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Microcosm (United States)

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Research works
100
fractional, all time
Citations
802
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
51.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
Microcosm (United States)

Not ranked overall: Microcosm (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 Microcosm (United States) work in?

In all years, 95% of research at Microcosm (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (69%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Computer Science (5%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 95 fractional works · 95.1% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 68.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 40 fractional works · 39.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 17.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 15 fractional works · 14.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 4.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKMicrocosm (UnitedStates)100fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences2%

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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6868.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1717.3%
    3. Computer Science54.9%
    4. Materials Science11.3%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.3%
    6. Mathematics10.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    8. Chemistry00.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences21.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine21.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
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.

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

Ranked on the quality score, Simon Dawson, Chahid Kamel Ghaddar and James R. Wertz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Microcosm (United States).

  1. 1 Simon Dawson United States · #3,122,444 worldwide 184 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Chahid Kamel Ghaddar United States · #3,411,432 worldwide 263 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 James R. Wertz United States · #3,418,673 worldwide 3.3k citations · 114 works
  4. 4 Edward L. Keith United States · #3,460,929 worldwide 101 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Vladimir L. Rabinovich United States · #4,195,902 worldwide 208 citations · 32 works
  6. 6 Paul Graven United States · #4,202,787 worldwide 132 citations · 24 works
  7. 7 L. Jane Hansen United States · #4,481,293 worldwide 72 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Thomas P. Bauer United States · #4,675,849 worldwide 101 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Ken B. Greiner United States · #4,784,620 worldwide 187 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Microcosm (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Microcosm (United States) is "Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence Solution-Based Sensing Platform" (Kadir Aslan, Joseph R. Lakowicz, Henryk Szmacinski et al., 2004), with 138 citations. Next come "Generating nearly optimally compact models from Krylov-subspace based reduced-order models" (106) and "Enhanced Fluorescence from Periodic Arrays of Silver Nanoparticles" (101).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence Solution-Based Sensing Platform Kadir Aslan, Joseph R. Lakowicz, Henryk Szmacinski et al. · Journal of Fluorescence Open access Nov 2004 138
2 Generating nearly optimally compact models from Krylov-subspace based reduced-order models Mattan Kamon, F. Wang, Jacob White · IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems II Analog and Digital Signal Processing Apr 2000 106
3 Enhanced Fluorescence from Periodic Arrays of Silver Nanoparticles Timothy D. Corrigan, Shy‐Hauh Guo, R. J. Phaneuf et al. · Journal of Fluorescence Sep 2005 101
4 Ballistic transport in planetary ring systems due to particle erosion mechanisms R. H. Durisen, Nichael Lynn Cramer, B. W. Murphy et al. · Icarus Jul 1989 61
5 Automatic generation of accurate circuit models of 3-D interconnect Mattan Kamon, N. Marques, Luis Miguel Silveira et al. · IEEE Transactions on Components Packaging and Manufacturing Technology Part B 1998 60
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Microcosm (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: CubeSat, small satellite, Inertial Navigation Systems, Sensor Fusion, Solar System Abundances, Terrestrial Planets, On-Orbit Servicing and Space Debris.

▲ 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. CubeSat10▲ 403×1 topic
  2. small satellite10▲ 403×1 topic
  3. Inertial Navigation Systems8▲ 293×1 topic
  4. Sensor Fusion8▲ 93×1 topic
  5. Solar System Abundances7▲ 87×1 topic
  6. Terrestrial Planets7▲ 87×1 topic
  7. On-Orbit Servicing7▲ 331×1 topic
  8. Space Debris7▲ 331×1 topic
  9. Lab-on-a-Chip6▲ 44×4 topics
  10. Actuators6▲ 40×3 topics
  11. Thermal Behavior6▲ 83×2 topics
  12. Microfabrication5▲ 79×2 topics
  13. MEMS5▲ 150×1 topic
  14. Silicon5▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Spacecraft Formation Flying4▲ 277×1 topic
  16. Trajectory Optimization4▲ 134×1 topic
  17. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion4▲ 148×1 topic
  18. Regression Rate Behavior4▲ 148×1 topic
  19. Risk Assessment4▲ 6.6×2 topics
  20. Microfluidics4▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Dielectrophoresis4▲ 67×2 topics
  22. Simulation3▲ 10×2 topics
  23. Mars3▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Martian Surface3▲ 65×1 topic
  25. Cryogenic Storage3▲ 82×1 topic
  26. Extravehicular Activity3▲ 195×1 topic
  27. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)3▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Space Suit3▲ 195×1 topic
  29. Point-of-Care Diagnostics3▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Biomedical Research2▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)2▲ 49×1 topic
  32. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 24×2 topics
  33. Optical 3D Laser Measurement2▲ 99×1 topic
  34. Optical Interconnects2▲ 24×1 topic
  35. Position-Sensitive Detector2▲ 99×1 topic
  36. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Digital Microfluidics2▲ 120×1 topic
  38. Electrowetting2▲ 120×1 topic
  39. FPGA2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Acoustic Manipulation2▲ 46×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Spacecraft Design and Technology, Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation, Space Exploration and Technology and Astro and Planetary Science.

Spacecraft Design and Te…1Spacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 1 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Technology: 1 fractional worksAstro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…1Planetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksSpace exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 0 fractional worksSpacecraft Dynamics and Control: 0 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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

  1. 1 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 1 works
  3. 3 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  6. 6 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Spacecraft Dynamics and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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 available13.3%not open86.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.3%domestic only96.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

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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 Microcosm (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000061% in 2023.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Microcosm (United States)0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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