kowdley et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 11 Apr 2014 1,131
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quality Research?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Climate Change, Particulate Matter, Microbial Community, QTL Mapping, Mortality, Global Burden of Disease and Volatile Organic Compounds.

▲ 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 Change24▲ 2.3×47 topics
  2. Health Effects18▲ 7.8×19 topics
  3. Machine Learning18▲ 1.41×42 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress15▲ 2.4×35 topics
  5. Sustainability13▲ 1.40×36 topics
  6. Cardiovascular Disease12▲ 2.8×18 topics
  7. Particulate Matter12▲ 22×2 topics
  8. Microbial Community12▲ 37×4 topics
  9. Mortality12▲ 5.5×7 topics
  10. Environmental Impact11▲ 1.66×31 topics
  11. QTL Mapping10▲ 24×5 topics
  12. Remote Sensing10▲ 2.1×17 topics
  13. Global Burden of Disease10▲ 10×2 topics
  14. Air Quality10▲ 13×5 topics
  15. Volatile Organic Compounds10▲ 24×3 topics
  16. Genome Sequencing9▲ 15×9 topics
  17. Water Quality9▲ 6.0×10 topics
  18. Air Pollution9▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Genetics9▲ 3.3×12 topics
  20. Exposure Assessment9▲ 25×1 topic
  21. Fine Particulate Air Pollution9▲ 25×1 topic
  22. Genetic Improvement8▲ 25×4 topics
  23. Crop Improvement8▲ 45×2 topics
  24. Environmental Monitoring8▲ 5.6×10 topics
  25. Chemical Composition8▲ 22×4 topics
  26. Genetic Mapping8▲ 26×5 topics
  27. Atmospheric Aerosols7▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Black Carbon7▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Bioreactors7▲ 79×2 topics
  30. Odor Control7▲ 214×1 topic
  31. Sulfur Cycle7▲ 214×1 topic
  32. Breeding7▲ 23×4 topics
  33. Yield Potential7▲ 32×2 topics
  34. Drought Tolerance6▲ 12×8 topics
  35. Plant Breeding6▲ 18×4 topics
  36. Disease Resistance6▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Genomic Diversity6▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Polyploid Wheat5▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Wheat5▲ 65×1 topic
  40. Quantitative Trait Loci5▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Quality Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols, Odor and Emission Control Technologies and Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology.

Air Quality and Health Impacts: 9 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 7 fractional worksOdor and Emission Contro…7Odor and Emission Control Technologies: 7 fractional worksWheat and Barley Genetic…5Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology: 5 fractional worksGenetics and Plant Breeding: 4 fractional worksSoil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics: 3 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…3Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 3 fractional worksGenetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals: 3 fractional worksSoil and Water Nutrient Dynamics: 3 fractional worksCrop Yield and Soil Fertility: 3 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisAtmospheric ScienceProcess Chemistry and TechnologyPlant Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 7 works
  3. 3 Odor and Emission Control Technologies Process Chemistry and Technology 7 works
  4. 4 Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology Plant Science 5 works
  5. 5 Genetics and Plant Breeding Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics Soil Science 3 works
  7. 7 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Genetic Mapping and Diversity in Plants and Animals Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics Environmental Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Crop Yield and Soil Fertility Agronomy and Crop Science 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 available37.1%not open62.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.2%domestic only65.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quality Research's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Quality Research as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Quality Research0.0016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quality Research 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%Quality Research13.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.3% in 2001.

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