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Boston Engineering (United States)

In research, Boston Engineering (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,297 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,152 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,111
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,919
of 7,310
Research works
496
▲ 142% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.3k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Boston Engineering (United States)

What is Boston 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 #8,297 of 17,446 5.1%360
EngineeringField #7,152 of 9,532 6.4%213

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

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

In 2022-now, 41% of research at Boston Engineering (United States) is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Engineering (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 12 fractional works · 41.0% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 40.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 25.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 10.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 20.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 9.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.9% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKBostonEngineering…28fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences21%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences13%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1140.3%
    2. Dentistry00.4%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology518.3%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology26.4%
    3. Neuroscience00.6%
    1. Engineering39.5%
    2. Computer Science25.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy11.8%
    4. Environmental Science11.8%
    5. Chemistry00.8%
    6. Materials Science00.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology26.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting13.4%
    3. Social Sciences12.2%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.43× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.38× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.63× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.10× its world share, 11 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology6.38×2 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.43×5 works
  3. Medicine2.10×11 works
  4. Psychology2.00×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy0.83×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.76×2 works
  8. Veterinary0.72×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.70×0 works
  10. Engineering0.63×3 works
  11. Chemistry0.50×0 works
  12. Neuroscience0.36×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.36×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.31×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×0 works
  16. Materials Science0.20×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.18×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.10×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.07×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, E. B. Powell, Robert D. Chellis and William F. Swiger lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Engineering (United States).

  1. 1 E. B. Powell United States · #3,757,954 worldwide 3 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Robert D. Chellis United States · #3,859,209 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 William F. Swiger United States · #3,965,462 worldwide 130 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Frank S. Clark United States · #4,216,385 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 William F. J. Ryan United States · #4,815,646 worldwide 2k citations · 175 works
  6. 6 John W. Landis United States · #5,472,599 worldwide 59 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Edward P. Taft United States · #5,893,819 worldwide 197 citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Hemendra K. Acharya United States · #5,959,044 worldwide 277 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Yusuf G. Mussalli United States · #6,098,384 worldwide 63 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Engineering (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Boston Engineering (United States) is "Stability and Stabilization of Systems with Time Delay" (Rifat Sipahi, Silviu‐Iulian Niculescu, Chaouki Tanios Abdallah et al., 2011), with 661 citations. Next come "The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS)" (559) and "Clinician-Graded Electronic Facial Paralysis Assessment" (291).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stability and Stabilization of Systems with Time Delay Rifat Sipahi, Silviu‐Iulian Niculescu, Chaouki Tanios Abdallah et al. · IEEE Control Systems 13 Jan 2011 661
2 The Space Physics Environment Data Analysis System (SPEDAS) V. Angelopoulos et al. · Space Science Reviews Open access102 authors 22 Jan 2019 559
3 Clinician-Graded Electronic Facial Paralysis Assessment Caroline A. Banks, Prabhat K Bhama, Jong-Hak Park et al. · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 29 Jul 2015 291
4 Application of the Braun-Blanquet cover-abundance scale for vegetation analysis in land development studies Douglas A. Wikum, G. Frederick Shanholtzer · Environmental Management Jul 1978 287
5 Seismic Response of Shallow Foundation on Liquefiable Sand Lee Liu, Ricardo Dobry · Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Jun 1997 263
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Which keywords describe research at Boston Engineering (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Tumor Microenvironment, Cancer, Healthcare, Gene Expression, Epidemiology, Precision Medicine, Inflammation and Big Data.

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

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer2▲ 5.9×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.95×13 topics
  3. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 16×5 topics
  4. Healthcare2▲ 5.1×4 topics
  5. Inflammation2▲ 2.7×10 topics
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 1.59×6 topics
  7. Gene Expression1▲ 7.3×7 topics
  8. Big Data1▲ 4.0×2 topics
  9. Precision Medicine1▲ 7.6×6 topics
  10. Diagnosis1▲ 4.0×3 topics
  11. Management1▲ 4.4×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Blockchain Technology Applications and Security, Economic and Technological Systems Analysis, Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis.

Blockchain Technology Ap…1Blockchain Technology Applications and Security: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Technologic…1Economic and Technological Systems Analysis: 1 fractional worksEosinophilic Esophagitis: 1 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksAngiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…0Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsManagement of Technology and InnovationSurgeryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Blockchain Technology Applications and Security Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Economic and Technological Systems Analysis Management of Technology and Innovation 1 works
  3. 3 Eosinophilic Esophagitis Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  5. 5 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  7. 7 Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available15.4%not open84.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 142% 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 Boston Engineering (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Boston Engineering (United States)0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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