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Scientific Systems (United States)

In research, Scientific Systems (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,597 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#2,932 of 9,532 worldwide) and Control and Systems Engineering (#680 of 1,960 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,980
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,859
of 7,310
Research works
596
▲ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
18k
30.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.19×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
10%
world 40%
International
6%
world 18%
Scientific Systems (United States)

What is Scientific Systems (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 #3,597 of 17,446 13.5%480
EngineeringField #2,932 of 9,532 15.2%304
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #680 of 1,960 19.2%137

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

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Scientific Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (28%), Engineering (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 38.8% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 16.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 31.8% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 28.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 21.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 12.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKScientificSystems (United…26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences22%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences8%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering416.8%
    2. Environmental Science310.3%
    3. Computer Science26.8%
    4. Chemistry12.7%
    5. Materials Science12.2%
    1. Medicine728.2%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Nursing01.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology312.9%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences15.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.1%
    4. Neuroscience01.1%
    1. Psychology12.0%
    2. Social Sciences12.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.6%
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: 1.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.42× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.12× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.08× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.47× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 2.94× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing2.94×0 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.42×3 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.10×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.08×3 works
  5. Chemistry1.75×1 works
  6. Medicine1.47×8 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.17×2 works
  8. Engineering1.12×4 works
  9. Computer Science0.87×2 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.81×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.80×1 works
  12. Psychology0.68×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.65×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.65×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.63×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.39×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Scientific Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, R.К. Mehra, Jovan D. Bošković and İrvin Cemi̇l Schick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Scientific Systems (United States).

  1. 1 R.К. Mehra United States · #455,041 worldwide 9.1k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 Jovan D. Bošković United States · #753,772 worldwide 3.8k citations · 140 works
  3. 3 İrvin Cemi̇l Schick United States · #1,001,429 worldwide 973 citations · 68 works
  4. 4 ANTHONY N. PIRRI United States · #1,217,553 worldwide 963 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 Raman K. Mehra United States · #1,323,510 worldwide 3.5k citations · 158 works
  6. 6 Sai-Ming Li United States · #1,475,634 worldwide 1.4k citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Ssu-Hsin Yu United States · #1,652,587 worldwide 1k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 J.B.D. Cabrera United States · #1,878,150 worldwide 932 citations · 40 works
  9. 9 S. Seereeram United States · #1,931,676 worldwide 591 citations · 25 works
  10. 10 Constantino Rago United States · #1,931,950 worldwide 1k citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Scientific Systems (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Scientific Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from Scientific Systems (United States) is "Fuzzy clustering with a fuzzy covariance matrix" (Donald E. Gustafson, W. Kessel, 1978), with 1,982 citations. Next come "The interleukin‐1 genotype as a severity factor in adult periodontal disease" (1,193) and "Introduction to ROBOTICS mechanics and control" (1,075).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fuzzy clustering with a fuzzy covariance matrix Donald E. Gustafson, W. Kessel Conference paper 1978 1,982
2 The interleukin‐1 genotype as a severity factor in adult periodontal disease Kenneth S. Kornman, Allison Crane, Hwa‐Ying Wang et al. · Journal Of Clinical Periodontology 1997 1,193
3 Introduction to ROBOTICS mechanics and control John Baillieul · IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control May 1987 1,075
4 Peginterferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin versus Interferon Alfa-2a plus Ribavirin for Chronic Hepatitis C in HIV-Coinfected Persons Raymond T. Chung, Janet Andersen, Paul A. Volberding et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 28 Jul 2004 875
5 Lymphocyte subsets in healthy children from birth through 18 years of age William T. Shearer, Howard M. Rosenblatt, Rebecca Sue Gelman et al. · Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Open access Nov 2003 837
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Which keywords describe research at Scientific Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Data Analysis, Normalization, Metabolic Syndrome, Cathode Materials, Public Health, Epidemiology and Machine Learning.

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

All 9 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology2▲ 1.65×21 topics
  2. Gene Expression2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  3. Data Analysis2▲ 22×3 topics
  4. Metabolic Syndrome1▲ 6.2×8 topics
  5. Normalization1▲ 103×2 topics
  6. Public Health1▲ 3.5×8 topics
  7. Deep Learning1▲ 1.28×3 topics
  8. Machine Learning1▲ 1.42×6 topics
  9. Cathode Materials1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Scientific Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Gene expression and cancer classification and Reinforcement Learning in Robotics.

Molecular Biology Techni…1Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…0Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 0 fractional worksGene expression and cancer classification: 0 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 0 fractional worksSatellite Communication Systems: 0 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…0Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksChild Nutrition and Water Access: 0 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceAerospace Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Gene expression and cancer classification Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  9. 9 Child Nutrition and Water Access Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  10. 10 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 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 available9.7%not open90.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Scientific Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% 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 Scientific Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Scientific Systems (United States)0.000084% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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