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L-3 Communications (United States)

In research, L-3 Communications (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#2,775 of 9,532 worldwide), Health Sciences (#6,095 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#5,534 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, 2022-now
#9,611
of 22,385 · #6,022 all time
Rank in United States
#1,307
of 3,332
Research works
1.6k
▲ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
24k
14.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
25%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%

What is L-3 Communications (United States) 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
EngineeringField #2,775 of 9,532 9.4%631
Health SciencesDomain #6,095 of 16,688 9.2%185
MedicineField #5,534 of 14,558 9.6%149
Physical SciencesDomain #6,650 of 17,446 8.4%1,111
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,818 of 3,725 9.8%226
Physics and AstronomyField #1,926 of 2,917 9.3%154
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,061 of 1,601 8.8%147
Social SciencesDomain #11,099 of 14,833 8.3%233
Computer ScienceField #4,894 of 6,336 5.9%187

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where L-3 Communications (United States) 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 L-3 Communications (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at L-3 Communications (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 33% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (22%), Medicine (20%), Engineering (17%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 58 fractional works · 37.1% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 17.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 9.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTheoretical Computer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 52 fractional works · 33.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 35 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 7 fractional works · 4.8% of its workTransportation: 7 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 23.1% of its workMedicine: 31 fractional works · 20.1% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKL-3Communications…156fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences37%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences33%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2717.0%
    2. Computer Science149.2%
    3. Environmental Science53.1%
    4. Materials Science42.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.1%
    6. Mathematics21.0%
    7. Chemistry10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.7%
    9. Energy10.5%
    1. Social Sciences3522.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities42.8%
    3. Psychology42.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance42.7%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting32.1%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Medicine3120.1%
    2. Health Professions32.1%
    3. Dentistry10.5%
    4. Nursing10.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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: 0.45× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.18× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.13× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.72× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.94× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.03× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.05× its world share, 31 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.29× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 35 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Social Sciences, 1.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Social Sciences1.75×35 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.29×4 works
  3. Computer Science1.18×14 works
  4. Engineering1.13×26 works
  5. Medicine1.05×31 works
  6. Dentistry1.03×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.98×4 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.94×3 works
  9. Psychology0.90×4 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.84×0 works
  11. Nursing0.84×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.82×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.78×3 works
  14. Materials Science0.72×4 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×3 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×5 works
  17. Environmental Science0.63×5 works
  18. Energy0.58×1 works
  19. Chemistry0.57×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.57×1 works
  21. Neuroscience0.52×1 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.47×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.45×3 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at L-3 Communications (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, D. S. Henn, Robert M. Hinden and A. Acharya lead among researchers whose main affiliation is L-3 Communications (United States).

  1. 1 D. S. Henn United States · #2,406,342 worldwide 890 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Robert M. Hinden United States · #2,756,309 worldwide 3.6k citations · 36 works
  3. 3 A. Acharya United States · #2,817,256 worldwide 400 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 J. W. Banister United States · #3,424,267 worldwide 575 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 Sameer K. Ajmera United States · #3,445,595 worldwide 536 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Bonnie C. Whitney United States · #3,459,799 worldwide 336 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Gerald L. Fudge United States · #3,496,026 worldwide 468 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Scott R. Bullock United States · #3,553,467 worldwide 286 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Trevor Warren United States · #3,657,245 worldwide 181 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Mark E. Greiner United States · #3,681,925 worldwide 406 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at L-3 Communications (United States)

What are the most cited papers from L-3 Communications (United States)?

The most cited paper from L-3 Communications (United States) is "THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE" (EDWARD L. WRIGHT et al., 2010), with 8,163 citations. Next come "The Swift Gamma‐Ray Burst Mission" (4,258) and "The Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI)" (1,802).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 THE WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY EXPLORER (WISE): MISSION DESCRIPTION AND INITIAL ON-ORBIT PERFORMANCE EDWARD L. WRIGHT et al. · The Astronomical Journal Open access 9 Nov 2010 8,163
2 The Swift Gamma‐Ray Burst Mission Neil A. Gehrels et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 20 Aug 2004 4,258
3 The Reuven Ramaty High-Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI) R. P. Lin et al. · Solar Physics Open access Nov 2002 1,802
4 Acoustical properties of speech as indicators of depression and suicidal risk Daniel J. France, Richard Shiavi, Stephen E. Silverman et al. · IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Jul 2000 517
5 Investigation of Prediction Accuracy, Sensitivity, and Parameter Stability of Large-Scale Propagation Path Loss Models for 5G Wireless Communications Shu Dong Sun, Theodore S. Rappaport, Timothy A. Thomas et al. · IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Open access 16 Mar 2016 497
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at L-3 Communications (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Legal Regulation, Economic Security, History, Ethnicity, Science, Philosophy, Culture and Literature.

▲ 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 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. Legal Regulation11▲ 33×6 topics
  2. Economic Security8▲ 25×3 topics
  3. History8▲ 7.8×5 topics
  4. Ethnicity8▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Philosophy8▲ 12×4 topics
  6. Science8▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Human Rights8▲ 5.0×16 topics
  8. Culture8▲ 9.5×3 topics
  9. Islam7▲ 23×3 topics
  10. Literature7▲ 8.7×2 topics
  11. Modernization7▲ 25×2 topics
  12. Public Oversight7▲ 37×1 topic
  13. Sharia Law7▲ 32×1 topic
  14. Social Influence7▲ 21×1 topic
  15. Transport Policy7▲ 37×1 topic
  16. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles7▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Air Force7▲ 37×1 topic
  18. Warfare7▲ 37×1 topic
  19. Epidemiology6◆ 1.01×25 topics
  20. Machine Learning5◆ 1.02×22 topics
  21. Globalization5▲ 1.63×16 topics
  22. Sustainable Development5▲ 2.0×14 topics
  23. Security5▲ 4.7×7 topics
  24. Risk Factors4▲ 2.5×16 topics
  25. Education4▲ 1.45×12 topics
  26. Innovation4▲ 2.2×12 topics
  27. International Law3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  28. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.3×12 topics
  29. Digital Economy3▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Internet of Things3▲ 2.2×4 topics
  31. International Relations2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  32. Regional Development2▲ 4.0×5 topics
  33. Environmental Information2▲ 85×1 topic
  34. Environmental Protection2▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Global Society2▲ 85×1 topic
  36. Social Responsibility2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  37. Criminal Justice2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  38. Hydraulic Fracturing2▲ 9.6×2 topics
  39. Home Automation2▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Wireless2▲ 20×1 topic

Which research topics does L-3 Communications (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Legal and Regulatory Analysis, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies.

  1. 1 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 7 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 7 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Ukrainian Legal and Forensic Studies Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  5. 5 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  7. 7 Legal Studies and Reforms Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Healthcare Systems and Public Health Epidemiology 1 works
  9. 9 Research studies in Vietnam Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Economic Sanctions and International Relations Economics and Econometrics 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 available24.9%not open75.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has L-3 Communications (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% 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 L-3 Communications (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00041% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%L-3 Communications (United States)0.00077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of L-3 Communications (United States) 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.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025L-3 Communications (United States)8.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.8% in 1999.

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