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United States Congress

In research, United States Congress stands highest in Health Sciences (#9,808 of 11,982 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,000 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,302
of 28,054 · #12,864 all time
Rank in United States
#2,650
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

What is United States Congress 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
Health SciencesDomain #9,808 of 11,982 7.6%63 #4469
Social SciencesDomain #10,000 of 10,521 9.0%70 #6479

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 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: 1.19× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.40× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 51 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.11× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.05× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.88× its world share, 42 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.

Who are the top researchers at United States Congress?

Ranked on the composite score, H. Dickinson, Emma Chanlett-Avery and Edward M. Kennedy lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Congress.

  1. 1 H. Dickinson United States · #186,446 worldwide 34 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Emma Chanlett-Avery United States · #302,891 worldwide 8 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Edward M. Kennedy United States · #438,038 worldwide 34 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Dick K. Nanto United States · #544,774 worldwide 18 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Pieter C. Verhagen United States · #550,290 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Trita Parsi United States · #696,790 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Pervaze A. Sheikh United States · #873,471 worldwide 5 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Kenneth Katzman United States · #886,948 worldwide 29 citations · 132 works
  9. 9 Leon T. Hadar United States · #973,256 worldwide 1 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jonathan E. Sanford United States · #1,017,230 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at United States Congress

Which keywords describe research at United States Congress?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Healthcare Access, Teacher Training, Public Health, Quality of Life, Economic Analysis, Legislation and Complications.

▲ 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. Epidemiology14▲ 2.0×50 topics
  2. Public Health8▲ 3.0×21 topics
  3. Quality of Life7▲ 2.9×20 topics
  4. Healthcare6▲ 3.0×9 topics
  5. Teacher Training6▲ 5.4×4 topics
  6. Online Learning5▲ 3.6×4 topics
  7. Healthcare Access5▲ 11×7 topics
  8. Complications5▲ 5.4×12 topics
  9. Educational Technology5▲ 2.3×4 topics
  10. Treatment5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  11. Curriculum Development4▲ 3.5×3 topics
  12. Economic Analysis4▲ 16×2 topics
  13. Diagnosis4▲ 2.5×10 topics
  14. Legislation4▲ 13×3 topics
  15. Qualitative Research4▲ 2.6×9 topics
  16. Forest Biomass4▲ 62×1 topic
  17. Science Education4▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Social Support4▲ 3.9×8 topics
  19. Wood Residues4▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.9×6 topics
  21. Academic Medicine3▲ 24×3 topics
  22. Research3▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Breast Cancer3▲ 7.6×6 topics
  24. Ethical Considerations3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  25. Social Movements3▲ 5.8×10 topics
  26. Didactic Models3▲ 40×1 topic
  27. Teaching Methodologies3▲ 12×1 topic
  28. Distance Education3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  29. Training3▲ 7.3×2 topics
  30. Inclusion3▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Shoulder Function3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Women's Health3▲ 64×2 topics
  33. Digital Business3▲ 29×1 topic
  34. Educational Policy3▲ 5.8×1 topic
  35. Health Policy3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  36. Agroecology2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  37. Cervical Cancer2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Mastectomy2▲ 87×1 topic
  39. Papanicolaou Test2▲ 87×1 topic
  40. Health Research2▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Congress publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Congress's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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