Hanscom Air Force Base
In research, Hanscom Air Force Base stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,074 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#1,070 of 11,412 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#567 of 2,661 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #1,579 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #481 of 8,685
- Research works
- 3.2k ▼ 18% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 84k 26.0 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 19.5% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 12% world 28%
What is Hanscom Air Force Base known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #1,074 of 21,541 | 21.8% | 3,027 | |
| EngineeringField | #1,070 of 11,412 | 23.2% | 1,171 | |
| Earth and Planetary SciencesField | #567 of 2,661 | 20.4% | 300 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #1,079 of 4,248 | 18.1% | 516 | |
| Physics and AstronomyField | #977 of 3,663 | 21.0% | 862 | |
| Aerospace EngineeringSubfield | #558 of 1,730 | 37.0% | 276 | |
| Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield | #717 of 1,908 | 18.4% | 379 | |
| Computer ScienceField | #2,691 of 7,020 | 21.3% | 211 | |
| Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield | #512 of 1,146 | 25.4% | 375 | |
| Materials ScienceField | #2,136 of 4,504 | 20.3% | 193 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Hanscom Air Force Base 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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at Hanscom Air Force Base?
Ranked on the composite score, J. A. Klobuchar, Joseph L. Horner and Arthur D. Yaghjian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Hanscom Air Force Base.
- 1 J. A. Klobuchar United States · #21,066 worldwide 460 citations · 48 works
- 2 Joseph L. Horner United States · #49,091 worldwide 235 citations · 35 works
- 3 Arthur D. Yaghjian United States · #51,909 worldwide 430 citations · 54 works
- 4 R. D. Sharma United States · #100,432 worldwide 236 citations · 34 works
- 5 Robert J. Mailloux United States · #144,011 worldwide 154 citations · 51 works
- 6 A. R. Frederickson United States · #150,666 worldwide 113 citations · 29 works
- 7 L. Friedman United States · #190,891 worldwide 216 citations · 21 works
- 8 A.J. Slobodnik United States · #269,279 worldwide 116 citations · 19 works
- 9 Robert A. Shore United States · #279,465 worldwide 122 citations · 17 works
- 10 D. E. Freeman United States · #285,211 worldwide 67 citations · 20 works
Which keywords describe research at Hanscom Air Force Base?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Electron Acceleration, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Coronal Mass Ejections, Solar Dynamics Observatory, Optical Modulators and Integrated Circuits.
- Dispersion Correction
- Thin Film Resonators
- Biosensor Applications
- Satellite Observations
- Photonic Crystals
- Semiconductor
- Frequency Conversion
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers
- Spectroscopy
- Gas Sensing
- Photovoltaics
- Air Quality
- Nanophotonic Waveguides
- Silicon Photonics
- Stratospheric Water Vapor
- Remote Sensing
- Biosensors
- Solar Dynamics Observatory
- Magnetosphere
- Electron Acceleration
- Solar Wind
- Ionosphere
- Coronal Mass Ejections
- Optical Modulators
- Integrated Circuits
- Ozone Depletion
- Raman Lasers
- Microcavities
- Whispering Gallery Mode
- Solar Cells
- Breath Analysis
- Nonlinear Optics
- Spectroscopic Databases
- Microresonators
- Electronic Structure Calculations
- Density Functional Theory
- Biological Detection
- High-Frequency Applications
- Acoustic Wave Biosensors
- Ab Initio Parametrization
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
- Solar Wind258▲ 58×2 topics
- Electron Acceleration142▲ 46×2 topics
- Ionosphere140▲ 63×1 topic
- Magnetosphere140▲ 63×1 topic
- Coronal Mass Ejections118▲ 52×1 topic
- Solar Dynamics Observatory118▲ 52×1 topic
- Optical Modulators110▲ 16×3 topics
- Biosensors105▲ 5.7×9 topics
- Integrated Circuits103▲ 14×3 topics
- Remote Sensing92▲ 2.6×26 topics
- Ozone Depletion89▲ 48×1 topic
- Stratospheric Water Vapor89▲ 48×1 topic
- Raman Lasers84▲ 15×2 topics
- Silicon Photonics79▲ 16×2 topics
- Microcavities74▲ 15×2 topics
- Nanophotonic Waveguides73▲ 16×1 topic
- Whispering Gallery Mode73▲ 16×1 topic
- Air Quality71▲ 12×4 topics
- Solar Cells69▲ 6.9×6 topics
- Photovoltaics66▲ 8.3×4 topics
- Breath Analysis65▲ 14×2 topics
- Gas Sensing64▲ 25×2 topics
- Nonlinear Optics64▲ 11×4 topics
- Spectroscopy63▲ 6.0×10 topics
- Spectroscopic Databases62▲ 34×1 topic
- Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers62▲ 34×1 topic
- Microresonators62▲ 15×3 topics
- Frequency Conversion61▲ 19×3 topics
- Electronic Structure Calculations60▲ 8.4×2 topics
- Semiconductor57▲ 5.4×6 topics
- Density Functional Theory55▲ 6.3×5 topics
- Photonic Crystals52▲ 10×5 topics
- Biological Detection52▲ 14×2 topics
- Satellite Observations50▲ 14×3 topics
- High-Frequency Applications49▲ 22×2 topics
- Biosensor Applications49▲ 12×2 topics
- Acoustic Wave Biosensors48▲ 30×1 topic
- Thin Film Resonators48▲ 30×1 topic
- Ab Initio Parametrization48▲ 12×1 topic
- Dispersion Correction48▲ 12×1 topic
Which research topics does Hanscom Air Force Base publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Defense, Military, and Policy Studies, Innovation Policy and R&D and Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
- 2 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
- 3 Innovation Policy and R&D Economics and Econometrics 0 works
- 4 Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation Biomedical Engineering 0 works
- 5 Corporate Finance and Governance Accounting 0 works
- 6 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
- 7 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
- 8 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 0 works
- 9 Tribology and Wear Analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
- 10 Sleep and related disorders Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Hanscom Air Force Base's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.