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Emerson (United States)

In research, Emerson (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,319 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,741 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,166
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#760
of 7,310
Research works
619
▼ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
34.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.60×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Emerson (United States)

What is Emerson (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 #1,319 of 17,446 15.2%518
EngineeringField #2,741 of 9,532 11.3%215

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

In 2022-now, 77% of research at Emerson (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (23%), Physics and Astronomy (19%), Chemistry (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 76.6% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 22.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 18.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 17.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 9.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKEmerson (UnitedStates)34fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering822.8%
    2. Physics and Astronomy618.6%
    3. Chemistry411.6%
    4. Computer Science39.7%
    5. Materials Science27.1%
    6. Environmental Science13.3%
    7. Energy11.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering01.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    1. Arts and Humanities24.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting24.9%
    3. Psychology12.0%
    4. Social Sciences00.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Medicine25.2%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.18× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.38× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.24× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.52× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.03× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.37× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.69× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy8.37×6 works
  2. Chemistry7.38×4 works
  3. Chemical Engineering4.18×0 works
  4. Materials Science2.03×2 works
  5. Energy1.80×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.69×2 works
  7. Engineering1.52×8 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting1.51×2 works
  9. Computer Science1.24×3 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.15×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.66×1 works
  12. Psychology0.64×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×1 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.39×1 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.32×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.30×0 works
  18. Medicine0.27×2 works
  19. Health Professions0.11×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Emerson (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ernest R. Groves, A.H. Bonnett and Gladys Hoagland Groves lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Emerson (United States).

  1. 1 Ernest R. Groves United States · #1,431,373 worldwide 329 citations · 165 works
  2. 2 A.H. Bonnett United States · #1,714,822 worldwide 2.7k citations · 78 works
  3. 3 Gladys Hoagland Groves United States · #2,722,204 worldwide 48 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Pecco Becker United States · #2,763,811 worldwide 6 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Todd A. Walls United States · #2,959,469 worldwide 89 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Paul L. Morganelli United States · #3,108,534 worldwide 347 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 William R. P. Emerson United States · #3,384,601 worldwide 121 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Gary S. Waldman United States · #3,758,187 worldwide 207 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 John Kline United States · #3,843,758 worldwide 1k citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Sioe Tho Mak United States · #3,900,635 worldwide 457 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Emerson (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Emerson (United States) is "ONIOM: A Multilayered Integrated MO + MM Method for Geometry Optimizations and Single Point Energy Predictions. A Test for Diels−Alder Reactions and Pt(P(t-Bu)3)2 + H2 Oxidative Addition" (Mats Svensson, Stéphane Humbel, Robert D. J. Froese et al., 1996), with 1,973 citations. Next come "IMOMM: A new integrated ab initio + molecular mechanics geometry optimization scheme of equilibrium structures and transition states" (1,721) and "Permutationally invariant potential energy surfaces in high dimensionality" (992).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 ONIOM: A Multilayered Integrated MO + MM Method for Geometry Optimizations and Single Point Energy Predictions. A Test for Diels−Alder Reactions and Pt(P(t-Bu)3)2 + H2 Oxidative Addition Mats Svensson, Stéphane Humbel, Robert D. J. Froese et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry 1996 1,973
2 IMOMM: A new integrated ab initio + molecular mechanics geometry optimization scheme of equilibrium structures and transition states Feliu Maseras, Keiji Morokuma · Journal of Computational Chemistry Sep 1995 1,721
3 Permutationally invariant potential energy surfaces in high dimensionality Bastiaan J. Braams, Joel M. Bowman · International Reviews in Physical Chemistry Oct 2009 992
4 Polyoxometalate water oxidation catalysts and the production of green fuel Hongjin Lv, Yurii V. Geletii, Chongchao Zhao et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2012 773
5 The IMOMO method: Integration of different levels of molecular orbital approximations for geometry optimization of large systems: Test for n -butane conformation and S N 2 reaction: RCl+Cl− Stéphane Humbel, Stefan Sieber, Keiji Morokuma · The Journal of Chemical Physics Aug 1996 673
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Emerson (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Density Functional Theory, Electronic Structure Calculations, Ab Initio Parametrization, Dispersion Correction, Machine Learning, Hydrogen Bonding and Computational Chemistry.

▲ 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-now 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 2.5×9 topics
  2. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 46×5 topics
  3. Density Functional Theory2▲ 68×5 topics
  4. Electronic Structure Calculations2▲ 93×2 topics
  5. Ab Initio Parametrization2▲ 189×1 topic
  6. Dispersion Correction2▲ 189×1 topic
  7. Hydrogen Bonding2▲ 54×3 topics
  8. Computational Chemistry1▲ 50×4 topics
  9. Vibrational Spectroscopy1▲ 52×2 topics
  10. Photosynthesis1▲ 80×1 topic
  11. Quantum Coherence1▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Quantum Mechanics1▲ 39×2 topics
  13. High-Throughput1▲ 60×1 topic
  14. Materials Informatics1▲ 60×1 topic
  15. Transition Metal Catalysis1▲ 39×4 topics
  16. Entanglement1▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.0×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Chemical Physics Studies, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies, Machine Learning in Materials Science and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Advanced Chemical Physic…2Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Mate…1Machine Learning in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…1Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 1 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksQuantum, superfluid, hel…1Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics: 1 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 1 fractional worksStrong Light-Matter Interactions: 1 fractional worksClassical Philosophy and Thought: 1 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials ChemistryMechanical EngineeringArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  2. 2 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Strong Light-Matter Interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Classical Philosophy and Thought Philosophy 1 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 available12.6%not open87.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% lower 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 Emerson (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Emerson (United States)0.000079% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Emerson (United States)11.5% in 2014all institutions10.0% in 20142010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.0% in 2012.

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