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Orbital Research (United States)

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World rank, all time
#26,726
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,583
of 7,310
Research works
162
▲ 287% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
15.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
Orbital Research (United States)

Which fields of science does Orbital Research (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Orbital Research (United States) is in Health Sciences, 41% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Engineering (25%), Physics and Astronomy (6%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 20 fractional works · 46.0% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 44.9% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 9.2% of its workOphthalmology: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 40.5% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 25.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 17.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKOrbital Research(United States)43fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences8%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1944.9%
    2. Dentistry00.6%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Engineering1125.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy36.4%
    3. Computer Science24.4%
    4. Environmental Science11.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.1%
    6. Chemistry00.9%
    7. Materials Science00.9%
    8. Energy00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting12.9%
    2. Social Sciences11.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.6%
    4. Psychology11.3%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.67× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.90× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.33× its world share, 19 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.90×3 works
  2. Medicine2.33×19 works
  3. Veterinary1.90×0 works
  4. Engineering1.67×11 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology1.34×1 works
  6. Dentistry1.33×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.90×1 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.57×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.54×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.54×0 works
  12. Arts and Humanities0.54×1 works
  13. Neuroscience0.52×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.44×0 works
  15. Energy0.42×0 works
  16. Psychology0.41×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.27×1 works
  18. Materials Science0.25×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.14×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.11×0 works
  22. Health Professions0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Orbital Research (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mehul P. Patel, Vivian Schiedler and Ej lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Orbital Research (United States).

  1. 1 Mehul P. Patel United States · #1,645,587 worldwide 704 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Vivian Schiedler United States · #2,662,747 worldwide 367 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Ej United States · #3,971,503 worldwide 300 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 S. Brewster United States · #4,575,380 worldwide 209 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Troy Prince United States · #4,662,605 worldwide 96 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Thomas M. Crabb United States · #5,159,407 worldwide 64 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Orbital Research (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Orbital Research (United States)?

The most cited paper from Orbital Research (United States) is "Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results" (William J. Borucki et al., 2010), with 4,121 citations. Next come "An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin" (318) and "Plasma Flaps and Slats: An Application of Weakly Ionized Plasma Actuators" (229).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Kepler Planet-Detection Mission: Introduction and First Results William J. Borucki et al. · Science 7 Jan 2010 4,121
2 An overview of the ORACLES (ObseRvations of Aerosols above CLouds and their intEractionS) project: aerosol–cloud–radiation interactions in the southeast Atlantic basin Jens Redemann et al. · Atmospheric chemistry and physics Open access 4 Feb 2021 318
3 Plasma Flaps and Slats: An Application of Weakly Ionized Plasma Actuators Chuan He, Thomas C. Corke, Mehul P. Patel · Journal of Aircraft May 2009 229
4 A practical guide to machine learning interatomic potentials – Status and future Ryan M. Jacobs et al. · Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science ReviewOpen access 25 Feb 2025 206
5 Wind measurements with 355-nm molecular Doppler lidar Bruce M. Gentry, Huailin Chen, Steven X. Li · Optics Letters Sep 2000 196
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Which keywords describe research at Orbital Research (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Anatomy, Complications, Cosmetic Surgery, Epidemiology, Genetic Mutations, Surgical Management, Dermal Fillers and Hyaluronic Acid.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.1×15 topics
  2. Anatomy2▲ 79×2 topics
  3. Complications2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 3.9×7 topics
  5. Cosmetic Surgery2▲ 100×2 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations2▲ 9.6×5 topics
  7. Quality of Life2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  8. Dermal Fillers2▲ 164×1 topic
  9. Hyaluronic Acid2▲ 164×1 topic
  10. Surgical Management2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  11. Prognostic Factors2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  12. CubeSat1▲ 182×1 topic
  13. small satellite1▲ 182×1 topic
  14. Facial Fractures1▲ 136×1 topic
  15. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion1▲ 141×1 topic
  16. Maxillofacial Trauma1▲ 136×1 topic
  17. Regression Rate Behavior1▲ 141×1 topic
  18. Graves' Ophthalmopathy1▲ 154×1 topic
  19. Photodynamic Therapy1▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy1▲ 154×1 topic
  21. Bell's Palsy1▲ 126×1 topic
  22. Cryogenic Storage1▲ 95×1 topic
  23. Facial Nerve Palsy1▲ 126×1 topic
  24. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)1▲ 95×1 topic
  25. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Heat Transfer1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  27. Incoterms1▲ 175×1 topic
  28. Letters of Credit1▲ 175×1 topic
  29. Numerical Simulation1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  30. Turbulence1▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Orbital Research (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Rocket and propulsion systems research and Facial Trauma and Fracture Management.

Facial Rejuvenation and …2Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…1Spacecraft Design and Technology: 1 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 1 fractional worksFacial Trauma and Fractu…1Facial Trauma and Fracture Management: 1 fractional worksOphthalmology and Eye Di…1Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders: 1 fractional worksFacial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 1 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and inte…1Law, logistics, and international trade: 1 fractional worksReconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques: 1 fractional worksOcular Oncology and Treatments: 1 fractional works
DermatologyAerospace EngineeringSurgeryPathology and Forensic Medicine3 others

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

  1. 1 Facial Rejuvenation and Surgery Techniques Dermatology 2 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Surgery 1 works
  5. 5 Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders Pathology and Forensic Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Facial Nerve Paralysis Treatment and Research Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Reconstructive Facial Surgery Techniques Surgery 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular Oncology and Treatments Ophthalmology 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 available22.8%not open77.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Orbital Research (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 287% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Orbital Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Orbital Research (United States)0.00023% in 20251990200020102020

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

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