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Office of Naval Research

In research, Office of Naval Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,604 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#2,698 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physics and Astronomy (#1,944 of 3,663 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,293
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,029
of 8,685
Research works
1.9k
▼ 69% vs 2013–17
Citations
43k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Office of Naval Research 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 #2,604 of 21,541 18.3%1,512
EngineeringField #2,698 of 11,412 16.7%590
Physics and AstronomyField #1,944 of 3,663 25.3%156
Social SciencesDomain #9,349 of 16,945 25.8%190
Computer ScienceField #4,590 of 7,020 16.5%209
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #1,754 of 2,661 18.9%249
Environmental ScienceField #5,215 of 6,208 15.6%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Office of Naval Research 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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.66× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 9.45× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.83× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.51× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.47× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.47× 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, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Office of Naval Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael F. Shlesinger, Ronald N. Kostoff and A.K. Vasudévan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Office of Naval Research.

  1. 1 Michael F. Shlesinger United States · #19,241 worldwide 636 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Ronald N. Kostoff United States · #59,329 worldwide 220 citations · 44 works
  3. 3 A.K. Vasudévan United States · #110,387 worldwide 261 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Nicholas T. Werthessen United States · #620,283 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 G. Leonard Johnson United States · #816,585 worldwide 73 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 William J. Miceli United States · #1,085,337 worldwide 38 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Julian F. Smith United States · #1,105,590 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 R. P. McCoy United States · #1,324,914 worldwide 19 citations · 31 works
  9. 9 M. C. Kelley United States · #1,525,874 worldwide 16 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Dylan Schmorrow United States · #1,533,998 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Office of Naval Research

Which keywords describe research at Office of Naval Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Acoustic Techniques, Seafloor Mapping, Collision Avoidance, Path Planning and Human Factors.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 4.2×14 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  3. Deep Learning3▲ 3.1×14 topics
  4. Acoustic Techniques2▲ 195×1 topic
  5. Seafloor Mapping2▲ 195×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.25×10 topics
  7. Collision Avoidance2▲ 26×3 topics
  8. Human Factors1▲ 56×2 topics
  9. Path Planning1▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Risk Assessment1▲ 6.4×2 topics
  11. Maritime Transportation1▲ 77×1 topic
  12. Neural Networks1▲ 2.7×4 topics
  13. Unmanned Surface Vehicles1▲ 134×1 topic
  14. Remote Sensing1▲ 3.0×7 topics
  15. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.2×6 topics

Which research topics does Office of Naval Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Underwater Acoustics Research, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Marine animal studies overview and Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems.

Underwater Acoustics Res…2Underwater Acoustics Research: 2 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …1Maritime Navigation and Safety: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies ov…1Marine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksOcean Acidification Effects and Responses: 0 fractional worksArctic and Russian Policy Studies: 0 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Power Generation Technologies: 0 fractional worksOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials: 0 fractional worksImage Enhancement Techniques: 0 fractional works
OceanographyOcean EngineeringEcologySociology and Political Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 2 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Ocean Acidification Effects and Responses Oceanography 0 works
  6. 6 Arctic and Russian Policy Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  7. 7 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Power Generation Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Optical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  10. 10 Image Enhancement Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available11.6%not open88.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.0%domestic only91.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Office of Naval Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 69% 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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