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Lucas Research

In research, Lucas Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,831 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,617 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,255
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,168
of 8,685
Research works
559
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.1k
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Lucas Research 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 #11,831 of 21,541 11.6%313
EngineeringField #8,617 of 11,412 11.1%208

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lucas Research 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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.68× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.29× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.39× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 3.56× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.30× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 3.48× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.74× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 3.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lucas Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Colin H. Simmons, Neil Phelps and William C. Lucas lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lucas Research.

  1. 1 Colin H. Simmons United States · #1,306,748 worldwide 13 citations · 44 works
  2. 1 Neil Phelps United States · #1,306,748 worldwide 13 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 William C. Lucas United States · #1,427,762 worldwide 18 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Lucas Research

Which keywords describe research at Lucas Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Religion, Philosophy, Mental Health, Health, Ethics, Atherosclerosis, Quality of Life and Public Health.

▲ 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. Mental Health3▲ 3.5×12 topics
  2. Quality of Life2▲ 3.1×11 topics
  3. Globalization2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  4. Public Health2▲ 2.9×10 topics
  5. Epidemiology2◆ 1.02×20 topics
  6. Religion2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 1.77×12 topics
  8. Philosophy2▲ 8.4×4 topics
  9. Healthcare2▲ 3.2×9 topics
  10. Depression2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  11. Ethics2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  12. Health2▲ 7.9×8 topics
  13. Atherosclerosis2▲ 10×4 topics
  14. Literature2▲ 4.9×3 topics
  15. History1▲ 3.5×6 topics
  16. Identity1▲ 3.3×6 topics
  17. Immune Response1▲ 4.4×3 topics
  18. Treatment1▲ 2.0×7 topics
  19. Aesthetics1▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Career Development1▲ 21×2 topics
  21. Cancer1▲ 1.43×7 topics
  22. Dendritic Cells1▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Online Learning1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  24. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.16×9 topics
  25. Pandemic1▲ 1.87×5 topics
  26. Prevalence1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  27. Well-being1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  28. Anxiety1▲ 3.8×2 topics
  29. Bioimage Analysis1▲ 51×1 topic
  30. Educational Methods1▲ 303×1 topic
  31. Existentialism1▲ 383×1 topic
  32. High-Content Screening1▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Kierkegaard1▲ 339×1 topic
  34. Oxidized LDL1▲ 74×1 topic
  35. Pedagogical Research1▲ 303×1 topic
  36. Psychological Distress1▲ 7.1×3 topics
  37. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  38. Regulatory T Cells1▲ 15×1 topic
  39. Sound Quality1▲ 138×1 topic
  40. Transfer Path Analysis1▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does Lucas Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cell Image Analysis Techniques, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Education, Psychology, and Social Research and Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control.

Cell Image Analysis Tech…1Cell Image Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Card…1Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 1 fractional worksEducation, Psychology, and Social Research: 1 fractional worksVehicle Noise and Vibrat…1Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control: 1 fractional worksKierkegaardian Philosoph…1Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Statistical Process Monitoring: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …1Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksAcademic Research in Diverse Fields: 1 fractional worksHistorical Medical Research and Treatments: 1 fractional works
BiophysicsImmunologyEducationAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 1 works
  3. 3 Education, Psychology, and Social Research Education 1 works
  4. 4 Vehicle Noise and Vibration Control Automotive Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Kierkegaardian Philosophy and Influence Philosophy 1 works
  6. 6 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Statistical Process Monitoring Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  8. 8 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 1 works
  10. 10 Historical Medical Research and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.6%domestic only71.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lucas Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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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