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Motion Control (United States)

In research, Motion Control (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#3,000 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#6,056 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,003
of 22,385 · #6,025 all time
Rank in United States
#1,217
of 3,332
Research works
753
▲ 60% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
14.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
45%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Motion Control (United States)

What is Motion Control (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #3,000 of 5,901 11.3%62 #3489
Physical SciencesDomain #6,056 of 10,670 10.7%89 #4316

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Motion Control (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 Motion Control (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Motion Control (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (35%), Medicine (15%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 116 fractional works · 54.1% of its workEngineering: 76 fractional works · 35.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 19 fractional works · 9.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 19 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 4.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 26 fractional works · 12.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 47 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 11.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCultural Studies: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMusic: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 41 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 15.2% of its workSurgery: 6 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMotion Control(United States)214fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences54%Health Sciences19%Social Sciences22%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7635.5%
    2. Computer Science2612.4%
    3. Environmental Science62.7%
    4. Materials Science41.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    6. Energy10.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences2411.1%
    2. Psychology83.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities62.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting41.8%
    5. Decision Sciences31.2%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    1. Medicine3215.2%
    2. Health Professions73.4%
    3. Veterinary10.3%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Nursing00.0%
    1. Neuroscience41.8%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology41.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.33× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.59× its world share, 26 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.37× its world share, 76 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.29× its world share, 7 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.79× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.98× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.56× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.28× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.24× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering2.37×76 works
  2. Veterinary1.87×0 works
  3. Computer Science1.59×26 works
  4. Health Professions1.29×7 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.28×3 works
  6. Psychology1.24×8 works
  7. Neuroscience1.10×4 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.98×6 works
  9. Social Sciences0.88×24 works
  10. Medicine0.79×32 works
  11. Materials Science0.56×4 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.56×4 works
  13. Environmental Science0.54×6 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.52×1 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.52×2 works
  16. Energy0.51×1 works
  17. Dentistry0.47×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.33×4 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.29×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.24×0 works
  21. Physics and Astronomy0.24×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×2 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.11×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.05×0 works
  25. Nursing0.04×0 works
  26. Mathematics0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Motion Control (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Harold H. Sears, Christoph Schiller and Barbara H. Lange lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Motion Control (United States).

  1. 1 Harold H. Sears United States · #3,084,211 worldwide 419 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Christoph Schiller United States · #4,908,141 worldwide 146 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Barbara H. Lange United States · #5,700,287 worldwide 14 citations · 88 works
  4. 4 John O. B. Greaves United States · #6,526,838 worldwide 141 citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Motion Control (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Motion Control (United States) is "OpenSim: Open-Source Software to Create and Analyze Dynamic Simulations of Movement" (Scott L. Delp, Frank C. Anderson, Allison S. Arnold et al., 2007), with 5,097 citations. Next come "The Science of Badminton: Game Characteristics, Anthropometry, Physiology, Visual Fitness and Biomechanics" (530) and "Robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery" (410).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 OpenSim: Open-Source Software to Create and Analyze Dynamic Simulations of Movement Scott L. Delp, Frank C. Anderson, Allison S. Arnold et al. · IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 23 Oct 2007 5,097
2 The Science of Badminton: Game Characteristics, Anthropometry, Physiology, Visual Fitness and Biomechanics Michael Phomsoupha, Guillaume Laffaye · Sports Medicine 30 Dec 2014 530
3 Robotically assisted laparoscopic surgery Jonathan Mark Sackier, Y. Wang · Surgical Endoscopy 1994 410
4 Carrier aggregation framework in 3GPP LTE-advanced [WiMAX/LTE Update Mikio Iwamura, Kamran Etemad, Mo-Han Fong et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Aug 2010 310
5 A computational framework for simulating and analyzing human and animal movement Scott L. Delp, J.Peter Loan · Computing in Science & Engineering 2000 288
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Motion Control (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Power Electronics, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning, Renewable Energy Integration, Smart Grid, Control Systems and Adaptive Control.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning16▲ 2.2×41 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.63×37 topics
  3. Epidemiology9◆ 1.01×27 topics
  4. Renewable Energy9▲ 2.8×20 topics
  5. Sustainability7▲ 1.30×20 topics
  6. Power Electronics7▲ 9.8×8 topics
  7. Sustainable Development6▲ 1.91×17 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency6▲ 3.1×14 topics
  9. Neural Networks6▲ 1.77×19 topics
  10. Education6▲ 1.53×25 topics
  11. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 7.2×5 topics
  12. Smart Grid5▲ 6.3×6 topics
  13. Control Systems4▲ 11×7 topics
  14. Adaptive Control4▲ 14×5 topics
  15. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 8.9×4 topics
  16. Optimization4▲ 4.1×9 topics
  17. Model Predictive Control4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  18. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 8.4×6 topics
  19. Religion4▲ 3.6×8 topics
  20. Electric Vehicles4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  21. Feedback Control4▲ 10×7 topics
  22. Rehabilitation3▲ 4.0×7 topics
  23. Thermal Management3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  24. Parameter Estimation3▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Collision Avoidance3▲ 7.6×2 topics
  26. Thermal Analysis3▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Robotics3▲ 5.2×5 topics
  28. Energy Storage Systems3▲ 8.9×2 topics
  29. Multi-Agent Systems3▲ 6.5×4 topics
  30. Induction Motors2▲ 26×2 topics
  31. Neural Network2▲ 6.5×5 topics
  32. Control2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  33. Permanent-Magnet Motors2▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Sensor Fusion2▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Sensorless Control2▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Electric Drives2▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Injury Prevention2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Muscle Strength2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Electric Motor Drives2▲ 26×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Sensorless Control of Electric Motors, Electric Motor Design and Analysis, Microgrid Control and Optimization and Real-time simulation and control systems.

Sensorless Control of El…2Sensorless Control of Electric Motors: 2 fractional worksElectric Motor Design an…2Electric Motor Design and Analysis: 2 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 2 fractional worksReal-time simulation and…2Real-time simulation and control systems: 2 fractional worksLiterature Analysis and …2Literature Analysis and Criticism: 2 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainabi…1Environmental Sustainability and Education: 1 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Algorithms: 1 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Sensorless Control of Electric Motors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Electric Motor Design and Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Real-time simulation and control systems Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Literature Analysis and Criticism Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 2 works
  6. 6 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  8. 8 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  9. 9 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 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 available44.7%not open55.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.5%domestic only55.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 60% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Motion Control (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Motion Control (United States)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Motion Control (United States)9.4% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.9% in 2024.

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