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Alternative Opportunities

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World rank, all time
#37,957
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,982
of 8,685
Research works
171
▲ 140% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.6k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
41%
world 28%

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: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.71× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 1.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 5.34× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.20× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.53× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.62× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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 2022–2025: Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education, Nursing care and research, Peripheral Artery Disease Management and Gender Diversity and Inequality.

Conservation, Ecology, W…2Conservation, Ecology, Wildlife Education: 2 fractional worksNursing care and research: 1 fractional worksPeripheral Artery Disease Management: 1 fractional worksGender Diversity and Inequality: 0 fractional worksEconomic Zones and Regional Development: 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 worksConstruction Management and Sustainability: 0 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawPharmacySurgeryGender Studies5 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 Gender Diversity and Inequality Gender Studies 0 works
  5. 5 Economic Zones and Regional Development General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 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 Construction Management and Sustainability Building and Construction 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Alternative Opportunities's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 140% 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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