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Robotic Research (United States)

In research, Robotic Research (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,277 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#3,760 of 5,901 worldwide) and Computer Science (#2,940 of 4,417 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Information Systems (Information Systems is 5.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#7,881
of 22,385 · #13,688 all time
Rank in United States
#1,057
of 3,332
Research works
484
▲ 413% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
2.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.81×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
69%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
Robotic Research (United States)

What is Robotic Research (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 #4,277 of 10,670 4.7%205 #8063
EngineeringField #3,760 of 5,901 4.4%103 #6455
Computer ScienceField #2,940 of 4,417 5.4%78 -

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

In 2022-now, 66% of research at Robotic Research (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Computer Science (25%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 235 fractional works · 66.4% of its workEngineering: 116 fractional works · 32.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 7.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 17 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 87 fractional works · 24.7% of its workInformation Systems: 32 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 20 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEcology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 66 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 28 fractional works · 7.8% of its workEducation: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 26 fractional works · 7.3% of its workStrategy and Management: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workConservation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 32 fractional works · 9.0% of its workHealth Professions: 16 fractional works · 4.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 11 fractional works · 3.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 4.2% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAquatic Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKRobotic Research(United States)354fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences9%Social Sciences19%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering11632.7%
    2. Computer Science8724.7%
    3. Environmental Science215.9%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.1%
    5. Energy20.7%
    6. Materials Science20.6%
    7. Mathematics10.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.3%
    9. Chemistry00.0%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences287.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting267.3%
    3. Psychology51.5%
    4. Decision Sciences30.9%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
    1. Health Professions164.4%
    2. Medicine154.2%
    3. Dentistry10.2%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences164.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology30.7%
    3. Neuroscience20.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Robotic Research (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Information Systems takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Information SystemsSubfield · 31.6 works5.0×
← 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: 0.96× its world share, 16 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 3.18× its world share, 87 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.18× its world share, 116 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.19× its world share, 21 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.68× its world share, 16 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 26 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.49× its world share, 5 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 28 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.18×87 works
  2. Business, Management and Accounting2.25×26 works
  3. Engineering2.18×116 works
  4. Health Professions1.68×16 works
  5. Environmental Science1.19×21 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.96×16 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.91×3 works
  8. Energy0.75×2 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×4 works
  10. Social Sciences0.62×28 works
  11. Veterinary0.49×0 works
  12. Psychology0.49×5 works
  13. Dentistry0.41×1 works
  14. Neuroscience0.33×2 works
  15. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  16. Nursing0.29×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.29×2 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.24×2 works
  19. Medicine0.22×15 works
  20. Materials Science0.16×2 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×3 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.12×1 works
  23. Chemical Engineering0.07×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  25. Chemistry0.02×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Karl N. Murphy, Nicholas Muir and Alberto Lacaze lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Robotic Research (United States).

  1. 1 Karl N. Murphy United States · #3,209,606 worldwide 576 citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Nicholas Muir United States · #3,484,779 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Alberto Lacaze United States · #4,074,714 worldwide 350 citations · 49 works
  4. 4 Edward Mottern United States · #4,668,184 worldwide 95 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Robotic Research (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Robotic Research (United States) is "Affective Learning — A Manifesto" (Rosalind W. Picard, Seymour A. Papert, Walter R. Bender et al., 2004), with 509 citations. Next come "Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Demonstrated Greater Accuracy and Precision to Plan Compared with Manual Techniques" (344) and "Multisensory bionic limb to achieve prosthesis embodiment and reduce distorted phantom limb perceptions" (155).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Affective Learning — A Manifesto Rosalind W. Picard, Seymour A. Papert, Walter R. Bender et al. · BT Technology Journal Oct 2004 509
2 Robotic-Arm Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty Demonstrated Greater Accuracy and Precision to Plan Compared with Manual Techniques Emily L. Hampp, Morad Chughtai, Laura Scholl et al. · The Journal of Knee Surgery May 2018 344
3 Multisensory bionic limb to achieve prosthesis embodiment and reduce distorted phantom limb perceptions Giulio Rognini, Francesco Maria Petrini, Staniša Raspopović et al. · Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry Open access 12 Aug 2018 155
4 Communicating intent to develop shared situation awareness and engender trust in human-agent teams Kristin E. Schaefer, Edward R. Straub, Jessie Y. C. Chen et al. · Cognitive Systems Research Open access 21 Feb 2017 135
5 Adaptive modified firefly algorithm for optimal coordination of overcurrent relays Anang Tjahjono, Dimas Okky Anggriawan, Alfa Kusnal Faizin et al. · IET Generation Transmission & Distribution 26 Apr 2017 130
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: E-Learning, Risk Assessment, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, Machine Learning, Robotics, Operations Research and Wireless Communication.

▲ 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. Machine Learning31▲ 2.6×45 topics
  2. E-Learning28▲ 8.3×13 topics
  3. Deep Learning25▲ 2.0×46 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management22▲ 6.8×13 topics
  5. Education21▲ 3.5×17 topics
  6. Risk Assessment21▲ 9.0×6 topics
  7. Information Technology20▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Artificial Intelligence19▲ 3.8×20 topics
  9. Renewable Energy19▲ 3.7×16 topics
  10. Robotics17▲ 20×8 topics
  11. Operations Research16▲ 28×2 topics
  12. Wireless Communication16▲ 31×5 topics
  13. Performance Measurement16▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Lean Manufacturing16▲ 25×2 topics
  15. Internet of Things16▲ 5.1×18 topics
  16. Decision Making15▲ 15×2 topics
  17. Quality Control15▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Asset Management15▲ 30×1 topic
  19. Production Management15▲ 31×1 topic
  20. Computer Vision13▲ 14×4 topics
  21. IoT Technology13▲ 88×2 topics
  22. Power Systems12▲ 34×2 topics
  23. Electric Circuits12▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Equivalent Circuit Concept12▲ 116×1 topic
  25. Risk Analysis12▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Data Mining11▲ 4.3×7 topics
  27. Workplace Safety11▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Student Engagement11▲ 7.7×6 topics
  29. Path Planning11▲ 24×3 topics
  30. Digital Literacy11▲ 5.2×4 topics
  31. Fuzzy Logic10▲ 13×5 topics
  32. Technology10▲ 5.5×7 topics
  33. Ergonomics10▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Health Management10▲ 52×1 topic
  35. Productivity Improvement10▲ 52×1 topic
  36. Collision Avoidance10▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Decision Support System9▲ 15×3 topics
  38. Smart Home9▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Learning9▲ 8.7×3 topics
  40. Authentication8▲ 16×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Management and Optimization Techniques, Engineering and Technology Innovations, Occupational Health and Safety Management and Multimedia Learning Systems.

Management and Optimization Techniques: 15 fractional worksEngineering and Technology Innovations: 12 fractional worksOccupational Health and …10Occupational Health and Safety Management: 10 fractional worksMultimedia Learning Syst…8Multimedia Learning Systems: 8 fractional worksIoT-based Control Systems: 8 fractional worksComputer Science and Engineering: 7 fractional worksBlockchain Technology in…6Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning: 6 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 5 fractional worksEdcuational Technology Systems: 5 fractional worksDecision Support System Applications: 4 fractional works
Strategy and ManagementElectrical and Electronic EngineeringOccupational TherapyInformation Systems4 others

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

  1. 1 Management and Optimization Techniques Strategy and Management 15 works
  2. 2 Engineering and Technology Innovations Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  3. 3 Occupational Health and Safety Management Occupational Therapy 10 works
  4. 4 Multimedia Learning Systems Information Systems 8 works
  5. 5 IoT-based Control Systems Computer Science Applications 8 works
  6. 6 Computer Science and Engineering Artificial Intelligence 7 works
  7. 7 Blockchain Technology in Education and Learning Information Systems 6 works
  8. 8 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Edcuational Technology Systems Artificial Intelligence 5 works
  10. 10 Decision Support System Applications Management Information Systems 4 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 available68.7%not open31.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.1%domestic only63.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 413% 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 Robotic Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Robotic Research (United States)0.0026% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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