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Applied Research Associates (United States)

In research, Applied Research Associates (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,505 of 21,541 worldwide), Health Sciences (#8,085 of 20,462 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,655 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#17,614
of 28,054 · #11,173 all time
Rank in United States
#2,526
of 4,192
Research works
958
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
18%
world 28%

What is Applied Research Associates (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #8,505 of 21,541 17.5%641
Health SciencesDomain #8,085 of 20,462 25.9%152
EngineeringField #5,655 of 11,412 18.4%357
Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield #1,331 of 1,685 15.9%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Applied Research Associates (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).

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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.80× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.17× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.99× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Applied Research Associates (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, D. E. Grady, Lawrence A. Twisdale and Peter J. Vickery lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Research Associates (United States).

  1. 1 D. E. Grady United States · #73,965 worldwide 524 citations · 69 works
  2. 2 Lawrence A. Twisdale United States · #375,668 worldwide 102 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Peter J. Vickery United States · #421,833 worldwide 151 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Robert H. Sues United States · #426,669 worldwide 105 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Joseph L. Smith United States · #726,797 worldwide 48 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 M I Darter United States · #1,076,911 worldwide 69 citations · 67 works
  7. 7 Charles E. Needham United States · #1,560,732 worldwide 10 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Ken Maser United States · #1,611,248 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Research Associates (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Applied Research Associates (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Convolutional Neural Networks, Defect Detection, Image Processing, Crack Detection, Pavement, Deep Learning, Rheology and Recycled Materials.

▲ 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. Deep Learning7▲ 2.6×18 topics
  2. Convolutional Neural Networks5▲ 8.6×7 topics
  3. Defect Detection5▲ 43×2 topics
  4. Crack Detection4▲ 75×1 topic
  5. Image Processing4▲ 12×2 topics
  6. Pavement4▲ 75×1 topic
  7. Epidemiology4▲ 1.25×28 topics
  8. Rheology4▲ 23×2 topics
  9. Recycled Materials3▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Asphalt3▲ 120×1 topic
  11. Bitumen Modification3▲ 120×1 topic
  12. Piezoelectric Sensors2▲ 55×2 topics
  13. Sensors2▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Risk Assessment2▲ 3.1×6 topics
  15. Tomography2▲ 11×2 topics
  16. Dynamic Compensation2▲ 353×1 topic
  17. Water Quality2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  18. Weigh-in-Motion2▲ 353×1 topic
  19. Bacteremia2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 4.8×3 topics
  21. Finite Element Simulation2▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Hearing Loss2▲ 16×4 topics
  23. Detection1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  24. Crash Tests1▲ 192×1 topic
  25. Cryogenic Storage1▲ 57×1 topic
  26. Damage Detection1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Family Planning1▲ 29×2 topics
  28. Guardrail Systems1▲ 192×1 topic
  29. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)1▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Nanomedicine1▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Inhaler Devices1▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Pulmonary Drug Delivery1▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Ageing Population1▲ 31×1 topic
  34. Freshwater Salinization1▲ 49×1 topic
  35. Health Care Expenditure1▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Road Salt1▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Sex Ratios1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Son Preference1▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Vibration-based Damage Identification1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Wireless Sensors1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Applied Research Associates (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring, Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation, Transport Systems and Technology and Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies.

Infrastructure Maintenan…4Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 4 fractional worksAsphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation: 3 fractional worksTransport Systems and Technology: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional worksTransportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 1 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 1 fractional worksGlobal Health Care Issues: 1 fractional worksDemographic Trends and Gender Preferences: 1 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Asphalt Pavement Performance Evaluation Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Transport Systems and Technology Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  7. 7 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 1 works
  8. 8 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Global Health Care Issues General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences Gender Studies 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 available18.5%not open81.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Applied Research Associates (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower 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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