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Webb Institute

In research, Webb Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,560 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,219 of 14,558 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#7,125 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,087
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,691
of 7,310
Research works
838
▼ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.92×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Webb Institute

What is Webb Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,560 of 16,688 9.2%182
MedicineField #6,219 of 14,558 9.3%152
Social SciencesDomain #7,125 of 14,833 5.2%327
Physical SciencesDomain #9,811 of 17,446 7.2%231
Social SciencesField #6,335 of 9,330 3.8%199

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Webb Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Webb Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Webb Institute is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (20%), Engineering (16%), Social Sciences (16%).

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 47.0% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 19.7% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 16.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 30.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 16.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWebb Institute48fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences30%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1019.7%
    2. Engineering816.4%
    3. Environmental Science35.7%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.5%
    5. Mathematics11.4%
    6. Materials Science00.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences816.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance36.0%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting23.1%
    4. Psychology12.4%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.5%
    6. Decision Sciences11.3%
    1. Medicine48.3%
    2. Health Professions35.2%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology24.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 2.53× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.15× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.82× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.26× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary4.22×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.82×3 works
  3. Computer Science2.53×10 works
  4. Health Professions1.97×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.61×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.40×1 works
  7. Social Sciences1.26×8 works
  8. Mathematics1.17×1 works
  9. Environmental Science1.15×3 works
  10. Engineering1.09×8 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.98×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.96×2 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×2 works
  14. Psychology0.77×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.74×0 works
  16. Nursing0.70×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×1 works
  18. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.52×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.52×1 works
  20. Medicine0.43×4 works
  21. Materials Science0.20×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  23. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  24. Energy0.11×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Webb Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Doug Webb, Louis Jachiet and Virginia Webb lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Webb Institute.

  1. 1 Doug Webb United States · #965,065 worldwide 2.4k citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Louis Jachiet United States · #2,460,189 worldwide 199 citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Virginia Webb United States · #2,467,283 worldwide 140 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Clarke United States · #2,790,873 worldwide 759 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Hugh Woods United States · #3,106,920 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 David Kant United States · #3,216,115 worldwide 148 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Clayton P. Jones United States · #3,226,295 worldwide 969 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 H. P. Gould United States · #3,269,692 worldwide 20 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Arturo Ardao United States · #3,280,157 worldwide 152 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Eugenio María de Hostos United States · #3,752,887 worldwide 49 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Webb Institute

What are the most cited papers from Webb Institute?

The most cited paper from Webb Institute is "ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Executive Summary" (Carole A. Warnes, Roberta G. Williams, Thomas M. Bashore et al., 2008), with 2,072 citations. Next come "Ligand Binding to Integrins" (1,360) and "Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Defects: Current Knowledge" (860).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ACC/AHA 2008 Guidelines for the Management of Adults With Congenital Heart Disease: Executive Summary Carole A. Warnes, Roberta G. Williams, Thomas M. Bashore et al. · Circulation 8 Nov 2008 2,072
2 Ligand Binding to Integrins Edward F. Plow, Thomas A. Haas, Li Zhang et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Jul 2000 1,360
3 Genetic Basis for Congenital Heart Defects: Current Knowledge Mary Ella Pierpont, Craig T. Basson, D. Woodrow Benson et al. · Circulation 23 May 2007 860
4 SLOCUM: an underwater glider propelled by environmental energy Doug Webb, Philippe Simonetti, C. Jones · IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering 2001 854
5 Noninherited Risk Factors and Congenital Cardiovascular Defects: Current Knowledge Kathy J. Jenkins, Adolfo Correa, Jeffrey A. Feinstein et al. · Circulation 23 May 2007 840
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Webb Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distributed Systems, Internet of Things, Globalization, Healthcare, Supply Chain Management, Digital Transformation, Resource Management and International Trade.

▲ 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 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. Globalization3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 1.71×8 topics
  3. Healthcare2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  4. Internet of Things2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 1.25×8 topics
  6. Distributed Systems2▲ 24×5 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management2▲ 4.4×5 topics
  8. Digital Transformation2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  9. International Trade1▲ 20×2 topics
  10. Resource Management1▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Risk Management1▲ 5.8×4 topics
  12. Big Data1▲ 2.7×4 topics
  13. Education1▲ 1.47×7 topics
  14. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.51×6 topics
  15. Human Rights1▲ 2.5×3 topics
  16. IoT Security1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  17. Asset Pricing1▲ 27×2 topics
  18. Blockchain1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  19. Healthcare Quality1▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Legal Regulation1▲ 10×1 topic
  21. Mental Health1▲ 1.52×9 topics
  22. Mobile Edge Computing1▲ 15×2 topics
  23. Public Health1▲ 1.63×11 topics
  24. Security and Privacy1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Soil Properties1▲ 13×3 topics
  26. Transport Policy1▲ 19×1 topic
  27. Clinical Guidelines1▲ 7.1×2 topics
  28. Comparative Law1▲ 193×1 topic
  29. Defensive Medicine1▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Demographic Transition1▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Edge Computing1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Fog Computing1▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Innovation Policy1▲ 22×1 topic
  34. Legal Methodology1▲ 116×1 topic
  35. Liquidity1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Malpractice Risk1▲ 83×1 topic
  37. Monetary Equilibrium1▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Numerical Simulation1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Security1▲ 3.2×4 topics
  40. Technological Revolutions1▲ 99×1 topic

Which research topics does Webb Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues, Economic Development and Digital Transformation and Economic theories and models.

Legal and Regulatory Ana…1Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 1 fractional worksMedical Malpractice and …1Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues: 1 fractional worksEconomic Development and Digital Transformation: 1 fractional worksEconomic theories and mo…1Economic theories and models: 1 fractional worksComparative and Internat…1Comparative and International Law Studies: 1 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 1 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 1 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksUsability and User Interface Design: 1 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 1 fractional works
TransportationPharmacyGeneral Economics, Econometrics and FinanceEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 1 works
  2. 2 Medical Malpractice and Liability Issues Pharmacy 1 works
  3. 3 Economic Development and Digital Transformation General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 1 works
  4. 4 Economic theories and models Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Comparative and International Law Studies Law 1 works
  6. 6 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  7. 7 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  9. 9 Usability and User Interface Design Human-Computer Interaction 1 works
  10. 10 Software Engineering Research 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 available27.0%not open73.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.2%domestic only83.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Webb Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% lower 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 Webb Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000067% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Webb Institute0.00026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Webb Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2017Webb Institute2.6% in 20172010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.9% in 2007.

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