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DeciBel Research (United States)

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Research works
21
▼ 21% vs 2018-21
Citations
371
17.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
DeciBel Research (United States)

Not ranked overall: DeciBel Research (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 DeciBel Research (United States) work in?

In all years, 77% of research at DeciBel Research (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (52%), Computer Science (18%), Social Sciences (6%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 77.0% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 51.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 33.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 15.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 18.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKDeciBel Research(United States)21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences10%

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. Engineering1151.8%
    2. Computer Science418.3%
    3. Mathematics12.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy02.4%
    5. Environmental Science01.6%
    6. Energy00.3%
    1. Social Sciences15.6%
    2. Psychology13.2%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Health Professions14.7%
    2. Medicine12.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.0%
    2. Neuroscience01.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
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.

Energy: 2.86× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringPhysics and Astronomy: 8.87× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 14.98× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 3.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 15.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions14.98×1 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy8.87×0 works
  3. Arts and Humanities3.04×0 works
  4. Energy2.86×0 works
  5. Engineering1.32×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.82×0 works
  7. Social Sciences0.55×0 works

What are the most cited papers from DeciBel Research (United States)?

The most cited paper from DeciBel Research (United States) is "Experimental and simulation studies of the coaxially fed U-slot rectangular patch antenna" (K.F. Lee, Kwai‐Man Luk, Kin‐Fai Tong et al., 1997), with 420 citations. Next come "Experimental study of the rectangular patch with a U-shaped slot" (58) and "Experimental study of a two-element array of U-slotpatches" (30).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Experimental and simulation studies of the coaxially fed U-slot rectangular patch antenna K.F. Lee, Kwai‐Man Luk, Kin‐Fai Tong et al. · IEE Proceedings - Microwaves Antennas and Propagation 1997 420
2 Experimental study of the rectangular patch with a U-shaped slot K.F. Lee, Kwai‐Man Luk, Kin‐Fai Tong et al. Conference paper 23 Dec 2002 58
3 Experimental study of a two-element array of U-slotpatches K.F. Lee, Kwai‐Man Luk, Kin‐Fai Tong et al. · Electronics Letters 29 Feb 1996 30
4 Electrical downtilt through beam-steering versus mechanical downtilt (base station antennas) G. Lloyd Wilson Conference paper 2 Jan 2003 19
5 Using fiber optics with analog RF signals Lena Meyer Conference paper 1989 11
All 38 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at DeciBel Research (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Efficiency, Antenna, Microstrip, Cellular Networks, Massive MIMO, Artificial Neural Networks, Local Turn and Noise Pollution.

▲ 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 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. Energy Efficiency3▲ 17×3 topics
  2. Antenna2▲ 139×1 topic
  3. Microstrip2▲ 139×1 topic
  4. Cellular Networks2▲ 150×1 topic
  5. Massive MIMO2▲ 112×1 topic
  6. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 14×2 topics
  7. Health Effects1▲ 7.9×1 topic
  8. Local Turn1▲ 385×1 topic
  9. Noise Pollution1▲ 114×1 topic
  10. Resilience Governance1▲ 385×1 topic
  11. Resource Allocation1▲ 20×2 topics

Which research topics does DeciBel Research (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Noise Effects and Management, Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena, Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research and Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research.

Noise Effects and Manage…1Noise Effects and Management: 1 fractional worksAstrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena: 0 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 0 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 0 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 0 fractional worksGamma-ray bursts and sup…0Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae: 0 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 0 fractional worksHistorical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis: 0 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 0 fractional worksNorth African History and Literature: 0 fractional works
Speech and HearingNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiomedical Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 1 works
  2. 2 Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 0 works
  3. 3 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Gamma-ray bursts and supernovae Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  8. 8 Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis History and Philosophy of Science 0 works
  9. 9 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  10. 10 North African History and Literature History 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 available12.3%not open87.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.9%domestic only75.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has DeciBel Research (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 21% lower than in 2018-2021.

1990200020102020
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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 DeciBel Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000093% in 2023.

0.00010%0.00020%DeciBel Research (United States)0.000031% in 20241990200020102020

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

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