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Graf Research (United States)

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Research works
83
▲ 112% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
18.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Graf Research (United States)

Not ranked overall: Graf Research (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Graf Research (United States) work in?

In all years, 78% of research at Graf Research (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Physics and Astronomy (23%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (19%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 64 fractional works · 78.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 19 fractional works · 23.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 19 fractional works · 22.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 9 fractional works · 11.3% of its workGeophysics: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 14.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 9 fractional works · 11.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGraf Research(United States)83fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences78%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Physics and Astronomy1923.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1619.1%
    3. Engineering1214.2%
    4. Computer Science911.1%
    5. Environmental Science67.6%
    6. Materials Science10.9%
    7. Mathematics10.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.4%
    10. Energy00.4%
    1. Medicine45.3%
    2. Health Professions11.4%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    4. Neuroscience00.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Social Sciences33.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.6%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    6. Psychology00.1%
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: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Chemistry: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.44× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.01× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science4.44×4 works
  2. Engineering2.01×3 works
  3. Chemistry2.00×0 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.62×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.58×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.09×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.00×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.74×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.73×0 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.66×0 works
  11. Medicine0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Graf Research (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, M.D. Sims, Jonathan Graf and S. M. Baloga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Graf Research (United States).

  1. 1 M.D. Sims United States · #2,988,370 worldwide 693 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Jonathan Graf United States · #3,106,386 worldwide 125 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 S. M. Baloga United States · #4,222,982 worldwide 3k citations · 155 works
All ranked researchers at Graf Research (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Graf Research (United States) is "The lakes of Titan" (ELLEN R. STOFAN et al., 2007), with 590 citations. Next come "The Sand Seas of Titan: Cassini RADAR Observations of Longitudinal Dunes" (416) and "Recent Hotspot Volcanism on Venus from VIRTIS Emissivity Data" (352).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The lakes of Titan ELLEN R. STOFAN et al. · Nature 2007 590
2 The Sand Seas of Titan: Cassini RADAR Observations of Longitudinal Dunes R. D. Lorenz et al. · Science 4 May 2006 416
3 Recent Hotspot Volcanism on Venus from VIRTIS Emissivity Data SUZANNE E. SMREKAR, ELLEN R. STOFAN, Nils T Mueller et al. · Science 8 Apr 2010 352
4 Hydrocarbon lakes on Titan: Distribution and interaction with a porous regolith Alexander G. Hayes, O. Aharonson, Philip S. Callahan et al. · Geophysical Research Letters Open access May 2008 272
5 Evidence for water ice on the Moon: Results for anomalous polar craters from the LRO Mini‐RF imaging radar P. D. Spudis, D. B. J. Bussey, S. M. Baloga et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Planets Open access 11 Sep 2013 235
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Graf Research (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mars, Martian Surface, Climate Change, Holocene, Sea Level, Glacial Cycles, Paleoclimatology and Solar System Abundances.

▲ 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. Climate Change12▲ 5.2×11 topics
  2. Mars11▲ 275×1 topic
  3. Martian Surface11▲ 275×1 topic
  4. Holocene8▲ 58×3 topics
  5. Sea Level8▲ 67×2 topics
  6. Glacial Cycles7▲ 81×1 topic
  7. Paleoclimatology7▲ 70×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing7▲ 7.2×8 topics
  9. Solar System Abundances7▲ 94×1 topic
  10. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 94×1 topic
  11. Risk Assessment5▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Machine Learning3▲ 1.76×11 topics
  13. GIS-based Modeling3▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Tectonics3▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Simulation3▲ 10×2 topics
  16. Hardware Trojans3▲ 290×1 topic
  17. Physical Unclonable Functions3▲ 290×1 topic
  18. Extravehicular Activity2▲ 193×1 topic
  19. Space Suit2▲ 193×1 topic
  20. Hazard2▲ 53×1 topic
  21. Landslide2▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Plate Tectonics2▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Sea Level Rise2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Glacier2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Side-Channel Attacks2▲ 53×2 topics
  26. Water Availability2▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Probiotics2▲ 8.8×2 topics
  28. Thermodynamic Modeling2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  30. Amino Acids2▲ 15×1 topic
  31. Antibiotic Alternatives2▲ 26×1 topic
  32. Geochronology2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Hyperspectral Imaging2▲ 5.6×3 topics
  34. Zircon2▲ 19×1 topic
  35. Geological Mapping1▲ 18×2 topics
  36. Sedimentation1▲ 22×2 topics
  37. Control-Flow Integrity1▲ 88×1 topic
  38. Failure Analysis1▲ 12×1 topic
  39. Security Policies1▲ 88×1 topic
  40. Sediment Transport1▲ 9.4×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security, Security and Verification in Computing, Cryptographic Implementations and Security and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis.

Physical Unclonable Func…1Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security: 1 fractional worksSecurity and Verification in Computing: 1 fractional worksCryptographic Implementa…1Cryptographic Implementations and Security: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …1Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…0Biomedical and Engineering Education: 0 fractional worksExperimental Learning in…0Experimental Learning in Engineering: 0 fractional worksElectrostatic Discharge …0Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics: 0 fractional worksEmbedded Systems Design Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 0 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 0 fractional works
Hardware and ArchitectureArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 1 works
  2. 2 Security and Verification in Computing Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Cryptographic Implementations and Security Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 0 works
  7. 7 Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Embedded Systems Design Techniques Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 0 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 available38.6%not open61.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 112% 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 Graf Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Graf Research (United States)0.000054% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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