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ScienceSouth

In research, ScienceSouth stands highest in Computer Science (#4,316 of 6,336 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,373 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,437
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,771
of 7,310
Research works
462
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.5k
20.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
27%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
ScienceSouth

What is ScienceSouth 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
Computer ScienceField #4,316 of 6,336 11.6%139
Physical SciencesDomain #12,373 of 17,446 9.9%211

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where ScienceSouth 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 ScienceSouth work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at ScienceSouth is in Social Sciences, 28% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (20%), Medicine (12%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 18 fractional works · 39.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 19.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 28.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 16.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 12.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 16.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 8.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKScienceSouth45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences28%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences39%

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. Social Sciences919.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting36.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance24.3%
    4. Psychology23.9%
    5. Decision Sciences12.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities12.6%
    1. Environmental Science37.4%
    2. Computer Science25.0%
    3. Engineering24.6%
    4. Materials Science24.4%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences12.6%
    6. Chemistry11.8%
    7. Mathematics11.4%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    9. Energy00.4%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Medicine512.0%
    2. Health Professions13.3%
    3. Veterinary00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology48.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.4%
    4. Neuroscience12.0%
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: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.62× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.49× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 6.39× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.00× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.77× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.02× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.27× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.54× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.39×0 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.77×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.37×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.02×2 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting2.00×3 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.66×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.62×4 works
  8. Social Sciences1.54×9 works
  9. Environmental Science1.49×3 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.42×0 works
  11. Psychology1.27×2 works
  12. Materials Science1.26×2 works
  13. Health Professions1.24×2 works
  14. Neuroscience1.21×1 works
  15. Chemistry1.16×1 works
  16. Mathematics1.16×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.90×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.67×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.64×2 works
  20. Medicine0.62×5 works
  21. Energy0.47×0 works
  22. Engineering0.30×2 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at ScienceSouth?

Ranked on the quality score, David Chernoff, Douglas J. Haney and Guy Cavet lead among researchers whose main affiliation is ScienceSouth.

  1. 1 David Chernoff United States · #370,763 worldwide 3.8k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Douglas J. Haney United States · #827,684 worldwide 1.7k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Guy Cavet United States · #880,132 worldwide 1.1k citations · 32 works
  4. 4 Eric H. Sasso United States · #975,195 worldwide 5k citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Lyndal K. Hesterberg United States · #1,163,543 worldwide 1.8k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Nadine A. Defranoux United States · #1,845,051 worldwide 1.2k citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at ScienceSouth

What are the most cited papers from ScienceSouth?

The most cited paper from ScienceSouth is "Thidiazuron: a potent cytokinin for woody plant tissue culture" (Carl A. Huetteman, John E. Preece, 1993), with 1,109 citations. Next come "Strategies and techniques for node placement in wireless sensor networks: A survey" (1,029) and "Topology management techniques for tolerating node failures in wireless sensor networks: A survey" (328).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thidiazuron: a potent cytokinin for woody plant tissue culture Carl A. Huetteman, John E. Preece · Plant Cell Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC) May 1993 1,109
2 Strategies and techniques for node placement in wireless sensor networks: A survey Mohamed Younis, Kemal Akkaya · Ad Hoc Networks 25 May 2007 1,029
3 Topology management techniques for tolerating node failures in wireless sensor networks: A survey Mohamed Younis, Izzet F. Senturk, Kemal Akkaya et al. · Computer Networks 2 Sep 2013 328
4 A survey of routing protocols for smart grid communications Nico Saputro, Kemal Akkaya, Suleyman Uludag · Computer Networks 20 Apr 2012 315
5 Cutaneous expression of corticotropin‐releasing hormone (CRH), urocortin, and CRH receptors Andrzej T. Slominski, Jacobo Wortsman, Alexander V. Pisarchik et al. · The FASEB Journal Aug 2001 309
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Which keywords describe research at ScienceSouth?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Islamic Banking, Criminal Justice, Environmental Law, Climate Change Adaptation, Pandemic Response, Quality of Life, Corporate Governance and Public Health.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Islamic Banking2▲ 14×3 topics
  2. Quality of Life2▲ 2.9×5 topics
  3. Public Health2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  4. Renewable Energy2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  5. Criminal Justice2▲ 17×2 topics
  6. Environmental Law2▲ 19×2 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 1.75×11 topics
  8. Machine Learning2▲ 1.17×9 topics
  9. Social Media2▲ 2.7×5 topics
  10. Climate Change Adaptation2▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Sustainable Development2▲ 2.2×7 topics
  12. Corporate Governance1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  13. Economic Development1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  14. Innovation1▲ 3.0×8 topics
  15. Pandemic Response1▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Deep Learning1▼ 0.86×8 topics
  17. Healthcare1▲ 2.5×6 topics
  18. Human Rights1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  19. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.62×4 topics
  20. Resilience1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  21. Catalysis1▲ 3.7×8 topics
  22. Community Empowerment1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  23. Leadership Styles1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Neural Networks1▲ 1.65×6 topics
  25. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.8×3 topics
  26. Biodiversity1▲ 3.0×4 topics
  27. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.96×6 topics
  28. Cenozoic Evolution1▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Digital Literacy1▲ 3.9×2 topics
  30. Intellectual Property1▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Physical Education1▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Plate Tectonics1▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Social-Ecological Systems1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Sustainability Transitions1▲ 70×1 topic

Which research topics does ScienceSouth publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Sustainability and Climate Change Governance, Geological and Geophysical Studies, Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies and Health, Nursing, Elderly Care.

Sustainability and Clima…1Sustainability and Climate Change Governance: 1 fractional worksGeological and Geophysic…1Geological and Geophysical Studies: 1 fractional worksIndonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies: 1 fractional worksHealth, Nursing, Elderly Care: 1 fractional worksLegal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia: 1 fractional worksLegal Studies and Policies: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Communication: 1 fractional worksIslamic Finance and Bank…1Islamic Finance and Banking Studies: 1 fractional worksCommunity-based Tourism Development and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional works
Global and Planetary ChangeGeologyPolitical Science and International RelationsGeneral Health Professions4 others

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

  1. 1 Sustainability and Climate Change Governance Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geophysical Studies Geology 1 works
  3. 3 Indonesian Legal and Regulatory Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  4. 4 Health, Nursing, Elderly Care General Health Professions 1 works
  5. 5 Legal and Policy Analysis in Indonesia Law 1 works
  6. 6 Legal Studies and Policies Law 1 works
  7. 7 Islamic Finance and Communication Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Islamic Finance and Banking Studies Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Community-based Tourism Development and Sustainability Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 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 available26.7%not open73.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.6%domestic only78.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has ScienceSouth's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower 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 ScienceSouth as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%ScienceSouth0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of ScienceSouth over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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