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Scientific Consulting Group

In research, Scientific Consulting Group stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,584 of 17,446 worldwide), Materials Science (#1,074 of 3,771 worldwide) and Materials Chemistry (#919 of 2,613 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,082
of 22,385 · #4,930 all time
Rank in United States
#2,152
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
80%
world 18%
Scientific Consulting Group

What is Scientific Consulting Group 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,584 of 17,446 0.7%1,196
Materials ScienceField #1,074 of 3,771 0.1%545
Materials ChemistrySubfield #919 of 2,613 0.1%345
Inorganic ChemistrySubfield #324 of 716 0.0%225
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #475 of 997 0.0%172
ChemistryField #1,438 of 2,902 0.1%248

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Scientific Consulting Group 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 Scientific Consulting Group work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Scientific Consulting Group is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (24%), Engineering (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 39.3% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 17.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 24 fractional works · 28.9% of its workMedicine: 20 fractional works · 24.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 17.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workToxicology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKScientificConsulting Group82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences14%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1417.0%
    2. Environmental Science78.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy33.5%
    4. Computer Science33.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.8%
    6. Energy11.5%
    7. Materials Science11.5%
    8. Chemistry11.2%
    1. Medicine2024.4%
    2. Health Professions23.0%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology89.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences33.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics22.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology11.7%
    5. Neuroscience10.8%
    1. Social Sciences78.1%
    2. Decision Sciences22.2%
    3. Psychology22.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.70× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.78× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.63× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.78× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 14 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.71× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.57× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.27× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 2.39× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.63×2 works
  2. Nursing2.39×1 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.33×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.78×8 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.78×2 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.71×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.71×7 works
  8. Energy1.65×1 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.57×3 works
  10. Medicine1.27×20 works
  11. Engineering1.14×14 works
  12. Health Professions1.13×2 works
  13. Veterinary0.95×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.77×1 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.70×3 works
  16. Psychology0.64×2 works
  17. Social Sciences0.64×7 works
  18. Neuroscience0.47×1 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×1 works
  20. Computer Science0.42×3 works
  21. Materials Science0.42×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Scientific Consulting Group?

Ranked on the quality score, Jason Farlow, Leslie A. Texas and Claire L. Kruger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scientific Consulting Group.

  1. 1 Jason Farlow United States · #1,420,016 worldwide 1.4k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Leslie A. Texas United States · #2,323,018 worldwide 2 citations · 50 works
  3. 3 Claire L. Kruger United States · #2,561,109 worldwide 588 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Susan Meyers Chandler United States · #3,919,066 worldwide 1.1k citations · 182 works
  5. 5 Hartmut Neckel United States · #4,139,592 worldwide 3 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 William J. Brock United States · #4,293,874 worldwide 975 citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Gordon W. Lukesh United States · #4,840,524 worldwide 89 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Scientific Consulting Group

What are the most cited papers from Scientific Consulting Group?

The most cited paper from Scientific Consulting Group is "A review of the interaction among dietary antioxidants and reactive oxygen species" (Harold E. Seifried, Darrell E. Anderson, Evan I. Fisher et al., 2007), with 896 citations. Next come "The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2: first 18 months of science data products" (319) and "Enhanced Nanoparticle Size Control by Extending LaMer’s Mechanism" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of the interaction among dietary antioxidants and reactive oxygen species Harold E. Seifried, Darrell E. Anderson, Evan I. Fisher et al. · The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 24 Mar 2007 896
2 The Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2: first 18 months of science data products A. Eldering et al. · Atmospheric measurement techniques Open access 15 Feb 2017 319
3 Enhanced Nanoparticle Size Control by Extending LaMer’s Mechanism Erika C. Vreeland, John D. Watt, Gretchen B. Schober et al. · Chemistry of Materials Open access 17 Aug 2015 277
4 An update on ozone profile trends for the period 2000 to 2016 Wolfgang Steinbrecht et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 11 Sep 2017 211
5 How Implicit Bias Contributes to Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality in the United States Bani Saluja, Zenobia Bryant · Journal of Women s Health Open access 25 Nov 2020 201
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Scientific Consulting Group?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Inflammation, Sustainability Assessment, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Method Validation, Climate Change and Food Safety.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.66×33 topics
  2. Oxidative Stress5▲ 3.7×20 topics
  3. Inflammation4▲ 2.4×20 topics
  4. Climate Change4▲ 1.76×22 topics
  5. Cancer3▲ 2.4×7 topics
  6. Public Health2▲ 1.90×13 topics
  7. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  8. Sustainability Assessment2▲ 17×2 topics
  9. Health Effects2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  10. Food Safety2▲ 7.8×6 topics
  11. Method Validation2▲ 40×2 topics
  12. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.3×10 topics
  13. Biomarkers2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  14. Cancer Risk2▲ 9.3×2 topics
  15. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  16. Metabolism2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  17. Global Warming2▲ 4.7×7 topics
  18. Drug Delivery2▲ 3.4×2 topics
  19. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Exosomes1▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Extracellular Vesicles1▲ 27×1 topic
  22. Genetic Polymorphisms1▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 5.9×2 topics
  24. Molecular Dynamics1▲ 8.9×4 topics
  25. Alcohol1▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Cardiovascular Health1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  27. Forensic Toxicology1▲ 54×2 topics
  28. Liver Disease1▲ 16×1 topic
  29. Mortality Risk1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  30. Risk Perception1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  31. Assembly Planning1▲ 18×1 topic
  32. Carbon Footprint1▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Design for Manufacture1▲ 18×1 topic
  34. Designer Drugs1▲ 66×1 topic
  35. Drug Analysis1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Energy Transition1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Genuine Progress Indicator1▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Sustainability Indicators1▲ 19×1 topic
  39. Vibration Control1▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Water Footprint1▲ 21×1 topic

Which research topics does Scientific Consulting Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Extracellular vesicles in disease, Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects, Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

Extracellular vesicles i…1Extracellular vesicles in disease: 1 fractional worksAlcohol Consumption and …1Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects: 1 fractional worksSustainable Development and Environmental Policy: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…1Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksForensic Toxicology and …1Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksPesticide Residue Analysis and Safety: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…1Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksContact Dermatitis and Allergies: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPathology and Forensic MedicineManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Forensic Toxicology and Drug Analysis Toxicology 1 works
  6. 6 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Pesticide Residue Analysis and Safety Food Science 1 works
  8. 8 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Contact Dermatitis and Allergies Dermatology 1 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available10.2%not open89.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors80.0%domestic only20.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Scientific Consulting Group's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% 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 Scientific Consulting Group as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.020%0.040%0.060%Scientific Consulting Group0.00051% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Scientific Consulting Group over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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