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Sest (United States)

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Research works
65
▼ 72% vs 2013–17
Citations
550
8.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Sest (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does Sest (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 21.0 works18×
  2. EngineeringField · 50.6 works5.3×
← 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.

    Which keywords describe research at Sest (United States)?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermodynamic Analysis, Optimization, Stirling Engines, Thermoacoustic, Cryogenic Storage, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Energy Storage and Environmental Impact.

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

    Size is fractional works in all years 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. Thermodynamic Analysis16▲ 426×3 topics
    2. Optimization10▲ 29×2 topics
    3. Stirling Engines10▲ 1267×1 topic
    4. Thermoacoustic10▲ 1267×1 topic
    5. Cryogenic Storage10▲ 412×1 topic
    6. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)10▲ 412×1 topic
    7. Energy Storage4▲ 16×5 topics
    8. Environmental Impact4▲ 4.4×3 topics
    9. Heat Transfer3▲ 8.5×7 topics
    10. Organic Rankine Cycle3▲ 269×1 topic
    11. Thermal Management3▲ 15×5 topics
    12. Waste Heat Recovery3▲ 107×1 topic
    13. Energy Efficiency3▲ 5.2×2 topics
    14. Ejectors3▲ 144×1 topic
    15. Refrigerants3▲ 144×1 topic
    16. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.5×5 topics
    17. Ceramic Materials2▲ 29×2 topics
    18. Thermal Analysis2▲ 21×2 topics
    19. Combustion Instabilities2▲ 39×2 topics
    20. Heat Exchangers2▲ 41×2 topics
    21. Power Devices2▲ 41×2 topics
    22. CubeSat2▲ 115×1 topic
    23. small satellite2▲ 115×1 topic
    24. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion2▲ 99×1 topic
    25. Regression Rate Behavior2▲ 99×1 topic
    26. Reliability2▲ 29×1 topic
    27. Tribological Performance2▲ 41×2 topics
    28. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors2▲ 59×1 topic
    29. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 16×2 topics
    30. Renewable Resources2▲ 17×2 topics
    31. Thin Films2▲ 8.4×4 topics
    32. Friction1▲ 30×2 topics
    33. Gas Turbine Engines1▲ 43×2 topics
    34. Material Properties1▲ 16×2 topics
    35. Nanowires1▲ 9.1×2 topics
    36. Polymer Composites1▲ 11×3 topics
    37. Boiling Heat Transfer1▲ 76×1 topic
    38. Composite Materials1▲ 8.7×2 topics
    39. Microchannels1▲ 76×1 topic
    40. Social Sciences1▲ 12×2 topics

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

    By volume: Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems and Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies.

    Advanced Thermodynamic S…10Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines: 10 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic…10Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 10 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exerge…3Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 3 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Co…3Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 3 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…2Spacecraft Design and Technology: 2 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 2 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 2 fractional worksHeat Transfer and Boilin…1Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional works
    Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCeramics and Composites

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

    1. 1 Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines Mechanical Engineering 10 works
    2. 2 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 10 works
    3. 3 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 3 works
    4. 4 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
    5. 5 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
    6. 6 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 2 works
    7. 7 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
    8. 8 Heat Transfer and Boiling Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
    9. 9 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
    10. 10 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available45.5%not open54.5%

    World: 28% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors7.8%domestic only92.2%

    World: 19% is written across borders.

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

    Output in 2018–2022 was 72% lower than in 2013–2017.

    20002005201020152020
    grewheldshrank

    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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