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United States Department of Education

In research, United States Department of Education stands highest in Social Sciences (#2,701 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#1,794 of 10,206 worldwide) and Education (#709 of 3,044 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,583
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,549
of 8,685
Research works
853
▲ 14% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
18.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is United States Department of Education 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
Social SciencesDomain #2,701 of 16,945 32.7%571
Social SciencesField #1,794 of 10,206 34.9%382
EducationSubfield #709 of 3,044 39.6%221

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of Education 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: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 3.15× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 6.85× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 5.92× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Department of Education?

Ranked on the composite score, Clifford Adelman, F. N. Forman and Elizabeth Farris lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of Education.

  1. 1 Clifford Adelman United States · #55,790 worldwide 455 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 F. N. Forman United States · #549,070 worldwide 3 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Elizabeth Farris United States · #582,266 worldwide 59 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Brenda J. Turnbull United States · #1,115,525 worldwide 11 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Eileen M. Ahearn United States · #1,400,449 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of Education

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of Education?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Educational Technology, E-Learning, Online Education, Higher Education, Mental Health, Language Teaching, Meta-Analysis and Second Language Acquisition.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Educational Technology3▲ 8.3×10 topics
  2. E-Learning3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  3. Education2▲ 3.9×9 topics
  4. Mental Health2▲ 4.4×12 topics
  5. Online Education2▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Higher Education2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  7. Language Teaching2▲ 19×1 topic
  8. Meta-Analysis2▲ 8.2×4 topics
  9. Second Language Acquisition2▲ 55×1 topic
  10. Pedagogy2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  11. Online Learning1▲ 5.0×7 topics
  12. Social Justice1▲ 7.4×6 topics
  13. Concept Mapping1▲ 103×1 topic
  14. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.5×4 topics
  15. Theory-Based Evaluation1▲ 225×1 topic
  16. Distance Education1▲ 18×2 topics
  17. Gender1▲ 6.5×3 topics
  18. Self-Efficacy1▲ 14×2 topics
  19. Clinical Practice1▲ 22×4 topics
  20. Distance Learning1▲ 9.8×2 topics
  21. Physical Activity1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  22. History1▲ 4.3×4 topics
  23. Smart Learning1▲ 89×1 topic
  24. Virtual Reality1▲ 6.0×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Department of Education publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Education and Learning Interventions and Educational Innovations and Challenges.

EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning: 2 fractional worksEvaluation and Performance Assessment: 1 fractional worksEducation and Learning I…1Education and Learning Interventions: 1 fractional worksEducational Innovations …1Educational Innovations and Challenges: 1 fractional worksEducational and Psycholo…1Educational and Psychological Assessments: 1 fractional worksHealth Policy Implementa…0Health Policy Implementation Science: 0 fractional worksService-Learning and Com…0Service-Learning and Community Engagement: 0 fractional worksFrench Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksEducation and Critical Thinking Development: 0 fractional worksAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: 0 fractional works
Language and LinguisticsManagement Science and Operations ResearchInformation SystemsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning Language and Linguistics 2 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Education and Learning Interventions Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Innovations and Challenges Information Systems 1 works
  5. 5 Educational and Psychological Assessments Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  6. 6 Health Policy Implementation Science General Health Professions 0 works
  7. 7 Service-Learning and Community Engagement Education 0 works
  8. 8 French Historical and Cultural Studies History 0 works
  9. 9 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 0 works
  10. 10 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Psychiatry and Mental health 0 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.5%domestic only94.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Department of Education's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% 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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