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Sequoia (United States)

In research, Sequoia (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,538 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,754
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,249
of 7,310
Research works
351
▼ 63% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.9k
25.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
58%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Sequoia (United States)

What is Sequoia (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 #10,538 of 17,446 13.9%157

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

In 2022-now, 40% of research at Sequoia (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 28% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Computer Science (14%), Environmental Science (10%).

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 40.0% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 14.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 27.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 9.0% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 21.1% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 19.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 11.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSequoia (UnitedStates)33fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences21%Social Sciences28%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science514.4%
    2. Environmental Science310.4%
    3. Engineering27.0%
    4. Mathematics24.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.1%
    6. Energy01.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.8%
    8. Chemistry00.7%
    1. Social Sciences39.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities38.6%
    3. Psychology26.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.9%
    5. Decision Sciences00.9%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    1. Medicine619.4%
    2. Health Professions11.7%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences26.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.7%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.6%
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: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.85× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.09× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 4.04× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.01× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.97× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.17× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics4.04×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.97×3 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.17×0 works
  4. Psychology2.17×2 works
  5. Environmental Science2.09×3 works
  6. Computer Science1.85×5 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.26×2 works
  8. Energy1.11×0 works
  9. Medicine1.01×6 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.96×0 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.87×1 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.72×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.71×3 works
  14. Health Professions0.65×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.58×0 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.57×1 works
  17. Engineering0.46×2 works
  18. Chemistry0.43×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.42×0 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.34×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sequoia (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Annie M. Esperanza, Valery Axelrad and Victoria Axelrad lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sequoia (United States).

  1. 1 Annie M. Esperanza United States · #3,826,506 worldwide 185 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Valery Axelrad United States · #5,521,332 worldwide 160 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Victoria Axelrad United States · #5,907,710 worldwide 153 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Sequoia (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Sequoia (United States) is "Generalized linear and generalized additive models in studies of species distributions: setting the scene" (Antoine Guisan, Thomas C. Edwards, Trevor Hastie, 2002), with 2,380 citations. Next come "Molecular analysis of the bacterial microbiota in the human stomach" (1,160) and "Extensions of compressed sensing" (956).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Generalized linear and generalized additive models in studies of species distributions: setting the scene Antoine Guisan, Thomas C. Edwards, Trevor Hastie · Ecological Modelling 21 Oct 2002 2,380
2 Molecular analysis of the bacterial microbiota in the human stomach Elisabeth M. Bik, Paul B. Eckburg, Steven R. Gill et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 4 Jan 2006 1,160
3 Extensions of compressed sensing Yaakov Tsaig, David L. Donoho · Signal Processing 4 Aug 2005 956
4 Simultaneous cartoon and texture image inpainting using morphological component analysis (MCA) Michael Elad, Jean‐Luc Starck, Philippe Querre et al. · Applied and Computational Harmonic Analysis Open access 16 Aug 2005 920
5 An integrated software system for analyzing ChIP-chip and ChIP-seq data Hongkai Ji, Hui Jiang, Wenxiu Ma et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access Nov 2008 732
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sequoia (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Social Network Analysis, Text Analysis, Treatment, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Digital Humanities and Literary History.

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

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning3▲ 2.6×11 topics
  2. Climate Change2▲ 2.3×16 topics
  3. Artificial Intelligence2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  4. Treatment2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 1.30×5 topics
  6. Social Network Analysis2▲ 39×3 topics
  7. Epidemiology1◆ 1.07×7 topics
  8. Text Analysis1▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Innovation1▲ 3.5×3 topics
  10. Digital Humanities1▲ 230×1 topic
  11. Healthcare1▲ 3.0×3 topics
  12. Literary History1▲ 113×1 topic
  13. Biodiversity1▲ 4.2×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Humanities and Scholarship, Psychedelics and Drug Studies, Statistical Methods and Inference and Sexual function and dysfunction studies.

Digital Humanities and S…1Digital Humanities and Scholarship: 1 fractional worksPsychedelics and Drug St…1Psychedelics and Drug Studies: 1 fractional worksStatistical Methods and Inference: 1 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 0 fractional worksBiotechnology and Relate…0Biotechnology and Related Fields: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksMaterials Engineering and Processing: 0 fractional worksNetwork Security and Int…0Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 0 fractional worksMartial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education: 0 fractional worksSports, Gender, and Society: 0 fractional works
Literature and Literary TheoryClinical PsychologyStatistics and ProbabilityPsychiatry and Mental health6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Humanities and Scholarship Literature and Literary Theory 1 works
  2. 2 Psychedelics and Drug Studies Clinical Psychology 1 works
  3. 3 Statistical Methods and Inference Statistics and Probability 1 works
  4. 4 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  5. 5 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  6. 6 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  7. 7 Materials Engineering and Processing Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 0 works
  9. 9 Martial Arts: Techniques, Psychology, and Education Safety Research 0 works
  10. 10 Sports, Gender, and Society Gender Studies 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 available57.9%not open42.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 63% lower 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 Sequoia (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Sequoia (United States)0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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