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FM Global (United States)

In research, FM Global (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#6,112 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,116 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#22,163
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,784
of 8,685
Research works
196
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.3k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
21.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What is FM Global (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
EngineeringField #6,112 of 11,412 33.2%126
Physical SciencesDomain #12,116 of 21,541 30.8%178

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where FM Global (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).

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.

Chemical Engineering: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.68× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 4.05× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.52× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsDecision Sciences: 4.37× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at FM Global (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, S.B. Dorofeev and Praveen K. Malhotra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FM Global (United States).

  1. 1 S.B. Dorofeev United States · #127,654 worldwide 273 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Praveen K. Malhotra United States · #928,714 worldwide 59 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at FM Global (United States)

Which keywords describe research at FM Global (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Smoke Control, Tunnel Fires, Detonation Propulsion, Pulse Detonation Engines, Remote Sensing, Large-Eddy Simulation, Chemical Kinetics and Climate Change.

▲ 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 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. Smoke Control36▲ 805×1 topic
  2. Tunnel Fires36▲ 805×1 topic
  3. Detonation Propulsion22▲ 372×1 topic
  4. Pulse Detonation Engines22▲ 372×1 topic
  5. Climate Change16▲ 3.1×12 topics
  6. Remote Sensing14▲ 6.7×10 topics
  7. Large-Eddy Simulation13▲ 28×4 topics
  8. Chemical Kinetics12▲ 53×2 topics
  9. Heat Transfer10▲ 10×5 topics
  10. Ecosystem Resilience9▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Soil Properties9▲ 31×2 topics
  12. Combustion Instabilities9▲ 64×2 topics
  13. Forest Fires9▲ 131×1 topic
  14. Wildfire Activity9▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Premixed Combustion9▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Simulation9▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Turbulent Flames9▲ 94×1 topic
  18. Machine Learning8▲ 1.81×14 topics
  19. Bayesian Networks7▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Fault Tree Analysis7▲ 79×1 topic
  21. Evacuation7▲ 168×1 topic
  22. Pedestrian Dynamics7▲ 168×1 topic
  23. Fire Detection7▲ 154×2 topics
  24. Image Processing7▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles7▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Computer Vision6▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Smoke Detection6▲ 214×1 topic
  28. Nanocomposites6▲ 4.1×3 topics
  29. Air Quality5▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Boundary Layer5▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Fire-Retardant Materials5▲ 156×1 topic
  32. Flame Retardant Polymers5▲ 156×1 topic
  33. Combustion4▲ 34×3 topics
  34. CFD Simulation4▲ 18×4 topics
  35. Turbulent Flow4▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Pedestrian Wind Comfort4▲ 35×1 topic
  37. Urban Microclimate4▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Vibration Analysis3▲ 5.5×3 topics
  39. Risk Perception3▲ 7.7×2 topics
  40. Thermal Decomposition3▲ 22×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Fire dynamics and safety research, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Insurance and Financial Risk Management.

Fire dynamics and safety research: 2 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technol…1Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksInsurance and Financial …1Insurance and Financial Risk Management: 1 fractional worksData Mining Algorithms and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …1Advancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksCombustion and flame dyn…1Combustion and flame dynamics: 1 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityAerospace EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringEconomics and Econometrics5 others

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

  1. 1 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 2 works
  2. 2 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Insurance and Financial Risk Management Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Data Mining Algorithms and Applications Information Systems 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  10. 10 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 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 available14.5%not open85.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.1%domestic only87.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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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