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McWane Science Center

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Research works
24
▲ 34% vs 2018-21
Citations
392
16.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
McWane Science Center

Not ranked overall: McWane Science Center 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 McWane Science Center work in?

In all years, 55% of research at McWane Science Center is in Physical Sciences, 21% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Environmental Science (28%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (16%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 54.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 27.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 5 fractional works · 22.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.7% of its workPaleontology: 3 fractional works · 12.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 20.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMcWane ScienceCenter24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences55%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences21%

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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science727.6%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences415.7%
    3. Engineering29.3%
    4. Computer Science00.8%
    5. Chemistry00.7%
    6. Energy00.7%
    1. Social Sciences313.1%
    2. Arts and Humanities13.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.4%
    1. Medicine311.4%
    2. Health Professions12.8%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences27.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.1%
    3. Neuroscience01.1%
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: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 11.23× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.39× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.05× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.37× 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, 11.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.23×2 works
  2. Environmental Science3.39×2 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.05×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.00×1 works
  5. Neuroscience1.64×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.35×0 works
  7. Engineering1.19×2 works
  8. Chemistry1.13×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.83×0 works
  10. Medicine0.69×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.37×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at McWane Science Center?

Ranked on the quality score, Jun A. Ebersole and David J. Cicimurri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is McWane Science Center.

  1. 1 Jun A. Ebersole United States · #7,695,456 worldwide 522 citations · 410 works
  2. 2 David J. Cicimurri United States · #7,708,349 worldwide 542 citations · 417 works
All ranked researchers at McWane Science Center

What are the most cited papers from McWane Science Center?

The most cited paper from McWane Science Center is "Accuracy of diagnosis of coronary artery disease by radionuclide management of left ventricular function during rest and exercise." (Robert H. Jones, Patricia McEwan, G E Newman et al., 1981), with 221 citations. Next come "Complete Ichthyornis skull illuminates mosaic assembly of the avian head" (118) and "Influence of resting left ventricular function on the left ventricular response to exercise in patients with coronary artery disease." (86).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Accuracy of diagnosis of coronary artery disease by radionuclide management of left ventricular function during rest and exercise. Robert H. Jones, Patricia McEwan, G E Newman et al. · Circulation Sep 1981 221
2 Complete Ichthyornis skull illuminates mosaic assembly of the avian head Daniel J. Field, Michael Hanson, David A. Burnham et al. · Nature Open access 25 Apr 2018 118
3 Influence of resting left ventricular function on the left ventricular response to exercise in patients with coronary artery disease. Steven C. Port, Patricia McEwan, Frederick R. Cobb et al. · Circulation Open access Apr 1981 86
4 Effects of exercise training on ventricular function in patients with recent myocardial infarction. Frederick R. Cobb, R. Sanders Williams, Patricia McEwan et al. · Circulation Open access Jul 1982 79
5 A primitive hadrosaurid from southeastern North America and the origin and early evolution of ‘duck-billed’ dinosaurs Albert Prieto‐Márquez, Gregory M. Erickson, Jun A. Ebersole · Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 13 Jan 2016 63
All 71 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at McWane Science Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Conservation, Population Dynamics, Phylogenetic Analysis, Phylogeny, Morphology, Fisheries, Ecology and Rays.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Conservation5▲ 42×6 topics
  2. Population Dynamics4▲ 53×4 topics
  3. Phylogenetic Analysis3▲ 37×3 topics
  4. Phylogeny3▲ 74×3 topics
  5. Fisheries3▲ 295×2 topics
  6. Morphology3▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Ecology3▲ 59×2 topics
  8. Rays3▲ 521×1 topic
  9. Sharks3▲ 521×1 topic
  10. Climate Change3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  11. Evolution2▲ 35×3 topics
  12. Cretaceous2▲ 387×2 topics
  13. Biogeography2▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Dinosaur2▲ 571×1 topic
  15. Paleontology2▲ 571×1 topic
  16. Biodiversity1▲ 7.9×4 topics
  17. Molecular Phylogeny1▲ 28×3 topics
  18. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Fish Biodiversity1▲ 185×1 topic
  20. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Freshwater1▲ 75×2 topics
  22. Freshwater Ecoregions1▲ 185×1 topic
  23. Fish1▲ 99×1 topic
  24. Length-Weight Relationships1▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Training Pathways1▲ 115×1 topic
  26. Vocational Education1▲ 61×1 topic

Which research topics does McWane Science Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ichthyology and Marine Biology, Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology, Fish Biology and Ecology Studies and Seismic Waves and Analysis.

Ichthyology and Marine B…1Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 1 fractional worksPaleontology and Evolutionary Biology: 1 fractional worksFish Biology and Ecology Studies: 1 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 0 fractional worksCancer survivorship and care: 0 fractional worksGeophysical Methods and Applications: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 0 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mecha…0Tunneling and Rock Mechanics: 0 fractional worksAdolescent and Pediatric…0Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare: 0 fractional worksChildhood Cancer Survivo…0Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life: 0 fractional works
Nature and Landscape ConservationPaleontologyAquatic ScienceGeophysics6 others

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

  1. 1 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 1 works
  2. 2 Paleontology and Evolutionary Biology Paleontology 1 works
  3. 3 Fish Biology and Ecology Studies Aquatic Science 1 works
  4. 4 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer survivorship and care Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Geophysical Methods and Applications Ocean Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 0 works
  8. 8 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare Speech and Hearing 0 works
  10. 10 Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.4%domestic only89.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has McWane Science Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 34% 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 McWane Science Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%McWane Science Center0.000043% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of McWane Science Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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