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United States Department of the Interior

In research, United States Department of the Interior stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,861 of 12,888 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#10,043 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#21,355
of 28,054 · #3,487 all time
Rank in United States
#3,148
of 4,192
Research works
4.3k
▲ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
56k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is United States Department of the Interior 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,861 of 12,888 9.8%73 #2189
Social SciencesDomain #10,043 of 10,521 7.5%74 #4908

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of the Interior 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: 0.70× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.95× its world share, 8 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.86× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.03× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.40× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.65× its world share, 24 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.51× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, D. W. Scott, J. P. McCullough and R. A. Friedel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of the Interior.

  1. 1 D. W. Scott United States · #59,779 worldwide 363 citations · 38 works
  2. 2 J. P. McCullough United States · #178,908 worldwide 251 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 R. A. Friedel United States · #191,475 worldwide 214 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 D. R. Douslin United States · #381,346 worldwide 161 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 W. D. Good United States · #394,493 worldwide 82 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 H. L. Finke United States · #460,851 worldwide 162 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 J. F. Messerly United States · #472,354 worldwide 142 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 Sue Childs United States · #505,650 worldwide 24 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Arthur H. Howell United States · #528,279 worldwide 77 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Richard L. Stein United States · #553,105 worldwide 20 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of the Interior

Which keywords describe research at United States Department of the Interior?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sustainability, Cultural Heritage, Climate Change, Education, Architecture, Biodiversity, Conservation and Design.

▲ 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. Sustainability19▲ 4.4×36 topics
  2. Climate Change17▲ 3.4×45 topics
  3. Cultural Heritage11▲ 11×20 topics
  4. Education10▲ 3.3×19 topics
  5. Sustainable Development7▲ 2.4×16 topics
  6. Biodiversity7▲ 4.8×13 topics
  7. Architecture6▲ 266×2 topics
  8. History6▲ 4.3×11 topics
  9. Remote Sensing6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  10. Conservation5▲ 7.0×12 topics
  11. Public Health5▲ 1.96×13 topics
  12. Design5▲ 17×4 topics
  13. Research5▲ 22×2 topics
  14. Innovation5▲ 2.4×10 topics
  15. Professional Development5▲ 13×3 topics
  16. Qualitative Research5▲ 2.9×7 topics
  17. Teacher Training5▲ 4.1×8 topics
  18. Public Policy4▲ 4.9×13 topics
  19. Virtual Reality4▲ 4.8×6 topics
  20. Culture4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  21. Family and Consumer Sciences4▲ 338×1 topic
  22. Interior Design4▲ 338×1 topic
  23. Literature4▲ 4.2×13 topics
  24. Invasive Species4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  25. Water Quality4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  26. Urban Morphology4▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Urbanism4▲ 53×2 topics
  28. Social Impact4▲ 4.9×5 topics
  29. Islamic Architecture3▲ 82×2 topics
  30. Social Inequality3▲ 6.6×6 topics
  31. Urban Planning3▲ 21×2 topics
  32. Art and Design3▲ 55×2 topics
  33. Community Development3▲ 9.3×2 topics
  34. Traditional Houses3▲ 107×1 topic
  35. Vernacular Architecture3▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Community Resilience3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  37. Water Resources3▲ 6.6×4 topics
  38. Social Sciences3▲ 11×5 topics
  39. Environmental Sustainability3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  40. Traditional Architecture3▲ 15×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Architecture, Design, and Social History, Architecture and Cultural Influences, Architecture and Computational Design and Architectural and Urban Studies.

Architecture, Design, and Social History: 4 fractional worksArchitecture and Cultural Influences: 3 fractional worksArchitecture and Computational Design: 2 fractional worksArchitectural and Urban Studies: 2 fractional worksUrban Design and Spatial Analysis: 2 fractional worksArchitecture, Modernity, and Design: 2 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksArchitecture, Art, Education: 2 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems2Fire effects on ecosystems: 2 fractional works
ConservationArcheologyArchitectureBuilding and Construction4 others

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

  1. 1 Architecture, Design, and Social History Conservation 4 works
  2. 2 Architecture and Cultural Influences Archeology 3 works
  3. 3 Architecture and Computational Design Architecture 2 works
  4. 4 Architectural and Urban Studies Conservation 2 works
  5. 5 Urban Design and Spatial Analysis Building and Construction 2 works
  6. 6 Architecture, Modernity, and Design Architecture 2 works
  7. 7 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  8. 8 Architecture, Art, Education Visual Arts and Performing Arts 2 works
  9. 9 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 2 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 available35.0%not open65.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017.

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