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Metron (United States)

In research, Metron (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,924 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#17,533
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,653
of 7,310
Research works
315
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.4k
10.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Metron (United States)

What is Metron (United States) 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 #5,924 of 17,446 6.0%244

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metron (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Metron (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 73% of research at Metron (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 13% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (35%), Engineering (17%), Medicine (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 72.9% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 35.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 24.4% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 17.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 9.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 13.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 10.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMetron (UnitedStates)33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences13%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1235.2%
    2. Engineering617.1%
    3. Environmental Science39.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences27.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.0%
    6. Chemistry00.8%
    7. Mathematics00.7%
    1. Decision Sciences25.1%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.5%
    3. Social Sciences12.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.8%
    5. Psychology01.3%
    1. Medicine310.1%
    2. Health Professions12.0%
    3. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Neuroscience01.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 4.52× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.76× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 3.67× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.26× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences5.26×2 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.76×2 works
  3. Computer Science4.52×12 works
  4. Veterinary3.67×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.94×3 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.17×1 works
  7. Engineering1.14×6 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy0.90×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.82×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.75×1 works
  11. Mathematics0.58×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.57×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.53×0 works
  14. Medicine0.53×3 works
  15. Psychology0.44×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.18×1 works
  17. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metron (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen L. Anderson, Lawrence D. Stone and Joseph Prete lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metron (United States).

  1. 1 Stephen L. Anderson United States · #1,148,269 worldwide 2k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Lawrence D. Stone United States · #1,222,965 worldwide 2.6k citations · 93 works
  3. 3 Joseph Prete United States · #1,423,959 worldwide 481 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Jimmy A. Krozel United States · #2,422,001 worldwide 2k citations · 116 works
  5. 5 Roy L. Streit United States · #3,021,090 worldwide 2.1k citations · 123 works
  6. 6 Charles M. Murphy United States · #3,460,288 worldwide 143 citations · 26 works
  7. 7 Steve Penny United States · #3,683,303 worldwide 323 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Terence R. Thompson United States · #3,847,906 worldwide 242 citations · 35 works
  9. 9 Jit-Tat Chen United States · #4,297,489 worldwide 83 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Arash Yousefi United States · #4,527,609 worldwide 363 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Metron (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Metron (United States) is "A Monte Carlo Implementation of the Nonlinear Filtering Problem to Produce Ensemble Assimilations and Forecasts" (J. G. Anderson, Stephen L. Anderson, 1999), with 1,089 citations. Next come "Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States" (342) and "Cognitive Radar Framework for Target Detection and Tracking" (286).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Monte Carlo Implementation of the Nonlinear Filtering Problem to Produce Ensemble Assimilations and Forecasts J. G. Anderson, Stephen L. Anderson · Monthly Weather Review Dec 1999 1,089
2 Evaluation of individual and ensemble probabilistic forecasts of COVID-19 mortality in the United States Estee Y. Cramer et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access295 authors 8 Apr 2022 342
3 Cognitive Radar Framework for Target Detection and Tracking Kristine L. Bell, Chris Baker, Graeme Edward Smith et al. · IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing Open access 13 Aug 2015 286
4 Atmospheric absorption of terahertz radiation and water vapor continuum effects David M. Slocum, Elizabeth J. Slingerland, Robert H. Giles et al. · Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer 29 Apr 2013 191
5 An Overview of Cognitive Radar: Past, Present, and Future Sevgi Zübeyde Gürbüz, Hugh Griffiths, Alexander Charlish et al. · IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine Dec 2019 186
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metron (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Bayesian Inference, Machine Learning, Sensor Fusion, Nonlinear Estimation, Particle Filters, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping and Neural Networks.

▲ 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-now 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 25 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 25 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning4▲ 3.8×13 topics
  2. Bayesian Inference3▲ 100×3 topics
  3. Sensor Fusion3▲ 71×2 topics
  4. Deep Learning2▲ 2.1×7 topics
  5. Nonlinear Estimation2▲ 300×1 topic
  6. Particle Filters2▲ 300×1 topic
  7. Neural Networks2▲ 4.3×7 topics
  8. Acoustic Techniques2▲ 167×1 topic
  9. Seafloor Mapping2▲ 167×1 topic
  10. Collision Avoidance2▲ 26×4 topics
  11. MIMO Radar2▲ 139×2 topics
  12. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 10×2 topics
  13. Climate Change1▲ 1.41×7 topics
  14. Entanglement1▲ 26×2 topics
  15. Quantum Information1▲ 34×2 topics
  16. Signal Processing1▲ 28×1 topic
  17. Waveform Design1▲ 104×1 topic
  18. Bayesian Networks1▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Beamforming1▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence1▲ 22×1 topic
  21. Concept Drift1▲ 153×1 topic
  22. Data Streams1▲ 153×1 topic
  23. Fault Tree Analysis1▲ 64×1 topic
  24. Mortality Rates1▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Quantitative Risk Assessment1▲ 64×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks, Underwater Acoustics Research, Radar Systems and Signal Processing and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.

Target Tracking and Data…2Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 2 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksRadar Systems and Signal Processing: 1 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening: 1 fractional worksData Stream Mining Techniques: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksDistributed Sensor Netwo…1Distributed Sensor Networks and Detection Algorithms: 1 fractional worksAir Traffic Management a…1Air Traffic Management and Optimization: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …1Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…1Speech and Audio Processing: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceOceanographyAerospace EngineeringOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  3. 3 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 Data Stream Mining Techniques Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  7. 7 Distributed Sensor Networks and Detection Algorithms Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  8. 8 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 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 available8.6%not open91.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.7%domestic only90.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Metron (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Metron (United States)0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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