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Block Engineering (United States)

In research, Block Engineering (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,279 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,389
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,769
of 8,685
Research works
323
▲ 62% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
14.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
35%
world 28%

What is Block Engineering (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 #11,279 of 21,541 14.5%190

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Block Engineering (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: 2.74× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.12× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 6.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.55× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.48× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.36× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Block Engineering (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Tomas Hirschfeld, Stanley M. Klainer and Jon E. Block lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Block Engineering (United States).

  1. 1 Tomas Hirschfeld United States · #48,472 worldwide 391 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Stanley M. Klainer United States · #386,379 worldwide 80 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Jon E. Block United States · #581,182 worldwide 46 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Block Engineering (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Block Engineering (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogeny, Taxonomy, Biodiversity, DNA Barcoding, Invasive Species, Security, Biogeography and Privacy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Phylogeny4▲ 54×10 topics
  2. Taxonomy4▲ 56×9 topics
  3. Biodiversity4▲ 9.0×12 topics
  4. DNA Barcoding4▲ 40×7 topics
  5. Invasive Species4▲ 15×11 topics
  6. Security3▲ 9.0×6 topics
  7. Internet of Things3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  8. Biogeography3▲ 21×11 topics
  9. Evolution3▲ 22×5 topics
  10. Privacy3▲ 19×4 topics
  11. Climate Change3▲ 1.87×13 topics
  12. Machine Learning3▲ 1.56×19 topics
  13. Smart Contracts3▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Decentralization3▲ 22×2 topics
  15. Healthcare3▲ 4.2×2 topics
  16. Blockchain2▲ 19×1 topic
  17. Supply Chain Management2▲ 4.9×1 topic
  18. Biological Control2▲ 25×6 topics
  19. Cryptic Species2▲ 145×2 topics
  20. Lepidoptera2▲ 163×1 topic
  21. Molecular Phylogenetics2▲ 163×1 topic
  22. Breath Analysis2▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Conservation2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  24. Nanostructures1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  25. Gas Sensors1▲ 24×1 topic
  26. Host Specificity1▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Metal Oxide1▲ 24×1 topic
  28. Morphology1▲ 13×4 topics
  29. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Species Delimitation1▲ 49×3 topics
  31. Distributed Systems1▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Fault Tolerance1▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 9.1×4 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 6.7×6 topics
  35. Phylogeography1▲ 59×2 topics
  36. Chemical Management1▲ 277×1 topic
  37. Disability Divide1▲ 239×1 topic
  38. Laboratory Safety1▲ 277×1 topic
  39. Speciation1▲ 48×2 topics
  40. Web Accessibility1▲ 239×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors and Chemical Safety and Risk Management.

Blockchain Technology Ap…3Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 3 fractional worksLepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 1 fractional worksChemical Safety and Risk Management: 1 fractional worksDigital Accessibility for Disabilities: 1 fractional worksOrthoptera Research and Taxonomy: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser A…1Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…1Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 1 fractional worksDistributed systems and …1Distributed systems and fault tolerance: 1 fractional worksLaser Design and Applica…1Laser Design and Applications: 1 fractional works
Information SystemsGeneticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringChemical Health and Safety5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy Genetics 2 works
  3. 3 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Chemical Safety and Risk Management Chemical Health and Safety 1 works
  5. 5 Digital Accessibility for Disabilities Human Factors and Ergonomics 1 works
  6. 6 Orthoptera Research and Taxonomy Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 1 works
  7. 7 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Distributed systems and fault tolerance Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  10. 10 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic 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 available34.9%not open65.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 62% 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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