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Decision Systems (United States)

In research, Decision Systems (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#3,201 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,861 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Artificial Intelligence — Artificial Intelligence is 5.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,637
of 28,054 · #4,548 all time
Rank in United States
#1,734
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
◆ 1% vs 2013–17
Citations
80k
53.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Decision Systems (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,201 of 6,636 26.4%61 #1208
Physical SciencesDomain #6,861 of 12,888 25.7%125 #3207

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Decision Systems (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Decision Systems (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Artificial Intelligence takes 5.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Artificial IntelligenceSubfield · 20.9 works5.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 4.12× its world share, 49 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.70× its world share, 61 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.29× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Decision Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard M. Tong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Decision Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Richard M. Tong United States · #144,260 worldwide 153 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Decision Systems (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Decision Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Smart Grid, Machine Learning, Wireless Sensor Networks, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Convex Optimization.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning21▲ 4.0×45 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 2.5×31 topics
  3. Neural Networks10▲ 4.5×20 topics
  4. Renewable Energy9▲ 4.2×15 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency8▲ 5.4×15 topics
  6. Smart Grid7▲ 13×8 topics
  7. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 10×6 topics
  8. Convex Optimization6▲ 50×5 topics
  9. Security6▲ 5.8×7 topics
  10. Multi-Agent Systems5▲ 19×5 topics
  11. Wireless Networks5▲ 23×7 topics
  12. Reinforcement Learning5▲ 31×3 topics
  13. Robotics5▲ 14×3 topics
  14. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Intelligent Transportation Systems4▲ 19×3 topics
  16. Optimization4▲ 6.2×12 topics
  17. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  18. Entanglement4▲ 18×4 topics
  19. Collision Avoidance4▲ 14×3 topics
  20. Traffic Flow4▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Quantum Information4▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Sensor Fusion4▲ 21×3 topics
  23. Game Theory3▲ 13×3 topics
  24. Energy Management3▲ 12×2 topics
  25. Mobile Robots3▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Wireless Communication3▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Privacy3▲ 6.9×4 topics
  28. Approximation Algorithms3▲ 28×4 topics
  29. Smart Home3▲ 12×2 topics
  30. 3D Mapping3▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Resource Allocation3▲ 11×5 topics
  32. SLAM3▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control3▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Demand Response3▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Electricity Markets3▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Indoor Localization3▲ 42×1 topic
  37. Microscopic Simulation3▲ 45×1 topic
  38. RF-Based Positioning3▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Attack Detection3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Large-Scale Optimization3▲ 46×2 topics

Which research topics does Decision Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Traffic control and management, Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies and Smart Grid Energy Management.

Robotics and Sensor-Base…3Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 3 fractional worksTraffic control and mana…3Traffic control and management: 3 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Manage…3Smart Grid Energy Management: 3 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …2Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksStochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques: 2 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 2 fractional worksSparse and Compressive S…2Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques: 2 fractional worksTransportation and Mobility Innovations: 2 fractional worksElectric Power System Optimization: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial Intelligence3 others

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

  1. 1 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Traffic control and management Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Stochastic Gradient Optimization Techniques Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  7. 7 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  8. 8 Sparse and Compressive Sensing Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works
  9. 9 Transportation and Mobility Innovations Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Electric Power System Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available33.4%not open66.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.0%domestic only77.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Decision Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1% 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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