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United States Department of Labor

In research, United States Department of Labor stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,359 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#5,183 of 10,206 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,191 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#26,974
of 28,054 · #14,222 all time
Rank in United States
#4,059
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is United States Department of Labor 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 #6,359 of 16,945 19.9%600
Social SciencesField #5,183 of 10,206 20.6%344
Physical SciencesDomain #12,191 of 21,541 15.7%261
Health SciencesDomain #12,519 of 20,462 14.1%218
Life SciencesDomain #10,174 of 14,347 27.6%134

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of Labor 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: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 4.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.93× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.41× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.74× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.55× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.14× its world share, 8 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.47× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ewan Clague, Hitoshi Sato and Jorge F. Pérez‐López lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of Labor.

  1. 1 Ewan Clague United States · #272,542 worldwide 38 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Hitoshi Sato United States · #314,252 worldwide 0 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jorge F. Pérez‐López United States · #331,607 worldwide 26 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Richard A. Ippolito United States · #428,226 worldwide 112 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Christopher Honeyman United States · #524,906 worldwide 25 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Julius Ephraim United States · #928,034 worldwide 16 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Koji Okino United States · #1,472,166 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of Labor

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of Labor?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Globalization, Human Rights, Economic Development, Labor Market, Mental Health, Innovation and Unemployment.

▲ 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. Globalization5▲ 3.0×19 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 4.0×11 topics
  3. Human Rights4▲ 4.6×19 topics
  4. Mental Health4▲ 2.9×14 topics
  5. Economic Development4▲ 5.0×11 topics
  6. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.5×18 topics
  7. Innovation3▲ 3.6×16 topics
  8. Education3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  9. Sustainability3▲ 1.53×18 topics
  10. Labor Market3▲ 11×7 topics
  11. Organizational Culture2▲ 6.4×6 topics
  12. Pedagogy2▲ 5.1×6 topics
  13. Unemployment2▲ 29×2 topics
  14. Economic Crisis2▲ 20×3 topics
  15. Corporate Social Responsibility2▲ 14×4 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy2▲ 11×2 topics
  17. International Law2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  18. Gender Equality2▲ 7.7×8 topics
  19. Blockchain Technology2▲ 37×2 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  21. Employment Patterns2▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Public Policy2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  23. Technology2▲ 3.8×4 topics
  24. Combustion2▲ 30×2 topics
  25. Entrepreneurship2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Health Outcomes2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  27. Legal Regulation2▲ 8.6×6 topics
  28. Model Predictive Control2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  29. Cybersecurity2▲ 7.0×2 topics
  30. Digital Economy2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  31. Human Capital1▲ 10.0×3 topics
  32. Social Determinants of Health1▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Workplace Safety1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Institutional Theory1▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Organizational Change1▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Quality Improvement1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  37. Taxation1▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Tourism Development1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Training Pathways1▲ 55×1 topic
  40. Vocational Education1▲ 17×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Employment and Welfare Studies, Education Systems and Policy, Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies and Primary Care and Health Outcomes.

Employment and Welfare S…1Employment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…1Education Systems and Policy: 1 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 1 fractional worksPrimary Care and Health …1Primary Care and Health Outcomes: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Issues1Legal and Policy Issues: 1 fractional worksComparative constitutional jurisprudence studies: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksDispute Resolution and C…1Dispute Resolution and Class Actions: 1 fractional worksAustralian History and Society: 1 fractional worksLaw, Ethics, and AI Impact: 1 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsEducationAutomotive EngineeringLaw4 others

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

  1. 1 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Education Systems and Policy Education 1 works
  3. 3 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Primary Care and Health Outcomes General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Legal and Policy Issues Law 1 works
  6. 6 Comparative constitutional jurisprudence studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  8. 8 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Australian History and Society Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Law, Ethics, and AI Impact Organizational Behavior and Human Resource 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 available34.8%not open65.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.8%domestic only70.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017.

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