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Simons Foundation

In research, Simons Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,048 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physics and Astronomy — Physics and Astronomy is 7.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,871
of 28,054 · #7,548 all time
Rank in United States
#793
of 4,192
Research works
471
▲ 108% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
36.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
61%
world 28%

What is Simons Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #4,048 of 12,888 37.3%100 #7482

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Simons 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).

What does Simons Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physics and Astronomy takes 7.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physics and AstronomyField · 28.2 works7.7×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.22× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.76× its world share, 10 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.59× its world share, 33 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 6.19× its world share, 12 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.72× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Simons Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Approximation Algorithms, Quantum Information, Genetics, Black Holes, Quantum Simulation, Dark Matter, Quantum Algorithms and Quantum Computation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning8▲ 1.57×27 topics
  2. Approximation Algorithms6▲ 49×5 topics
  3. Genetics5▲ 4.7×6 topics
  4. Quantum Information4▲ 24×3 topics
  5. Black Holes4▲ 27×3 topics
  6. Quantum Simulation4▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Dark Matter4▲ 21×4 topics
  8. Quantum Algorithms4▲ 46×1 topic
  9. Quantum Computation4▲ 46×1 topic
  10. Supernovae4▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Neurodevelopmental Disorders4▲ 18×3 topics
  12. Algorithmic Applications4▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Cosmology4▲ 34×3 topics
  14. Autism Spectrum Disorders4▲ 21×2 topics
  15. Executive Functioning4▲ 17×2 topics
  16. Brain Connectivity3▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Early Intervention3▲ 23×1 topic
  18. Emotion Recognition3▲ 11×2 topics
  19. Entanglement3▲ 14×4 topics
  20. Social Skills Interventions3▲ 32×1 topic
  21. Stem Cells3▲ 8.1×5 topics
  22. Dark Energy3▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 12×5 topics
  24. Star Formation3▲ 38×2 topics
  25. Cryptography3▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Cosmic Microwave Background3▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Cosmological Parameters3▲ 32×1 topic
  28. Combinatorial Optimization3▲ 126×1 topic
  29. Complexity Theory3▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Galaxies3▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Gene Regulation3▲ 18×4 topics
  32. Stellar Populations3▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Superconducting Circuits2▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Computation2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Homomorphic Encryption2▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Identity-Based Encryption2▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Mechanotransduction2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Metrology2▲ 23×1 topic
  39. Quantum2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Symplectic Geometry2▲ 38×2 topics

Which research topics does Simons Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture, Autism Spectrum Disorder Research, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories and Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs.

Quantum Computing Algori…4Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 4 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder…3Autism Spectrum Disorder Research: 3 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…3Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksComplexity and Algorithm…3Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs: 3 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 3 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 2 fractional worksCryptography and Data Se…2Cryptography and Data Security: 2 fractional worksStellar, planetary, and …2Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 2 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…2Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksAlgebraic Geometry and N…2Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceCognitive NeuroscienceAstronomy and AstrophysicsComputational Theory and Mathematics2 others

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

  1. 1 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  2. 2 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 3 works
  3. 3 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  4. 4 Complexity and Algorithms in Graphs Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Cryptography and Data Security Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  8. 8 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 2 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 available60.8%not open39.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.6%domestic only68.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Simons Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 108% 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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