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Mosaic

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Research works
36
▲ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
340
9.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
51%
world 18%
Mosaic

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

Which fields of science does Mosaic work in?

In all years, 46% of research at Mosaic is in Social Sciences, 40% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (25%), Engineering (18%), Computer Science (13%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 17 fractional works · 46.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 25.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 14 fractional works · 39.9% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 18.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 12.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMosaic36fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences46%

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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences925.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities38.4%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting26.9%
    4. Psychology12.4%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.0%
    6. Decision Sciences01.2%
    1. Engineering718.4%
    2. Computer Science412.6%
    3. Materials Science13.1%
    4. Environmental Science12.9%
    5. Mathematics12.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.7%
    1. Medicine25.1%
    2. Health Professions12.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences25.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.5%
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: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 3.36× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.92× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.36×3 works
  2. Social Sciences1.92×3 works
  3. Engineering1.63×3 works
  4. Environmental Science1.11×1 works
  5. Arts and Humanities0.95×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences0.95×0 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.64×0 works
  8. Health Professions0.52×0 works
  9. Medicine0.49×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.43×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×0 works
  12. Psychology0.23×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Mosaic?

The most cited paper from Mosaic is "Measuring and Narrowing the Compositionality Gap in Language Models" (Ofir Press, Muru Zhang, Sewon Min et al., 2023), with 252 citations. Next come "A fiber-optic DNA biosensor microarray for the analysis of gene expression" (197) and "Visualizing Stakeholder Influence — Two Australian Examples" (177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measuring and Narrowing the Compositionality Gap in Language Models Ofir Press, Muru Zhang, Sewon Min et al. Conference paperOpen access 2023 252
2 A fiber-optic DNA biosensor microarray for the analysis of gene expression Jane A. Ferguson, T. Christian Boles, Christopher Adams et al. · Nature Biotechnology Dec 1996 197
3 Visualizing Stakeholder Influence — Two Australian Examples Lynda Bourne, Derek H.T. Walker · Project Management Journal Mar 2006 177
4 3D Neural Field Generation Using Triplane Diffusion J. Ryan Shue, Eric Ryan Chan, Ryan Po et al. Conference paper Jun 2023 162
5 Conceptual design of carbon nanotube processes Adedeji Agboola, Ralph W. Pike, Thomas A. Hertwig et al. · Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy 9 Jan 2007 66
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mosaic?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Digital Communication, Discourse Analysis, Language Variation, Graph Labeling, Metric Dimension, Cultural Identity, Globalization and COVID-19 Impact.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Digital Communication2▲ 83×2 topics
  2. Discourse Analysis2▲ 24×1 topic
  3. Language Variation2▲ 98×1 topic
  4. Globalization2▲ 2.9×6 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 2.4×9 topics
  6. Graph Labeling2▲ 342×1 topic
  7. Metric Dimension2▲ 342×1 topic
  8. Machine Learning1▲ 1.86×6 topics
  9. Cultural Identity1▲ 8.5×3 topics
  10. Education1▲ 2.9×5 topics
  11. Neural Networks1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  12. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  13. Sustainability1▲ 1.65×5 topics
  14. COVID-19 Impact1▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Leadership1▲ 8.3×4 topics
  16. Maize Yield1▲ 80×1 topic
  17. Nitrogen Uptake1▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Pilgrimage1▲ 159×1 topic
  19. Religious Tourism1▲ 159×1 topic

Which research topics does Mosaic publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems, 3D IC and TSV technologies, Assembly Line Balancing Optimization and Turtle Biology and Conservation.

Graph Labeling and Dimen…1Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems: 1 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional worksAssembly Line Balancing …0Assembly Line Balancing Optimization: 0 fractional worksTurtle Biology and Conse…0Turtle Biology and Conservation: 0 fractional worksPeripheral Neuropathies and Disorders: 0 fractional worksAfrican history and culture analysis: 0 fractional worksEducator Training and Hi…0Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy: 0 fractional worksOrganizational and Employee Performance: 0 fractional worksInnovative Teaching Methods: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 0 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringNature and Landscape Conservation5 others

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

  1. 1 Graph Labeling and Dimension Problems Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  2. 2 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Assembly Line Balancing Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Turtle Biology and Conservation Nature and Landscape Conservation 0 works
  5. 5 Peripheral Neuropathies and Disorders Neurology 0 works
  6. 6 African history and culture analysis Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Organizational and Employee Performance Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Innovative Teaching Methods Education 0 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available55.4%not open44.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors50.7%domestic only49.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mosaic's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% 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 Mosaic as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000051% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Mosaic0.000048% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Mosaic over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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