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title: "Westat (United States): research papers"
description: "From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Westat (United States) took part in 48 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in health economics and policy (34), statistics (5) and economics (5). 3 of them were published in 2025, against 8 in 2017."
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# Westat (United States)

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Papers in the tracked journals with an author at Westat (United States): per year and category, where they are published, the institutions its researchers write with, and its most-cited papers. A paper counts as corporate when at least one of its authors is affiliated with an institution that OpenAlex classifies as a company; it counts once for each company among its authors' affiliations. Universities are the institutions OpenAlex classifies as education.

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## Key findings

- From 2017 to 2026 (so far), authors at Westat (United States) took part in 48 papers in the tracked journals, most of them in health economics and policy (34), statistics (5) and economics (5).
- 3 of them were published in 2025, against 8 in 2017.
- Since 2023, the institutions with the most of these papers were Colgate University (2), Columbia University (2) and Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene (2).
- The journals publishing most of them were The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research (3), Journal of Public Economics (2) and Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research (2).
- The most-cited of them is “Preventing rather than punishing: An early warning model of malfeasance in public procurement” (International Journal of Forecasting, 2020), with 91 citations.
- Since 2023, papers in the tracked journals cited 9 of its papers 17 times; 94% of those links came from papers with a university author and 0% from its own papers.
- Its own papers since 2023 cite archived papers 20 times, 0% of them papers with a company author.
- Across everything OpenAlex indexes, Westat (United States) has 3,434 works with 426,535 citations (h-index 267).
- The tracked journals hold 46 of its 1,412 works in OpenAlex from 2017 to 2025 (3.3%).
- Its main research topics in OpenAlex are Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (365), Smoking Behavior and Cessation (300) and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (296).

## Papers per year

*Papers per publication year and category*

| Category | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 (so far) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| [Health Economics and Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/health-economics-and-policy.md) | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| [Statistics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/statistics.md) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| [Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/economics.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| [Higher Education and Research](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/higher-education-and-research.md) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| [Management](https://scholar4ai.com/categories/management.md) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| All categories | 8 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |

## Where the papers come from

*Journals with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Journal | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [The Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/the-journal-of-behavioral-health-services-research.md) | 3 |
| 2 | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2 |
| 3 | [Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/administration-and-policy-in-mental-health-and-mental-health-services-research.md) | 2 |
| 4 | [Minerva](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/minerva.md) | 1 |
| 5 | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 1 |
| 6 | [Journal of Environmental Economics and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management.md) | 1 |
| 7 | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | 1 |
| 8 | [Research in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-higher-education.md) | 1 |
| 9 | [Statistical Methods & Applications](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/statistical-methods-applications.md) | 1 |
| 10 | [BMC Medical Research Methodology](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/bmc-medical-research-methodology.md) | 1 |

*Institutions with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Colgate University | 2 |
| 2 | [Columbia University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/columbia-university.md) | 2 |
| 3 | Research Foundation For Mental Hygiene | 2 |
| 4 | U.S. National Science Foundation | 2 |
| 5 | United States Social Security Administration | 2 |
| 6 | [University of Maryland, College Park](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-maryland-college-park.md) | 2 |
| 7 | Bureau of Economic Analysis | 1 |
| 8 | [Carnegie Mellon University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/carnegie-mellon-university.md) | 1 |
| 9 | Center for Science in the Public Interest (United States) | 1 |

*Countries with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Country | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | United States | 15 |

*Keywords with the most papers, since 2023*

| # | Keyword | Papers |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | [COVID-19 pandemic](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/covid-19-pandemic.md) | 3 |
| 2 | Individual Placement and Support | 2 |
| 3 | [depression](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/depression.md) | 2 |
| 4 | employment effects | 2 |
| 5 | [gender differences](https://scholar4ai.com/keywords/gender-differences.md) | 2 |
| 6 | racial and ethnic disparities | 2 |
| 7 | severe mental illness | 2 |
| 8 | supported employment | 2 |
| 9 | young adults | 2 |
| 10 | 1970s | 1 |

## Most-cited papers

*Most-cited papers since 2017*

| # | Citations | Per month | Title | Journal | Published | Authors |
|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 91 | 1.2 | [Preventing rather than punishing: An early warning model of malfeasance in public procurement](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijforecast.2020.06.006) | [International Journal of Forecasting](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/international-journal-of-forecasting.md) | 2020-07-18 | Jorge Gallego, Gonzalo Rivero, Juan Diego Sánchez Martínez |
| 2 | 19 | 0.8 | [Food for thought: The intersection between SNAP stigma, food insecurity, and gender](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117367) | [Social Science & Medicine](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/social-science-medicine.md) | 2024-10-01 | C. Ross Hatton, Carolyn Bresnahan, Anna Claire Tucker et al. |
| 3 | 18 | 0.5 | [Convergence Research as a ‘System-of-Systems’: A Framework and Research Agenda](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11024-023-09503-1) | [Minerva](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/minerva.md) | 2023-09-14 | Lisa Christen Gajary, Shalini Misra, Anand Desai et al. |
| 4 | 18 | 0.5 | [From GitHub to GDP: A framework for measuring open source software innovation](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2024.104954) | [Research Policy](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-policy.md) | 2024-01-26 | Gizem Korkmaz, José Bayoán Santiago Calderón, Brandon L. Kramer et al. |
| 5 | 17 | 0.4 | [The impact of the clean air act on particulate matter in the 1970s](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeem.2023.102867) | [Journal of Environmental Economics and Management](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-environmental-economics-and-management.md) | 2023-08-10 | Maureen L. Cropper, Nicholas Z. Muller, Yongjoon Park et al. |
| 6 | 15 | 0.4 | [STEM Faculty Instructional Beliefs Regarding Assessment, Grading, and Diversity are Linked to Racial Equity Grade Gaps](https://doi.org/10.1007/s11162-023-09769-0) | [Research in Higher Education](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/research-in-higher-education.md) | 2024-01-23 | Elizabeth S. Park, Mike Wilton, Stanley M. Lo et al. |
| 7 | 5 | 0.1 | [Early life socioeconomic position contributes to adult obesity independent of adult socioeconomic factors: Findings from The Sister Study cohort](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101556) | [SSM - Population Health](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/ssm-population-health.md) | 2023-11-10 | Jennifer M. P. Woo, Deborah B. Bookwalter, Geannette Y. Green et al. |
| 8 | 5 | 0.2 | [The importance of schools in driving children’s applications for disability benefits](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2024.105239) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2024-10-05 | Michael Levere, Jeffrey Hemmeter, David Wittenburg |
| 9 | 5 | 0.2 | [Measuring Fidelity to Individual Placement and Support for Transition Age Youth: Psychometric Findings](https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-024-01415-w) | [Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/administration-and-policy-in-mental-health-and-mental-health-services-research.md) | 2024-10-13 | Gary R. Bond, Sarah J. Swanson, Deborah R. Becker et al. |
| 10 | 5 | 0.3 | [Can changes in disability insurance work incentives influence beneficiary employment? Evidence from the promoting opportunity demonstration](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105370) | [Journal of Public Economics](https://scholar4ai.com/journals/journal-of-public-economics.md) | 2025-04-10 | Michael Levere, David Wittenburg, John T. Jones |

## Who cites its research

*Institutions whose papers cite it most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | United States Department of Veterans Affairs | Government | United States | 2 |
| 2 | [Harvard University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/harvard-university.md) | University | United States | 2 |
| 3 | University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School | University | United States | 2 |
| 4 | [University of California, San Francisco](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/university-of-california-san-francisco.md) | University | United States | 2 |
| 5 | VA Palo Alto Health Care System | Healthcare | United States | 2 |
| 6 | University of Utah | University | United States | 2 |
| 7 | VA Boston Healthcare System | Healthcare | United States | 2 |
| 8 | VA Salt Lake City Healthcare System | Healthcare | United States | 2 |
| 9 | VA North Texas Health Care System | Healthcare | United States | 2 |
| 10 | Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers | Funder | United States | 2 |

## What its papers cite

*Institutions its papers cite most, since 2023*

| # | Institution | Kind | Country | Links |
|---:|---|---|---|---:|
| 1 | [National Bureau of Economic Research](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/national-bureau-of-economic-research.md) | Nonprofit | United States | 2 |
| 2 | Wayne State University | University | United States | 2 |
| 3 | [New York University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/new-york-university.md) | University | United States | 2 |
| 4 | Marquette University | University | United States | 1 |
| 5 | Dartmouth College | University | United States | 1 |
| 6 | Boston University | University | United States | 1 |
| 7 | [Northwestern University](https://scholar4ai.com/institutions/northwestern-university.md) | University | United States | 1 |
| 8 | National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies | University | Japan | 1 |
| 9 | New Jersey Institute of Technology | University | United States | 1 |
| 10 | United States Social Security Administration | Government | United States | 1 |

More: https://scholar4ai.com/corporate-citations.md · https://scholar4ai.com/industry-university.md

## In OpenAlex

*Westat (United States) in OpenAlex*

| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Type | Company |
| Location | Rockville, Maryland, United States |
| Works in OpenAlex | 3,434 |
| Citations | 426,535 |
| h-index | 267 |
| i10-index | 4,931 |
| 2-year mean citedness | 5.15 |
| Website | [www.westat.com](https://www.westat.com/) |
| ROR | [ror.org/00wt7xg39](https://ror.org/00wt7xg39) |
| OpenAlex | [openalex.org/I1333523220](https://openalex.org/I1333523220) |

*Works and citations per year in OpenAlex, and its papers in the tracked journals*

| Year | Works in OpenAlex | Citations received | In the tracked journals | Share |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| 2026 (so far) | 116 | 8,242 | 2 | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 146 | 10,332 | 3 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 167 | 11,021 | 5 | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 165 | 10,567 | 5 | 3.0% |
| 2022 | 182 | 11,025 | 6 | 3.3% |
| 2021 | 178 | 11,299 | 6 | 3.4% |
| 2020 | 141 | 10,830 | 9 | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 138 | 9,596 | 4 | 2.9% |
| 2018 | 127 | 8,529 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2017 | 168 | 8,563 | 8 | 4.8% |

*Main research topics (OpenAlex, all works)*

| # | Topic | Field | Works |
|---:|---|---|---:|
| 1 | Survey Methodology and Nonresponse | Social Sciences | 365 |
| 2 | Smoking Behavior and Cessation | Medicine | 300 |
| 3 | HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions | Medicine | 296 |
| 4 | Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques | Mathematics | 277 |
| 5 | Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes | Medicine | 237 |

From OpenAlex's own record of the institution (CC0), read again monthly. Works and citations count everything OpenAlex indexes, not only the tracked journals; topics are OpenAlex's classification of those works.

## Cite this page

Scholar4AI. (2026). Westat (United States). Journal and Conference Research Rankings. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://scholar4ai.com/companies/westat-united-states

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  author = {{Scholar4AI}},
  title = {Westat (United States)},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://scholar4ai.com/companies/westat-united-states}},
  urldate = {2026-11-05},
  note = {Journal and Conference Research Rankings; data from OpenAlex (CC0); licensed CC BY-NC 4.0}
}
```

License: CC BY-NC 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).