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Science Systems and Applications (United States)

In research, Science Systems and Applications (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,060 of 12,888 worldwide) and Earth and Planetary Sciences (#314 of 1,209 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Atmospheric Science, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Global and Planetary Change — Atmospheric Science is 56.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,657
of 28,054 · #817 all time
Rank in United States
#517
of 4,192
Research works
2.1k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
82k
39.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
24.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Science Systems and Applications (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,060 of 12,888 25.2%200 #547
Earth and Planetary SciencesField #314 of 1,209 30.0%63 #70

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science Systems and Applications (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).

What does Science Systems and Applications (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Atmospheric Science takes 56.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Atmospheric ScienceSubfield · 52.1 works56×
  2. Astronomy and AstrophysicsSubfield · 26.6 works24×
  3. Global and Planetary ChangeSubfield · 37.0 works23×
  4. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 62.5 works19×
  5. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 27.1 works11×
  6. Physics and AstronomyField · 38.3 works8.2×
← 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: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19.02× its world share, 62 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.18× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 5.32× its world share, 55 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 8.23× its world share, 38 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 19.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Science Systems and Applications (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Junqiang Sun, Aisheng Wu and David P. Duda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science Systems and Applications (United States).

  1. 1 Junqiang Sun United States · #103,916 worldwide 263 citations · 57 works
  2. 2 Aisheng Wu United States · #495,986 worldwide 177 citations · 64 works
  3. 3 David P. Duda United States · #620,483 worldwide 53 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Amit Angal United States · #630,506 worldwide 141 citations · 64 works
  5. 5 Xiaobo Xie United States · #649,853 worldwide 70 citations · 21 works
  6. 6 Harold F. Pierce United States · #766,865 worldwide 101 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 M. T. DeLand United States · #871,464 worldwide 89 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Hongda Chen United States · #970,141 worldwide 45 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 James C. Smoot United States · #995,847 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Jane Andrews United States · #1,022,378 worldwide 14 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Science Systems and Applications (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Science Systems and Applications (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Satellite Observations, Air Quality, Ozone Depletion, Stratospheric Water Vapor, Climate Change, On-Orbit Performance and Radiometric Calibration.

▲ 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. Remote Sensing34▲ 13×23 topics
  2. Satellite Observations29▲ 144×3 topics
  3. Climate Change29▲ 5.1×43 topics
  4. Air Quality28▲ 74×6 topics
  5. Ozone Depletion24▲ 379×1 topic
  6. Stratospheric Water Vapor24▲ 379×1 topic
  7. On-Orbit Performance19▲ 813×1 topic
  8. Radiometric Calibration19▲ 813×1 topic
  9. Hydrological Cycle19▲ 95×2 topics
  10. Climate18▲ 96×2 topics
  11. Aerosols15▲ 106×1 topic
  12. Atmospheric Dust15▲ 295×1 topic
  13. Water Quality15▲ 18×6 topics
  14. Atmospheric Aerosols13▲ 110×1 topic
  15. Black Carbon13▲ 110×1 topic
  16. Emissions13▲ 30×4 topics
  17. Shale Gas12▲ 47×2 topics
  18. Atmospheric12▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Methane12▲ 119×1 topic
  20. Global Warming11▲ 12×9 topics
  21. Data Assimilation10▲ 29×4 topics
  22. Hydrological Modeling9▲ 18×5 topics
  23. Quantum Gravity8▲ 47×3 topics
  24. Ocean Circulation7▲ 26×3 topics
  25. Supernovae7▲ 39×2 topics
  26. Cosmological Parameters7▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Dark Energy7▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Boundary Layer7▲ 26×2 topics
  29. Ensemble Kalman Filter6▲ 31×2 topics
  30. Convective Parameterization6▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Mesoscale Modeling6▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Black Holes6▲ 31×3 topics
  33. Sparse Representation6▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Harmful Algal Blooms5▲ 34×3 topics
  35. Sea Level Rise5▲ 20×3 topics
  36. Detection5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  37. Eutrophication5▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Infrared5▲ 77×1 topic
  39. Small Target5▲ 77×1 topic
  40. Forecasting5▲ 12×4 topics

Which research topics does Science Systems and Applications (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Atmospheric Ozone and Climate, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Atmospheric aerosols and clouds and Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols.

Atmospheric Ozone and Cl…24Atmospheric Ozone and Climate: 24 fractional worksCalibration and Measurement Techniques: 19 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 15 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 13 fractional worksAtmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics: 12 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitatio…7Cosmology and Gravitation Theories: 7 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 6 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 5 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 5 fractional worksRelativity and Gravitational Theory: 4 fractional works
Atmospheric ScienceAerospace EngineeringGlobal and Planetary ChangeAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Atmospheric Ozone and Climate Atmospheric Science 24 works
  2. 2 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 19 works
  3. 3 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 15 works
  4. 4 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 13 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics Global and Planetary Change 12 works
  6. 6 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 7 works
  7. 7 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 6 works
  8. 8 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 5 works
  10. 10 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 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 available39.6%not open60.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Science Systems and Applications (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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