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General Atomics (United States)

In research, General Atomics (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,780 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,764 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,023 of 1,646 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Physics and Astronomy and Astronomy and Astrophysics — Nuclear and High Energy Physics is 88.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,915
of 28,054 · #1,795 all time
Rank in United States
#678
of 4,192
Research works
4.6k
▼ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
127k
27.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is General Atomics (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,780 of 12,888 39.8%273 #1343
EngineeringField #3,764 of 6,636 28.0%90 #1344
Physics and AstronomyField #1,023 of 1,646 50.6%126 #962
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield #172 of 263 52.3%80 #212

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,343 #2,780
  2. Engineering#1,344 #3,764
  3. Physics and Astronomy#962 #1,023
  4. Nuclear and High Energy Physics#212 #172
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does General Atomics (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Nuclear and High Energy Physics takes 88.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsSubfield · 79.9 works89×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 125.9 works20×
  3. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 22.7 works15×
  4. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 30.6 works9.1×
  5. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 38.2 works6.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.61× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.09× its world share, 90 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.06× its world share, 41 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 19.74× its world share, 126 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.09× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 19.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at General Atomics (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, T.H. Osborne, M. S. Chu and P. Gohil lead among researchers whose main affiliation is General Atomics (United States).

  1. 1 T.H. Osborne United States · #28,005 worldwide 558 citations · 61 works
  2. 2 M. S. Chu United States · #43,400 worldwide 464 citations · 47 works
  3. 3 P. Gohil United States · #46,550 worldwide 393 citations · 64 works
  4. 4 L. L. Lao United States · #48,350 worldwide 699 citations · 109 works
  5. 5 T. S. Taylor United States · #48,747 worldwide 361 citations · 49 works
  6. 6 H. Huang United States · #60,603 worldwide 353 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 E. J. Strait United States · #64,041 worldwide 653 citations · 120 works
  8. 8 J. R. Ferron United States · #64,801 worldwide 319 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 W.P. West United States · #73,426 worldwide 430 citations · 69 works
  10. 10 A.W. Hyatt United States · #74,003 worldwide 289 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at General Atomics (United States)

Which keywords describe research at General Atomics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Turbulence, Tokamak, Transport, Electron Beams, Laser-Plasma Accelerators, Molecular Dynamics Simulations, fusion materials and radiation damage.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Turbulence55▲ 220×2 topics
  2. Tokamak55▲ 892×1 topic
  3. Transport55▲ 600×1 topic
  4. Electron Beams25▲ 498×1 topic
  5. Laser-Plasma Accelerators25▲ 498×1 topic
  6. Molecular Dynamics Simulations24▲ 195×2 topics
  7. fusion materials24▲ 450×1 topic
  8. radiation damage24▲ 450×1 topic
  9. Solar Wind22▲ 81×2 topics
  10. Electron Acceleration20▲ 103×2 topics
  11. Ionosphere19▲ 121×1 topic
  12. Magnetosphere19▲ 121×1 topic
  13. Nb3Sn Conductor15▲ 273×1 topic
  14. Superconducting Magnets15▲ 273×1 topic
  15. Negative Ion Sources13▲ 253×1 topic
  16. Superconducting Cavities13▲ 253×1 topic
  17. Tomography11▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Molten Salt10▲ 108×1 topic
  19. Nuclear Reactor10▲ 108×1 topic
  20. Spectroscopy9▲ 18×5 topics
  21. Oxidation Resistance9▲ 28×2 topics
  22. Remote Sensing8▲ 2.4×8 topics
  23. Material Analysis7▲ 127×1 topic
  24. Plasma7▲ 122×1 topic
  25. Space Exploration7▲ 59×2 topics
  26. Accident Tolerant Fuels7▲ 65×1 topic
  27. Fuel Cladding7▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Electric Propulsion6▲ 56×2 topics
  29. Radiography6▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Plasma Etching5▲ 86×1 topic
  31. Semiconductor Industry5▲ 86×1 topic
  32. Data Analysis5▲ 6.8×2 topics
  33. Neutron Imaging5▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Small-Angle Scattering5▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Raman Spectroscopy5▲ 9.1×3 topics
  36. Superconductivity5▲ 9.7×4 topics
  37. Crystal Structure Prediction4▲ 31×1 topic
  38. Mantle Dynamics4▲ 31×1 topic
  39. Finite Element Analysis4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  40. Time-of-Flight3▲ 27×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Magnetic confinement fusion research, Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics, Fusion materials and technologies and Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics.

Magnetic confinement fus…55Magnetic confinement fusion research: 55 fractional worksLaser-Plasma Interaction…25Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics: 25 fractional worksFusion materials and tec…24Fusion materials and technologies: 24 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 19 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 15 fractional worksParticle accelerators an…13Particle accelerators and beam dynamics: 13 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics and engineering: 10 fractional worksLaser-induced spectroscopy and plasma: 7 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 7 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and Applications: 5 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsMaterials ChemistryAstronomy and AstrophysicsBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 55 works
  2. 2 Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 25 works
  3. 3 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 24 works
  4. 4 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 19 works
  5. 5 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 15 works
  6. 6 Particle accelerators and beam dynamics Aerospace Engineering 13 works
  7. 7 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma Mechanics of Materials 7 works
  9. 9 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
  10. 10 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available28.5%not open71.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.8%domestic only86.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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