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United States Social Security Administration

In research, United States Social Security Administration stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,797 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,603 of 10,206 worldwide) and Demography (#387 of 835 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,817
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,921
of 8,685
Research works
786
▼ 40% vs 2013–17
Citations
11k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is United States Social Security Administration 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 #4,797 of 16,945 29.4%555
Social SciencesField #3,603 of 10,206 30.6%307
DemographySubfield #387 of 835 33.6%136
Health SciencesDomain #13,340 of 20,462 24.0%156

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Social Security Administration 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: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.75× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.32× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.44× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.88× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.52× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Social Security Administration?

Ranked on the composite score, Jae Song, Christopher R. Tamborini and Howard M. Iams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Social Security Administration.

  1. 1 Jae Song United States · #92,698 worldwide 240 citations · 33 works
  2. 2 Christopher R. Tamborini United States · #1,012,447 worldwide 53 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Howard M. Iams United States · #1,210,856 worldwide 33 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Patrick J. Purcell United States · #1,223,706 worldwide 22 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Lawrence J. Fennelly United States · #1,301,627 worldwide 10 citations · 108 works
  6. 6 Irena Dushi United States · #1,448,346 worldwide 18 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at United States Social Security Administration

Which keywords describe research at United States Social Security Administration?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Primary Care, Health Care Utilization, Labor Market, Health Care Spending, Insurance Markets, Health Outcomes, Globalization and Income 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. Primary Care3▲ 19×3 topics
  2. Globalization3▲ 3.6×5 topics
  3. Health Care Utilization3▲ 62×2 topics
  4. Health Care Spending3▲ 163×1 topic
  5. Insurance Markets3▲ 163×1 topic
  6. Labor Market3▲ 23×5 topics
  7. Machine Learning2▲ 1.53×7 topics
  8. Health Outcomes2▲ 18×5 topics
  9. Income Inequality2▲ 34×5 topics
  10. Labor Force Participation2▲ 104×2 topics
  11. Economic Growth2▲ 4.8×4 topics
  12. Education2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  13. Mental Health2▲ 2.8×9 topics
  14. Social Networks2▲ 15×2 topics
  15. Human Capital2▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Unemployment2▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.3×6 topics
  18. Consumer Behavior2▲ 4.9×2 topics
  19. Cybersecurity2▲ 13×3 topics
  20. Social Policy2▲ 33×3 topics
  21. Aging Workforce1▲ 131×1 topic
  22. Financial Literacy1▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Immigration1▲ 27×1 topic
  24. Investment Decisions1▲ 23×2 topics
  25. Remittances1▲ 73×1 topic
  26. Retirement1▲ 45×1 topic
  27. Chronic Disease1▲ 16×3 topics
  28. Health Inequalities1▲ 23×2 topics
  29. Household Finance1▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Retirement Planning1▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Knowledge Management1▲ 4.5×3 topics
  32. Ageing Population1▲ 61×1 topic
  33. Digital Transformation1▲ 4.4×6 topics
  34. Health Care Expenditure1▲ 61×1 topic
  35. IoT Security1▲ 7.0×2 topics
  36. Cyber Security1▲ 45×2 topics
  37. Economic Crisis1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Gender Inequality1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Labor Movement1▲ 105×1 topic
  40. Union Revitalization1▲ 105×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Social Security Administration publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Healthcare Policy and Management, Migration and Labor Dynamics, Retirement, Disability, and Employment and Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis.

Healthcare Policy and Ma…3Healthcare Policy and Management: 3 fractional worksMigration and Labor Dynamics: 1 fractional worksRetirement, Disability, …1Retirement, Disability, and Employment: 1 fractional worksFinancial Literacy, Pens…1Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksLabor Movements and Unions: 1 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare S…1Employment and Welfare Studies: 1 fractional worksGender, Labor, and Family Dynamics: 1 fractional worksdemographic modeling and climate adaptation: 1 fractional worksCybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies: 1 fractional works
Economics and EconometricsSociology and Political ScienceDemographyAccounting5 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 3 works
  2. 2 Migration and Labor Dynamics Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Retirement, Disability, and Employment Demography 1 works
  4. 4 Financial Literacy, Pension, Retirement Analysis Accounting 1 works
  5. 5 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Labor Movements and Unions Public Administration 1 works
  7. 7 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 1 works
  8. 8 Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Gender Studies 1 works
  9. 9 demographic modeling and climate adaptation Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  10. 10 Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies Information Systems 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 available35.4%not open64.6%

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 Social Security Administration's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 40% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.