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Institute For Defense Analyses

In research, Institute For Defense Analyses stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,990 of 17,446 worldwide), Computer Science (#2,514 of 6,336 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,958 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,922
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,650
of 7,310
Research works
1.4k
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
28k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Institute For Defense Analyses

What is Institute For Defense Analyses 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
Physical SciencesDomain #5,990 of 17,446 10.7%933
Computer ScienceField #2,514 of 6,336 10.0%299
EngineeringField #3,958 of 9,532 11.6%332
Social SciencesDomain #6,507 of 14,833 10.1%361
Social SciencesField #7,133 of 9,330 10.0%165

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute For Defense Analyses 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Institute For Defense Analyses work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Institute For Defense Analyses is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (21%), Engineering (17%), Mathematics (14%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 61.9% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 20.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 8.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 16.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 8 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMathematical Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 26.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKInstitute ForDefense Analyses58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences62%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences27%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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. Computer Science1220.7%
    2. Engineering1016.6%
    3. Mathematics813.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy47.0%
    5. Energy11.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    7. Materials Science11.0%
    8. Environmental Science10.9%
    1. Social Sciences813.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance34.4%
    3. Decision Sciences23.5%
    4. Psychology23.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.0%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.2%
    2. Neuroscience12.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
    1. Medicine23.3%
    2. Health Professions12.2%
    3. Nursing00.1%
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: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 2.66× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.19× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 11.54× its world share, 8 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.13× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.04× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics11.54×8 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.58×2 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy3.13×4 works
  4. Computer Science2.66×12 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.04×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.28×1 works
  7. Energy1.19×1 works
  8. Psychology1.13×2 works
  9. Engineering1.11×10 works
  10. Social Sciences1.07×8 works
  11. Health Professions0.82×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×1 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.60×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×0 works
  15. Arts and Humanities0.33×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.30×1 works
  17. Materials Science0.28×1 works
  18. Environmental Science0.18×0 works
  19. Medicine0.17×2 works
  20. Nursing0.17×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Institute For Defense Analyses?

Ranked on the quality score, Kevin M. Woods, Arthur S. House and Leonard E. Baum lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute For Defense Analyses.

  1. 1 Kevin M. Woods United States · #303,724 worldwide 1.9k citations · 181 works
  2. 2 Arthur S. House United States · #379,946 worldwide 4.3k citations · 63 works
  3. 3 Leonard E. Baum United States · #804,490 worldwide 11k citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Neal Zierler United States · #1,050,757 worldwide 1.6k citations · 39 works
  5. 5 David P. Robbins United States · #1,056,775 worldwide 1.6k citations · 67 works
  6. 6 Thomas H. Crystal United States · #1,366,651 worldwide 1.8k citations · 41 works
  7. 7 David M. Goldschmidt United States · #1,425,961 worldwide 1k citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Stephanie M. Burchard United States · #1,476,176 worldwide 569 citations · 27 works
  9. 9 Nathan Platt United States · #1,666,466 worldwide 2.2k citations · 54 works
  10. 10 Edgar T. Irons United States · #1,680,459 worldwide 607 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institute For Defense Analyses

What are the most cited papers from Institute For Defense Analyses?

The most cited paper from Institute For Defense Analyses is "Schooling, Labor-Force Quality, and the Growth of Nations" (Eric Alan Hanushek, Dennis D Kimko, 2000), with 2,186 citations. Next come "Approximate formulas for some functions of prime numbers" (1,606) and "Generalized Lagrange Multiplier Method for Solving Problems of Optimum Allocation of Resources" (1,275).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Schooling, Labor-Force Quality, and the Growth of Nations Eric Alan Hanushek, Dennis D Kimko · American Economic Review Dec 2000 2,186
2 Approximate formulas for some functions of prime numbers J. Barkley Rosser, Lowell Schoenfeld · Illinois Journal of Mathematics Open access Mar 1962 1,606
3 Generalized Lagrange Multiplier Method for Solving Problems of Optimum Allocation of Resources Hugh Everett · Operations Research Jun 1963 1,275
4 Effectiveness of Intelligent Tutoring Systems James A. Kulik, J. Dexter Fletcher · Review of Educational Research 17 Apr 2015 889
5 Fundamentals of synchronization in chaotic systems, concepts, and applications Louis M. Pecora, Thomas L. Carroll, Gregg A. Johnson et al. · Chaos An Interdisciplinary Journal of Nonlinear Science Dec 1997 863
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Which keywords describe research at Institute For Defense Analyses?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Tropical Geometry, Symplectic Geometry, Security, International Law, Deep Learning, Gromov-Witten Theory and Moduli Theory.

▲ 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-now 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 39 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning5▲ 2.5×21 topics
  2. Deep Learning3▲ 1.71×10 topics
  3. Globalization3▲ 2.3×8 topics
  4. Neural Networks2▲ 2.4×3 topics
  5. Security2▲ 5.1×5 topics
  6. Tropical Geometry2▲ 103×2 topics
  7. Symplectic Geometry2▲ 79×2 topics
  8. International Law2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 2.1×4 topics
  10. Data Analysis1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  11. Gromov-Witten Theory1▲ 129×1 topic
  12. Moduli Theory1▲ 129×1 topic
  13. Anomaly Detection1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  14. Sustainability1◆ 0.90×6 topics
  15. Time Series1▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Deformations1▲ 86×1 topic
  17. High-Dimensional Data1▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Hom-Lie Algebras1▲ 86×1 topic
  19. On-Orbit Servicing1▲ 90×1 topic
  20. Outlier Detection1▲ 16×2 topics
  21. Space Debris1▲ 90×1 topic
  22. Trust1▲ 7.5×5 topics
  23. Complex Adaptive Systems1▲ 63×2 topics
  24. Global Governance1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  25. Surveillance1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  26. Big Data1▲ 1.86×3 topics
  27. Governance1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  28. Human Rights1▲ 1.69×2 topics
  29. Identity1▲ 2.4×2 topics
  30. Mobile Robots1▲ 18×1 topic
  31. Modular Forms1▲ 46×2 topics
  32. Number Theory1▲ 72×2 topics
  33. Online Algorithms1▲ 101×1 topic
  34. Resource Allocation1▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Space Policy1▲ 122×1 topic
  36. Space Tourism1▲ 122×1 topic
  37. Unsupervised1▲ 16×1 topic
  38. Video Analysis1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Vulnerability1▲ 7.5×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute For Defense Analyses publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory, Space Satellite Systems and Control, Advanced Topics in Algebra and Space exploration and regulation.

Algebraic Geometry and N…1Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory: 1 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems …1Space Satellite Systems and Control: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Topics in Algebra: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 1 fractional worksOptimization and Search Problems: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksSpace Science and Extraterrestrial Life: 1 fractional worksAnalytic Number Theory R…1Analytic Number Theory Research: 1 fractional worksAdversarial Robustness in Machine Learning: 1 fractional worksTechnology and Data Analysis: 1 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyAerospace EngineeringAlgebra and Number TheoryAstronomy and Astrophysics3 others

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

  1. 1 Algebraic Geometry and Number Theory Geometry and Topology 1 works
  2. 2 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Topics in Algebra Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  4. 4 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Optimization and Search Problems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  6. 6 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Analytic Number Theory Research Algebra and Number Theory 1 works
  9. 9 Adversarial Robustness in Machine Learning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Technology and Data Analysis Information Systems 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 available17.6%not open82.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.6%domestic only94.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Institute For Defense Analyses's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Institute For Defense Analyses as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00032% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Institute For Defense Analyses0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Institute For Defense Analyses over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%Institute For Defense Analyses11.4% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.0% in 1998.

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