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Rockefeller Foundation

In research, Rockefeller Foundation stands highest in Life Sciences (#806 of 14,347 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,446 of 20,462 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#640 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#1,493
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#454
of 8,685
Research works
1.3k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
97k
71.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
35.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
37%
world 28%

What is Rockefeller Foundation 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
Life SciencesDomain #806 of 14,347 46.5%531
Health SciencesDomain #1,446 of 20,462 46.8%393
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #640 of 7,814 57.1%231
MedicineField #2,010 of 17,978 50.0%321
Physical SciencesDomain #2,959 of 21,541 44.4%181
Molecular BiologySubfield #775 of 4,961 57.8%142
Agricultural and Biological SciencesField #1,708 of 6,031 34.5%208
Social SciencesDomain #4,949 of 16,945 34.5%243
Social SciencesField #4,120 of 10,206 34.9%138

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rockefeller Foundation 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: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.95× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 10.75× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.14× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.45× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Rockefeller Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Max Bergmann, Gordon Conway and D. W. Woolley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rockefeller Foundation.

  1. 1 Max Bergmann United States · #65,656 worldwide 455 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Gordon Conway United States · #87,836 worldwide 323 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 D. W. Woolley United States · #98,117 worldwide 286 citations · 57 works
  4. 4 M. L. Anson United States · #109,315 worldwide 891 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Leonidas Zervas United States · #131,002 worldwide 200 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Robert C. Elderfield United States · #134,017 worldwide 152 citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Warren Weaver United States · #159,449 worldwide 82 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 Otto Marburg United States · #190,147 worldwide 74 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Simon Flexner United States · #345,923 worldwide 132 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Alfonso Gumucio Dagrón United States · #357,564 worldwide 42 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Rockefeller Foundation

Which keywords describe research at Rockefeller Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Health, Climate Change, Vulnerability, Social Capital, Epidemiology, Resilience, Climate Change Adaptation and Infectious Diseases.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change3▲ 3.9×13 topics
  2. Public Health3▲ 7.4×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology3▲ 2.5×22 topics
  4. Social Capital2▲ 13×4 topics
  5. Vulnerability2▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Resilience2▲ 12×3 topics
  7. COVID-191▲ 3.8×7 topics
  8. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 31×2 topics
  9. Infectious Diseases1▲ 16×4 topics
  10. Sustainability1▲ 2.1×10 topics
  11. Community1▲ 41×1 topic
  12. Disaster1▲ 98×1 topic
  13. Investment1▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  15. Globalization1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  16. Nursing Education1▲ 29×2 topics
  17. Health Policy1▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Nursing Advocacy1▲ 428×1 topic
  19. Pandemic1▲ 3.7×6 topics
  20. SARS-CoV-21▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Vaccine1▲ 9.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Rockefeller Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Disaster Management and Resilience, Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership, Community Development and Social Impact and Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact.

Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksNursing Education, Practice, and Leadership: 1 fractional worksCommunity Development an…1Community Development and Social Impact: 1 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainabili…1Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 1 fractional worksZoonotic diseases and public health: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 1 fractional worksNutritional Studies and …0Nutritional Studies and Diet: 0 fractional worksPublic Policy and Administration Research: 0 fractional worksCOVID-19 epidemiological studies: 0 fractional worksConsumer Attitudes and Food Labeling: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceIssues, ethics and legal aspectsFinanceEcology4 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Nursing Education, Practice, and Leadership Issues, ethics and legal aspects 1 works
  3. 3 Community Development and Social Impact Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 Zoonotic diseases and public health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Nutritional Studies and Diet Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Public Policy and Administration Research Public Administration 0 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 epidemiological studies Modeling and Simulation 0 works
  10. 10 Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available37.0%not open63.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Rockefeller Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower 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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