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United States Department of Homeland Security

In research, United States Department of Homeland Security stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,590 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#13,020 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,091
of 28,054 · #21,001 all time
Rank in United States
#2,778
of 4,192
Research works
538
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
13.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is United States Department of Homeland Security 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 #14,590 of 21,541 16.7%244
Social SciencesDomain #13,020 of 16,945 21.7%172

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of Homeland Security 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: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.08× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.92× its world share, 24 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.88× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.60× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 9 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.16× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.44× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Department of Homeland Security?

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph Chang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of Homeland Security.

  1. 1 Joseph Chang United States · #1,212,150 worldwide 41 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of Homeland Security

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of Homeland Security?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Machine Learning, IoT Security, Deep Learning, Information Security, Security and Policy Compliance.

▲ 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. Machine Learning11▲ 3.2×16 topics
  2. Deep Learning10▲ 2.7×23 topics
  3. Cybersecurity9▲ 36×3 topics
  4. Risk Management8▲ 15×6 topics
  5. IoT Security6▲ 18×3 topics
  6. Public Health6▲ 3.8×16 topics
  7. Information Security6▲ 56×2 topics
  8. Security6▲ 8.1×12 topics
  9. Policy Compliance6▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Security Awareness6▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Mental Health5▲ 3.0×10 topics
  12. Digital Sovereignty5▲ 99×2 topics
  13. International Law4▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Cyber Security4▲ 87×1 topic
  15. Internet Governance4▲ 281×1 topic
  16. Anomaly Detection4▲ 12×4 topics
  17. Big Data4▲ 3.6×6 topics
  18. Healthcare4▲ 2.9×8 topics
  19. Intrusion Detection3▲ 22×1 topic
  20. Network Security3▲ 24×1 topic
  21. COVID-193▲ 2.2×10 topics
  22. Detection3▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.1×7 topics
  24. Privacy3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  25. Resilience3▲ 5.0×4 topics
  26. Security Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  27. Vulnerability2▲ 8.9×4 topics
  28. Android Malware2▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 17×1 topic
  30. Infectious Diseases2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  31. Smart Grid2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  32. Cyber-Physical Systems2▲ 7.2×1 topic
  33. False Data Injection Attacks2▲ 35×1 topic
  34. Youth Violence2▲ 42×2 topics
  35. Metal Nanoparticles2▲ 10×2 topics
  36. Risk2▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Community2▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Disaster2▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Quality Improvement2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  40. Firearm Violence1▲ 118×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Information and Cyber Security, Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies, Network Security and Intrusion Detection and Advanced Malware Detection Techniques.

Information and Cyber Se…6Information and Cyber Security: 6 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 4 fractional worksNetwork Security and Intrusion Detection: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksDisaster Management and …2Disaster Management and Resilience: 2 fractional worksGun Ownership and Violence Research: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsPolitical Science and International RelationsComputer Networks and CommunicationsSignal Processing6 others

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

  1. 1 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 6 works
  2. 2 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 4 works
  3. 3 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 3 works
  4. 4 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  7. 7 Gun Ownership and Violence Research Health 1 works
  8. 8 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  9. 9 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 1 works
  10. 10 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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