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Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)

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Research works
70
▲ 128% vs 2018-21
Citations
425
6.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
51%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)

Not ranked overall: Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) work in?

In all years, 49% of research at Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 41% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (20%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 48.6% of its workEngineering: 14 fractional works · 19.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% 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 workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 41.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 18 fractional works · 25.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.3% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKLos AlamosTechnical…70fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences41%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1419.8%
    2. Computer Science69.0%
    3. Environmental Science57.7%
    4. Materials Science45.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy33.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    7. Chemistry00.7%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences1825.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities34.1%
    3. Psychology33.7%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting23.0%
    6. Decision Sciences11.7%
    1. Health Professions34.1%
    2. Medicine12.0%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences22.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
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: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.26× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.17× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 2.75× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.48× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.17×2 works
  2. Psychology2.75×2 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.51×2 works
  4. Social Sciences2.48×6 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.76×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.44×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.35×1 works
  8. Engineering1.26×4 works
  9. Computer Science0.77×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.72×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.65×0 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.22×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, D.O. Hitzman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States).

  1. 1 D.O. Hitzman United States · #4,580,736 worldwide 219 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)?

The most cited paper from Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) is "NiTi and NiTi-TiC composites: Part IV. Neutron diffraction study of twinning and shape-memory recovery" (David C. Dunand, D. Mari, Mark A.M. Bourke et al., 1996), with 84 citations. Next come "One-dimensional acoustic standing waves in rectangular channels for flow cytometry" (51) and "Does body mass index predict tracheal airway size?" (45).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 NiTi and NiTi-TiC composites: Part IV. Neutron diffraction study of twinning and shape-memory recovery David C. Dunand, D. Mari, Mark A.M. Bourke et al. · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A Sep 1996 84
2 One-dimensional acoustic standing waves in rectangular channels for flow cytometry Pearlson P. Austin Suthanthiraraj, Menake E. Piyasena, Travis A. Woods et al. · Methods 5 Mar 2012 51
3 Does body mass index predict tracheal airway size? Brian D’Anza, Jesse Knight, Joseph Scott Greene · The Laryngoscope 24 Sep 2014 45
4 Distribution of Plutonium and Americium Beneath a 33‐yr‐old Liquid Waste Disposal Site Julianne Nyhan, B.J. Drennon, W.V. Abeele et al. · Journal of Environmental Quality Oct 1985 35
5 Commentary Larry L. Janssen, Harry J. Ettinger, Stephan Graham et al. · Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Open access 13 May 2013 30
All 98 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Health Effects, Education, Gender, International Law, STEM Education, Cybersecurity, Feminism and Nuclear Fuel.

▲ 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. Education4▲ 4.2×18 topics
  2. Health Effects3▲ 7.2×5 topics
  3. Gender3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  4. International Law2▲ 11×2 topics
  5. Identity2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  6. Corporate Governance2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  7. Cybersecurity2▲ 22×2 topics
  8. STEM Education2▲ 10×6 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  10. Culture2▲ 5.4×6 topics
  11. Feminism2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  12. Healthcare2▲ 3.7×3 topics
  13. Information Security2▲ 46×1 topic
  14. Nuclear Fuel2▲ 85×1 topic
  15. Policy Compliance2▲ 97×1 topic
  16. Radiation Protection2▲ 85×1 topic
  17. Information Warfare2▲ 117×2 topics
  18. Migration1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  19. Public Policy1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  20. Teaching Strategies1▲ 12×3 topics
  21. Disinfection By-Products1▲ 89×1 topic
  22. Drinking Water1▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Financial Performance1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  24. Grain Refinement1▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Historical Perspectives1▲ 69×2 topics
  26. Nb3Sn Conductor1▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Radionuclides1▲ 36×2 topics
  28. Social Change1▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Superconducting Magnets1▲ 46×1 topic
  30. Constitutive Modeling1▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Critical Thinking Skills1▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Cyber Security1▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Internet Governance1▲ 180×1 topic
  34. Maintenance1▲ 25×2 topics
  35. Marketization1▲ 38×2 topics
  36. Microstructural Evolution1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  37. Mobile Learning1▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Nanocrystalline Materials1▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Privacy1▲ 9.5×4 topics
  40. Severe Plastic Deformation1▲ 39×1 topic

Which research topics does Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Microstructure and mechanical properties, Education and Critical Thinking Development, Corporate Governance and Financial Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure.

Microstructure and mecha…1Microstructure and mechanical properties: 1 fractional worksEducation and Critical T…1Education and Critical Thinking Development: 1 fractional worksCorporate Governance and Financial Management: 1 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Disclosure: 1 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and…1High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksFinancial Analysis and Corporate Governance: 1 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …0Metallurgy and Material Forming: 0 fractional worksEducational Games and Gamification: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization: 0 fractional works
Materials ChemistryEducationStrategy and ManagementGender Studies4 others

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

  1. 1 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Education and Critical Thinking Development Education 1 works
  3. 3 Corporate Governance and Financial Management Strategy and Management 1 works
  4. 4 Corporate Social Responsibility Disclosure Gender Studies 1 works
  5. 5 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Educational Methods and Outcomes Education 1 works
  7. 7 Financial Analysis and Corporate Governance Accounting 1 works
  8. 8 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Educational Games and Gamification Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Manufacturing and Logistics Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available51.0%not open49.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.0%domestic only76.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 128% 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 Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000063% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States)0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Los Alamos Technical Associates (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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