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Research Square (United States)

In research, Research Square (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,370 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,005
of 22,385 · #12,551 all time
Rank in United States
#2,808
of 3,332
Research works
367
▲ 71% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
11.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Research Square (United States)

What is Research Square (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
Physical SciencesDomain #7,370 of 17,446 8.0%168

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

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Research Square (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (23%), Engineering (14%), Medicine (10%).

Physical Sciences: 41 fractional works · 47.0% of its workComputer Science: 20 fractional works · 22.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 31.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 9.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8 fractional works · 9.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 12.8% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 10.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKResearch Square(United States)88fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences13%Social Sciences31%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science2022.8%
    2. Engineering1213.6%
    3. Environmental Science33.2%
    4. Materials Science22.5%
    5. Physics and Astronomy22.4%
    6. Mathematics11.0%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    9. Chemistry00.3%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences99.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting89.3%
    3. Decision Sciences44.8%
    4. Arts and Humanities33.9%
    5. Psychology22.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.7%
    1. Medicine910.2%
    2. Health Professions22.5%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.5%
    2. Neuroscience11.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.93× its world share, 20 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.91× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.53× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.35× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.88× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 4.99× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences4.99×4 works
  2. Computer Science2.93×20 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.88×8 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.35×3 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.06×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.04×5 works
  7. Neuroscience1.00×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.96×2 works
  9. Engineering0.91×12 works
  10. Mathematics0.85×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.76×8 works
  13. Energy0.75×1 works
  14. Materials Science0.71×2 works
  15. Psychology0.68×2 works
  16. Environmental Science0.65×3 works
  17. Medicine0.53×9 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.50×0 works
  19. Chemical Engineering0.36×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.22×1 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.22×0 works
  22. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.21×0 works
  23. Nursing0.19×0 works
  24. Chemistry0.18×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, James B. Rothnie, C. W. Firebrace and 太郞 長澤 lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Research Square (United States).

  1. 1 James B. Rothnie United States · #601,780 worldwide 1.6k citations · 24 works
  2. 2 C. W. Firebrace United States · #2,280,016 worldwide 3 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 太郞 長澤 United States · #2,524,775 worldwide 0 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 J. Y. W. Macalister United States · #2,544,061 worldwide 15 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Gort United States · #2,606,244 worldwide 1 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Charles Vivian United States · #2,611,746 worldwide 42 citations · 49 works
  7. 7 Kathy Anne Cowie United States · #2,748,717 worldwide 9 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Laurie Magnus United States · #2,752,098 worldwide 26 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Laurence Gomme United States · #2,790,882 worldwide 4 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 W. D. Christie United States · #3,117,045 worldwide 38 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Research Square (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Research Square (United States) is "psiTurk: An open-source framework for conducting replicable behavioral experiments online" (Todd Matthew Gureckis, Jay B. Martin, John V. McDonnell et al., 2015), with 292 citations. Next come "MATRIX: a reconfigurable computing architecture with configurable instruction distribution and deployable resources" (280) and "Nutritional Management in Long-Term Care: Development of a Clinical Guideline" (221).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 psiTurk: An open-source framework for conducting replicable behavioral experiments online Todd Matthew Gureckis, Jay B. Martin, John V. McDonnell et al. · Behavior Research Methods Open access Oct 2015 292
2 MATRIX: a reconfigurable computing architecture with configurable instruction distribution and deployable resources Mirsky, DeHon Conference paper 1996 280
3 Nutritional Management in Long-Term Care: Development of a Clinical Guideline David Rhys Thomas, W. Ashmen, John Edward Morley et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A Open access Dec 2000 221
4 Children with Severe Malnutrition: Can Those at Highest Risk of Death Be Identified with the WHO Protocol? Kathryn Maitland, James Alexander Berkley, Mohammed Shebbe et al. · PLoS Medicine Open access 20 Dec 2006 211
5 Subclonal cooperation drives metastasis by modulating local and systemic immune microenvironments Michalina Janiszewska et al. · Nature Cell Biology Open access Jul 2019 169
All 63 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Research Square (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Peer Review, Scholarly Communication, Authentication, Deep Neural Networks and Acoustic Modeling.

▲ 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. Deep Learning5▲ 1.71×25 topics
  2. Sustainability4▲ 1.96×14 topics
  3. Machine Learning4▲ 1.33×19 topics
  4. Mechanical Properties4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence3▲ 2.5×9 topics
  6. Microstructure3▲ 6.7×5 topics
  7. Convolutional Neural Networks3▲ 4.4×4 topics
  8. Security3▲ 4.8×5 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 9.9×3 topics
  10. Peer Review3▲ 86×2 topics
  11. Scholarly Communication3▲ 101×2 topics
  12. Authentication3▲ 20×3 topics
  13. Neural Networks3▲ 1.89×10 topics
  14. Acoustic Modeling2▲ 76×1 topic
  15. Big Data2▲ 3.0×5 topics
  16. Deep Neural Networks2▲ 23×2 topics
  17. Privacy2▲ 9.7×2 topics
  18. Speaker Verification2▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.1×8 topics
  20. Biometric Recognition2▲ 114×1 topic
  21. Fingerprint2▲ 114×1 topic
  22. Business Process Management2▲ 112×1 topic
  23. Workflow Mining2▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Consumer Behavior2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  25. Process Parameters2▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Data Analysis2▲ 7.2×2 topics
  27. Human-Computer Interaction2▲ 11×4 topics
  28. Research Integrity2▲ 58×2 topics
  29. Metallic Components2▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Selective Laser Melting2▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Open Access1▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Preprints1▲ 85×1 topic
  33. Publication1▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Science Communication1▲ 18×1 topic
  35. Scientific Writing1▲ 124×1 topic
  36. Distributed Systems1▲ 7.7×3 topics
  37. Employee Engagement1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  38. Gesture Recognition1▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Information Overload1▲ 158×1 topic
  40. Interruptions1▲ 158×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Speech Recognition and Synthesis, Biometric Identification and Security, Business Process Modeling and Analysis and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.

Speech Recognition and Synthesis: 2 fractional worksBiometric Identification and Security: 2 fractional worksBusiness Process Modelin…2Business Process Modeling and Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…2Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 2 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksAcademic Writing and Publishing: 1 fractional worksPersonal Information Man…1Personal Information Management and User Behavior: 1 fractional worksPharmaceutical studies and practices: 1 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceSignal ProcessingManagement Information SystemsMechanical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  2. 2 Biometric Identification and Security Signal Processing 2 works
  3. 3 Business Process Modeling and Analysis Management Information Systems 2 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  6. 6 Academic Writing and Publishing History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  7. 7 Personal Information Management and User Behavior Information Systems and Management 1 works
  8. 8 Pharmaceutical studies and practices Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 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 available43.0%not open57.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 71% 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 Research Square (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Research Square (United States)0.00065% in 202519801990200020102020

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