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IM Systems (United States)

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Research works
94
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
4k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
IM Systems (United States)

Not ranked overall: IM Systems (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 IM Systems (United States) work in?

In all years, 87% of research at IM Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Earth and Planetary Sciences (37%), Environmental Science (34%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 86.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 35 fractional works · 36.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 29 fractional works · 30.7% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 34.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 23 fractional works · 24.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 6.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKIM Systems(United States)94fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences3%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Earth and Planetary Sciences3536.9%
    2. Environmental Science3234.2%
    3. Engineering88.4%
    4. Computer Science33.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy21.8%
    6. Mathematics11.5%
    7. Chemistry00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Energy00.0%
    1. Medicine66.7%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.5%
    2. Social Sciences11.3%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 28.25× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 7.53× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 28.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences28.25×4 works
  2. Environmental Science7.53×4 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.57×0 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.57×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy0.92×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×0 works
  8. Energy0.37×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.17×0 works
  10. Engineering0.15×0 works
  11. Medicine0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at IM Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, E. Beach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is IM Systems (United States).

  1. 1 E. Beach United States · #3,078,682 worldwide 500 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at IM Systems (United States)

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

The most cited paper from IM Systems (United States) is "The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2" (Suranjana Saha, Shrinivas Moorthi, Xingren Wu et al., 2013), with 3,515 citations. Next come "Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A." (677) and "The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR): An Hourly Updating Convection-Allowing Forecast Model. Part I: Motivation and System Description" (404).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 Suranjana Saha, Shrinivas Moorthi, Xingren Wu et al. · Journal of Climate Open access 25 Sep 2013 3,515
2 Microplastics in Four Estuarine Rivers in the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.A. Lance T. Yonkos, Elizabeth A. Friedel, Ana C. Perez-Reyes et al. · Environmental Science & Technology 12 Nov 2014 677
3 The High-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR): An Hourly Updating Convection-Allowing Forecast Model. Part I: Motivation and System Description David C. Dowell, Curtis R. Alexander, Eric P. James et al. · Weather and Forecasting Open access 27 May 2022 404
4 Survey of data assimilation methods for convective‐scale numerical weather prediction at operational centres Nils Gustafsson et al. · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society Open access 20 Oct 2017 348
5 Suomi‐NPP VIIRS aerosol algorithms and data products John M. Jackson, Hongqing Liu, István László et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres Open access 29 Oct 2013 306
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at IM Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Hydrological Cycle, Global Warming, Satellite Observations, Data Assimilation, Boundary Layer, Convective Parameterization and Ensemble Kalman Filter.

▲ 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 Change20▲ 7.9×24 topics
  2. Hydrological Cycle14▲ 145×2 topics
  3. Global Warming14▲ 41×6 topics
  4. Satellite Observations13▲ 121×3 topics
  5. Data Assimilation12▲ 72×3 topics
  6. Boundary Layer12▲ 91×2 topics
  7. Convective Parameterization11▲ 193×1 topic
  8. Ensemble Kalman Filter11▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Air Quality10▲ 59×4 topics
  10. Remote Sensing10▲ 9.9×19 topics
  11. Ocean Circulation10▲ 75×3 topics
  12. Extreme Events9▲ 109×2 topics
  13. Greenhouse Gas Emissions9▲ 46×2 topics
  14. Climate Modeling9▲ 131×1 topic
  15. Precipitation Extremes9▲ 131×1 topic
  16. Water Quality8▲ 19×2 topics
  17. Emissions8▲ 40×2 topics
  18. Methane7▲ 136×1 topic
  19. Shale Gas7▲ 59×1 topic
  20. Ozone Depletion7▲ 124×1 topic
  21. Stratospheric Water Vapor7▲ 124×1 topic
  22. Climate6▲ 90×2 topics
  23. Sea Level Rise6▲ 48×3 topics
  24. Aerosols6▲ 97×1 topic
  25. Atmospheric Dust6▲ 175×1 topic
  26. Tropical Cyclones5▲ 89×2 topics
  27. Atmospheric Aerosols4▲ 65×1 topic
  28. Black Carbon4▲ 65×1 topic
  29. Hurricanes4▲ 120×1 topic
  30. Hydrological Modeling4▲ 20×5 topics
  31. Storm Surge4▲ 120×1 topic
  32. On-Orbit Performance3▲ 145×1 topic
  33. Radiometric Calibration3▲ 145×1 topic
  34. Spatial Interpolation2▲ 51×2 topics
  35. Validation2▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Wave Modeling2▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Precipitation2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Recycling2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  39. Satellite2▲ 92×1 topic
  40. Waste Management2▲ 6.6×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional worksClimate variability and models: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric Ozone and Cl…1Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 1 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 0 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 0 fractional worksBreast Cancer Treatment Studies: 0 fractional worksAeolian processes and effects: 0 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceGlobal and Planetary ChangeCancer ResearchEarth-Surface Processes

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

  1. 1 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  2. 2 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 1 works
  5. 5 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 0 works
  8. 8 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 0 works
  9. 9 Breast Cancer Treatment Studies Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Aeolian processes and effects Earth-Surface Processes 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 available42.7%not open57.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% 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 IM Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000022% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%IM Systems (United States)0.000015% in 20251990200020102020

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

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