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PSA (United States)

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Research works
12
▲ 1490% vs 2018-21
Citations
123
10.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
32%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
PSA (United States)

Not ranked overall: PSA (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 38% of research at PSA (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (15%), Social Sciences (13%), Environmental Science (13%).

Physical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 38.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 12.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 11.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 31.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 13.1% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 8.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 9.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 9.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 19.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 10.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 8.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workALL ITS WORKPSA (UnitedStates)12fractional works, all years
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences38%Health Sciences20%Social Sciences31%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Environmental Science212.5%
    2. Engineering111.2%
    3. Computer Science14.5%
    4. Materials Science14.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy04.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.8%
    1. Social Sciences213.1%
    2. Decision Sciences19.5%
    3. Psychology16.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting02.3%
    1. Medicine214.9%
    2. Health Professions03.4%
    3. Veterinary01.4%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences18.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology02.7%
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.

Immunology and Microbiology: 15.82× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.24× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 7.55× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 2.61× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 15.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 7 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology15.82×0 works
  2. Health Professions7.55×0 works
  3. Psychology2.61×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.24×0 works
  5. Medicine1.64×1 works
  6. Engineering0.74×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.29×0 works

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

The most cited paper from PSA (United States) is "Color Doppler Imaging of the Prostate: Important Adjunct to Endorectal Ultrasound of the Prostate in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer" (Sam L. Cheng, Matthew D. Rifkin, 2001), with 30 citations. Next come "Factors Affecting Selection for Seed Coat Thickness in Fababeans (Vicia faba L.)1" (7) and "BRIDGING THE GAP FOR EFFECTIVE DISPERSANT DECISIONS THROUGH RISK COMMUNICATION" (6).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Color Doppler Imaging of the Prostate: Important Adjunct to Endorectal Ultrasound of the Prostate in the Diagnosis of Prostate Cancer Sam L. Cheng, Matthew D. Rifkin · Ultrasound Quarterly Sep 2001 30
2 Factors Affecting Selection for Seed Coat Thickness in Fababeans (Vicia faba L.)1 Gordon G. Rowland, Brian Fowler · Crop Science 1977 7
3 BRIDGING THE GAP FOR EFFECTIVE DISPERSANT DECISIONS THROUGH RISK COMMUNICATION Janet H. Kucklick, Ann Hayward Walker, Robert G. Pond et al. · International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings Conference paperOpen access Apr 1997 6
4 HISTORICAL DISPERSANT AND IN-SITU BURNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UNITED STATES Janet H. Kucklick, Don V. Aurand · International Oil Spill Conference Proceedings Conference paperOpen access Apr 1997 4
5 Porting and testing NPOESS CrIMSS EDR algorithms Xu Liu, Susan H. Kizer, Allen M. Larar et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paper 28 Oct 2010 1
All 6 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Pediatric health and respiratory diseases, Immune responses and vaccinations and Infection Control and Ventilation.

SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksPediatric health and respiratory diseases: 0 fractional worksImmune responses and vac…0Immune responses and vaccinations: 0 fractional worksInfection Control and Ve…0Infection Control and Ventilation: 0 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies0Wind and Air Flow Studies: 0 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Flu…0Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 0 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 0 fractional worksOccupational Therapy Practice and Research: 0 fractional worksCounseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics: 0 fractional worksPsychotherapy Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
Infectious DiseasesEmergency Medical ServicesImmunologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  2. 2 Pediatric health and respiratory diseases Emergency Medical Services 0 works
  3. 3 Immune responses and vaccinations Immunology 0 works
  4. 4 Infection Control and Ventilation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  5. 5 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  8. 8 Occupational Therapy Practice and Research Occupational Therapy 0 works
  9. 9 Counseling, Therapy, and Family Dynamics Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications Clinical Psychology 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 available32.0%not open68.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 1490% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is PSA (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2022.

0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%PSA (United States)0.0000072% in 202319801990200020102020

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

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