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Kirtland Air Force Base

In research, Kirtland Air Force Base stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,418 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,039
of 28,054 · #3,727 all time
Rank in United States
#1,637
of 4,192
Research works
2k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
63k
30.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Kirtland Air Force Base 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 #6,418 of 12,888 12.2%81 #2367

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Kirtland 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.24× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.81× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.32× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 6 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 36 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.57× its world share, 6 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.68× its world share, 19 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.10× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.55× its world share, 10 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Kirtland Air Force Base?

Ranked on the composite score, Arthur H. Guenther, P. V. Avizonis and D. A. Cardimona lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Kirtland Air Force Base.

  1. 1 Arthur H. Guenther United States · #227,066 worldwide 131 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 P. V. Avizonis United States · #280,562 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 D. A. Cardimona United States · #497,821 worldwide 102 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Ari Kiev United States · #517,244 worldwide 77 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 L. A. Schlie United States · #842,132 worldwide 51 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 P. Wolf United States · #871,578 worldwide 17 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 Danhong Huang United States · #881,153 worldwide 163 citations · 105 works
  8. 8 Nicholas S. Shuman United States · #1,242,513 worldwide 55 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 G. Hager United States · #1,395,789 worldwide 13 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Shaun G. Ard United States · #1,502,341 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Kirtland Air Force Base

Which keywords describe research at Kirtland Air Force Base?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Wind, Ionosphere, Magnetosphere, Semiconductor, Orbit Determination, Imaging, Cancer Risk and Density Functional 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 2022–2025 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. Solar Wind5▲ 54×2 topics
  2. Ionosphere4▲ 71×1 topic
  3. Magnetosphere4▲ 71×1 topic
  4. Semiconductor4▲ 11×6 topics
  5. Orbit Determination3▲ 77×2 topics
  6. Remote Sensing3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  7. Imaging2▲ 9.9×2 topics
  8. Cancer Risk2▲ 11×2 topics
  9. Catalysis2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  10. Density Functional Theory2▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Emergency Responders2▲ 128×1 topic
  12. Firefighters2▲ 128×1 topic
  13. Ab Initio Parametrization2▲ 66×1 topic
  14. Dispersion Correction2▲ 66×1 topic
  15. GNSS2▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Global Navigation Satellite Systems2▲ 83×1 topic
  17. Photovoltaics2▲ 12×3 topics
  18. Nanowires2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Air Quality2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  20. Pulsed Power2▲ 115×2 topics
  21. Ambient Conditions2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Band Parameters2▲ 29×2 topics
  23. Heterogeneous Catalysis2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  24. Channel Modeling2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Adaptive Optics1▲ 109×1 topic
  26. Electronic Structure1▲ 8.0×5 topics
  27. Nanoelectronics1▲ 15×2 topics
  28. Quantum1▲ 17×2 topics
  29. Quantum Dots1▲ 15×1 topic
  30. Radiation Detection1▲ 30×2 topics
  31. Single-Photon Source1▲ 58×1 topic
  32. Wavefront Sensing1▲ 109×1 topic
  33. Infrared Detectors1▲ 98×1 topic
  34. Ionization1▲ 41×1 topic
  35. Ionospheric Anomalies1▲ 34×1 topic
  36. Mass Spectrometry1▲ 8.5×1 topic
  37. Seismic Electromagnetics1▲ 34×1 topic
  38. Semiconductor Materials1▲ 98×1 topic
  39. Surface Modification1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  40. Atmospheric Aerosols1▲ 22×1 topic

Which research topics does Kirtland Air Force Base publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics, Occupational Health and Performance, Advanced Chemical Physics Studies and GNSS positioning and interference.

Ionosphere and magnetosp…4Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 4 fractional worksOccupational Health and Performance: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Physic…2Advanced Chemical Physics Studies: 2 fractional worksGNSS positioning and int…2GNSS positioning and interference: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 1 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 1 fractional worksEarthquake Detection and…1Earthquake Detection and Analysis: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…1Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor D…1Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry an…1Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 1 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsOccupational TherapyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 4 works
  2. 2 Occupational Health and Performance Occupational Therapy 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Chemical Physics Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  4. 4 GNSS positioning and interference Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Earthquake Detection and Analysis Geophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 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 available11.7%not open88.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.3%domestic only94.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Kirtland Air Force Base's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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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