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Ascent Technology (United States)

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World rank, all time
#27,674
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,794
of 7,310
Research works
130
▲ 169% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
12.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Ascent Technology (United States)

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

In 2022-now, 48% of research at Ascent Technology (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (18%), Chemistry (13%).

Physical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 48.3% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 17.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 13.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.6% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 18.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 2 fractional works · 6.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAscent Technology(United States)31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences24%Social Sciences15%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering517.6%
    2. Chemistry413.1%
    3. Computer Science310.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy13.3%
    5. Materials Science11.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Medicine618.2%
    2. Health Professions25.1%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Social Sciences39.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting12.3%
    3. Psychology01.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities01.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics38.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.8%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
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: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 23.06× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.31× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.92× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.95× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 23.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics23.06×2 works
  2. Chemistry8.31×4 works
  3. Health Professions1.92×2 works
  4. Chemical Engineering1.54×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.50×1 works
  6. Computer Science1.39×3 works
  7. Engineering1.17×5 works
  8. Medicine0.95×6 works
  9. Social Sciences0.74×3 works
  10. Nursing0.73×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.59×1 works
  13. Energy0.59×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.54×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×1 works
  16. Psychology0.44×0 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.37×0 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.05×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Mack Alford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ascent Technology (United States).

  1. 1 Mack Alford United States · #3,801,778 worldwide 637 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Ascent Technology (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Ascent Technology (United States) is "Feasibility of functional precision medicine for guiding treatment of relapsed or refractory pediatric cancers" (Arlet Acanda de la Rocha et al., 2024), with 71 citations. Next come "SunSine300, utility interactive AC module anti-islanding test results" (50) and "Targeting of Lipid-Protamine-DNA (LPD) Lipopolyplexes Using RGD Motifs" (48).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Feasibility of functional precision medicine for guiding treatment of relapsed or refractory pediatric cancers Arlet Acanda de la Rocha et al. · Nature Medicine Open access Apr 2024 71
2 SunSine300, utility interactive AC module anti-islanding test results Greg Kern Conference paper 22 Nov 2002 50
3 Targeting of Lipid-Protamine-DNA (LPD) Lipopolyplexes Using RGD Motifs Pierrot Harvie, Benjamin Dutzar, Todd Galbraith et al. · Journal of Liposome Research 2003 48
4 Development and testing of a new magnetic-tracking device for image guidance Mark Robert Schneider, Charles F. Stevens · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paper 8 Mar 2007 40
5 Integration of E-Learning and Knowledge Management. Darrell Woelk, Shailesh R. Agarwal · E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education Conference paper Oct 2002 39
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Which keywords describe research at Ascent Technology (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Validation, Method Validation, Green Analytical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Analysis, Innovation, Drug Delivery and Risk Management.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  2. Innovation2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  3. Validation2▲ 58×2 topics
  4. Method Validation2▲ 88×2 topics
  5. Green Analytical Chemistry1▲ 83×1 topic
  6. Pharmaceutical Analysis1▲ 258×1 topic
  7. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.9×4 topics
  8. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  9. Cybersecurity1▲ 15×2 topics
  10. Drug Delivery1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  11. Epidemiology1◆ 1.01×8 topics
  12. Risk Management1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  13. Globalization1▲ 1.78×5 topics
  14. Herbal Medicine1▲ 13×2 topics
  15. Information Security1▲ 36×1 topic
  16. Liquid Chromatography1▲ 58×2 topics
  17. Policy Compliance1▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Chiral Separation1▲ 78×1 topic
  19. Chitosan1▲ 39×1 topic
  20. Echinacea1▲ 366×1 topic
  21. Educational Technology1▲ 2.7×2 topics
  22. Gas Chromatography1▲ 78×1 topic
  23. Green Building1▲ 108×1 topic
  24. Medicinal Properties1▲ 181×1 topic
  25. Mucosal1▲ 94×1 topic
  26. Multivariate Calibration1▲ 49×1 topic
  27. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Sustainable Construction1▲ 41×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals, Information and Cyber Security, Sustainable Building Design and Assessment and Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses.

Analytical Methods in Ph…1Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 1 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Se…1Information and Cyber Security: 1 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemome…1Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional worksHerbal Medicine Research…1Herbal Medicine Research Studies: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Drug Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksDrug Solubulity and Deli…1Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksEngineering Education and Technology: 1 fractional works
Analytical ChemistryInformation SystemsBuilding and ConstructionComplementary and alternative medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Herbal Medicine Research Studies Complementary and alternative medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Drug Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  8. 8 Drug Solubulity and Delivery Systems Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  9. 9 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  10. 10 Engineering Education and Technology Information Systems 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 available32.7%not open67.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.5%domestic only77.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 169% 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 Ascent Technology (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Ascent Technology (United States)0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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