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Merit Network

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Research works
97
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
47.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
36.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Merit Network is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 6.51× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 6.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Merit Network?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Deep Learning, IoT Security, Anomaly Detection, Intrusion Detection, Data Mining, Cybersecurity and DDoS Attacks.

▲ 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. Machine Learning15▲ 7.3×20 topics
  2. Deep Learning13▲ 6.1×10 topics
  3. IoT Security7▲ 43×3 topics
  4. Anomaly Detection6▲ 37×4 topics
  5. Intrusion Detection6▲ 62×2 topics
  6. Globalization6▲ 3.1×12 topics
  7. Data Mining5▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Cybersecurity5▲ 40×2 topics
  9. DDoS Attacks5▲ 78×1 topic
  10. Network Security5▲ 71×1 topic
  11. Classification4▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Encrypted Traffic4▲ 146×1 topic
  13. Internet Traffic4▲ 146×1 topic
  14. Innovation3▲ 3.8×7 topics
  15. Big Data3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  16. Distributed Systems3▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Smart Grid3▲ 11×4 topics
  18. Economic Development3▲ 4.6×3 topics
  19. Network Management3▲ 60×2 topics
  20. Cloud Computing2▲ 9.5×6 topics
  21. Information Systems2▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Security2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  23. Technology Integration2▲ 13×5 topics
  24. Academic Libraries2▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Leadership2▲ 6.8×3 topics
  26. Performance Measurement2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Security Analysis2▲ 20×3 topics
  28. Social Cognitive Theory2▲ 66×2 topics
  29. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Fault Tolerance2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Wireless Networks2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  32. Congestion Control2▲ 77×1 topic
  33. TCP2▲ 77×1 topic
  34. Digital Divide2▲ 10×2 topics
  35. Internet Applications2▲ 33×2 topics
  36. QoS-Aware Middleware2▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Semantic Web Services2▲ 20×1 topic
  38. Android Malware2▲ 39×1 topic
  39. Permission Analysis2▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Quality Assurance2▲ 9.4×4 topics

Which research topics does Merit Network publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Advanced Malware Detection Techniques, Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting and ICT Impact and Policies.

Network Security and Int…2Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 1 fractional worksInternet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting: 1 fractional worksICT Impact and Policies1ICT Impact and Policies: 1 fractional worksNetwork Traffic and Congestion Control: 0 fractional worksGlobal Education and Multiculturalism: 0 fractional worksLiteracy, Media, and Education: 0 fractional worksCritical Race Theory in Education: 0 fractional worksCybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies: 0 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsSignal ProcessingArtificial IntelligenceMedia Technology4 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 1 works
  3. 3 Internet Traffic Analysis and Secure E-voting Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 ICT Impact and Policies Media Technology 1 works
  5. 5 Network Traffic and Congestion Control Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  6. 6 Global Education and Multiculturalism Education 0 works
  7. 7 Literacy, Media, and Education Literature and Literary Theory 0 works
  8. 8 Critical Race Theory in Education Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  9. 9 Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 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 available24.7%not open75.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.8%domestic only89.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Merit Network's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% lower 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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