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AST Products (United States)

In research, AST Products (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,297 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,635 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,127
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,970
of 7,310
Research works
511
▲ 214% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.9k
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.78×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
AST Products (United States)

What is AST Products (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 #9,297 of 17,446 6.6%369
EngineeringField #6,635 of 9,532 7.6%222

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where AST Products (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 60% of research at AST Products (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (27%), Computer Science (14%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 29 fractional works · 59.6% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 26.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 13.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 15.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 13.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 10.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAST Products(United States)49fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences60%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences14%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1326.5%
    2. Computer Science713.5%
    3. Materials Science36.3%
    4. Environmental Science36.0%
    5. Chemistry12.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy12.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.0%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences36.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    5. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting47.8%
    2. Decision Sciences11.9%
    3. Psychology11.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.4%
    5. Social Sciences00.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    1. Medicine510.9%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
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: 1.33× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.74× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.77× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.56× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.37×1 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.43×4 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.99×1 works
  4. Materials Science1.82×3 works
  5. Engineering1.77×13 works
  6. Computer Science1.74×7 works
  7. Chemistry1.62×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.33×3 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×4 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.30×1 works
  11. Veterinary1.25×0 works
  12. Environmental Science1.21×3 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy1.12×1 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.64×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.61×0 works
  16. Medicine0.56×5 works
  17. Psychology0.46×1 works
  18. Nursing0.35×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.20×0 works
  20. Energy0.12×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.06×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at AST Products (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, B. H. Alexander, Michael J. Michno and Ellis W. Templin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is AST Products (United States).

  1. 1 B. H. Alexander United States · #1,260,047 worldwide 1.2k citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Michael J. Michno United States · #2,583,689 worldwide 500 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Ellis W. Templin United States · #4,101,126 worldwide 36 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 William C. Riley United States · #4,136,538 worldwide 92 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 John G. Frayne United States · #4,458,357 worldwide 270 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Charles W. Jerome United States · #4,608,385 worldwide 171 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Shiva Kumar Bhuram United States · #5,197,030 worldwide 8 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 A.R. Sinclair United States · #5,608,613 worldwide 171 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at AST Products (United States)

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

The most cited paper from AST Products (United States) is "Single-layer single-patch wideband microstrip antenna" (Tan‐Phat Huynh, K.-F. Lee, 1995), with 743 citations. Next come "Seropositivity for HIV and the development of AIDS or AIDS related condition: three year follow up of the San Francisco General Hospital cohort" (552) and "Orange, red, yellow: biosynthesis of azaphilone pigments in Monascus fungi" (322).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Single-layer single-patch wideband microstrip antenna Tan‐Phat Huynh, K.-F. Lee · Electronics Letters 3 Aug 1995 743
2 Seropositivity for HIV and the development of AIDS or AIDS related condition: three year follow up of the San Francisco General Hospital cohort Andrew R. Moss, Peter Bacchetti, Dennis H. Osmond et al. · BMJ Open access 12 Mar 1988 552
3 Orange, red, yellow: biosynthesis of azaphilone pigments in Monascus fungi Wanping Chen, Runfa Chen, Qingpei Liu et al. · Chemical Science Open access 2017 322
4 A technique to immobilize bioactive proteins, including bone morphogenetic protein-4 (BMP-4), on titanium alloy David A. Puleo, R.A Kissling, Min-Shyan Sheu · Biomaterials May 2002 279
5 Aluminum-Copper-Lithium Alloy 2050 Developed for Medium to Thick Plate Ph. Lequeu, Karen P. Smith, Armelle Daniélou · Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance Open access 26 Oct 2009 216
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Which keywords describe research at AST Products (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Supply Chain Management, Internet of Things, Security, Big Data, IT Governance, Knowledge Sharing, Enterprise Resource Planning and Implementation Procedures.

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

All 38 words, with their numbers
  1. Supply Chain Management5▲ 11×4 topics
  2. Big Data4▲ 7.8×6 topics
  3. Internet of Things4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  4. Security4▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Machine Learning2▲ 1.53×4 topics
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.17×15 topics
  7. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.5×10 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 1.82×4 topics
  9. Deep Learning2▲ 1.19×5 topics
  10. IT Governance2▲ 225×2 topics
  11. Knowledge Sharing2▲ 26×2 topics
  12. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 2.6×3 topics
  13. Enterprise Resource Planning2▲ 453×1 topic
  14. Healthcare2▲ 3.0×2 topics
  15. Implementation Procedures2▲ 453×1 topic
  16. Privacy2▲ 12×2 topics
  17. Blockchain1▲ 12×1 topic
  18. Differential Privacy1▲ 39×1 topic
  19. Digital Twin1▲ 20×1 topic
  20. Federated Learning1▲ 39×1 topic
  21. Smart Contracts1▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 30×1 topic
  23. Digital Transformation1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  24. Risk Assessment1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  25. Antioxidant Activity1▲ 3.5×8 topics
  26. Catalysis1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  27. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.33×4 topics
  28. Neural Networks1▲ 1.43×4 topics
  29. Automation1▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Business Process Management1▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Distributed Systems1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Edge Computing1▲ 16×2 topics
  33. IoT1▲ 5.4×2 topics
  34. Nanocomposites1▲ 2.6×5 topics
  35. Pipeline1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Robotic Process Automation1▲ 284×1 topic
  37. Smart Cities1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  38. Workflow Mining1▲ 96×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: ERP Systems Implementation and Impact, Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data and Digital Transformation in Industry.

ERP Systems Implementati…2ERP Systems Implementation and Impact: 2 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Techn…1Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksRobotic Process Automation Applications: 1 fractional worksBusiness Process Modeling and Analysis: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Data and IoT Technologies: 1 fractional worksSoftware System Performance and Reliability: 1 fractional worksAir Traffic Management and Optimization: 1 fractional works
Management Information SystemsInformation SystemsArtificial IntelligenceIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 ERP Systems Implementation and Impact Management Information Systems 2 works
  2. 2 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  3. 3 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Robotic Process Automation Applications Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Data and IoT Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Software System Performance and Reliability Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 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 available18.7%not open81.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 214% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is AST Products (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000083% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%AST Products (United States)0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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