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United States Coast Guard

In research, United States Coast Guard stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,945 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#5,505 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,400 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,617
of 28,054 · #14,442 all time
Rank in United States
#3,195
of 4,192
Research works
1.3k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.6k
5.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is United States Coast Guard 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 #8,945 of 21,541 9.1%865
EngineeringField #5,505 of 11,412 11.3%422
Social SciencesDomain #10,400 of 16,945 10.2%294
Environmental ScienceField #5,333 of 6,208 4.6%284
Social SciencesField #9,064 of 10,206 10.0%143
Ocean EngineeringSubfield #764 of 839 6.1%195
PollutionSubfield #555 of 555 0.9%169

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Coast Guard 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).

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: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.33× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.42× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 8.21× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.05× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.57× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Coast Guard?

Ranked on the composite score, Jongsoon Jin and Kurt Hansen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Coast Guard.

  1. 1 Jongsoon Jin United States · #568,834 worldwide 3 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Kurt Hansen United States · #1,133,659 worldwide 6 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at United States Coast Guard

Which keywords describe research at United States Coast Guard?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Maritime Transportation, Risk Assessment, Human Factors, Collision Avoidance, Path Planning, Autonomous Ships, Unmanned Surface Vehicles and International Law.

▲ 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. Maritime Transportation9▲ 164×2 topics
  2. Risk Assessment8▲ 11×5 topics
  3. Climate Change7▲ 2.7×29 topics
  4. Collision Avoidance7▲ 39×2 topics
  5. Human Factors7▲ 92×2 topics
  6. Path Planning7▲ 55×2 topics
  7. Autonomous Ships7▲ 230×1 topic
  8. Unmanned Surface Vehicles7▲ 230×1 topic
  9. Public Health6▲ 3.8×18 topics
  10. Environmental Impact5▲ 2.8×14 topics
  11. International Law5▲ 15×4 topics
  12. Epidemiology4◆ 1.11×24 topics
  13. Global Trade3▲ 16×4 topics
  14. Mental Health3▲ 2.2×7 topics
  15. Risk Perception3▲ 12×6 topics
  16. Terrorism3▲ 66×2 topics
  17. Maritime Security3▲ 343×1 topic
  18. Piracy3▲ 343×1 topic
  19. Resilience3▲ 5.9×5 topics
  20. Human Rights3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  21. Infectious Diseases3▲ 7.7×5 topics
  22. Shipping3▲ 51×2 topics
  23. International Relations2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  24. Fuel Consumption2▲ 28×2 topics
  25. Safety Climate2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Occupational Safety2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Accident Prevention2▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Geopolitics2▲ 12×3 topics
  29. Safety Culture2▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Air Quality2▲ 9.5×1 topic
  31. Bayesian Networks2▲ 20×1 topic
  32. Emissions2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  33. Fault Tree Analysis2▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Natural Gas2▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Resource Allocation2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. Vulnerability2▲ 8.0×6 topics
  37. Corrosion2▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Disaster Response2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Pipeline2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Risk Analysis2▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Coast Guard publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Maritime Navigation and Safety, Maritime Security and History, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency.

Maritime Navigation and …7Maritime Navigation and Safety: 7 fractional worksMaritime Security and Hi…3Maritime Security and History: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and …2Occupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 2 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 2 fractional worksStructural Integrity and Reliability Analysis: 2 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 2 fractional worksInternational Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional worksEuropean Criminal Justice and Data Protection: 1 fractional worksDefense, Military, and Policy Studies: 1 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringTransportationRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologyEnvironmental Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Maritime Security and History Transportation 3 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 2 works
  6. 6 Structural Integrity and Reliability Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 2 works
  8. 8 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 European Criminal Justice and Data Protection Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  10. 10 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 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 available28.4%not open71.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Coast Guard's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower 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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