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Aptima (United States)

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World rank, all time
#25,762
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,394
of 7,310
Research works
246
▲ 17% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.4k
17.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.87×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Aptima (United States)

Which fields of science does Aptima (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Aptima (United States) is in Social Sciences, 43% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (30%), Psychology (20%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 16 fractional works · 43.4% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 20.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 14.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 43.0% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 29.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 14.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 6.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 8.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.7% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAptima (UnitedStates)38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences43%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences43%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Psychology820.4%
    2. Social Sciences410.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting25.5%
    4. Decision Sciences24.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    1. Computer Science1129.7%
    2. Engineering38.8%
    3. Environmental Science24.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Neuroscience25.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
    1. Medicine13.1%
    2. Health Professions12.7%
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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.38× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.82× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.58× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.07× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 6.70× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.82× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Psychology, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Psychology6.70×8 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.07×2 works
  3. Computer Science3.82×11 works
  4. Neuroscience3.38×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.70×2 works
  6. Health Professions1.04×1 works
  7. Social Sciences0.82×4 works
  8. Environmental Science0.80×2 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.77×1 works
  10. Engineering0.58×3 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×1 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.20×0 works
  13. Medicine0.16×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Aptima (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, J. Matthew Beaubien, Kara L. Orvis and Isabel Erickson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aptima (United States).

  1. 1 J. Matthew Beaubien United States · #1,763,344 worldwide 3.5k citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Kara L. Orvis United States · #1,799,623 worldwide 1.1k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 Isabel Erickson United States · #1,932,839 worldwide 85 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Brent D. Fegley United States · #2,926,968 worldwide 195 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Frederick J. Diedrich United States · #2,978,550 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Sylvain Bruni United States · #3,019,455 worldwide 421 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Adam Fouse United States · #3,305,847 worldwide 440 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Ryan S. Mullins United States · #3,381,671 worldwide 447 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Camilla C. Knott United States · #3,446,832 worldwide 130 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Michael J. Paley United States · #3,447,589 worldwide 512 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Aptima (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Aptima (United States)?

The most cited paper from Aptima (United States) is "A meta-analytic examination of the goal orientation nomological net." (Stephanie C. Payne, Satoris S. Youngcourt, J. Matthew Beaubien, 2007), with 1,259 citations. Next come "Adaptive Team Coordination" (638) and "Relationships Between Game Attributes and Learning Outcomes" (533).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A meta-analytic examination of the goal orientation nomological net. Stephanie C. Payne, Satoris S. Youngcourt, J. Matthew Beaubien · Journal of Applied Psychology 2007 1,259
2 Adaptive Team Coordination Elliot E. Entin, Daniel Serfaty · Human Factors The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Jun 1999 638
3 Relationships Between Game Attributes and Learning Outcomes Katherine A. Wilson, Wendy L. Bedwell, Elizabeth Hunter Lazzara et al. · Simulation & Gaming 7 May 2008 533
4 The use of simulation for training teamwork skills in health care: how low can you go? J. Matthew Beaubien · BMJ Quality & Safety Open access Oct 2004 435
5 Expatriate Preparation: A Critical Analysis of 25 Years of Cross-Cultural Training Research Lisa N. Littrell, Eduardo Salas, Kathleen P. Hess et al. · Human Resource Development Review Open access 7 Aug 2006 251
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Which keywords describe research at Aptima (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Trust, Cognitive Load, Driver Behavior, Human Factors, Automation, Driver Distraction, Big Data and Deep Learning.

▲ 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-now 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 34 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Trust4▲ 38×3 topics
  2. Cognitive Load4▲ 210×2 topics
  3. Driver Behavior4▲ 127×2 topics
  4. Automation4▲ 139×1 topic
  5. Deep Learning4▲ 2.9×13 topics
  6. Driver Distraction4▲ 247×1 topic
  7. Human Factors4▲ 125×2 topics
  8. Machine Learning4▲ 2.9×12 topics
  9. Big Data3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  10. Complex Adaptive Systems2▲ 185×2 topics
  11. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  12. Social Media2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  13. Surveillance2▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Agent-Based Modeling1▲ 29×3 topics
  15. Neural Networks1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  16. Sustainability1▲ 1.55×5 topics
  17. Learning Outcomes1▲ 8.5×4 topics
  18. Metamodeling1▲ 127×2 topics
  19. Social Interaction1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  20. Technology1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  21. Education1▲ 1.66×3 topics
  22. Ethics1▲ 5.7×2 topics
  23. Motor Imagery1▲ 24×2 topics
  24. Shared Mental Models1▲ 265×1 topic
  25. Simulation Optimization1▲ 190×1 topic
  26. Team Processes1▲ 265×1 topic
  27. Verification and Validation1▲ 190×1 topic
  28. Virtual Reality1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  29. Brain-Computer Interfaces1▲ 28×1 topic
  30. Cognitive Architecture1▲ 103×2 topics
  31. EEG Analysis1▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Occupational Safety1▲ 29×2 topics
  33. Polarization1▲ 17×2 topics
  34. Text Classification1▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does Aptima (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Human-Automation Interaction and Safety, Team Dynamics and Performance, Simulation Techniques and Applications and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Human-Automation Interac…4Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 4 fractional worksTeam Dynamics and Performance: 1 fractional worksSimulation Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksEEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 1 fractional worksAugmented Reality Applications: 1 fractional worksSystems Engineering Meth…1Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications: 1 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving…1AI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 1 fractional worksMisinformation and Its I…1Misinformation and Its Impacts: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applicat…1Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 1 fractional works
Social PsychologyManagement Science and Operations ResearchSafety ResearchCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 4 works
  2. 2 Team Dynamics and Performance Social Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Simulation Techniques and Applications Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  5. 5 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  6. 6 Augmented Reality Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  7. 7 Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Misinformation and Its Impacts Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 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 available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Aptima (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 17% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aptima (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00016% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Aptima (United States)0.00019% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Aptima (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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