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United States Department of State

In research, United States Department of State stands highest in Social Sciences (#9,512 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Health Professions — Health Professions is 4.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,694
of 28,054 · #5,465 all time
Rank in United States
#2,868
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
58k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is United States Department of State 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
Social SciencesDomain #9,512 of 10,521 14.0%69 #2156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of State 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).

What does United States Department of State specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Health Professions takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Health ProfessionsField · 20.5 works4.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.58× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.28× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.21× its world share, 20 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 34 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.05× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.47× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.40× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.95× its world share, 46 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Edwin H. Lennette, Benjamin Malzberg and Nathalie J. Schmidt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of State.

  1. 1 Edwin H. Lennette United States · #56,392 worldwide 231 citations · 56 works
  2. 2 Benjamin Malzberg United States · #108,283 worldwide 138 citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Nathalie J. Schmidt United States · #115,663 worldwide 218 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Barbara Silverstein United States · #133,537 worldwide 153 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 E. H. Lennette United States · #192,207 worldwide 172 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Gordon Meiklejohn United States · #295,043 worldwide 96 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Horatio M. Pollock United States · #330,498 worldwide 12 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Tony M. Allen United States · #383,235 worldwide 134 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Stanley K. Hornbeck United States · #403,057 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Monroe Leigh United States · #437,021 worldwide 24 citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of State

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of State?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Public Health, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, Reflective Practice, Technology Integration, Mental Health and Risk Perception.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.69×50 topics
  2. Public Health9▲ 3.2×23 topics
  3. Human Rights8▲ 4.2×18 topics
  4. Mental Health8▲ 2.8×19 topics
  5. Globalization7▲ 1.90×17 topics
  6. Education7▲ 2.1×12 topics
  7. Climate Change6▲ 1.30×42 topics
  8. Health Promotion5▲ 9.2×7 topics
  9. Reflective Practice5▲ 15×3 topics
  10. Technology Integration5▲ 8.4×3 topics
  11. Cultural Studies5▲ 6.7×4 topics
  12. 21st Century Skills4▲ 8.1×3 topics
  13. Risk Perception4▲ 8.9×5 topics
  14. Global Burden4▲ 4.3×7 topics
  15. International Relations4▲ 9.7×8 topics
  16. Narrative4▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Clinical Trials4▲ 3.2×6 topics
  18. Digital Storytelling4▲ 91×1 topic
  19. Student Learning4▲ 85×1 topic
  20. International Law4▲ 6.9×7 topics
  21. Chronic Pain4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  22. Disability4▲ 19×2 topics
  23. Musculoskeletal Disorders4▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Psychological Factors4▲ 8.9×2 topics
  25. Health Status Questionnaires3▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Low Back Pain3▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Measurement Properties3▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Organizational Culture3▲ 4.7×2 topics
  29. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 11×5 topics
  30. Workplace Safety3▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Health Impact3▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Occupational Safety3▲ 18×1 topic
  33. Safety Culture3▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Violence3▲ 11×2 topics
  35. HIV/AIDS3▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Stigma3▲ 10×4 topics
  37. Viral Load2▲ 16×2 topics
  38. Vocational Education2▲ 14×3 topics
  39. Sex Work2▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Trafficking2▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Digital Storytelling and Education, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation, Occupational Health and Safety Research and Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders.

Digital Storytelling and Education: 4 fractional worksMusculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation: 3 fractional worksOccupational Health and …3Occupational Health and Safety Research: 3 fractional worksErgonomics and Musculosk…2Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders: 2 fractional worksSex work and related issues: 2 fractional worksHIV/AIDS Research and Interventions: 2 fractional worksEducation Systems and Po…2Education Systems and Policy: 2 fractional worksWorkplace Health and Well-being: 2 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional works
Speech and HearingPharmacologyRadiological and Ultrasound TechnologySocial Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Storytelling and Education Speech and Hearing 4 works
  2. 2 Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation Pharmacology 3 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 3 works
  4. 4 Ergonomics and Musculoskeletal Disorders Social Psychology 2 works
  5. 5 Sex work and related issues Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  6. 6 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 2 works
  7. 7 Education Systems and Policy Education 2 works
  8. 8 Workplace Health and Well-being General Health Professions 2 works
  9. 9 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 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 available21.2%not open78.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.3%domestic only90.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

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

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