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Microscan Systems (United States)

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Research works
21
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
401
19.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Microscan Systems (United States)

Not ranked overall: Microscan Systems (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 Microscan Systems (United States) work in?

In all years, 48% of research at Microscan Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%).

Physical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 48.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 26.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 8.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 29.7% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 27.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 19.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 14.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKMicroscan Systems(United States)21fractional works, all years
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences48%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences3%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering626.9%
    2. Computer Science29.0%
    3. Materials Science28.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy12.5%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.8%
    6. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Medicine627.0%
    2. Health Professions12.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology314.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
    3. Neuroscience01.6%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences01.9%
    2. Psychology00.8%
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.

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

The most cited paper from Microscan Systems (United States) is "A Practical Guide to Whole Slide Imaging: A White Paper From the Digital Pathology Association" (Mark D. Zarella, Douglas Bowman, Famke Aeffner et al., 2018), with 408 citations. Next come "A Sinusoidally Architected Helicoidal Biocomposite" (271) and "Maximum-Likelihood Estimation With a Contracting-Grid Search Algorithm" (118).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Practical Guide to Whole Slide Imaging: A White Paper From the Digital Pathology Association Mark D. Zarella, Douglas Bowman, Famke Aeffner et al. · Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine Open access 11 Oct 2018 408
2 A Sinusoidally Architected Helicoidal Biocomposite Nicholas A. Yaraghi, Nicolás Guarín‐Zapata, Lessa Kay Grunenfelder et al. · Advanced Materials Open access 30 May 2016 271
3 Maximum-Likelihood Estimation With a Contracting-Grid Search Algorithm Jacob Y. Hesterman, Luca Caucci, Matthew A. Kupinski et al. · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Open access Jun 2010 118
4 The Emergence of Decreased Susceptibility to Vancomycin in Staphylococcus epidermidis Denise Oliveira Garrett, Elise M. Jochimsen, K. C. Murfitt et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology Mar 1999 104
5 Methods for Improved Detection of Oxacillin Resistance in Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: Results of a Multicenter Study Fred C. Tenover, Ronald N. Jones, Jana M. Swenson et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access Dec 1999 80
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Which keywords describe research at Microscan Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Glycemic Control, Security, Texture Analysis, Diabetes, Fabric Defect Detection, Machine Vision and Scanning Electron Microscopy.

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

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning2▲ 5.7×8 topics
  2. Glycemic Control1▲ 46×3 topics
  3. Epidemiology1▲ 1.45×5 topics
  4. Security1▲ 13×3 topics
  5. Texture Analysis1▲ 38×2 topics
  6. Diabetes1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  7. Fabric Defect Detection1▲ 110×1 topic
  8. Machine Vision1▲ 25×1 topic
  9. Scanning Electron Microscopy1▲ 79×1 topic
  10. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy1▲ 34×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Fire Detection and Safety Systems, Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging and Water Systems and Optimization.

Fire Detection and Safety Systems: 0 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksWater Systems and Optimization: 0 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 0 fractional worksIoT-based Smart Home Systems: 0 fractional worksBrain Metastases and Tre…0Brain Metastases and Treatment: 0 fractional worksElectrical and Bioimpedance Tomography: 0 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 0 fractional worksBody Composition Measurement Techniques: 0 fractional works
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCivil and Structural Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Fire Detection and Safety Systems Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  2. 2 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  3. 3 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 Water Systems and Optimization Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 0 works
  6. 6 IoT-based Smart Home Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Brain Metastases and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Body Composition Measurement Techniques Physiology 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 available31.2%not open68.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% lower 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 Microscan Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000014% in 2022.

0.00020%0.00040%Microscan Systems (United States)0.000018% in 20241990200020102020

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

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