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United Way

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Research works
86
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
United Way

Not ranked overall: United Way is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does United Way work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at United Way is in Social Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (24%), Engineering (15%), Computer Science (15%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 10 fractional works · 46.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 11.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 11.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuropsychology and Physiological Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 34.1% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 15.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 14.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 8.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 18.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 11.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUnited Way21fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences47%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences524.0%
    2. Psychology211.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities13.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting13.2%
    5. Decision Sciences12.8%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    1. Engineering315.2%
    2. Computer Science314.9%
    3. Environmental Science12.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Health Professions211.5%
    2. Medicine16.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.91× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.01× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 4.37× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.88× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.90× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions4.37×2 works
  2. Psychology3.88×2 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.92×1 works
  4. Computer Science1.91×3 works
  5. Social Sciences1.90×5 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.23×1 works
  7. Engineering1.01×3 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.00×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.57×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×0 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.36×0 works
  12. Medicine0.34×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.23×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×0 works

What are the most cited papers from United Way?

The most cited paper from United Way is "ACEs and counter-ACEs: How positive and negative childhood experiences influence adult health" (AliceAnn Crandall, Jacob Miller, Aaron Cheung et al., 2019), with 395 citations. Next come "Outcomes After Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for the Treatment of Recurrent Lateral Patellar Dislocations" (310) and "Peer Cybervictimization Among Adolescents and the Associated Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis" (285).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ACEs and counter-ACEs: How positive and negative childhood experiences influence adult health AliceAnn Crandall, Jacob Miller, Aaron Cheung et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect 27 Jul 2019 395
2 Outcomes After Isolated Medial Patellofemoral Ligament Reconstruction for the Treatment of Recurrent Lateral Patellar Dislocations Daniel K. Schneider, Brian M. Grawe, Robert A. Magnussen et al. · The American Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 13 Feb 2016 310
3 Peer Cybervictimization Among Adolescents and the Associated Internalizing and Externalizing Problems: A Meta-Analysis Benjamin W. Fisher, Joseph H. Gardella, Abbie R. Teurbe-Tolon · Journal of Youth and Adolescence Review 22 Jul 2016 285
4 Response Rates for Mail Surveys of Nonprofit Organizations: A Review and Empirical Test Mark A. Hager, Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, Thomas H. Pollak et al. · Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Open access Jun 2003 233
5 Outcome measurement: Showing results in the nonprofit sector Margaret C. Plantz, Martha Taylor Greenway, Michael Hendricks · New Directions for Evaluation Sep 1997 124
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at United Way?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Resilience, Social Capital, Autonomous Vehicles, Mental Health, Public Health, Climate Change Adaptation, Deep Learning and Vulnerability.

▲ 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-now 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning2▲ 2.6×8 topics
  2. Mental Health1▲ 4.8×7 topics
  3. Public Health1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  4. Resilience1▲ 13×4 topics
  5. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 27×3 topics
  6. Social Capital1▲ 11×3 topics
  7. Climate Change Adaptation1▲ 29×2 topics
  8. Vulnerability1▲ 22×2 topics
  9. Community1▲ 41×1 topic
  10. Disaster1▲ 95×1 topic
  11. Human Rights1▲ 4.7×2 topics
  12. Mobile Agents1▲ 485×1 topic
  13. Network Management1▲ 149×1 topic

Which research topics does United Way publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Disaster Management and Resilience, Mobile Agent-Based Network Management, Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis and Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management.

Disaster Management and …1Disaster Management and Resilience: 1 fractional worksMobile Agent-Based Netwo…1Mobile Agent-Based Network Management: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Resilienc…1Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis: 1 fractional worksSupply Chain Resilience …1Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksMaritime Ports and Logistics: 1 fractional worksHomelessness and Social Issues: 1 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…0Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 0 fractional worksIslamic Studies and Radicalism: 0 fractional worksContemporary Christian Leadership and Education: 0 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judici…0Legal Systems and Judicial Processes: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceComputer Networks and CommunicationsCivil and Structural EngineeringStrategy and Management5 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  2. 2 Mobile Agent-Based Network Management Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Resilience and Vulnerability Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Supply Chain Resilience and Risk Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  5. 5 Maritime Ports and Logistics Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Homelessness and Social Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  7. 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  8. 8 Islamic Studies and Radicalism Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education Religious studies 0 works
  10. 10 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 0 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 available41.8%not open58.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.1%domestic only84.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has United Way's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is United Way as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000039% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%United Way0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of United Way over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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