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Challenge Alaska

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Research works
8
▲ 1014% vs 2018-21
Citations
34
4.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Challenge Alaska

Not ranked overall: Challenge Alaska is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Challenge Alaska work in?

In all years, 40% of research at Challenge Alaska is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (14%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 39.7% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 16.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 10.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 38.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 14.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 8.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 14.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 10.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 5.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 5.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workALL ITS WORKChallenge Alaska8fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences38%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering116.9%
    2. Computer Science110.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy18.5%
    4. Chemical Engineering02.2%
    5. Chemistry01.6%
    1. Social Sciences114.2%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting18.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities04.2%
    4. Decision Sciences04.2%
    5. Psychology04.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance03.2%
    1. Health Professions110.4%
    2. Medicine03.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology05.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences02.5%
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: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 8.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 5.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 5.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.98× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering8.19×0 works
  2. Health Professions5.33×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy5.15×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.01×0 works
  5. Arts and Humanities1.98×0 works
  6. Psychology1.88×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.84×1 works
  8. Chemistry1.46×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.29×0 works
  10. Social Sciences1.25×1 works
  11. Engineering0.76×1 works
  12. Medicine0.27×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Challenge Alaska?

The most cited paper from Challenge Alaska is "Big problem, little answer: overcoming bed agglomeration and reactor slagging during the gasification of barley straw under continuous operation" (Hassan A. Alabdrabalameer, Martin J. Taylor, Juho Kauppinen et al., 2020), with 19 citations. Next come "Action learning: developing critical competencies for knowledge era workers" (3) and "The University Of Alberta Four-Stroke Snowmobile Conversion" (2).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Big problem, little answer: overcoming bed agglomeration and reactor slagging during the gasification of barley straw under continuous operation Hassan A. Alabdrabalameer, Martin J. Taylor, Juho Kauppinen et al. · Sustainable Energy & Fuels Open access 2020 19
2 Action learning: developing critical competencies for knowledge era workers Greg Robinson · Action Learning Research and Practice Apr 2005 3
3 The University Of Alberta Four-Stroke Snowmobile Conversion Ryan R. Bailey, A. S. Laidlaw, Felix Menu · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paper 24 Sep 2001 2
4 The Incredible Shrinking Cup Lab: Connecting with Ocean and Great Lakes Scientists to Investigate the Effect of Depth and Water Pressure on Polystyrene Chantelle M. Rose, Jacqueline M. Adams, Elizabeth K. Hinchey et al. · Science Activities 2013 1
5 Technical Report on the CVPR 2026@AdvML Workshop Challenge Tianyuan Zhang et al. · arXiv (Cornell University) PreprintOpen access 13 Jul 2026 0
All 7 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Challenge Alaska publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Disaster Management and Resilience, Physical Education and Training Studies, Space exploration and regulation and Sports Science and Education.

Disaster Management and Resilience: 0 fractional worksPhysical Education and Training Studies: 0 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…0Space exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksSports Science and Education: 0 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 0 fractional worksSport Psychology and Performance: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 0 fractional worksMagnetic and Electromagn…0Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects: 0 fractional worksRegional resilience and development: 0 fractional worksEmployment and Welfare Studies: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political SciencePhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and RehabilitationAstronomy and AstrophysicsHistory and Philosophy of Science5 others

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

  1. 1 Disaster Management and Resilience Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  2. 2 Physical Education and Training Studies Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 0 works
  3. 3 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Sports Science and Education History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  6. 6 Sport Psychology and Performance Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 Regional resilience and development Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Employment and Welfare Studies General Health Professions 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 available45.0%not open55.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.2%domestic only59.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Challenge Alaska's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1014% higher than in 2018-2021.

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