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Ensco (United States)

In research, Ensco (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#12,104 of 14,833 worldwide), Engineering (#8,191 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#15,930 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,819
of 22,385 · #18,908 all time
Rank in United States
#2,280
of 3,332
Research works
774
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.7k
8.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Ensco (United States)

What is Ensco (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
Social SciencesDomain #12,104 of 14,833 8.9%171
EngineeringField #8,191 of 9,532 6.9%176
Physical SciencesDomain #15,930 of 17,446 5.4%498

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

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Ensco (United States) is in Social Sciences, 35% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (23%), Medicine (14%), Physics and Astronomy (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 43 fractional works · 40.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 25 fractional works · 23.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 8 fractional works · 7.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 38 fractional works · 35.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 11.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 7.5% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 18.9% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 13.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEnsco (UnitedStates)109fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences35%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences40%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2523.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities87.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting43.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance32.9%
    5. Psychology32.6%
    6. Decision Sciences10.7%
    1. Physics and Astronomy1211.5%
    2. Engineering87.7%
    3. Computer Science87.5%
    4. Environmental Science43.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.4%
    6. Materials Science11.2%
    7. Chemistry10.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine1513.9%
    2. Health Professions43.9%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology33.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.5%
    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: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.51× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.17× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.49× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.72× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.50× its world share, 8 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.34× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.84× its world share, 25 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy5.17×12 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.50×8 works
  3. Social Sciences1.84×25 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.54×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.49×4 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.34×3 works
  7. Veterinary1.13×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.12×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.08×4 works
  10. Dentistry1.04×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.96×8 works
  12. Nursing0.84×0 works
  13. Psychology0.84×3 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.73×0 works
  15. Medicine0.72×15 works
  16. Environmental Science0.70×4 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.69×1 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×4 works
  19. Chemistry0.54×1 works
  20. Engineering0.51×8 works
  21. Neuroscience0.34×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.34×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×1 works
  24. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.15×0 works
  25. Mathematics0.07×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Howard A. MacEwen, Douglas S. Burns and Alan J. Lockett lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ensco (United States).

  1. 1 Howard A. MacEwen United States · #4,152,768 worldwide 747 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 Douglas S. Burns United States · #4,605,380 worldwide 434 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Alan J. Lockett United States · #5,072,693 worldwide 139 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 John Manobianco United States · #5,176,270 worldwide 674 citations · 61 works
  5. 5 James C. Fowler United States · #5,320,337 worldwide 124 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 D. McDonald United States · #5,327,655 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Ronald A. Brogan United States · #5,547,877 worldwide 144 citations · 34 works
  8. 8 L.A. Rubin United States · #5,568,941 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Brian Whitten United States · #5,602,307 worldwide 41 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Geoffrey T. Stano United States · #5,623,944 worldwide 1.1k citations · 101 works
All ranked researchers at Ensco (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Ensco (United States) is "Nonconservative Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics" (Fred Riewe, 1996), with 749 citations. Next come "Mechanics with fractional derivatives" (692) and "OpenMM 8: Molecular Dynamics Simulation with Machine Learning Potentials" (571).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nonconservative Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics Fred Riewe · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Feb 1996 749
2 Mechanics with fractional derivatives Fred Riewe · Physical review. E, Statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics Mar 1997 692
3 OpenMM 8: Molecular Dynamics Simulation with Machine Learning Potentials Peter K. Eastman et al. · The Journal of Physical Chemistry B Open access 28 Dec 2023 571
4 Viscous Permeability of Random Fiber Structures: Comparison of Electrical and Diffusional Estimates with Experimental and Analytical Results Manolis M. Tomadakis, Teri J. Robertson · Journal of Composite Materials 20 Dec 2004 451
5 OrbNet: Deep learning for quantum chemistry using symmetry-adapted atomic-orbital features Zhuoran Qiao, Matthew Welborn, Animashree Anandkumar et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics Open access 25 Sep 2020 244
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Ensco (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cosmic Rays, Dark Matter, Education, Healthcare, Identity, Educational Technology, Informed Consent and Medical Ethics.

▲ 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. Education6▲ 3.1×26 topics
  2. Globalization5▲ 2.4×20 topics
  3. Healthcare5▲ 3.7×8 topics
  4. Educational Technology4▲ 3.5×8 topics
  5. Cosmic Rays4▲ 81×1 topic
  6. Dark Matter4▲ 34×1 topic
  7. Identity4▲ 4.9×15 topics
  8. Public Health4▲ 2.3×11 topics
  9. Teacher Training4▲ 5.2×7 topics
  10. Information Technology3▲ 5.8×4 topics
  11. Informed Consent3▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Knowledge Management3▲ 4.8×6 topics
  13. Medical Ethics3▲ 21×3 topics
  14. End-of-Life Care3▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Genetic Testing3▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Latin America3▲ 13×9 topics
  17. History2▲ 3.3×12 topics
  18. Patient Rights2▲ 33×1 topic
  19. Reproductive Medicine2▲ 175×1 topic
  20. Social Inequality2▲ 8.7×7 topics
  21. Online Learning2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  22. Culture2▲ 4.1×11 topics
  23. Digital Innovation2▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Smart Library2▲ 52×1 topic
  25. Gender2▲ 3.8×11 topics
  26. Cultural Identity2▲ 4.0×8 topics
  27. Distance Learning2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  28. Pedagogy2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  29. Colonialism2▲ 4.0×9 topics
  30. Electromagnetic Theory2▲ 280×1 topic
  31. Quantum Field Theory2▲ 119×1 topic
  32. Relativity2▲ 65×1 topic
  33. Unified Field Theories2▲ 146×1 topic
  34. Urban Development2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  35. Social Movements2▲ 5.2×7 topics
  36. Digital Competence2▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Inclusion2▲ 9.5×3 topics
  38. Legislation2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  39. Social Network Analysis2▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Tourism2▲ 15×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena, Medical and Health Sciences Research, Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic and Relativity and Gravitational Theory.

Dark Matter and Cosmic P…4Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 4 fractional worksMedical and Health Sciences Research: 2 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-…2Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 2 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitati…2Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 2 fractional worksQuantum and Classical Electrodynamics: 2 fractional worksEducational Innovations and Technology: 1 fractional worksScience and Education Re…1Science and Education Research: 1 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInformation SystemsAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 4 works
  2. 2 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  3. 3 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 2 works
  5. 5 Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  6. 6 Educational Innovations and Technology Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 1 works
  8. 8 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  10. 10 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.5%domestic only72.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% 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 Ensco (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00031% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Ensco (United States)0.00056% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Ensco (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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Ensco (United States)8.8% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.1% in 2021.

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