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Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State

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Research works
68
▲ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
979
14.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 2.44× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.45× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.62× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.12× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Wave Propagation, Vibration Control, Turbulent Flow, Large-Eddy Simulation and Acoustic Metamaterials.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 4.7×9 topics
  2. Acoustic Techniques4▲ 167×1 topic
  3. Seafloor Mapping4▲ 167×1 topic
  4. Wave Propagation4▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Vibration Control4▲ 87×4 topics
  6. Turbulent Flow4▲ 43×4 topics
  7. Large-Eddy Simulation4▲ 22×5 topics
  8. Acoustic Metamaterials3▲ 132×1 topic
  9. Numerical Simulation3▲ 15×5 topics
  10. Phononic Crystals3▲ 132×1 topic
  11. Mechanical Properties3▲ 5.0×13 topics
  12. Heat Transfer3▲ 8.8×8 topics
  13. Climate Change3▲ 1.58×10 topics
  14. Non-Destructive Testing3▲ 36×3 topics
  15. Microstructure3▲ 7.7×8 topics
  16. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 19×5 topics
  17. Acoustic Communication2▲ 54×2 topics
  18. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Flow Control2▲ 49×2 topics
  20. Ground-Penetrating Radar2▲ 64×1 topic
  21. Sedimentology2▲ 64×1 topic
  22. Conservation2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  23. Spectral Analysis2▲ 30×2 topics
  24. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 70×1 topic
  25. Marine Mammals2▲ 70×1 topic
  26. Material Characterization2▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Nonlinear Dynamics2▲ 9.6×4 topics
  28. Acoustic Sources2▲ 87×1 topic
  29. CFD Simulation2▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Jet Noise2▲ 87×1 topic
  31. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 5.4×4 topics
  33. Air Quality1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Boundary Layer1▲ 14×2 topics
  35. Metallic Components1▲ 66×1 topic
  36. Process Optimization1▲ 29×2 topics
  37. Selective Laser Melting1▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Polymer Composites1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  39. Sensor Networks1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Pedestrian Wind Comfort1▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Microplastics and Plastic Pollution and Underwater Acoustics Research.

Additive Manufacturing M…1Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksWelding Techniques and R…1Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…0Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…0Underwater Acoustics Research: 0 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 0 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 0 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…0Antenna Design and Optimization: 0 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 0 fractional worksCorporate Taxation and Avoidance: 0 fractional worksThermography and Photoac…0Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringPollutionOceanographyCivil and Structural Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  4. 4 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 0 works
  5. 5 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 0 works
  7. 7 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Corporate Taxation and Avoidance Accounting 0 works
  10. 10 Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques Mechanics of Materials 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Applied Research Laboratory at Penn State's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.