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Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center

In research, Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center stands highest in Engineering (#3,674 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,450 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,904
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,473
of 8,685
Research works
469
▼ 42% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.1k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center 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
EngineeringField #3,674 of 11,412 28.0%243
Physical SciencesDomain #9,450 of 21,541 25.6%391

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.23× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.75× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.51× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringMathematics: 10.41× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 3.21× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 3.05× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew MacLean, Michael Holden and Timothy Wadhams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center.

  1. 1 Matthew MacLean United States · #151,003 worldwide 111 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Michael Holden United States · #329,873 worldwide 266 citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Timothy Wadhams United States · #500,430 worldwide 78 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Robert G. Skerrett United States · #591,376 worldwide 0 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 John Erickson United States · #1,313,365 worldwide 9 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Boltzmann Equation, Kinetic Theory, High-Order Schemes, Turbulence Modeling, Large-Eddy Simulation, Turbulent Flows, Particle Image Velocimetry and Vortex Dynamics.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Boltzmann Equation3▲ 590×1 topic
  2. Kinetic Theory3▲ 271×1 topic
  3. High-Order Schemes2▲ 162×1 topic
  4. Turbulence Modeling2▲ 257×1 topic
  5. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 49×2 topics
  6. Turbulent Flows2▲ 92×2 topics
  7. Particle Image Velocimetry2▲ 122×1 topic
  8. Vortex Dynamics2▲ 74×1 topic

Which research topics does Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Gas Dynamics and Kinetic…3Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 3 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dyna…2Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 2 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 0 fractional worksMechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research: 0 fractional worksMulti-Agent Systems and Negotiation: 0 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional works
Applied MathematicsComputational MechanicsOncologyArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 3 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Multi-Agent Systems and Negotiation Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  10. 10 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 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 available12.6%not open87.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Calspan-University of Buffalo Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% lower 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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