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United States Congress

In research, United States Congress stands highest in Health Sciences (#4,658 of 9,902 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,853 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#8,529
of 22,385 · #6,316 all time
Rank in United States
#1,147
of 3,332
Research works
2.1k
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
30%
world 18%
United States Congress

What is United States Congress 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
Health SciencesDomain #4,658 of 9,902 10.0%63 #5716
Social SciencesDomain #6,853 of 9,585 6.9%70 #4184

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Congress 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 fields of science does United States Congress work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at United States Congress is in Social Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Social Sciences (23%), Health Professions (6%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 74 fractional works · 39.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 14 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEducation: 12 fractional works · 6.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 68 fractional works · 35.5% of its workMedicine: 55 fractional works · 28.8% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnatomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 9 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.7% of its workForestry: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUnited StatesCongress190fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences15%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences39%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4423.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting73.5%
    4. Psychology63.2%
    5. Arts and Humanities63.1%
    6. Decision Sciences31.7%
    1. Medicine5528.8%
    2. Health Professions126.2%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing00.2%
    1. Environmental Science94.6%
    2. Engineering84.4%
    3. Computer Science63.1%
    4. Mathematics31.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences115.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.5%
    3. Neuroscience31.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.20× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.47× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.44× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.37× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 55 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.10× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.06× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.06× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 44 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions2.37×12 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.06×8 works
  3. Social Sciences1.83×44 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.75×3 works
  5. Medicine1.50×55 works
  6. Mathematics1.44×3 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.20×11 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.10×7 works
  9. Arts and Humanities1.08×6 works
  10. Psychology1.06×6 works
  11. Environmental Science0.92×9 works
  12. Neuroscience0.88×3 works
  13. Dentistry0.60×1 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.47×5 works
  16. Nursing0.45×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.40×6 works
  18. Engineering0.29×8 works
  19. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.25×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×1 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.18×1 works
  22. Chemistry0.14×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at United States Congress?

Ranked on the quality score, Jacob A. Mortenson, Kathleen Bartoloni‐Tuazon and Thomas A. Barthold lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Congress.

  1. 1 Jacob A. Mortenson United States · #2,564,513 worldwide 388 citations · 43 works
  2. 2 Kathleen Bartoloni‐Tuazon United States · #2,817,393 worldwide 26 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Thomas A. Barthold United States · #3,097,816 worldwide 488 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Richard C. Bush United States · #3,111,131 worldwide 327 citations · 65 works
  5. 5 Joseph R. Biden United States · #3,560,806 worldwide 752 citations · 66 works
  6. 6 Clark Bell United States · #3,571,398 worldwide 47 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Tim Dowd United States · #3,783,472 worldwide 309 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Theodore E. Burton United States · #3,804,464 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Neil Abercrombie United States · #3,808,276 worldwide 0 citations · 38 works
  10. 10 Melvin R. Laird United States · #3,827,834 worldwide 82 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at United States Congress

What are the most cited papers from United States Congress?

The most cited paper from United States Congress is "Sampling Weights and Regression Analysis" (Christopher Winship, Larry Radbill, 1994), with 1,492 citations. Next come "Citizen participation, perceived control, and psychological empowerment" (1,261) and "Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative" (1,028).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sampling Weights and Regression Analysis Christopher Winship, Larry Radbill · Sociological Methods & Research Nov 1994 1,492
2 Citizen participation, perceived control, and psychological empowerment Marc A. Zimmerman, Julian Rappaport · American Journal of Community Psychology Oct 1988 1,261
3 Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative Susan L. Cutter, Joseph A. Ahearn, Bernard Amadei et al. · Environment Science and Policy for Sustainable Development Mar 2013 1,028
4 The DOE E3SM Coupled Model Version 1: Overview and Evaluation at Standard Resolution Jean‐Christophe Golaz et al. · Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems Open access 16 Mar 2019 908
5 Predicting azo dye toxicity Mark A. Brown, Stephen C. De Vito · Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology 1993 765
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at United States Congress?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Public Health, Healthcare Access, Teacher Training, Quality of Life, Economic Analysis, Healthcare and Legislation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 1.91×51 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 3.2×23 topics
  3. Quality of Life8▲ 2.8×21 topics
  4. Healthcare6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  5. Teacher Training6▲ 5.0×4 topics
  6. Globalization6▲ 1.53×24 topics
  7. Environmental Impact5▲ 1.64×9 topics
  8. Online Learning5▲ 3.3×4 topics
  9. Healthcare Access5▲ 10×7 topics
  10. Treatment5▲ 2.2×9 topics
  11. Human Rights5▲ 2.6×18 topics
  12. Complications5▲ 5.0×12 topics
  13. Educational Technology5▲ 2.1×4 topics
  14. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.4×3 topics
  15. Economic Analysis4▲ 15×2 topics
  16. Legislation4▲ 13×3 topics
  17. Forest Biomass4▲ 62×1 topic
  18. Science Education4▲ 32×2 topics
  19. Social Support4▲ 3.7×8 topics
  20. Wood Residues4▲ 62×1 topic
  21. Ethical Considerations4▲ 5.6×9 topics
  22. Rehabilitation4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  23. Academic Medicine3▲ 23×3 topics
  24. Research3▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Breast Cancer3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  26. Inclusion3▲ 11×3 topics
  27. Social Movements3▲ 5.4×10 topics
  28. Didactic Models3▲ 39×1 topic
  29. Teaching Methodologies3▲ 11×1 topic
  30. Distance Education3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  31. Training3▲ 6.9×2 topics
  32. Health Policy3▲ 9.2×4 topics
  33. Shoulder Function3▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Women's Health3▲ 57×2 topics
  35. Digital Business3▲ 27×1 topic
  36. Agroecology2▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Cervical Cancer2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Mastectomy2▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Papanicolaou Test2▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Health Research2▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Congress publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Science and Education Research, Academic Research in Diverse Fields and Women's cancer prevention and management.

Agricultural and Food Sciences: 4 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 3 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…3Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 3 fractional worksWomen's cancer preventio…2Women's cancer prevention and management: 2 fractional worksBusiness and Management Studies: 2 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 2 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cogn…2Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 2 fractional worksShoulder Injury and Treatment: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Regulation1Healthcare Regulation: 1 fractional works
ForestryEducationPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation Systems and Management4 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 4 works
  2. 2 Science and Education Research Education 3 works
  3. 3 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 3 works
  4. 4 Women's cancer prevention and management Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  5. 5 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  7. 7 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Shoulder Injury and Treatment Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Regulation Health Information Management 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 available39.1%not open60.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has United States Congress's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is United States Congress as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00081% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%United States Congress0.00061% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of United States Congress 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025United States Congress6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.1% in 1994.

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