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Naval Surface Warfare Center

In research, Naval Surface Warfare Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,183 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,811 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,586
of 28,054 · #2,188 all time
Rank in United States
#1,579
of 4,192
Research works
5.6k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
81k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
11%
world 28%

What is Naval Surface Warfare Center known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,183 of 12,888 8.1%215 #1427
EngineeringField #4,811 of 6,636 7.6%135 #870

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Surface Warfare Center 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.34× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.96× its world share, 11 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.81× its world share, 135 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.66× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.92× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naval Surface Warfare Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Mortimer J. Kamlet, A. E. Clark and Mark L. Spano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naval Surface Warfare Center.

  1. 1 Mortimer J. Kamlet United States · #26,367 worldwide 544 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 A. E. Clark United States · #51,601 worldwide 376 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Mark L. Spano United States · #62,659 worldwide 264 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Ruth M. Doherty United States · #104,602 worldwide 371 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 M. Wun‐Fogle United States · #116,234 worldwide 206 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Frank J. Zerilli United States · #162,497 worldwide 874 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 J. B. Restorff United States · #182,578 worldwide 191 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 H. T. Savage United States · #237,906 worldwide 160 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 David Feit United States · #244,801 worldwide 184 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 M. D. Brown United States · #259,670 worldwide 173 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Naval Surface Warfare Center

Which keywords describe research at Naval Surface Warfare Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Numerical Simulation, Large-Eddy Simulation, Heat Transfer, CFD Simulations, Ship Maneuvering, Fluid-Structure Interaction and Turbulent Flow.

▲ 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. Machine Learning18▲ 2.3×32 topics
  2. Deep Learning12▲ 1.55×36 topics
  3. Numerical Simulation9▲ 13×8 topics
  4. Large-Eddy Simulation9▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Heat Transfer8▲ 6.6×9 topics
  6. Neural Networks7▲ 2.0×12 topics
  7. CFD Simulations7▲ 221×1 topic
  8. Ship Maneuvering7▲ 221×1 topic
  9. Fluid-Structure Interaction7▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Turbulent Flow6▲ 22×4 topics
  11. Air Quality6▲ 14×4 topics
  12. Maritime Transportation6▲ 50×2 topics
  13. Wireless Sensor Networks6▲ 5.6×5 topics
  14. Microstructure6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  15. Vortex Dynamics5▲ 19×2 topics
  16. Path Planning5▲ 16×3 topics
  17. Acoustic Communications5▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Emissions5▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks5▲ 47×1 topic
  20. Acoustic Techniques5▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Collision Avoidance5▲ 11×3 topics
  22. Seafloor Mapping5▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Fluid Dynamics4▲ 14×5 topics
  24. SPH Method4▲ 66×1 topic
  25. Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics4▲ 66×1 topic
  26. Vibration Control4▲ 31×4 topics
  27. Fluid Mechanics4▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 8.2×3 topics
  29. Turbulent Flows4▲ 18×3 topics
  30. Boundary Layer Transition4▲ 25×1 topic
  31. Channel Modeling4▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Particle Image Velocimetry4▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Alternative Fuels4▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Fuel Consumption4▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Boundary Layer4▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Sensitivity Analysis4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Band Gaps4▲ 33×2 topics
  38. Free-Space Optical Communication4▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Ship Propulsion4▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Wave Propagation4▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Naval Surface Warfare Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Underwater Acoustics Research and Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions.

Ship Hydrodynamics and M…7Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 7 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …5Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 5 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Research: 5 fractional worksFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions: 4 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 4 fractional worksMaritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency: 4 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 4 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena …4Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 4 fractional worksStructural Health Monitoring Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdaptive optics and wavefront sensing: 3 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringOceanographyComputational MechanicsEnvironmental Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 5 works
  3. 3 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 5 works
  4. 4 Fluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions Computational Mechanics 4 works
  5. 5 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 4 works
  6. 6 Maritime Transport Emissions and Efficiency Environmental Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Adaptive optics and wavefront sensing Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 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 available10.9%not open89.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.4%domestic only96.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Surface Warfare Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% lower than in 2013–2017.

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