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United States Army Corps of Engineers

In research, United States Army Corps of Engineers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,233 of 12,888 worldwide), Environmental Science (#2,597 of 3,551 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,846 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Global and Planetary Change and Civil and Structural Engineering — Ecology is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,641
of 28,054 · #6,386 all time
Rank in United States
#1,149
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
40k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is United States Army Corps of Engineers 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 #5,233 of 12,888 11.3%255 #4366
Environmental ScienceField #2,597 of 3,551 13.2%102 #1579
EngineeringField #5,846 of 6,636 7.4%90 #3478

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Army Corps of Engineers 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,366 #5,233
  2. Environmental Science#1,579 #2,597
  3. Engineering#3,478 #5,846
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does United States Army Corps of Engineers specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 25.2 works11×
  2. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 23.1 works10×
  3. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 33.7 works9.5×
← 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: 0.74× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.11× its world share, 38 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 6.86× its world share, 102 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.34× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Army Corps of Engineers?

Ranked on the composite score, William Kelly, J. R. Arnold and Eugene Z. Stakhiv lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Army Corps of Engineers.

  1. 1 William Kelly United States · #601,779 worldwide 8 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 J. R. Arnold United States · #649,612 worldwide 128 citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Eugene Z. Stakhiv United States · #667,903 worldwide 51 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Thomas D. Smith United States · #720,510 worldwide 136 citations · 44 works
  5. 5 Jennifer M. Wozencraft United States · #888,578 worldwide 43 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey L. Hanson United States · #895,463 worldwide 71 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 John R. Headland United States · #1,116,653 worldwide 16 citations · 21 works
  8. 8 Christopher N. Dunn United States · #1,210,204 worldwide 49 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Darryl W. Davis United States · #1,257,760 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jesse McNinch United States · #1,382,927 worldwide 23 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at United States Army Corps of Engineers

Which keywords describe research at United States Army Corps of Engineers?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Sediment Transport, Hydrological Modeling, Land Use Change, Invasive Species, Sea-Level Rise and Water Resources.

▲ 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. Climate Change72▲ 8.9×62 topics
  2. Remote Sensing35▲ 9.6×22 topics
  3. Sediment Transport27▲ 56×6 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling17▲ 24×5 topics
  5. Land Use Change15▲ 16×5 topics
  6. Invasive Species14▲ 11×15 topics
  7. Sea-Level Rise14▲ 40×5 topics
  8. Water Resources13▲ 18×6 topics
  9. Sustainability13▲ 1.80×32 topics
  10. Environmental Impact12▲ 2.4×28 topics
  11. Global Warming12▲ 9.9×10 topics
  12. Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 38×2 topics
  13. Water Quality10▲ 8.1×11 topics
  14. Model Evaluation10▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Wave Modeling9▲ 61×2 topics
  16. Risk Perception9▲ 11×4 topics
  17. River Restoration9▲ 73×2 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation9▲ 14×4 topics
  19. Satellite Imagery9▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Ecosystem Services9▲ 7.7×6 topics
  21. Global Carbon Budget9▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Freshwater Biodiversity9▲ 47×2 topics
  23. Geomorphological Effects9▲ 77×2 topics
  24. Climate Change Impacts8▲ 24×3 topics
  25. Fluvial Processes8▲ 99×1 topic
  26. Global Hydrology8▲ 42×1 topic
  27. Riparian Vegetation8▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Uncertainty Assessment8▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Coastal Dynamics8▲ 91×1 topic
  30. Conservation Challenges8▲ 55×1 topic
  31. Disaster Management8▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Flood Risk8▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Flow Regulation8▲ 55×1 topic
  34. Shoreline Change8▲ 91×1 topic
  35. Flood Inundation Modeling8▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Surface Water Mapping8▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Sea Level Rise7▲ 18×3 topics
  38. Hydrology6▲ 17×4 topics
  39. Monitoring6▲ 23×3 topics
  40. Tropical Cyclones6▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Army Corps of Engineers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies, Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes, Fish Ecology and Management Studies and Coastal and Marine Dynamics.

Hydrology and Watershed …8Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 8 fractional worksHydrology and Sediment T…8Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes: 8 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…8Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 8 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…8Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 8 fractional worksFlood Risk Assessment and Management: 8 fractional worksCoastal wetland ecosystem dynamics: 5 fractional worksTropical and Extratropic…4Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 4 fractional worksDam Engineering and Safety: 4 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 4 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 4 fractional works
Water Science and TechnologyEcologyNature and Landscape ConservationEarth-Surface Processes4 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 8 works
  2. 2 Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 8 works
  4. 4 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 8 works
  5. 5 Flood Risk Assessment and Management Global and Planetary Change 8 works
  6. 6 Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics Ecology 5 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Dam Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.5%domestic only92.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Army Corps of Engineers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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