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United States Government Accountability Office

In research, United States Government Accountability Office stands highest in Engineering (#3,743 of 11,412 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,076 of 16,945 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#10,125 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#19,980
of 28,054 · #13,685 all time
Rank in United States
#2,912
of 4,192
Research works
5.4k
▼ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
4%
world 28%

What is United States Government Accountability Office 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
EngineeringField #3,743 of 11,412 1.2%1,482
Social SciencesDomain #7,076 of 16,945 9.4%1,191
Physical SciencesDomain #10,125 of 21,541 1.2%3,060
Health SciencesDomain #11,869 of 20,462 2.8%558
Social SciencesField #6,405 of 10,206 9.4%497
Life SciencesDomain #11,299 of 14,347 1.0%554
Economics, Econometrics and FinanceField #2,637 of 3,268 12.7%220
Business, Management and AccountingField #3,238 of 3,973 8.6%216
Sociology and Political ScienceSubfield #3,566 of 4,340 8.7%161
Computer ScienceField #5,908 of 7,020 1.4%527

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Government Accountability Office 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: 0.88× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.97× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.45× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.40× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.01× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Government Accountability Office?

Ranked on the composite score, James Kirkman, Wang Shao and Micòl Long lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Government Accountability Office.

  1. 1 James Kirkman United States · #465,037 worldwide 62 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Wang Shao United States · #563,313 worldwide 2 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Micòl Long United States · #765,503 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Elmer B. Staats United States · #859,657 worldwide 7 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Lois‐ellin Datta United States · #887,650 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Zhao Shu United States · #1,060,937 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Chen United States · #1,079,207 worldwide 51 citations · 150 works
  8. 8 Frank Rusco United States · #1,133,866 worldwide 17 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Yanhui United States · #1,305,923 worldwide 14 citations · 67 works
  10. 10 Sun Zhi United States · #1,459,227 worldwide 3 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at United States Government Accountability Office

Which keywords describe research at United States Government Accountability Office?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Education, Governance, Big Data, Epidemiology, Machine Learning, Adolescent Development and Inequality.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 1.39×28 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence5▲ 3.8×11 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.44×16 topics
  4. Education4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  5. Globalization3▲ 1.79×11 topics
  6. Sustainability3▲ 1.47×11 topics
  7. Big Data3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  8. Sustainable Development2▲ 1.71×7 topics
  9. E-Learning2▲ 2.5×6 topics
  10. Governance2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  11. Human Rights2▲ 2.4×8 topics
  12. Cardiovascular Disease2▲ 2.2×12 topics
  13. Risk Factors2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  14. Regulation2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  15. Supply Chain Management2▲ 2.3×4 topics
  16. Teacher Training2▲ 3.4×7 topics
  17. Depression2▲ 2.4×11 topics
  18. Economic Growth2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  19. Adolescent Development2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Religion2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  21. Inequality2▲ 8.0×5 topics
  22. Urban Development2▲ 5.1×3 topics
  23. Development2▲ 4.9×4 topics
  24. Political Economy2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  25. Language Evolution1▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Smart Cities1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  27. Conjoint Analysis1▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Family Relationships1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Insurance1▲ 17×2 topics
  30. Politics1▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Pragmatics1▲ 8.6×3 topics
  32. Clinical Decision Support1▲ 8.9×2 topics
  33. Predictive Analytics1▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Radiomics1▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Recycled Materials1▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Analytics1▲ 12×1 topic
  37. Business Intelligence1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Citizen Participation1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Cultural-Historical Theory1▲ 43×1 topic
  40. Financial Security1▲ 10×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Government Accountability Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging, Smart Cities and Technologies, Big Data and Business Intelligence and Psychology of Development and Education.

Radiomics and Machine Le…1Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 1 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technol…1Smart Cities and Technologies: 1 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksPsychology of Developmen…1Psychology of Development and Education: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Human Fac…1Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health: 1 fractional worksSyntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation: 1 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Environment…1Economic and Environmental Valuation: 1 fractional worksBusiness and Economic Development: 1 fractional worksPsychosocial Factors Impacting Youth: 1 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMedia TechnologyManagement Information SystemsDevelopmental and Educational Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  2. 2 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 1 works
  3. 3 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Psychology of Development and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Technology and Human Factors in Education and Health Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  6. 6 Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation Language and Linguistics 1 works
  7. 7 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Economic and Environmental Valuation Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  9. 9 Business and Economic Development Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  10. 10 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth Sociology and Political Science 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 available4.4%not open95.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.7%domestic only96.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Government Accountability Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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