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U.S. National Science Foundation

In research, U.S. National Science Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#471 of 10,670 worldwide), Health Sciences (#834 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#816 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Instrumentation, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management (Instrumentation is 25.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#565
of 22,385 · #322 all time
Rank in United States
#142
of 3,332
Research works
19k
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
652k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
U.S. National Science Foundation

What is U.S. National Science Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #471 of 10,670 11.0%740 #277
Health SciencesDomain #834 of 9,902 9.2%369 #629
Social SciencesDomain #816 of 9,585 7.5%524 #353
MedicineField #812 of 8,541 9.9%281 #606
Computer ScienceField #573 of 4,417 8.5%143 #379
Social SciencesField #800 of 5,988 7.8%233 #339
Life SciencesDomain #864 of 6,403 8.0%181 #538
EngineeringField #1,092 of 5,901 9.2%175 #417
Physics and AstronomyField #311 of 1,417 15.1%166 #328
Environmental ScienceField #824 of 3,334 8.4%74 #573

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where U.S. National Science 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 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. Physical Sciences#277 #471
  2. Health Sciences#629 #834
  3. Social Sciences#353 #816
  4. Medicine#606 #812
  5. Computer Science#379 #573
  6. Social Sciences#339 #800
  7. Life Sciences#538 #864
  8. Engineering#417 #1,092
  9. Physics and Astronomy#328 #311
  10. Environmental Science#573 #824
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 U.S. National Science Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at U.S. National Science Foundation is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (13%), Engineering (10%).

Physical Sciences: 947 fractional works · 42.1% of its workEngineering: 232 fractional works · 10.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 37 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 29 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 191 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 121 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInstrumentation: 28 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 22 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 186 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 59 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 45 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 100 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 21 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 63 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 53 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 49 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeometry and Topology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 17 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 655 fractional works · 29.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 294 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 85 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEducation: 68 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 110 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 45 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 12 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 109 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 39 fractional works · 1.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 31 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Psychology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 54 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 51 fractional works · 2.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 25 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 17 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 38 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 30 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 6 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 432 fractional works · 19.2% of its workMedicine: 327 fractional works · 14.5% of its workSurgery: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 27 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 20 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 13 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 34 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 81 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 43 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Information Management: 10 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 16 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 216 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 105 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 62 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGenetics: 19 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 8 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 36 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 18 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 14 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKU.S. NationalScience…2,249fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences29%

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. Engineering23210.3%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1918.5%
    3. Computer Science1868.3%
    4. Environmental Science1004.4%
    5. Materials Science632.8%
    6. Chemistry532.4%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences492.2%
    8. Mathematics431.9%
    9. Energy170.8%
    10. Chemical Engineering140.6%
    1. Social Sciences29413.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting1104.9%
    3. Psychology1094.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities542.4%
    5. Decision Sciences512.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance381.7%
    1. Medicine32714.5%
    2. Health Professions813.6%
    3. Nursing160.7%
    4. Dentistry80.3%
    5. Veterinary10.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1054.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences532.4%
    3. Neuroscience361.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology140.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics70.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does U.S. National Science Foundation specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Instrumentation takes 25.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. InstrumentationSubfield · 28.5 works25×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 121.0 works10×
  3. Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementSubfield · 44.6 works4.2×
← 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: 0.49× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.88× its world share, 105 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.63× its world share, 14 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 36 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.79× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.51× its world share, 53 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.06× its world share, 186 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.38× its world share, 48 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.84× its world share, 17 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 232 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 100 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 63 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.61× its world share, 43 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.81× its world share, 191 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 8 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.36× its world share, 81 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 327 worksMedicineNursing: 1.43× its world share, 16 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 54 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 110 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.33× its world share, 51 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 38 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.58× its world share, 109 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 294 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.81×191 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.33×51 works
  3. Chemical Engineering1.79×14 works
  4. Mathematics1.61×43 works
  5. Psychology1.58×109 works
  6. Chemistry1.51×53 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.51×110 works
  8. Nursing1.43×16 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.38×48 works
  10. Health Professions1.36×81 works
  11. Computer Science1.06×186 works
  12. Social Sciences1.03×294 works
  13. Neuroscience0.98×36 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.94×7 works
  15. Environmental Science0.89×100 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.88×105 works
  17. Energy0.84×17 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.83×54 works
  19. Materials Science0.80×63 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×38 works
  21. Medicine0.76×327 works
  22. Dentistry0.70×8 works
  23. Engineering0.69×232 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.63×14 works
  25. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.49×53 works
  26. Veterinary0.38×1 works

Who are the top researchers at U.S. National Science Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Mihail C. Roco, John E. Yellen and Samuel M. Scheiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. National Science Foundation.

  1. 1 Mihail C. Roco United States · #74,783 worldwide 11k citations · 166 works
  2. 2 John E. Yellen United States · #162,625 worldwide 4.7k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 Samuel M. Scheiner United States · #211,905 worldwide 16k citations · 217 works
  4. 4 Paul J. Werbos United States · #390,540 worldwide 18k citations · 191 works
  5. 5 William Sims Bainbridge United States · #418,247 worldwide 11k citations · 468 works
  6. 6 Harry Alpert United States · #472,268 worldwide 5.9k citations · 86 works
  7. 7 Boris J. Kayser United States · #613,847 worldwide 3.9k citations · 144 works
  8. 8 Gregg E. A. Solomon United States · #661,319 worldwide 2k citations · 38 works
  9. 9 Vincent T. Covello United States · #700,605 worldwide 5.1k citations · 108 works
  10. 10 Junping Wang United States · #748,052 worldwide 3.6k citations · 140 works
All ranked researchers at U.S. National Science Foundation

What are the most cited papers from U.S. National Science Foundation?

The most cited paper from U.S. National Science Foundation is "Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant" (Adam G. Riess, A. V. Filippenko, P. Challis et al., 1998), with 19,814 citations. Next come "The Cross‐Section of Expected Stock Returns" (15,123) and "CHARMM : A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations" (15,019).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Observational Evidence from Supernovae for an Accelerating Universe and a Cosmological Constant Adam G. Riess, A. V. Filippenko, P. Challis et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access Sep 1998 19,814
2 The Cross‐Section of Expected Stock Returns Eugene F. Fama, Kenneth R. French · The Journal of Finance Open access Jun 1992 15,123
3 CHARMM : A program for macromolecular energy, minimization, and dynamics calculations Bernard R. Brooks, Robert E. Bruccoleri, Barry D. Olafson et al. · Journal of Computational Chemistry Jun 1983 15,019
4 The Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS) Michael F. Skrutskie et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access 24 Jan 2006 12,280
5 ON THE PRICING OF CORPORATE DEBT: THE RISK STRUCTURE OF INTEREST RATES* Robert C. Merton · The Journal of Finance Open access May 1974 11,053
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at U.S. National Science Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Exoplanets, Stellar Astrophysics, Star Formation, Machine Learning, Astronomical Instrumentation and Spectrograph.

▲ 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. Machine Learning87▲ 1.16×75 topics
  2. Epidemiology74▼ 0.82×119 topics
  3. Climate Change61◆ 1.00×98 topics
  4. Globalization53▲ 1.20×93 topics
  5. Sustainability48◆ 0.88×93 topics
  6. Education44◆ 1.15×69 topics
  7. Leadership44▲ 4.0×26 topics
  8. Mental Health44▲ 1.38×43 topics
  9. Big Data44▲ 2.0×24 topics
  10. Job Satisfaction44▲ 4.4×13 topics
  11. Healthcare43▲ 1.69×27 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence41▲ 1.27×41 topics
  13. Innovation34▲ 1.46×49 topics
  14. Exoplanets31▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Stellar Astrophysics31▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Star Formation30▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Astronomical Instrumentation28▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Spectrograph28▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Organizational Performance26▲ 4.5×10 topics
  20. Human Resource Management26▲ 7.5×6 topics
  21. Organizational Culture26▲ 3.0×14 topics
  22. Organizational Behavior22▲ 6.2×4 topics
  23. Work Engagement22▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Accretion Disks21▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Magnetic Fields21▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Transformational Leadership21▲ 5.6×3 topics
  27. Psychological Capital21▲ 6.8×3 topics
  28. Mediation Analysis20▲ 11×2 topics
  29. Black Holes20▲ 9.2×3 topics
  30. Employee Commitment19▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Job Demands-Resources Model19▲ 13×1 topic
  32. Career Development18▲ 6.9×6 topics
  33. Cosmology16▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Turbulence16▲ 8.0×4 topics
  35. Dark Matter16▲ 6.2×4 topics
  36. Molecular Clouds16▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Protoplanetary Disks16▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Galaxies14▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Stellar Populations14▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Gravitational Waves14▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does U.S. National Science Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies, Astronomy and Astrophysical Research, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior and Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies.

Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies: 31 fractional worksAstronomy and Astrophysical Research: 28 fractional worksJob Satisfaction and Org…19Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior: 19 fractional worksAstrophysics and Star Fo…16Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies: 16 fractional worksGalaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena: 14 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 12 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…11Astro and Planetary Science: 11 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 9 fractional worksHistory and Developments in Astronomy: 8 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 8 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsInstrumentationOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementInformation Systems and Management1 others

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

  1. 1 Stellar, planetary, and galactic studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 31 works
  2. 2 Astronomy and Astrophysical Research Instrumentation 28 works
  3. 3 Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management 19 works
  4. 4 Astrophysics and Star Formation Studies Astronomy and Astrophysics 16 works
  5. 5 Galaxies: Formation, Evolution, Phenomena Astronomy and Astrophysics 14 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 12 works
  7. 7 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 11 works
  8. 8 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 9 works
  9. 9 History and Developments in Astronomy Astronomy and Astrophysics 8 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 8 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has U.S. National Science Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% 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 U.S. National Science Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0083% in 2024.

still counting0.025%0.050%0.075%U.S. National Science Foundation0.0091% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of U.S. National Science Foundation 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%U.S. National Science Foundation11.5% 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 16.6% in 2000.

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