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Aware (United States)

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World rank, all time
#32,049
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,747
of 7,310
Research works
127
▼ 51% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.00×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Aware (United States)

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

In all years, 82% of research at Aware (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (44%), Engineering (26%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 104 fractional works · 81.8% of its workComputer Science: 56 fractional works · 43.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 20 fractional works · 15.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 11 fractional works · 8.6% of its workSignal Processing: 9 fractional works · 7.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 33 fractional works · 25.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 10.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMedia Technology: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAware (UnitedStates)127fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science5643.9%
    2. Engineering3325.9%
    3. Mathematics54.1%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences53.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.1%
    6. Environmental Science21.7%
    7. Materials Science00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences75.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance43.2%
    3. Psychology21.7%
    4. Decision Sciences10.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting10.5%
    1. Medicine42.8%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
    2. Neuroscience10.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 5.36× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science5.36×4 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.88×0 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.10×1 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.00×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.49×1 works
  6. Energy1.40×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.35×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.16×0 works
  9. Engineering1.03×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×0 works
  11. Psychology0.68×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.41×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.24×0 works
  14. Medicine0.17×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Peter Niels Heller, M.A. Tzannes and S.D. Sandberg lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Aware (United States).

  1. 1 Peter Niels Heller United States · #1,342,974 worldwide 1.7k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 M.A. Tzannes United States · #2,514,378 worldwide 527 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 S.D. Sandberg United States · #3,209,729 worldwide 500 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 John P. Stautner United States · #3,258,730 worldwide 105 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Damien M. Schiff United States · #4,170,112 worldwide 20 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Aware (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Aware (United States) is "The application of multiwavelet filterbanks to image processing" (Vasily Strela, Peter Niels Heller, Gilbert Strang et al., 1999), with 450 citations. Next come "Theory of regular M-band wavelet bases" (309) and "Overlapped discrete multitone modulation for high speed copper wire communications" (295).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The application of multiwavelet filterbanks to image processing Vasily Strela, Peter Niels Heller, Gilbert Strang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Image Processing Apr 1999 450
2 Theory of regular M-band wavelet bases P. Steffen, Peter Niels Heller, R. Gopinath et al. · IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing 1993 309
3 Overlapped discrete multitone modulation for high speed copper wire communications S.D. Sandberg, M.A. Tzannes · IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications 1995 295
4 Efficient determination of multiple regularization parameters in a generalized L-curve framework Murat Belge, Misha E. Kilmer, Eric L. Miller · Inverse Problems 15 Jul 2002 250
5 A new class of doubletalk detectors based on cross-correlation J. Beriesty, Dennis R. Morgan, J.H. Cho · IEEE Transactions on Speech and Audio Processing Mar 2000 224
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Aware (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Hyperspectral Imaging, Wavelet Transform, Convolutional Neural Networks, Image Denoising, Sparse Representations, Sparse Representation and FFT.

▲ 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. Deep Learning28▲ 10×28 topics
  2. Hyperspectral Imaging16▲ 38×3 topics
  3. Wavelet Transform14▲ 59×3 topics
  4. Convolutional Neural Networks13▲ 25×6 topics
  5. Image Denoising11▲ 156×1 topic
  6. Sparse Representations11▲ 156×1 topic
  7. Remote Sensing6▲ 4.3×9 topics
  8. Sparse Representation6▲ 25×5 topics
  9. Machine Learning6▲ 2.0×16 topics
  10. FFT5▲ 234×1 topic
  11. Filter Banks5▲ 234×1 topic
  12. Neural Networks5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  13. High-Performance Computing5▲ 27×2 topics
  14. Video Coding5▲ 86×2 topics
  15. Channel Estimation5▲ 47×3 topics
  16. Distributed Systems5▲ 16×4 topics
  17. JPEG20005▲ 127×1 topic
  18. Resource Management5▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Wavelet Compression5▲ 127×1 topic
  20. Signal Processing4▲ 27×5 topics
  21. Resource Allocation4▲ 13×3 topics
  22. Grid Computing4▲ 45×1 topic
  23. Hyperspectral4▲ 48×2 topics
  24. Task Scheduling4▲ 45×1 topic
  25. Wireless Communications4▲ 19×3 topics
  26. Image Fusion3▲ 102×1 topic
  27. Multispectral3▲ 102×1 topic
  28. Power Control3▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  30. Channel Assignment3▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Sensor Networks3▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Space-Time Coding3▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Wireless Networks3▲ 10×3 topics
  34. 5G Networks3▲ 17×3 topics
  35. Backpropagation Learning3▲ 24×1 topic
  36. Inverse Problems3▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Self-Organizing Maps3▲ 24×1 topic
  38. Iterative Decoding3▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Waveform Design3▲ 60×2 topics
  40. fading channels2▲ 43×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems, Cloud Computing and Resource Management and Water Quality Monitoring Technologies.

Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksDistributed and Parallel Computing Systems: 1 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…0Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 0 fractional worksWater Quality Monitoring…0Water Quality Monitoring Technologies: 0 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 0 fractional worksSparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques: 0 fractional worksEnvironmental Monitoring…0Environmental Monitoring and Data Management: 0 fractional worksIoT and Edge/Fog Computing: 0 fractional worksStochastic Gradient Opti…0Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksBlockchain Technology Ap…0Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsInformation SystemsWater Science and Technology3 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Distributed and Parallel Computing Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  3. 3 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  4. 4 Water Quality Monitoring Technologies Water Science and Technology 0 works
  5. 5 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques Computational Mechanics 0 works
  7. 7 Environmental Monitoring and Data Management Geology 0 works
  8. 8 IoT and Edge/Fog Computing Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  9. 9 Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.3%domestic only77.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 51% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aware (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000033% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Aware (United States)0.000027% in 20251990200020102020

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