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Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)

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Research works
107
▲ 5% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.4k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)

Not ranked overall: Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) 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 Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) work in?

In all years, 74% of research at Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Computer Science (21%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 79 fractional works · 74.0% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 31.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 8.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 23 fractional works · 21.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 9 fractional works · 8.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMetals and Alloys: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 4 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 14 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 11.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKColumbusTechnologies and…107fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences11%

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. Engineering3431.6%
    2. Computer Science2321.1%
    3. Materials Science98.8%
    4. Physics and Astronomy76.4%
    5. Environmental Science32.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.4%
    7. Chemistry10.6%
    8. Energy00.2%
    9. Mathematics00.2%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine1211.1%
    2. Health Professions21.9%
    1. Social Sciences43.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting32.8%
    3. Decision Sciences22.0%
    4. Psychology21.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.2%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.89× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.70× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.60× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy10.60×2 works
  2. Energy2.89×0 works
  3. Computer Science2.11×1 works
  4. Engineering2.02×2 works
  5. Mathematics1.70×0 works
  6. Neuroscience1.31×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.97×0 works
  8. Medicine0.78×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.76×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, N.G. Thompson, Kathryn M. Lawson and Li lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Columbus Technologies and Services (United States).

  1. 1 N.G. Thompson United States · #3,869,328 worldwide 1.3k citations · 68 works
  2. 2 Kathryn M. Lawson United States · #4,313,324 worldwide 48 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Li United States · #7,708,380 worldwide 993 citations · 667 works
All ranked researchers at Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)?

The most cited paper from Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) is "The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER): design and development" (Keith C. Gendreau et al., 2016), with 539 citations. Next come "Effect of HIV Antibody VRC01 on Viral Rebound after Treatment Interruption" (486) and "Wildfire smoke injection heights: Two perspectives from space" (280).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER): design and development Keith C. Gendreau et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paperOpen access108 authors 22 Jul 2016 539
2 Effect of HIV Antibody VRC01 on Viral Rebound after Treatment Interruption Katharine J. Bar et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 9 Nov 2016 486
3 Wildfire smoke injection heights: Two perspectives from space Ralph A. Kahn, Yang Chen, David L. Nelson et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Feb 2008 280
4 Clinical Trial of the Anti-PD-L1 Antibody BMS-936559 in HIV-1 Infected Participants on Suppressive Antiretroviral Therapy Cynthia L. Gay, Ronald J. Bosch, Justin Ritz et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 17 Apr 2017 226
5 Prevention and Treatment of Overuse Tendon Injuries Gregory P. Hess, William L. Cappiello, Robert M. Poole et al. · Sports Medicine Dec 1989 191
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Distributed Systems, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Mechanical Properties, Defect Detection, Injury Prevention, Pitting Corrosion and Corrosion.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 3.0×17 topics
  2. Deep Learning5▲ 2.3×15 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  4. Distributed Systems4▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Risk Factors4▲ 3.4×6 topics
  6. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 34×3 topics
  7. Defect Detection3▲ 29×3 topics
  8. Corrosion3▲ 25×4 topics
  9. Injury Prevention3▲ 26×4 topics
  10. Pitting Corrosion3▲ 56×2 topics
  11. Neural Networks3▲ 2.6×7 topics
  12. Semantic Web Services3▲ 30×2 topics
  13. Feature Extraction3▲ 9.6×2 topics
  14. Passive Films3▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Stainless Steels3▲ 73×1 topic
  16. Corrosion Inhibitors3▲ 45×1 topic
  17. Metal Corrosion3▲ 45×1 topic
  18. Eddy Current Testing2▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Non-Destructive Evaluation2▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Prevention2▲ 5.3×2 topics
  21. Security2▲ 5.0×5 topics
  22. Data Integration2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  23. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  24. Muscle Injuries2▲ 38×1 topic
  25. Sports Injury2▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Workflow Management2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 4.6×3 topics
  28. Leadership2▲ 5.4×5 topics
  29. QoS-Aware Middleware2▲ 30×1 topic
  30. Service-Oriented Computing2▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Anomaly Detection2▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Chloride-induced2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Expert Systems2▲ 14×1 topic
  34. Reinforced Concrete2▲ 25×1 topic
  35. Wavelet Analysis2▲ 16×1 topic
  36. Wireless Networks2▲ 7.4×4 topics
  37. IEEE 802.112▲ 38×2 topics
  38. Resource Management2▲ 8.6×2 topics
  39. Machine Tools2▲ 18×2 topics
  40. Damage Detection1▲ 18×2 topics

Which research topics does Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research, Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances, X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis and Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases.

Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 0 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and F…0X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 0 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksElectric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies: 0 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular and Divin…0Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications: 0 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Applications: 0 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Exploration: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringNeurologyRadiationPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 0 works
  4. 4 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 0 works
  8. 8 Cardiovascular and Diving-Related Complications Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 0 works
  10. 10 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available14.9%not open85.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.8%domestic only85.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 5% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Columbus Technologies and Services (United States)0.000078% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Columbus Technologies and Services (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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