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Altera (United States)

In research, Altera (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#5,944 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#4,700 of 6,365 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#7,160 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law — Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law is 7.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,819
of 28,054 · #11,999 all time
Rank in United States
#2,237
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▲ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
15k
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is Altera (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #5,944 of 10,521 5.5%249 #8054
Social SciencesField #4,700 of 6,365 4.7%166 #6079
Life SciencesDomain #7,160 of 7,800 2.7%72 #9008
Health SciencesDomain #11,030 of 11,982 2.4%151 #14426
Physical SciencesDomain #12,139 of 12,888 2.9%145 #9320
MedicineField #10,049 of 10,443 3.2%99 #13885

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Altera (United States) 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#8,054 #5,944
  2. Social Sciences#6,079 #4,700
  3. Life Sciences#9,008 #7,160
  4. Health Sciences#14,426 #11,030
  5. Physical Sciences#9,320 #12,139
  6. Medicine#13,885 #10,049
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Altera (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law takes 7.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawSubfield · 26.3 works7.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 1.64× its world share, 48 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 15 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.41× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 30 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.84× its world share, 56 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.44× its world share, 7 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.38× its world share, 39 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.84× its world share, 99 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.89× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.87× its world share, 33 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.74× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.77× its world share, 11 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.70× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.12× its world share, 166 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Altera (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, K.H. Bardeleben, John W. Gittinger and Philippe Frémeaux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Altera (United States).

  1. 1 K.H. Bardeleben United States · #107,113 worldwide 75 citations · 44 works
  2. 2 John W. Gittinger United States · #241,695 worldwide 46 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Philippe Frémeaux United States · #302,309 worldwide 4 citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Mike Hutton United States · #481,486 worldwide 117 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Juan Fernando Durán Alba United States · #523,977 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Françoise Meltzer United States · #546,044 worldwide 10 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 A. van den Toorn United States · #711,248 worldwide 10 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 R. During United States · #766,375 worldwide 9 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Thomas Röhl United States · #959,698 worldwide 2 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Mariana Gomes Vidal Sampaio United States · #1,221,750 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Altera (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Altera (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Public Policy, Sustainability, Teacher Training, Sustainable Development, Public Health, Healthcare, Qualitative Research and Legislation.

▲ 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. Sustainability47▲ 3.1×56 topics
  2. Epidemiology34▲ 1.41×84 topics
  3. Public Policy33▲ 11×21 topics
  4. Sustainable Development32▲ 3.2×37 topics
  5. Public Health29▲ 3.2×35 topics
  6. Globalization28▲ 2.3×61 topics
  7. Teacher Training28▲ 7.2×17 topics
  8. Quality of Life27▲ 3.0×39 topics
  9. Healthcare26▲ 3.8×22 topics
  10. Educational Technology24▲ 3.3×22 topics
  11. Environmental Impact24▲ 2.2×32 topics
  12. Qualitative Research24▲ 4.4×14 topics
  13. Education22▲ 2.1×57 topics
  14. Online Learning20▲ 3.8×9 topics
  15. E-Learning19▲ 3.0×10 topics
  16. Biodiversity18▲ 4.0×16 topics
  17. Legislation18▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Waste Management17▲ 6.6×9 topics
  19. Curriculum Development16▲ 3.8×7 topics
  20. Environmental Education15▲ 16×6 topics
  21. Healthcare Access15▲ 8.6×8 topics
  22. Research15▲ 19×6 topics
  23. Social Inequality14▲ 8.7×11 topics
  24. Educational Policy14▲ 8.9×5 topics
  25. Social Participation14▲ 36×2 topics
  26. Water Resources14▲ 9.4×3 topics
  27. Economic Analysis14▲ 15×6 topics
  28. Training14▲ 10×5 topics
  29. Eco-friendly Practices14▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Distance Education13▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Inclusion13▲ 15×4 topics
  32. Digital Business13▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Social Movements13▲ 7.0×19 topics
  34. Agroecology13▲ 14×5 topics
  35. Technological Innovation12▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Waste Utilization12▲ 33×2 topics
  37. Forest Biomass12▲ 54×1 topic
  38. Value-Added Products12▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Wood Residues12▲ 54×1 topic
  40. Social Determinants11▲ 8.5×6 topics

Which research topics does Altera (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Agricultural and Food Sciences and Business and Management Studies.

Environmental Sustainabi…14Environmental Sustainability and Education: 14 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…13Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 13 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…12Agricultural and Food Sciences: 12 fractional worksBusiness and Management …9Business and Management Studies: 9 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 8 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and Practices: 8 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…7Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 7 fractional worksScience and Education Research: 7 fractional worksGeography and Environmental Studies: 6 fractional worksUrban Development and So…6Urban Development and Societal Issues: 6 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationForestryInformation Systems and Management3 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 14 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 13 works
  3. 3 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 12 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 9 works
  5. 5 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 8 works
  6. 6 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 8 works
  7. 7 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 7 works
  8. 8 Science and Education Research Education 7 works
  9. 9 Geography and Environmental Studies Water Science and Technology 6 works
  10. 10 Urban Development and Societal Issues Urban Studies 6 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 available70.1%not open29.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.1%domestic only44.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Altera (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher 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.

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