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Engineering Associates (United States)

In research, Engineering Associates (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,743 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,591
of 22,385 · #8,643 all time
Rank in United States
#2,061
of 3,332
Research works
1.9k
▲ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
21k
11.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Engineering Associates (United States)

What is Engineering Associates (United States) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,743 of 10,670 6.7%76 #6764

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

In 2022-now, 63% of research at Engineering Associates (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Medicine (8%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 85 fractional works · 63.4% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 43.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 13.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 12 fractional works · 9.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 8.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 20.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 4.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 13.5% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEngineeringAssociates…135fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences20%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5843.4%
    2. Environmental Science118.3%
    3. Materials Science53.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences53.8%
    5. Computer Science32.5%
    6. Chemistry10.5%
    7. Energy10.5%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Social Sciences107.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting54.0%
    3. Decision Sciences43.0%
    4. Psychology42.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities32.3%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    1. Medicine118.4%
    2. Health Professions64.7%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.1%
    2. Neuroscience10.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.44× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.89× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.66× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.10× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.78× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.07× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.91× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences3.07×4 works
  2. Engineering2.89×58 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.44×5 works
  4. Health Professions1.78×6 works
  5. Environmental Science1.66×11 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting1.23×5 works
  7. Materials Science1.10×5 works
  8. Psychology0.91×4 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.79×3 works
  10. Nursing0.69×0 works
  11. Social Sciences0.61×10 works
  12. Energy0.54×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.50×1 works
  14. Medicine0.44×11 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.41×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.33×3 works
  17. Chemistry0.32×1 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×1 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.22×2 works
  20. Immunology and Microbiology0.22×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  22. Dentistry0.17×0 works
  23. Mathematics0.12×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×1 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Mirza Mohammed Shah, Howard L. Fleischman and Chester Barlow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Engineering Associates (United States).

  1. 1 Mirza Mohammed Shah United States · #1,679,245 worldwide 4.2k citations · 99 works
  2. 2 Howard L. Fleischman United States · #3,280,371 worldwide 423 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Chester Barlow United States · #3,526,266 worldwide 20 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Richard Vaillencourt United States · #3,638,826 worldwide 50 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 April Spisak United States · #3,939,343 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Darren Franck United States · #3,962,964 worldwide 56 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Francisco S. Manuel United States · #4,114,892 worldwide 150 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Jonathan M. Lawrence United States · #4,288,553 worldwide 508 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 James H. Harlow United States · #4,289,193 worldwide 598 citations · 50 works
  10. 10 Harold Franck United States · #4,515,195 worldwide 62 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Engineering Associates (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Engineering Associates (United States) is "The common mucosal immune system and current strategies for induction of immune responses in external secretions" (Jiri F. Mestecky, 1987), with 827 citations. Next come "Thermal dynamics of wallboard with latent heat storage" (351) and "Large Scale Clear-Water Local Pier Scour Experiments" (339).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The common mucosal immune system and current strategies for induction of immune responses in external secretions Jiri F. Mestecky · Journal of Clinical Immunology Jul 1987 827
2 Thermal dynamics of wallboard with latent heat storage Donald A. Neeper · Solar Energy 2000 351
3 Large Scale Clear-Water Local Pier Scour Experiments D. Max Sheppard, Mufeed Odeh, Tom Glasser · Journal of Hydraulic Engineering Oct 2004 339
4 Lose–lose agreements in interdependent decision making. Leigh Thompson, Dennis Hrebec · Psychological Bulletin Nov 1996 281
5 Equation-of-state data for molecular hydrogen and deuterium at shock pressures in the range 2–76 GPa (20–760 kbar)a) William Joel Nellis, Arthur C. Mitchell, Mitchell Thiel et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics Aug 1983 248
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Engineering Associates (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Heat Transfer, Heat Exchangers, Numerical Simulation, Thermal Management, Two-Phase Flow, Convective Heat Transfer, Boiling Heat Transfer and Microchannels.

▲ 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 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. Heat Transfer15▲ 22×8 topics
  2. Heat Exchangers11▲ 110×2 topics
  3. Numerical Simulation8▲ 19×6 topics
  4. Thermal Management7▲ 16×3 topics
  5. Two-Phase Flow7▲ 69×3 topics
  6. Convective Heat Transfer6▲ 74×2 topics
  7. Boiling Heat Transfer6▲ 196×1 topic
  8. Microchannels6▲ 196×1 topic
  9. Sustainability6▲ 1.81×18 topics
  10. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.4×11 topics
  11. Experimental Study5▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Fluid Flow4▲ 54×1 topic
  13. Microchannel4▲ 68×1 topic
  14. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.3×4 topics
  15. Renewable Energy4▲ 2.1×10 topics
  16. Ejectors3▲ 67×1 topic
  17. Refrigerants3▲ 67×1 topic
  18. Risk Perception3▲ 7.4×3 topics
  19. Supercritical Fluids3▲ 51×2 topics
  20. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  21. Liquefaction2▲ 22×2 topics
  22. Risk Management2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  23. Tunnel2▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Rheology2▲ 9.1×6 topics
  25. Construction Safety2▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Pipeline2▲ 17×2 topics
  27. Turbulent Flows2▲ 18×2 topics
  28. Air Quality2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  29. Analysis2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Earthquake2▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Seismic2▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Aerospace Propulsion2▲ 94×1 topic
  33. Hydrocarbon Pyrolysis2▲ 94×1 topic
  34. Safety Assessment2▲ 37×2 topics
  35. CFD Simulation2▲ 12×2 topics
  36. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  37. Occupational Safety2▲ 14×2 topics
  38. Boundary Layer2▲ 10×2 topics
  39. Passive Systems2▲ 80×1 topic
  40. Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis2▲ 80×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies, Heat Transfer and Optimization, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures.

Heat Transfer and Boilin…6Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies: 6 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Optimization: 4 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 3 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 2 fractional worksHeat transfer and supercritical fluids: 2 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 2 fractional worksNuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 2 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringComputational MechanicsRadiological and Ultrasound Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Heat Transfer and Optimization Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Heat transfer and supercritical fluids Computational Mechanics 2 works
  6. 6 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 2 works
  7. 7 Nuclear Engineering Thermal-Hydraulics Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 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 available14.4%not open85.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% 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 Engineering Associates (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00052% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Engineering Associates (United States)0.00060% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Engineering Associates (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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Engineering Associates (United States)8.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2016.

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