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Loc (United States)

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Research works
27
▲ 119% vs 2018-21
Citations
170
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Loc (United States)

Not ranked overall: Loc (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 Loc (United States) work in?

In all years, 66% of research at Loc (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (14%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 65.5% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 35.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPaleontology: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKLoc (UnitedStates)27fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences15%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1035.8%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences414.3%
    3. Environmental Science26.3%
    4. Computer Science14.9%
    5. Mathematics01.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    7. Materials Science00.7%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities14.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting14.1%
    3. Social Sciences13.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.1%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Health Professions14.5%
    2. Medicine13.3%
    3. Nursing01.4%
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.

Computer Science: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.71× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.92× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences6.48×0 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.92×0 works
  3. Engineering2.71×2 works
  4. Health Professions2.01×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.85×0 works
  6. Environmental Science1.62×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.09×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.65×0 works
  9. Medicine0.29×0 works

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

The most cited paper from Loc (United States) is "Large-scale assessment of human mobility during COVID-19 outbreak" (Lucas Lelis Spirandeli de Queiroz, Lucas Lelis Spirandeli de Queiroz, José Luciano Melo et al., 2020), with 25 citations. Next come "A possible Neolithic settlement at Kinbeachie, Black Isle, Highland" (24) and "Cichlid fishes from the La Plata basin. Part I. Collections from Paraguay in the Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Genève" (19).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Large-scale assessment of human mobility during COVID-19 outbreak Lucas Lelis Spirandeli de Queiroz, Lucas Lelis Spirandeli de Queiroz, José Luciano Melo et al. PreprintOpen access 26 Mar 2020 25
2 A possible Neolithic settlement at Kinbeachie, Black Isle, Highland Gordon J Barclay, Stephen P. Carter, Magnar Dalland et al. · Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Open access 30 Nov 2002 24
3 Cichlid fishes from the La Plata basin. Part I. Collections from Paraguay in the Muséum d'Histoire naturelle de Genève S. Kullander · Revue suisse de zoologie Open access 1981 19
4 Aesthetic Expressions Illuminating the Lived Experience of Thai ICU Nurses Caring for Persons Who Had a Peaceful Death Waraporn Kongsuwan, Rozzano C. Locsin · Holistic Nursing Practice May 2010 16
5 Structural characteristics of the halocline in shallow brackish Lake Obuchi. Shinji Ueda, Hitoshi Kawabata, Shun’ichi Hisamatsu et al. · Japanese Journal of Limnology (Rikusuigaku Zasshi) Open access 2002 11
All 35 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Loc (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Agricultural Origins, Radiocarbon Dating, Terrestrial Laser Scanning, Remote Sensing, Photogrammetry, UAV, Artificial Intelligence and Finite Element Analysis.

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

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Agricultural Origins2▲ 172×1 topic
  2. Radiocarbon Dating2▲ 172×1 topic
  3. Remote Sensing2▲ 5.8×3 topics
  4. Terrestrial Laser Scanning2▲ 72×2 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 6.0×2 topics
  6. Photogrammetry1▲ 117×1 topic
  7. UAV1▲ 117×1 topic
  8. Deep Learning1▲ 2.1×3 topics
  9. Finite Element Analysis1▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Spine Segmentation1▲ 151×1 topic
  11. Vertebrae Detection1▲ 151×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization, Historical Geography and Cartography, 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage and Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies.

Robotics and Sensor-Base…1Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 1 fractional worksHistorical Geography and Cartography: 0 fractional works3D Surveying and Cultura…03D Surveying and Cultural Heritage: 0 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Local…0Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 0 fractional worksSpatial Cognition and Navigation: 0 fractional worksDispute Resolution and Class Actions: 0 fractional worksRemote Sensing and LiDAR…0Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications: 0 fractional worksImage and Object Detection Techniques: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury Research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringGeography, Planning and DevelopmentGeologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Historical Geography and Cartography Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  3. 3 3D Surveying and Cultural Heritage Geology 0 works
  4. 4 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Spatial Cognition and Navigation Automotive Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Dispute Resolution and Class Actions Strategy and Management 0 works
  7. 7 Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications Environmental Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Image and Object Detection Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  9. 9 Traumatic Brain Injury Research Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 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 available43.6%not open56.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors43.6%domestic only56.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 119% 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 Loc (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000030% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Loc (United States)0.000025% in 20251990200020102020

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

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