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U.S. Green Building Council

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Research works
75
▲ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
745
9.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: U.S. Green Building Council is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 8.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.90× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.64× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Green Building Council?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainable Construction, Social Sustainability, Environmental Assessment Tools, Green Building, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Artificial Neural Networks and Sustainability Assessment.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Sustainable Construction12▲ 320×2 topics
  2. Social Sustainability12▲ 245×2 topics
  3. Environmental Assessment Tools12▲ 839×1 topic
  4. Green Building12▲ 839×1 topic
  5. Sustainability9▲ 7.0×23 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency6▲ 10×9 topics
  7. Climate Change5▲ 2.5×19 topics
  8. Environmental Impact5▲ 4.8×10 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 14×3 topics
  10. Sustainability Assessment4▲ 56×4 topics
  11. Thermal Comfort4▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Renewable Energy4▲ 4.9×14 topics
  13. Model Predictive Control4▲ 20×2 topics
  14. Public Health4▲ 3.5×6 topics
  15. Clinical Trials3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  16. Life Cycle Assessment3▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Building Energy Consumption3▲ 81×1 topic
  18. Energy Simulation3▲ 65×1 topic
  19. Environmental Management3▲ 17×4 topics
  20. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 18×2 topics
  21. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.2×8 topics
  22. Global Governance3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Carbon Footprint2▲ 71×1 topic
  24. Water Footprint2▲ 90×1 topic
  25. Cultural Heritage2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  26. Health Effects2▲ 4.8×5 topics
  27. Primary Care2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Energy Consumption2▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Regulatory Challenges2▲ 35×1 topic
  30. Stem Cell Regulation2▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 23×3 topics
  32. Facilities Management2▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  34. Environmental Sustainability2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Higher Education2▲ 6.5×1 topic
  36. Sustainability Education2▲ 174×1 topic
  37. Information Systems2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Mobile Devices2▲ 45×1 topic
  39. Smartphones2▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Urban Development2▲ 6.6×3 topics

Which research topics does U.S. Green Building Council publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Sustainable Building Design and Assessment, Environmental Impact and Sustainability, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization and Global Energy Security and Policy.

Sustainable Building Des…2Sustainable Building Design and Assessment: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksBuilding Energy and Comfort Optimization: 1 fractional worksGlobal Energy Security and Policy: 0 fractional worksForest Management and Po…0Forest Management and Policy: 0 fractional worksUrban Planning and Valuation: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksConstruction Management …0Construction Management and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksGreen IT and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 0 fractional works
Building and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringGeneral EnergyGlobal and Planetary Change4 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 2 works
  2. 2 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Building Energy and Comfort Optimization Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Global Energy Security and Policy General Energy 0 works
  5. 5 Forest Management and Policy Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  6. 6 Urban Planning and Valuation Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  7. 7 Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability Urban Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Construction Management and Sustainability Building and Construction 0 works
  9. 9 Green IT and Sustainability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.2%domestic only73.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Green Building Council's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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