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Science Applications International Corporation (United States)

In research, Science Applications International Corporation (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#543 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#979 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#769 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,021
of 28,054 · #858 all time
Rank in United States
#1,796
of 4,192
Research works
6.5k
▼ 71% vs 2013–17
Citations
279k
42.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Science Applications International Corporation (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
Life SciencesDomain #543 of 14,347 29.8%1,288
Physical SciencesDomain #979 of 21,541 20.5%4,133
EngineeringField #769 of 11,412 20.6%1,689
Health SciencesDomain #2,716 of 20,462 30.2%759
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #265 of 1,980 32.9%372
MedicineField #2,416 of 17,978 30.6%686
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,118 of 7,814 29.4%789
Molecular BiologySubfield #766 of 4,961 29.9%547
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #311 of 1,730 28.3%531
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #555 of 2,661 20.7%425

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science Applications International Corporation (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.46× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.08× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 12.45× its world share, 15 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.94× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.44× its world share, 17 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 12.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Science Applications International Corporation (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael H. Brill, Timothy D. Veenstra and John W. Erickson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science Applications International Corporation (United States).

  1. 1 Michael H. Brill United States · #12,916 worldwide 412 citations · 67 works
  2. 2 Timothy D. Veenstra United States · #28,235 worldwide 639 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 John W. Erickson United States · #125,552 worldwide 164 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Haleem J. Issaq United States · #127,537 worldwide 290 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Z. Mikić United States · #183,865 worldwide 316 citations · 118 works
  6. 6 Thomas J. Sayers United States · #198,728 worldwide 133 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Shmuel Eidelman United States · #229,701 worldwide 162 citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Douglas G. Dommermuth United States · #231,830 worldwide 203 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Bhalchandra A. Diwan United States · #241,945 worldwide 112 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 Peter Hamilton United States · #261,362 worldwide 169 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Science Applications International Corporation (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Science Applications International Corporation (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Global Warming, Remote Sensing, Hydrological Modeling, Data Assimilation, Ocean Circulation, Hydrological Cycle and Extreme Events.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Climate Change17▲ 7.8×30 topics
  2. Global Warming8▲ 25×7 topics
  3. Remote Sensing8▲ 8.0×17 topics
  4. Hydrological Modeling7▲ 40×5 topics
  5. Data Assimilation6▲ 52×4 topics
  6. Ocean Circulation6▲ 60×3 topics
  7. Hydrological Cycle5▲ 69×2 topics
  8. Extreme Events4▲ 66×2 topics
  9. Climate Modeling4▲ 79×1 topic
  10. Precipitation Extremes4▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Boundary Layer4▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Satellite Observations4▲ 49×3 topics
  13. Ensemble Kalman Filter4▲ 44×2 topics
  14. Probabilistic Forecasting4▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Convective Parameterization3▲ 81×1 topic
  16. Mesoscale Modeling3▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Sea Level Rise3▲ 33×3 topics
  18. Validation3▲ 46×2 topics
  19. Land Use Change3▲ 11×3 topics
  20. Sediment Transport2▲ 18×3 topics
  21. Water Resources2▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Model Evaluation2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Global Hydrology2▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Uncertainty Assessment2▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Gene Expression2▲ 4.0×6 topics
  26. Water Quality2▲ 6.0×4 topics
  27. Soil Moisture2▲ 32×2 topics
  28. Tropical Cyclones2▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Global Monitoring2▲ 96×1 topic
  30. Microwave Retrieval2▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Precipitation2▲ 47×2 topics
  32. Reactive Oxygen Species2▲ 5.2×4 topics
  33. Spatial Interpolation2▲ 50×2 topics
  34. CubeSat2▲ 105×1 topic
  35. Estimation2▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Hydrology2▲ 15×4 topics
  37. small satellite2▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Air Quality1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  39. Rainfall1▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Satellite1▲ 97×1 topic

Which research topics does Science Applications International Corporation (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Climate variability and models, Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations, Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies and Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing.

Climate variability and …4Climate variability and models: 4 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 3 fractional worksHydrology and Watershed Management Studies: 2 fractional worksSoil Moisture and Remote Sensing: 2 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Technology: 2 fractional worksPrecipitation Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksTropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research: 1 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 1 fractional worksOceanographic and Atmospheric Processes: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeAtmospheric ScienceWater Science and TechnologyEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Climate variability and models Global and Planetary Change 4 works
  2. 2 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 3 works
  3. 3 Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies Water Science and Technology 2 works
  4. 4 Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing Environmental Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Precipitation Measurement and Analysis Atmospheric Science 1 works
  7. 7 Tropical and Extratropical Cyclones Research Atmospheric Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 1 works
  9. 9 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Oceanographic and Atmospheric Processes Oceanography 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 available23.6%not open76.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.0%domestic only89.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science Applications International Corporation (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 71% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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