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Naval Undersea Warfare Center

In research, Naval Undersea Warfare Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,178 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 12.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,747
of 28,054 · #6,877 all time
Rank in United States
#3,384
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▼ 24% vs 2013–17
Citations
31k
14.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is Naval Undersea 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 #11,178 of 12,888 5.7%121 #4589

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Undersea 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).

What does Naval Undersea Warfare Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 25.6 works12×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.82× its world share, 19 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.23× its world share, 26 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.35× its world share, 47 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.18× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.78× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.95× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Albert H. Nuttall, Promode R. Bandyopadhyay and Edmund J. Sullivan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Naval Undersea Warfare Center.

  1. 1 Albert H. Nuttall United States · #98,463 worldwide 276 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 Promode R. Bandyopadhyay United States · #198,879 worldwide 197 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Edmund J. Sullivan United States · #420,484 worldwide 67 citations · 28 works
  4. 4 Theodore R. Anderson United States · #511,962 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Jesse Belden United States · #761,017 worldwide 16 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 James LeBlanc United States · #818,376 worldwide 90 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Thomas A. Wettergren United States · #1,191,492 worldwide 49 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 David A. Hague United States · #1,223,405 worldwide 16 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 David Moretti United States · #1,225,995 worldwide 74 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Ahmed Amin United States · #1,449,771 worldwide 25 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Naval Undersea Warfare Center

Which keywords describe research at Naval Undersea Warfare Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Machine Learning, Climate Change, Population Dynamics, Acoustic Communication, Predator-Prey Interactions and Conservation.

▲ 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 Learning22▲ 4.9×12 topics
  2. Acoustic Techniques18▲ 417×1 topic
  3. Seafloor Mapping18▲ 417×1 topic
  4. Climate Change14▲ 4.0×18 topics
  5. Population Dynamics9▲ 26×5 topics
  6. Acoustic Communication8▲ 124×2 topics
  7. Predator-Prey Interactions8▲ 77×2 topics
  8. Conservation8▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Anthropogenic Noise8▲ 194×1 topic
  10. Marine Mammals8▲ 194×1 topic
  11. Deep Learning7▲ 1.59×13 topics
  12. Neural Networks7▲ 3.3×8 topics
  13. Wireless Sensor Networks7▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Acoustic Communications5▲ 78×1 topic
  15. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks5▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Metal Nanoparticles4▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Remote Sensing4▲ 2.2×7 topics
  18. Beamforming4▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Nanocomposites3▲ 2.9×8 topics
  20. State Estimation3▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Synthesis3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  22. Sensor Fusion3▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Audio-Visual Speech Recognition3▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Speech Enhancement3▲ 37×1 topic
  25. Ocean Circulation3▲ 15×3 topics
  26. Bayesian Inference2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Nonlinear Estimation2▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Particle Filters2▲ 73×1 topic
  29. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 5.3×5 topics
  30. Arctic2▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Environmental Remediation2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Sea Ice2▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Fluid-Structure Interaction2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  34. Nanostructured Materials2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  35. Ultrasound2▲ 15×1 topic
  36. Ocean Acidification2▲ 20×3 topics
  37. Inverse Problems2▲ 13×3 topics
  38. Marine Ecosystems2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Signal Processing2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  40. Wave Propagation2▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Marine animal studies overview, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems and Speech and Audio Processing.

Underwater Acoustics Res…18Underwater Acoustics Research: 18 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 8 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …5Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 5 fractional worksSpeech and Audio Process…3Speech and Audio Processing: 3 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…2Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 2 fractional worksArctic and Antarctic ice dynamics: 2 fractional worksUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena: 2 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques: 2 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 1 fractional works
OceanographyEcologyOcean EngineeringSignal Processing6 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 18 works
  2. 2 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 8 works
  3. 3 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Speech and Audio Processing Signal Processing 3 works
  5. 5 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Antarctic ice dynamics Atmospheric Science 2 works
  7. 7 Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Adaptive Filtering Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works
  10. 10 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 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 available18.8%not open81.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 24% 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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