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Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

In research, Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,038 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,929 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#24,609
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,284
of 8,685
Research works
583
▼ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.8k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
28%
world 28%

What is Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 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 #14,038 of 21,541 8.9%455
EngineeringField #8,929 of 11,412 8.5%268

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.09× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.89× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.16× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command?

Ranked on the composite score, H. V. Hitney, Harrison and Yosuke Udagawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command.

  1. 1 H. V. Hitney United States · #462,762 worldwide 67 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Harrison United States · #1,062,470 worldwide 6 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Yosuke Udagawa United States · #1,193,766 worldwide 32 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Thomson United States · #1,222,012 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Kenneth R. Still United States · #1,418,472 worldwide 1 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command

Which keywords describe research at Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Conservation, Population Dynamics, Predator-Prey Interactions, Acoustic Communication, Anthropogenic Noise, Marine Mammals and Global Distribution.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change8▲ 5.1×26 topics
  2. Conservation3▲ 13×7 topics
  3. Population Dynamics3▲ 23×7 topics
  4. Deep Learning3▲ 1.40×12 topics
  5. Acoustic Communication2▲ 82×2 topics
  6. Predator-Prey Interactions2▲ 52×2 topics
  7. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 134×1 topic
  8. Marine Mammals2▲ 134×1 topic
  9. Sustainability2▲ 1.49×8 topics
  10. Global Distribution2▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.3×12 topics
  12. Remote Sensing2▲ 2.1×9 topics
  13. Collision Avoidance1▲ 13×3 topics
  14. Fisheries Sustainability1▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Health Effects1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  16. Human Factors1▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Invasive Species1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  18. Path Planning1▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Pipeline1▲ 20×3 topics
  20. Risk Assessment1▲ 3.4×3 topics
  21. Toxicity1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  22. Bioaccumulation1▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Biodiversity1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  24. International Law1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  25. IoT1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  26. Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons1▲ 40×2 topics
  27. Sea-Level Rise1▲ 18×4 topics
  28. Trophic Cascades1▲ 22×2 topics
  29. Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor1▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Brominated Flame Retardants1▲ 54×1 topic
  31. Habitat Fragmentation1▲ 8.1×3 topics
  32. Maritime Transportation1▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Offshore Decommissioning1▲ 204×1 topic
  34. Ship Recycling1▲ 204×1 topic
  35. Unmanned Surface Vehicles1▲ 64×1 topic
  36. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition1▲ 31×1 topic
  37. Conservation Biology1▲ 16×3 topics
  38. Ecosystem Management1▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Hormone Therapy1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Speech Enhancement1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact and Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies.

Marine animal studies ov…2Marine animal studies overview: 2 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 1 fractional worksToxic Organic Pollutants…1Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact: 1 fractional worksMarine and Offshore Engi…1Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies: 1 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Processing: 1 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksInternational Maritime L…1International Maritime Law Issues: 1 fractional worksGeotechnical Engineering…1Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures: 1 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…1Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 1 fractional worksFish Ecology and Managem…1Fish Ecology and Management Studies: 1 fractional works
EcologyOcean EngineeringHealth, Toxicology and MutagenesisSignal Processing5 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  4. 4 Marine and Offshore Engineering Studies Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 1 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 International Maritime Law Issues Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 1 works
  8. 8 Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 1 works
  10. 10 Fish Ecology and Management Studies Nature and Landscape Conservation 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 available28.3%not open71.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.1%domestic only80.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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