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Sigma Research (United States)

In research, Sigma Research (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,489 of 17,446 worldwide), Life Sciences (#8,432 of 11,023 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,519 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#12,488
of 22,385 · #15,904 all time
Rank in United States
#1,760
of 3,332
Research works
603
▲ 211% vs 2018-21
Citations
9.7k
16.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Sigma Research (United States)

What is Sigma Research (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 #12,489 of 17,446 7.6%287
Life SciencesDomain #8,432 of 11,023 7.8%122
EngineeringField #8,519 of 9,532 7.0%122

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

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Sigma Research (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 24% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (20%), Medicine (13%), Engineering (13%).

Physical Sciences: 84 fractional works · 45.9% of its workComputer Science: 37 fractional works · 20.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 17 fractional works · 9.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSignal Processing: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 13.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 44 fractional works · 24.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 9.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife-span and Life-course Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 13 fractional works · 7.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 7 fractional works · 3.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 16.7% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 13.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Informatics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 13.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workPlant Science: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSigma Research(United States)182fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences13%Physical Sciences46%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences24%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Computer Science3720.2%
    2. Engineering2413.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy63.5%
    4. Environmental Science52.9%
    5. Materials Science42.4%
    6. Chemistry42.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.1%
    8. Mathematics10.5%
    9. Energy10.3%
    1. Social Sciences179.3%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting137.2%
    3. Psychology63.3%
    4. Arts and Humanities41.9%
    5. Decision Sciences21.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.1%
    1. Medicine2413.1%
    2. Health Professions52.6%
    3. Nursing10.7%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences105.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology63.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics52.7%
    4. Neuroscience21.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.5%
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: 1.20× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.63× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 7.68× its world share, 5 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.25× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.60× its world share, 37 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.87× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.56× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.00× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.25× its world share, 13 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 6 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 17 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics7.68×5 works
  2. Computer Science2.60×37 works
  3. Business, Management and Accounting2.25×13 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.56×6 works
  5. Nursing1.42×1 works
  6. Chemistry1.25×4 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.20×10 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.18×2 works
  9. Psychology1.09×6 works
  10. Health Professions1.00×5 works
  11. Veterinary0.94×0 works
  12. Engineering0.87×24 works
  13. Social Sciences0.74×17 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.71×2 works
  15. Materials Science0.69×4 works
  16. Neuroscience0.68×2 works
  17. Medicine0.68×24 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.67×4 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.63×6 works
  20. Environmental Science0.58×5 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.49×1 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×2 works
  23. Mathematics0.47×1 works
  24. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  25. Energy0.35×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Sigma Research (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven R. Hanna, Edward J. Weinstein and David G. Strimaitis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sigma Research (United States).

  1. 1 Steven R. Hanna United States · #900,597 worldwide 11k citations · 228 works
  2. 2 Edward J. Weinstein United States · #1,302,892 worldwide 2.3k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 David G. Strimaitis United States · #3,057,597 worldwide 996 citations · 43 works
  4. 4 Stephen Graham Anthony United States · #3,896,652 worldwide 98 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 John X. Wang United States · #4,043,380 worldwide 221 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Matthew V. Caple United States · #4,571,203 worldwide 113 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Kenneth C. Torres United States · #4,661,091 worldwide 377 citations · 41 works
  8. 8 Elric W. Saaski United States · #4,894,688 worldwide 609 citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Malini Joshi United States · #5,255,701 worldwide 1 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Gary R. Bisson United States · #5,797,587 worldwide 58 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Sigma Research (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Sigma Research (United States) is "A Simple Biosphere Model (SIB) for Use within General Circulation Models" (P. J. Sellers, Yale Mintz, Yogesh C. Sud et al., 1986), with 2,186 citations. Next come "HUPO Plasma Proteome Project specimen collection and handling: Towards the standardization of parameters for plasma proteome samples" (553) and "High-frequency genome editing using ssDNA oligonucleotides with zinc-finger nucleases" (493).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Simple Biosphere Model (SIB) for Use within General Circulation Models P. J. Sellers, Yale Mintz, Yogesh C. Sud et al. · Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences Open access Mar 1986 2,186
2 HUPO Plasma Proteome Project specimen collection and handling: Towards the standardization of parameters for plasma proteome samples Alex J. Rai, Craig A. Gelfand, Bruce C. Haywood et al. · PROTEOMICS 29 Jul 2005 553
3 High-frequency genome editing using ssDNA oligonucleotides with zinc-finger nucleases Fuqiang Chen, Shondra M. Pruett‐Miller, Yuping Huang et al. · Nature Methods Open access 17 Jul 2011 493
4 Star Formation in NGC 5194 (M51a): The Panchromatic View fromGALEXtoSpitzer Daniela Calzetti et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Open access 7 Nov 2005 433
5 Commercial production of avidin from transgenic maize: characterization of transformant, production, processing, extraction and purification Elizabeth E. Hood et al. · Molecular Breeding Aug 1997 370
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sigma Research (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Convolutional Neural Networks, Supply Chain Management, Medical Imaging, Image Processing, Anomaly Detection and Performance Measurement.

▲ 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 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. Deep Learning30▲ 4.8×40 topics
  2. Machine Learning22▲ 3.6×34 topics
  3. Convolutional Neural Networks11▲ 8.3×10 topics
  4. Supply Chain Management8▲ 5.0×9 topics
  5. Artificial Intelligence7▲ 2.7×12 topics
  6. Healthcare7▲ 3.2×12 topics
  7. Neural Networks7▲ 2.4×11 topics
  8. Sustainability6▲ 1.40×18 topics
  9. Big Data6▲ 3.4×8 topics
  10. Medical Imaging6▲ 6.3×5 topics
  11. Image Processing6▲ 7.0×6 topics
  12. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.4×15 topics
  13. Anomaly Detection5▲ 9.4×3 topics
  14. Performance Measurement4▲ 9.2×4 topics
  15. Feature Extraction4▲ 5.4×7 topics
  16. Security4▲ 3.6×10 topics
  17. Classification4▲ 5.1×6 topics
  18. Data Mining4▲ 3.0×5 topics
  19. Lean Manufacturing4▲ 12×2 topics
  20. Internet of Things4▲ 2.5×7 topics
  21. Precision Medicine4▲ 3.9×6 topics
  22. Time Series4▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Transfer Learning4▲ 10×3 topics
  24. Wireless Sensor Networks4▲ 4.3×4 topics
  25. Surveillance3▲ 6.7×3 topics
  26. Collaborative Relationships3▲ 41×1 topic
  27. Environmental Monitoring3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  28. Outlier Detection3▲ 14×1 topic
  29. Total Quality Management3▲ 41×1 topic
  30. Unsupervised3▲ 16×1 topic
  31. IoT Security3▲ 5.7×3 topics
  32. Deep Neural Networks3▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Neural Network3▲ 9.3×3 topics
  34. Medical Image Analysis3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Cybersecurity3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  36. Plant Disease Detection3▲ 14×1 topic
  37. Smart Farming3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Behavioral Analysis2▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Computer-Aided Detection2▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Histopathology Images2▲ 14×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Quality and Supply Management, Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications, Smart Agriculture and AI and AI in cancer detection.

Quality and Supply Manag…3Quality and Supply Management: 3 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techni…3Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI3Smart Agriculture and AI: 3 fractional worksAI in cancer detection2AI in cancer detection: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 2 fractional worksVehicle License Plate Re…2Vehicle License Plate Recognition: 2 fractional worksExplainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 2 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 2 fractional worksHigher Education Governa…2Higher Education Governance and Development: 2 fractional works
Management Information SystemsArtificial IntelligencePlant ScienceRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Quality and Supply Management Management Information Systems 3 works
  2. 2 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  3. 3 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 3 works
  4. 4 AI in cancer detection Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  5. 5 COVID-19 diagnosis using AI Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 2 works
  7. 7 Vehicle License Plate Recognition Media Technology 2 works
  8. 8 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  9. 9 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 2 works
  10. 10 Higher Education Governance and Development Political Science and International Relations 2 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 available44.3%not open55.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.5%domestic only71.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 211% 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 Sigma Research (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00089% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Sigma Research (United States)0.00080% in 202519801990200020102020

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