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Welch Foundation

In research, Welch Foundation stands highest in Social Sciences (#6,154 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#10,806
of 22,385 · #4,902 all time
Rank in United States
#1,492
of 3,332
Research works
896
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
31k
34.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
37%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Welch Foundation

What is Welch Foundation known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #6,154 of 9,585 9.1%71 #7086

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Welch Foundation 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 Welch Foundation work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Welch Foundation is in Social Sciences, 21% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (29%), Medicine (16%), Arts and Humanities (14%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 83 fractional works · 56.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 42 fractional works · 28.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 13 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 11 fractional works · 7.4% of its workLaw: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 20 fractional works · 13.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhilosophy: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClassics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAccounting: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 31 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 16.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 18.7% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 7.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWelch Foundation147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences57%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences4228.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities2013.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting85.6%
    4. Psychology64.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance53.7%
    6. Decision Sciences21.1%
    1. Medicine2416.3%
    2. Health Professions63.9%
    3. Nursing10.4%
    4. Dentistry00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Engineering117.2%
    2. Materials Science53.5%
    3. Computer Science32.4%
    4. Environmental Science32.2%
    5. Chemistry21.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.6%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    9. Mathematics10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.5%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.48× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.85× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 4.68× its world share, 20 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.75× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.73× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.25× its world share, 42 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Arts and Humanities4.68×20 works
  2. Social Sciences2.25×42 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting1.75×8 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.73×5 works
  5. Health Professions1.49×6 works
  6. Psychology1.43×6 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.11×2 works
  8. Materials Science1.02×5 works
  9. Chemistry0.89×2 works
  10. Medicine0.85×24 works
  11. Veterinary0.84×0 works
  12. Nursing0.77×1 works
  13. Dentistry0.70×0 works
  14. Energy0.58×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×1 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.48×0 works
  17. Engineering0.48×10 works
  18. Neuroscience0.47×1 works
  19. Environmental Science0.45×3 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.38×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.31×0 works
  22. Computer Science0.30×4 works
  23. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.28×2 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.27×1 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×1 works
  26. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Welch Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, William J. Carrington, JoLynne D. Wightman and Franz Antoine lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Welch Foundation.

  1. 1 William J. Carrington United States · #396,666 worldwide 2.4k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 JoLynne D. Wightman United States · #632,960 worldwide 4.4k citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Franz Antoine United States · #2,761,164 worldwide 9 citations · 56 works
  4. 4 MICHAEL J.S. DEWAR United States · #2,998,533 worldwide 3.4k citations · 186 works
  5. 5 Carla R. McGill United States · #3,070,540 worldwide 516 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 RICHARD JONES United States · #3,646,317 worldwide 18 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Richard L. Meehan United States · #4,164,960 worldwide 173 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Daniela Weismeier-Sammer United States · #4,422,703 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 John S. Smart United States · #5,309,039 worldwide 89 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Welch Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Welch Foundation?

The most cited paper from Welch Foundation is "Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third national health and nutrition examination survey" (Josef Coresh, Brad C. Astor, Tom Greene et al., 2002), with 2,778 citations. Next come "Hypoxia Response Elements in the Aldolase A, Enolase 1, and Lactate Dehydrogenase A Gene Promoters Contain Essential Binding Sites for Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1" (1,785) and "DNA hypermethylation in tumorigenesis: epigenetics joins genetics" (1,640).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Prevalence of chronic kidney disease and decreased kidney function in the adult US population: Third national health and nutrition examination survey Josef Coresh, Brad C. Astor, Tom Greene et al. · American Journal of Kidney Diseases 24 Dec 2002 2,778
2 Hypoxia Response Elements in the Aldolase A, Enolase 1, and Lactate Dehydrogenase A Gene Promoters Contain Essential Binding Sites for Hypoxia-inducible Factor 1 Gregg L. Semenza, Bing‐Hua Jiang, Sandra W. Leung et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry Open access Dec 1996 1,785
3 DNA hypermethylation in tumorigenesis: epigenetics joins genetics Stephen B. Baylin, James Gordon Herman · Trends in Genetics ReviewOpen access Apr 2000 1,640
4 Glycated Hemoglobin, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Nondiabetic Adults Elizabeth Selvin, Michael W. Steffes, Hong Zhu et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 3 Mar 2010 1,574
5 Oncogenic alterations of metabolism Chi V. Dang, Gregg L. Semenza · Trends in Biochemical Sciences ReviewOpen access Feb 1999 1,105
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Welch Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Identity, Judicial Review, Constitutionalism, ECHR, European Legal Systems, Gender and Globalization.

▲ 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. Human Rights14▲ 9.6×18 topics
  2. Identity10▲ 9.9×13 topics
  3. Globalization8▲ 2.7×18 topics
  4. Epidemiology7▲ 1.23×37 topics
  5. Judicial Review6▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Education6▲ 2.4×14 topics
  7. Constitutionalism6▲ 46×3 topics
  8. Gender6▲ 7.0×4 topics
  9. ECHR5▲ 107×1 topic
  10. European Legal Systems5▲ 107×1 topic
  11. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.1×13 topics
  12. Literature5▲ 5.7×6 topics
  13. History4▲ 4.1×8 topics
  14. Bildung4▲ 84×3 topics
  15. European Union4▲ 12×7 topics
  16. International Law4▲ 7.9×8 topics
  17. Nationalism3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  18. Autorschaft3▲ 104×1 topic
  19. Ethics3▲ 4.0×11 topics
  20. Literaturkritik3▲ 104×1 topic
  21. Memory3▲ 8.3×3 topics
  22. Financial Reporting3▲ 16×2 topics
  23. Photography3▲ 51×3 topics
  24. Tax Avoidance3▲ 50×2 topics
  25. Policy3▲ 8.9×6 topics
  26. Cultural History3▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Migration3▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Dementia Care3▲ 149×2 topics
  29. Ethical Guidelines2▲ 32×2 topics
  30. Gender Studies2▲ 11×3 topics
  31. Historical Narratives2▲ 31×2 topics
  32. Tacit Knowledge2▲ 36×2 topics
  33. Data Protection2▲ 55×3 topics
  34. Narrative2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Sexuality2▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Interactional Expertise2▲ 145×1 topic
  37. Social History2▲ 19×3 topics
  38. Social Science2▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Corporate Taxation2▲ 148×1 topic
  40. Sustainable Development Goals2▲ 8.2×4 topics

Which research topics does Welch Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: European and International Law Studies, German Literature and Culture Studies, Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research and Taxation and Legal Issues.

European and Internation…5European and International Law Studies: 5 fractional worksGerman Literature and Culture Studies: 3 fractional worksEducation, Healthcare and Sociology Research: 2 fractional worksTaxation and Legal Issues: 2 fractional worksHistorical, Literary, and Cultural Studies: 2 fractional worksEuropean history and politics: 2 fractional worksLiterature and Cultural …2Literature and Cultural Memory: 2 fractional worksMemory, History, Trauma, Identity: 2 fractional worksHuman Rights and Development: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional works
Political Science and International RelationsLiterature and Literary TheorySocial PsychologyAccounting4 others

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

  1. 1 European and International Law Studies Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  2. 2 German Literature and Culture Studies Literature and Literary Theory 3 works
  3. 3 Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research Social Psychology 2 works
  4. 4 Taxation and Legal Issues Accounting 2 works
  5. 5 Historical, Literary, and Cultural Studies Classics 2 works
  6. 6 European history and politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  7. 7 Literature and Cultural Memory Literature and Literary Theory 2 works
  8. 8 Memory, History, Trauma, Identity Philosophy 2 works
  9. 9 Human Rights and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available36.6%not open63.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.1%domestic only73.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Welch Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Welch Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Welch Foundation0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Welch Foundation 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.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Welch Foundation7.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.6% in 2000.

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