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Computer Technology Associates (United States)

In research, Computer Technology Associates (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,535 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,401
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,023
of 7,310
Research works
242
▲ 33% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.5k
22.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Computer Technology Associates (United States)

What is Computer Technology Associates (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 #9,535 of 17,446 7.5%156

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Computer Technology Associates (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 Computer Technology Associates (United States) work in?

In all years, 64% of research at Computer Technology Associates (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (29%), Engineering (26%), Medicine (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 156 fractional works · 64.2% of its workComputer Science: 71 fractional works · 29.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 21 fractional works · 8.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 7.1% of its workInformation Systems: 13 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSoftware: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 63 fractional works · 26.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 26 fractional works · 10.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 39 fractional works · 15.9% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 2.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 7 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 34 fractional works · 14.1% of its workMedicine: 27 fractional works · 11.3% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKComputerTechnology…242fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences64%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences16%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science7129.4%
    2. Engineering6326.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy83.3%
    4. Environmental Science52.1%
    5. Materials Science41.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.7%
    7. Chemistry10.5%
    8. Mathematics10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Psychology104.1%
    2. Social Sciences93.9%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance72.9%
    4. Decision Sciences62.4%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting41.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities21.0%
    1. Medicine2711.3%
    2. Health Professions52.2%
    3. Veterinary10.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology73.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology31.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    5. Neuroscience10.4%
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: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.40× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.16× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.15×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.40×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.33×1 works
  4. Engineering2.16×5 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.62×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.50×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.41×1 works
  8. Computer Science1.36×2 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.01×0 works
  10. Medicine0.82×2 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.43×1 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.35×0 works
  14. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  16. Psychology0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Computer Technology Associates (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen Warshall, Michele Forzley and Mark D. Phillips lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Computer Technology Associates (United States).

  1. 1 Stephen Warshall United States · #2,694,726 worldwide 1.8k citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Michele Forzley United States · #3,680,368 worldwide 51 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Mark D. Phillips United States · #4,074,906 worldwide 93 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Fred M. Greguras United States · #4,170,072 worldwide 44 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Sidney C. Bailin United States · #4,210,466 worldwide 503 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Harry L. Ammerman United States · #4,651,634 worldwide 56 citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Eric S. Langer United States · #6,134,366 worldwide 301 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Computer Technology Associates (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Computer Technology Associates (United States)?

The most cited paper from Computer Technology Associates (United States) is "A Theorem on Boolean Matrices" (Stephen Warshall, 1962), with 1,698 citations. Next come "Distributed credential chain discovery in trust management" (327) and "Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021" (314).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Theorem on Boolean Matrices Stephen Warshall · Journal of the ACM 1962 1,698
2 Distributed credential chain discovery in trust management Ninghui Li, William H. Winsborough, John C. Mitchell · Journal of Computer Security 2003 327
3 Effectiveness of COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Frontline Workers Before and During B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant Predominance — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–August 2021 Ashley L. Fowlkes, Manjusha Gaglani, Kimberly D. Groover et al. · MMWR Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report Open access 24 Aug 2021 314
4 Syntactic Analysis and Operator Precedence Robert W. Floyd · Journal of the ACM Open access Jul 1963 256
5 The economic value of contraception: a comparison of 15 methods. James Trussell, Joseph A. Leveque, J Koenig et al. · American Journal of Public Health Open access Apr 1995 243
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Which keywords describe research at Computer Technology Associates (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Distributed Systems, Risk Assessment, Fault Tolerance, High-Performance Computing, Requirements Engineering, Thermal Analysis, CubeSat and small satellite.

▲ 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. Distributed Systems13▲ 22×5 topics
  2. Machine Learning10▲ 1.82×20 topics
  3. Risk Assessment9▲ 6.3×8 topics
  4. Fault Tolerance8▲ 16×4 topics
  5. High-Performance Computing7▲ 21×2 topics
  6. Requirements Engineering6▲ 40×3 topics
  7. Thermal Analysis6▲ 17×2 topics
  8. CubeSat6▲ 102×1 topic
  9. small satellite6▲ 102×1 topic
  10. Resource Management6▲ 13×2 topics
  11. Workflow Management6▲ 23×2 topics
  12. Model Checking5▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Grid Computing5▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Task Scheduling5▲ 32×1 topic
  15. Consistency5▲ 52×1 topic
  16. Transactional Memory5▲ 52×1 topic
  17. Autonomous Vehicles5▲ 14×2 topics
  18. Human Factors5▲ 36×3 topics
  19. Trust5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  20. Automation5▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Code Clone Detection4▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Driver Behavior4▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Metamodeling4▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Refactoring4▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Driver Distraction4▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Mental Workload4▲ 33×1 topic
  27. Parallel Computing4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  28. Collision Avoidance4▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Software Development4▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Air Traffic Management4▲ 91×1 topic
  31. Biomechanics4▲ 4.7×5 topics
  32. Conflict Resolution4▲ 50×1 topic
  33. Model-Based Development4▲ 39×2 topics
  34. Data Integration4▲ 6.0×4 topics
  35. Agile Software Development3▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Empirical Studies3▲ 47×1 topic
  37. Domain-Specific Languages3▲ 63×1 topic
  38. Model-Driven Engineering3▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Monoclonal Antibodies3▲ 9.1×3 topics
  40. Extravehicular Activity3▲ 75×1 topic

Which research topics does Computer Technology Associates (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Web Applications and Data Management, Optical Wireless Communication Technologies, Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows and Dermatology and Skin Diseases.

Web Applications and Dat…1Web Applications and Data Management: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional worksAerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows: 0 fractional worksDermatology and Skin Diseases: 0 fractional worksLinguistics and language evolution: 0 fractional worksAncient Near East History: 0 fractional worksAncient Egypt and Archae…0Ancient Egypt and Archaeology: 0 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements: 0 fractional worksHerpesvirus Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanaly…0Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 0 fractional works
Information SystemsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace EngineeringDermatology4 others

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

  1. 1 Web Applications and Data Management Information Systems 1 works
  2. 2 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Aerodynamics and Acoustics in Jet Flows Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Dermatology and Skin Diseases Dermatology 0 works
  5. 5 Linguistics and language evolution Language and Linguistics 0 works
  6. 6 Ancient Near East History Archeology 0 works
  7. 7 Ancient Egypt and Archaeology Archeology 0 works
  8. 8 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Measurements Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 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 available26.0%not open74.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.8%domestic only93.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Computer Technology Associates (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% 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 Computer Technology Associates (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Computer Technology Associates (United States)0.000079% in 202519801990200020102020

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