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RCA (United States)

In research, RCA (United States) stands highest in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,067 of 3,725 worldwide), Engineering (#5,669 of 9,532 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,954 of 3,771 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#20,345
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,229
of 7,310
Research works
7.7k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
197k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.21×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
7%
world 40%
International
3%
world 18%
RCA (United States)

What is RCA (United States) 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
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,067 of 3,725 10.7%2,220
EngineeringField #5,669 of 9,532 9.9%3,890
Materials ScienceField #2,954 of 3,771 16.2%802
Materials ChemistrySubfield #2,075 of 2,613 16.8%463
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #2,281 of 2,564 10.4%349
ChemistryField #2,634 of 2,902 13.9%184
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield #925 of 997 15.2%156
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield #1,491 of 1,567 11.0%951
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,530 of 1,601 7.0%443
Computer ScienceField #6,057 of 6,336 6.3%652

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where RCA (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 RCA (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at RCA (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (18%), Social Sciences (16%), Engineering (14%).

Physical Sciences: 26 fractional works · 45.8% of its workComputer Science: 10 fractional works · 17.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 9.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 14.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 7.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 5.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 24.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.4% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Decision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 12.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 13.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRCA (UnitedStates)57fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences24%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science1017.6%
    2. Engineering814.5%
    3. Physics and Astronomy35.1%
    4. Chemistry12.4%
    5. Environmental Science12.1%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    7. Mathematics11.2%
    8. Materials Science00.7%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Social Sciences916.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.4%
    3. Decision Sciences12.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.0%
    6. Psychology00.4%
    1. Medicine712.7%
    2. Health Professions12.4%
    3. Dentistry00.6%
    4. Nursing00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences47.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.2%
    4. Neuroscience11.0%
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: 1.59× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.28× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.27× its world share, 10 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.97× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.66× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.30×3 works
  2. Computer Science2.27×10 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.02×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.59×4 works
  5. Chemistry1.50×1 works
  6. Social Sciences1.29×9 works
  7. Chemical Engineering1.28×0 works
  8. Dentistry1.21×0 works
  9. Nursing1.20×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology1.18×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities1.17×2 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.07×1 works
  13. Mathematics1.04×1 works
  14. Engineering0.97×8 works
  15. Health Professions0.93×1 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×2 works
  17. Medicine0.66×7 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.61×1 works
  19. Neuroscience0.59×0 works
  20. Environmental Science0.42×1 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.32×1 works
  22. Materials Science0.21×0 works
  23. Psychology0.15×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Charles W. Magee Jr., William Phillips and G. Harbeke lead among researchers whose main affiliation is RCA (United States).

  1. 1 Charles W. Magee Jr. United States · #1,932,317 worldwide 5.6k citations · 254 works
  2. 2 William Phillips United States · #2,321,479 worldwide 2.2k citations · 137 works
  3. 3 G. Harbeke United States · #3,396,263 worldwide 4.8k citations · 98 works
  4. 4 Joseph A. Castellano #3,593,267 worldwide 974 citations · 55 works
  5. 5 M. Ettenberg United States · #3,605,776 worldwide 4.4k citations · 203 works
  6. 6 K. Kato #3,771,172 worldwide 621 citations · 37 works
  7. 7 J. M. Hammer #3,817,707 worldwide 1.8k citations · 132 works
  8. 8 Edgar F. Steigmeier United States · #4,054,497 worldwide 3.7k citations · 66 works
  9. 9 Alvin M. Goodman United States · #4,073,284 worldwide 3.5k citations · 76 works
  10. 10 D. L. Staebler United States · #4,623,969 worldwide 7.1k citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at RCA (United States)

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

The most cited paper from RCA (United States) is "The Laplacian Pyramid as a Compact Image Code" (P.M.S. Burt, Edward H. Adelson, 1983), with 6,102 citations. Next come "Spatiotemporal energy models for the perception of motion" (3,534) and "Reversible conductivity changes in discharge-produced amorphous Si" (2,921).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Laplacian Pyramid as a Compact Image Code P.M.S. Burt, Edward H. Adelson · IRE Transactions on Communications Systems Apr 1983 6,102
2 Spatiotemporal energy models for the perception of motion Edward H. Adelson, James R. Bergen · Journal of the Optical Society of America A Feb 1985 3,534
3 Reversible conductivity changes in discharge-produced amorphous Si D. L. Staebler, Christopher R. Wronski · Applied Physics Letters 15 Aug 1977 2,921
4 Space-Charge-Limited Currents in Solids Albert Rose · Physical Review 15 Mar 1955 1,767
5 Structural and electrical properties of granular metal films B. Abeles, Ping Sheng, Maurice D. Coutts et al. · Advances In Physics May 1975 1,388
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at RCA (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Entanglement, Economic Analysis, Social Inequality, Quantum Information, Public Administration, Optical Fiber and Time Series.

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

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning5▲ 2.4×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology2◆ 0.87×12 topics
  3. Sustainability2▲ 1.41×10 topics
  4. Entanglement2▲ 19×3 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 1.68×5 topics
  6. Cultural Identity1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  7. Economic Analysis1▲ 18×2 topics
  8. Healthcare1▲ 2.2×6 topics
  9. Social Inequality1▲ 9.3×4 topics
  10. Genetics1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  11. Neural Networks1▲ 1.51×6 topics
  12. Quantum Information1▲ 20×2 topics
  13. Machine Learning1▼ 0.63×8 topics
  14. Optical Fiber1▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Public Administration1▲ 26×3 topics
  16. Teacher Training1▲ 3.5×4 topics
  17. Time Series1▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Communication1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  19. Diagnosis1▲ 2.1×5 topics
  20. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.20×4 topics
  21. Treatment1▲ 1.62×6 topics
  22. Forest Biomass1▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Human Rights1▲ 1.80×3 topics
  24. Wood Residues1▲ 54×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Agricultural and Food Sciences, Quantum Information and Cryptography, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Agricultural and Food Sc…1Agricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and …1Quantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…1Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algori…1Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksPolish Law and Legal System: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…0Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 0 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cultural Studies: 0 fractional worksSemantic Web and Ontologies: 0 fractional works
ForestryArtificial IntelligenceElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  2. 2 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Polish Law and Legal System Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 0 works
  9. 9 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 Semantic Web and Ontologies Artificial Intelligence 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 available7.4%not open92.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.0%domestic only97.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% 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 RCA (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%RCA (United States)0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

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