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Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)

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Research works
21
▲ 426% vs 2018-21
Citations
188
9.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
55%
world 18%
Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)

Not ranked overall: Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) work in?

In all years, 82% of research at Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (65%), Computer Science (6%), Social Sciences (5%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 82.0% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 64.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 14.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 12.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKDigital SolidState Propulsion…21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences82%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences8%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1464.7%
    2. Computer Science16.4%
    3. Materials Science14.9%
    4. Chemistry02.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.2%
    6. Environmental Science01.2%
    7. Mathematics01.2%
    1. Social Sciences15.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.6%
    1. Medicine13.6%
    2. Health Professions01.6%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.3%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.91× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.72× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.69× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.94× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.72×6 works
  2. Chemistry2.91×0 works
  3. Materials Science2.69×1 works
  4. Mathematics1.94×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.23×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.14×1 works
  7. Nursing0.89×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.78×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.57×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.46×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.44×1 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.42×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×0 works
  14. Medicine0.18×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)?

The most cited paper from Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) is "Electrical Solid Propellants: A Safe, Micro to Macro Propulsion Technology" (Wayne Sawka, M. McPherson, 2013), with 67 citations. Next come "Plume Characterization of Electric Solid Propellant Pulsed Microthrusters" (39) and "Development of Electrically Controlled Energetic Materials (ECEM)" (26).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electrical Solid Propellants: A Safe, Micro to Macro Propulsion Technology Wayne Sawka, M. McPherson · 49th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference Conference paper 12 Jul 2013 67
2 Plume Characterization of Electric Solid Propellant Pulsed Microthrusters Matthew S. Glascock, Joshua L. Rovey, Shae Williams et al. · Journal of Propulsion and Power 29 Nov 2016 39
3 Development of Electrically Controlled Energetic Materials (ECEM) Kimberly R. Chung, Eugene Rozumov, Dana Kaminsky et al. · ECS Transactions Conference paper Apr 2013 26
4 Solid State Digital Propulsion “Cluster Thrusters” For Small Satellites, Using High Performance Electrically Controlled Extinguishable Solid Propellants Wayne Sawka, Arthur Katzakian, CHarles Grix · Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University) Conference paperOpen access 2005 15
5 Observation of Late-Time Ablation in Electric Solid Propellant Pulsed Microthrusters Matthew S. Glascock, Joshua L. Rovey, Shae Williams et al. · 52nd AIAA/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference Conference paper 22 Jul 2016 14
All 21 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Combustion Instabilities, Metal Nanoparticles, Hybrid Rocket Propulsion, Regression Rate Behavior, Energetic Salts, ReaxFF, Nanoparticle Encapsulation and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 141×2 topics
  2. Metal Nanoparticles2▲ 64×2 topics
  3. Energetic Salts2▲ 345×1 topic
  4. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion2▲ 344×1 topic
  5. ReaxFF2▲ 345×1 topic
  6. Regression Rate Behavior2▲ 344×1 topic
  7. Biomedical Applications1▲ 6.1×2 topics
  8. Nanoparticle Encapsulation1▲ 121×2 topics
  9. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing1▲ 171×1 topic
  10. Electrospraying1▲ 171×1 topic
  11. Thermal Management1▲ 18×2 topics
  12. Plasma Etching1▲ 106×1 topic
  13. Semiconductor Industry1▲ 106×1 topic

Which research topics does Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Energetic Materials and Combustion, Rocket and propulsion systems research, Metallurgy and Material Forming and Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory.

Energetic Materials and …1Energetic Materials and Combustion: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion sy…1Rocket and propulsion systems research: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 0 fractional worksGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 0 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 0 fractional worksHeat transfer and supercritical fluids: 0 fractional worksDNA and Biological Computing: 0 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 0 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer: 0 fractional worksCellular Automata and Applications: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsAerospace EngineeringApplied MathematicsComputational Mechanics3 others

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

  1. 1 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  2. 2 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  4. 4 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 0 works
  5. 5 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  6. 6 Heat transfer and supercritical fluids Computational Mechanics 0 works
  7. 7 DNA and Biological Computing Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 Cellular Automata and Applications Computational Theory and Mathematics 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors55.3%domestic only44.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 426% 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 Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000042% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States)0.000077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Digital Solid State Propulsion (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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