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Alternative Opportunities

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World rank, all time
#23,641
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,916
of 7,310
Research works
171
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Alternative Opportunities

Which fields of science does Alternative Opportunities work in?

In all years, 34% of research at Alternative Opportunities is in Health Sciences, 30% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Social Sciences (15%), Computer Science (14%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 58 fractional works · 33.9% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 18.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 19 fractional works · 11.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrthodontics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 29.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workGender Studies: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 27.3% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 14.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 12 fractional works · 6.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAlternativeOpportunities171fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences34%Social Sciences30%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine3118.3%
    2. Health Professions1911.0%
    3. Dentistry52.7%
    4. Nursing31.9%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2514.9%
    2. Psychology84.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance84.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities42.2%
    5. Decision Sciences32.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting21.4%
    1. Computer Science2514.4%
    2. Engineering116.4%
    3. Environmental Science53.1%
    4. Materials Science31.7%
    5. Energy10.5%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Chemistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology52.8%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics31.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
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: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.36× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 2.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.12× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.50× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions5.12×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.50×1 works
  3. Environmental Science2.36×2 works
  4. Energy2.30×0 works
  5. Dentistry2.18×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.83×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences1.76×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.63×0 works
  9. Social Sciences1.36×3 works
  10. Neuroscience1.30×0 works
  11. Medicine1.19×4 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.88×1 works
  13. Materials Science0.81×0 works
  14. Psychology0.35×0 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.32×0 works
  16. Engineering0.23×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.20×0 works
  18. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Alternative Opportunities?

The most cited paper from Alternative Opportunities is "Acupuncture: Does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews" (Edzard K. Ernst, Myeong Soo Lee, Tae‐Young Choi, 2011), with 223 citations. Next come "Fluid dynamics of coronary artery stenosis." (196) and "Cardiac tamponade from central venous catheters" (194).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Acupuncture: Does it alleviate pain and are there serious risks? A review of reviews Edzard K. Ernst, Myeong Soo Lee, Tae‐Young Choi · Pain 25 Mar 2011 223
2 Fluid dynamics of coronary artery stenosis. Robert E. Mates, Ritul Gupta, A.C.S Bell et al. · Circulation Research Open access 1978 196
3 Cardiac tamponade from central venous catheters Paul E. Collier, Sterling H. Blocker, Daniel M. Graff et al. · The American Journal of Surgery Aug 1998 194
4 Grid'5000: a large scale, reconfigurable, controlable and monitorable Grid platform Franck Cappello, Frédéric Desprez, Michel Daydé et al. · HAL (Le Centre pour la Communication Scientifique Directe) Conference paper 13 Nov 2005 156
5 Coronary pressure-flow relationships. Controversial issues and probable implications. Francis J. Klocke, Robert E. Mates, John M. Canty et al. · Circulation Research Mar 1985 145
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alternative Opportunities?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: High-Performance Computing, Distributed Systems, Resource Management, Workflow Management, Grid Computing, Task Scheduling, Parallel Computing and Public Health.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. High-Performance Computing14▲ 54×2 topics
  2. Distributed Systems11▲ 27×5 topics
  3. Resource Management10▲ 34×2 topics
  4. Workflow Management8▲ 51×2 topics
  5. Public Health8▲ 3.6×21 topics
  6. Grid Computing8▲ 72×1 topic
  7. Task Scheduling8▲ 72×1 topic
  8. Epidemiology7◆ 1.08×26 topics
  9. Quality of Life7▲ 2.9×17 topics
  10. Parallel Computing7▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Mental Health6▲ 3.2×14 topics
  12. GPU Computing6▲ 48×1 topic
  13. Performance Optimization6▲ 33×1 topic
  14. Globalization5▲ 1.64×19 topics
  15. Risk Factors5▲ 2.9×13 topics
  16. Healthcare4▲ 3.7×9 topics
  17. Electric Vehicles4▲ 16×3 topics
  18. Depression4▲ 3.4×8 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  20. Social Support4▲ 5.2×8 topics
  21. Meta-Analysis4▲ 4.1×4 topics
  22. Primary Care4▲ 5.0×8 topics
  23. Thermal Management3▲ 6.7×2 topics
  24. Battery Management Systems3▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Evidence-Based Practice3▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Thermal Runaway3▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Academic Medicine3▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Publication Bias3▲ 32×2 topics
  29. Orthodontic Tooth Movement3▲ 55×1 topic
  30. Orthognathic Surgery3▲ 47×1 topic
  31. Gender Bias3▲ 23×1 topic
  32. Science3▲ 8.4×1 topic
  33. Health Care Utilization3▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Herbal Medicine2▲ 6.4×5 topics
  35. Healthcare Workers2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  36. Developmental Trajectories2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  37. MapReduce2▲ 25×1 topic
  38. Virtualization2▲ 17×1 topic
  39. Behavioral Interventions2▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Career Choice2▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does Alternative Opportunities publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education, Nursing care and research, Peripheral Artery Disease Management and Economic Zones and Regional Development.

Conservation, Ecology, W…2Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education: 2 fractional worksNursing care and research: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksEconomic Zones and Regional Development: 0 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 0 fractional worksAgriculture and Farm Saf…0Agriculture and Farm Safety: 0 fractional worksXenotransplantation and immune response: 0 fractional worksStructural mechanics and materials: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Energy Technologies and Civil Engineering Innovations: 0 fractional worksKarl Barth and Christian Theology: 0 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawPharmacySurgeryGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance5 others

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

  1. 1 Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  2. 2 Nursing care and research Pharmacy 1 works
  3. 3 Peripheral Artery Disease Management Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Economic Zones and Regional Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  5. 5 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 0 works
  6. 6 Agriculture and Farm Safety Plant Science 0 works
  7. 7 Xenotransplantation and immune response Surgery 0 works
  8. 8 Structural mechanics and materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Energy Technologies and Civil Engineering Innovations Nuclear Energy and Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Karl Barth and Christian Theology Philosophy 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 available40.8%not open59.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.0%domestic only75.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Alternative Opportunities's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 Alternative Opportunities as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000045% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Alternative Opportunities0.000075% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alternative Opportunities over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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