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Radar (United States)

In research, Radar (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,736 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,192 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering (Aerospace Engineering is 25.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,060
of 22,385 · #8,899 all time
Rank in United States
#2,148
of 3,332
Research works
935
◆ 0% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
15.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
23%
world 18%
Radar (United States)

What is Radar (United States) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,736 of 10,670 9.0%109 #2710
EngineeringField #3,192 of 5,901 9.8%65 #2094

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Radar (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Radar (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (57%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (14%), Computer Science (9%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 114 fractional works · 95.0% of its workEngineering: 68 fractional works · 56.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 36 fractional works · 30.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 16 fractional works · 13.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 17 fractional works · 14.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 13 fractional works · 10.7% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 11 fractional works · 9.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSignal Processing: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 8.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRadar (UnitedStates)120fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences3%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6856.9%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1714.1%
    3. Computer Science119.0%
    4. Environmental Science108.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy75.6%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences32.1%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.7%
    2. Neuroscience00.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Medicine10.7%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Radar (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aerospace Engineering takes 25.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 35.9 works26×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 11 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.98× its world share, 17 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.79× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.72× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.52× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.17× 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, 9.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.98×17 works
  2. Engineering3.79×68 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.52×7 works
  4. Environmental Science1.72×10 works
  5. Computer Science1.16×11 works
  6. Mathematics0.22×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.19×1 works
  8. Social Sciences0.17×2 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.14×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.13×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.07×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works
  17. Medicine0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Radar (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, S.L. Johnston lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Radar (United States).

  1. 1 S.L. Johnston United States · #5,584,537 worldwide 114 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Radar (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Radar (United States) is "Radar Spectrum Engineering and Management: Technical and Regulatory Issues" (Hugh Griffiths, Lawrence S. Cohen, Simon Watts et al., 2014), with 573 citations. Next come "The atmosphere of Titan: An analysis of the Voyager 1 radio occultation measurements" (529) and "Mangrove canopy height globally related to precipitation, temperature and cyclone frequency" (518).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Radar Spectrum Engineering and Management: Technical and Regulatory Issues Hugh Griffiths, Lawrence S. Cohen, Simon Watts et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE Open access 26 Nov 2014 573
2 The atmosphere of Titan: An analysis of the Voyager 1 radio occultation measurements Gunnar F. Lindal, Gordon E. Wood, Henry B. Hotz et al. · Icarus Feb 1983 529
3 Mangrove canopy height globally related to precipitation, temperature and cyclone frequency Marc Simard, Temilola Fatoyinbo, Charlotte Smetanka et al. · Nature Geoscience Open access 13 Dec 2018 518
4 CloudSat's Cloud Profiling Radar After Two Years in Orbit: Performance, Calibration, and Processing Simone Tanelli, Stephen L. Durden, Eastwood Im et al. · IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Nov 2008 456
5 Radar Signal Processing for Elderly Fall Detection: The future for in-home monitoring Moeness G. Amin, Yimin Daniel Zhang, Fauzia Ahmad et al. · IEEE Signal Processing Magazine Mar 2016 428
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Radar (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Signal Processing, Hydrological Modeling, Validation, MIMO Radar, Data Assimilation, Waveform Design, Automotive Radar and Cognitive Radar.

▲ 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 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. Signal Processing14▲ 86×3 topics
  2. Hydrological Modeling12▲ 43×5 topics
  3. Validation11▲ 104×2 topics
  4. MIMO Radar10▲ 236×2 topics
  5. Data Assimilation10▲ 49×3 topics
  6. Deep Learning9▲ 2.2×18 topics
  7. Waveform Design9▲ 202×2 topics
  8. Automotive Radar8▲ 290×1 topic
  9. Cognitive Radar8▲ 290×1 topic
  10. Remote Sensing8▲ 5.3×16 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks6▲ 7.5×5 topics
  12. Precipitation6▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Satellite6▲ 254×1 topic
  14. Doppler Radar6▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Genetic Algorithms6▲ 35×2 topics
  16. Optimization6▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Wireless Communications6▲ 28×4 topics
  18. Micro-Doppler Effect6▲ 163×1 topic
  19. Synthetic Aperture Radar6▲ 163×1 topic
  20. Antenna Arrays6▲ 135×1 topic
  21. Particle Swarm Optimization6▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Satellite Observations6▲ 46×3 topics
  23. Boundary Layer5▲ 33×2 topics
  24. Global Monitoring5▲ 160×1 topic
  25. Soil Moisture5▲ 56×1 topic
  26. Artificial Neural Networks5▲ 8.8×4 topics
  27. Metamaterial5▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Antenna5▲ 49×1 topic
  29. Microstrip5▲ 49×1 topic
  30. Convective Parameterization4▲ 66×1 topic
  31. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 37×1 topic
  32. Microwave Filters4▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Substrate Integrated Waveguide4▲ 69×1 topic
  34. Breast Cancer Detection4▲ 86×1 topic
  35. Microwave Imaging4▲ 215×1 topic
  36. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 5.8×5 topics
  37. Beamforming3▲ 23×4 topics
  38. MIMO Systems3▲ 31×3 topics
  39. Non-Destructive Testing3▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Radar Propagation2▲ 199×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Radar Systems and Signal Processing, Precipitation Measurement and Analysis, Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques and Antenna Design and Optimization.

Radar Systems and Signal…8Radar Systems and Signal Processing: 8 fractional worksPrecipitation Measuremen…6Precipitation Measurement and Analysis: 6 fractional worksAdvanced SAR Imaging Tec…6Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques: 6 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optim…6Antenna Design and Optimization: 6 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 5 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 5 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…4Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 4 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…4Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 4 fractional worksMicrowave Imaging and Sc…4Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis: 4 fractional worksRadio Wave Propagation S…2Radio Wave Propagation Studies: 2 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Radar Systems and Signal Processing Aerospace Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 6 works
  3. 3 Advanced SAR Imaging Techniques Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 4 works
  8. 8 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Radio Wave Propagation Studies Aerospace Engineering 2 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 available17.5%not open82.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.7%domestic only77.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 0% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Radar (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00050% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Radar (United States)0.00027% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%Radar (United States)12.5% in 2024all institutions10.0% in 202420102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.4% in 2009.

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