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United States Department of the Treasury

In research, United States Department of the Treasury stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,278 of 10,521 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#5,830 of 6,365 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Economics, Econometrics and Finance and Economics and Econometrics — Economics, Econometrics and Finance is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,305
of 28,054 · #14,949 all time
Rank in United States
#2,651
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
18k
16.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is United States Department of the Treasury 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 #6,278 of 10,521 10.8%194 #3957
Social SciencesField #5,830 of 6,365 4.7%86 #5805

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Department of the Treasury 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 the Treasury specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Economics, Econometrics and Finance takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField · 55.9 works11×
  2. Economics and EconometricsSubfield · 38.9 works9.9×
← 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: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.01× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.92× its world share, 14 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.33× its world share, 34 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 10.60× its world share, 56 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.74× its world share, 86 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, David Joulfaian, Worthington Chauncey Ford and Bradley T. Heim lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Department of the Treasury.

  1. 1 David Joulfaian United States · #125,229 worldwide 166 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Worthington Chauncey Ford United States · #181,909 worldwide 44 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Bradley T. Heim United States · #213,945 worldwide 144 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Gerald Auten United States · #293,804 worldwide 128 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Harry Grubert United States · #314,299 worldwide 158 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Louis Fontenelle United States · #623,319 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Robert M. Paige United States · #938,838 worldwide 0 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jianchao Wang United States · #1,005,995 worldwide 54 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Sandra Baum United States · #1,164,836 worldwide 19 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Dino Falaschetti United States · #1,614,542 worldwide 4 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at United States Department of the Treasury

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Globalization, Economic Growth, Public Policy, Community Engagement, Social Justice, Territorial Governance, Local Development and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Globalization30▲ 6.2×39 topics
  2. Economic Growth25▲ 12×23 topics
  3. Public Policy21▲ 17×8 topics
  4. Sustainable Development21▲ 5.4×23 topics
  5. Community Engagement20▲ 24×6 topics
  6. Social Justice19▲ 13×13 topics
  7. Territorial Governance19▲ 61×4 topics
  8. Local Development18▲ 64×2 topics
  9. Economic Development16▲ 8.2×18 topics
  10. Sustainability14▲ 2.4×32 topics
  11. Citizen Participation14▲ 46×1 topic
  12. Environmental Participation14▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Climate Change14▲ 2.1×32 topics
  14. Regional Development14▲ 16×8 topics
  15. Identity13▲ 7.0×12 topics
  16. Fiscal Policy12▲ 23×6 topics
  17. Corporate Governance11▲ 6.0×18 topics
  18. Colonialism10▲ 8.9×11 topics
  19. Migration10▲ 12×8 topics
  20. Labor Market9▲ 12×8 topics
  21. Financial Reporting9▲ 30×5 topics
  22. Income Tax8▲ 39×2 topics
  23. Fiscal Decentralization8▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Regulation7▲ 5.6×9 topics
  25. Multinational Firms7▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Monetary Policy6▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Borders6▲ 297×2 topics
  28. Local Government Finance6▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Spatial Planning6▲ 15×3 topics
  30. Social Innovation6▲ 15×6 topics
  31. Tax Avoidance6▲ 58×2 topics
  32. Taxation6▲ 28×3 topics
  33. Corruption6▲ 15×5 topics
  34. Democracy6▲ 6.6×7 topics
  35. Econometrics6▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Public Economics6▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Gender Studies6▲ 15×4 topics
  38. Vulnerability6▲ 9.8×8 topics
  39. Asset Allocation5▲ 49×2 topics
  40. Social Responsibility5▲ 9.3×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: French Urban and Social Studies, Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth and Corporate Taxation and Avoidance.

French Urban and Social …14French Urban and Social Studies: 14 fractional worksEconomic Growth and Fiscal Policies: 6 fractional worksFiscal Policy and Economic Growth: 5 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 4 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Geographical Thought: 4 fractional worksSocial Sciences and Governance: 4 fractional worksTaxation and Compliance …4Taxation and Compliance Studies: 4 fractional worksHousing Market and Economics: 4 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 4 fractional worksCultural Identity and He…4Cultural Identity and Heritage: 4 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceEconomics and EconometricsAccountingGeography, Planning and Development2 others

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

  1. 1 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 14 works
  2. 2 Economic Growth and Fiscal Policies Economics and Econometrics 6 works
  3. 3 Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth Economics and Econometrics 5 works
  4. 4 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 4 works
  5. 5 Historical Geography and Geographical Thought Geography, Planning and Development 4 works
  6. 6 Social Sciences and Governance Urban Studies 4 works
  7. 7 Taxation and Compliance Studies Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  8. 8 Housing Market and Economics Economics and Econometrics 4 works
  9. 9 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 4 works
  10. 10 Cultural Identity and Heritage Archeology 4 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 available36.0%not open64.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.7%domestic only79.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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