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Applied Technology Associates (United States)

In research, Applied Technology Associates (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,705 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,351 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,539
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,655
of 8,685
Research works
338
▲ 56% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.8k
8.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Applied Technology 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 #11,705 of 21,541 10.3%300
EngineeringField #8,351 of 11,412 11.6%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Applied Technology 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: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.26× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 6.33× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.73× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John D. Gonglewski and David C. Dayton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Technology Associates (United States).

  1. 1 John D. Gonglewski United States · #1,140,178 worldwide 38 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 David C. Dayton United States · #1,359,527 worldwide 19 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Technology Associates (United States)

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

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Adaptive Optics, Wavefront Sensing, Sparse Representation, Imaging, Wavelet Transform, Semiconductor and Detection.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing27▲ 7.1×17 topics
  2. Adaptive Optics19▲ 274×1 topic
  3. Wavefront Sensing19▲ 274×1 topic
  4. Sparse Representation12▲ 20×5 topics
  5. Imaging12▲ 10×5 topics
  6. Wavelet Transform11▲ 17×3 topics
  7. Semiconductor11▲ 9.7×5 topics
  8. Detection10▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Deep Learning10▲ 1.44×20 topics
  10. Monte Carlo Simulation9▲ 8.4×5 topics
  11. Channel Modeling9▲ 24×4 topics
  12. Laser9▲ 102×1 topic
  13. Optical9▲ 102×1 topic
  14. Infrared8▲ 79×1 topic
  15. Small Target8▲ 79×1 topic
  16. Photon Counting8▲ 31×3 topics
  17. Free-Space Optical Communication7▲ 118×1 topic
  18. MEMS Sensors7▲ 70×2 topics
  19. Visible Light Communication7▲ 118×1 topic
  20. On-Orbit Performance7▲ 96×1 topic
  21. Radiometric Calibration7▲ 96×1 topic
  22. Sensor Fusion7▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Image Processing7▲ 6.6×5 topics
  24. Imaging Spectroscopy7▲ 130×1 topic
  25. Polarimetry7▲ 130×1 topic
  26. Magnetic Sensing7▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Control Systems7▲ 7.6×6 topics
  28. Laser Ranging6▲ 92×1 topic
  29. Time-of-Flight6▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Inertial Navigation Systems6▲ 69×1 topic
  31. Kalman Filtering6▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Compound Eyes6▲ 121×1 topic
  33. Freeform Optics6▲ 121×1 topic
  34. Machine Vision5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  35. Structured Light5▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Convolutional Networks4▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Frequency Conversion4▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Raman Lasers4▲ 7.5×2 topics
  39. Orbit Determination4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Ring Laser Gyroscope4▲ 52×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing, linguistics and terminology studies, Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis and Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics.

Adaptive optics and wave…0Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 0 fractional workslinguistics and terminol…0linguistics and terminology studies: 0 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 0 fractional worksPlant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 0 fractional worksMagnetic and Electromagnetic Effects: 0 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrhythmias and …0Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments: 0 fractional worksUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena: 0 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 0 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsLanguage and LinguisticsIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringGlobal and Planetary Change6 others

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

  1. 1 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  2. 2 linguistics and terminology studies Language and Linguistics 0 works
  3. 3 Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 0 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 0 works
  6. 6 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.1%domestic only95.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 56% 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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