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Sonic Concepts (United States)

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Research works
101
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.5k
14.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Sonic Concepts (United States)

Not ranked overall: Sonic Concepts (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Sonic Concepts (United States) work in?

In all years, 67% of research at Sonic Concepts (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Medicine (14%), Computer Science (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 66.6% of its workEngineering: 49 fractional works · 49.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 18 fractional works · 18.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 12.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 5.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 13.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 11 fractional works · 10.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 7.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKSonic Concepts(United States)101fractional works, all years
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4949.0%
    2. Computer Science65.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy44.4%
    4. Materials Science43.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.8%
    6. Energy10.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    8. Environmental Science00.5%
    1. Medicine1413.8%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences65.6%
    2. Arts and Humanities44.3%
    3. Decision Sciences10.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology43.7%
    2. Neuroscience22.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 5.14× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.42× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience5.14×1 works
  2. Engineering3.42×6 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.48×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.31×0 works
  5. Computer Science1.07×1 works
  6. Medicine0.73×2 works
  7. Social Sciences0.64×1 works
  8. Materials Science0.56×0 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.36×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.21×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Sonic Concepts (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Kyle P. Morrison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sonic Concepts (United States).

  1. 1 Kyle P. Morrison United States · #3,983,772 worldwide 232 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Sonic Concepts (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Sonic Concepts (United States) is "Rotary ultrasonic machining of ceramic matrix composites: feasibility study and designed experiments" (Z.C. Li, Yi Jiao, T.W. Deines et al., 2005), with 279 citations. Next come "Transcranial Focused Ultrasound to the Right Prefrontal Cortex Improves Mood and Alters Functional Connectivity in Humans" (227) and "The Potential Role of Sensory Testing, Skin Biopsy, and Functional Brain Imaging as Biomarkers in Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: IMMPACT Considerations" (155).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Rotary ultrasonic machining of ceramic matrix composites: feasibility study and designed experiments Z.C. Li, Yi Jiao, T.W. Deines et al. · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture 11 Mar 2005 279
2 Transcranial Focused Ultrasound to the Right Prefrontal Cortex Improves Mood and Alters Functional Connectivity in Humans Joseph Lacoste Sanguinetti, Stuart R. Hameroff, Ezra E. Smith et al. · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Open access 28 Feb 2020 227
3 The Potential Role of Sensory Testing, Skin Biopsy, and Functional Brain Imaging as Biomarkers in Chronic Pain Clinical Trials: IMMPACT Considerations Shannon M. Smith et al. · Journal of Pain Open access 28 Feb 2017 155
4 Liver hemostasis using high-intensity focused ultrasound Shahram Vaezy, Roy Worth Martin, Udo P. Schmiedl et al. · Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology Open access 1997 148
5 Rotary ultrasonic machining of CFRP: A comparison with grinding Fuda Ning, Weilong Cong, Zhi Pei et al. · Ultrasonics Open access 10 Nov 2015 145
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Sonic Concepts (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Drug Delivery, Cancer Treatment, Blood-Brain Barrier, Focused Ultrasound, Tool Wear, Clinical Applications, Tissue Elasticity Mapping and Ultrasound Elastography.

▲ 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. Drug Delivery7▲ 14×3 topics
  2. Cancer Treatment7▲ 26×2 topics
  3. Blood-Brain Barrier6▲ 96×1 topic
  4. Focused Ultrasound6▲ 224×1 topic
  5. Tool Wear4▲ 32×2 topics
  6. Clinical Applications4▲ 59×2 topics
  7. Tissue Elasticity Mapping4▲ 224×1 topic
  8. Ultrasound Elastography4▲ 224×1 topic
  9. Damage Detection3▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Guided Lamb Waves3▲ 67×1 topic
  11. Optimization3▲ 6.0×4 topics
  12. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring3▲ 67×1 topic
  13. Process Parameters3▲ 41×3 topics
  14. Surface Roughness3▲ 20×2 topics
  15. Taguchi Method3▲ 50×2 topics
  16. Micromachining3▲ 49×2 topics
  17. Surface Modification3▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Machining2▲ 47×1 topic
  19. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.0×3 topics
  20. Surface Integrity2▲ 47×1 topic
  21. Ultrasound2▲ 22×3 topics
  22. Electrical Discharge Machining2▲ 112×1 topic
  23. Wire EDM2▲ 112×1 topic
  24. Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 15×2 topics
  25. Thermal Behavior2▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Health Monitoring2▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Tomography2▲ 6.8×4 topics
  30. Energy Conversion2▲ 11×4 topics
  31. Flow Measurement2▲ 90×1 topic
  32. Image Processing2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  33. Ultrasonic2▲ 90×1 topic
  34. Machine Vision2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  35. Nanostructured Materials2▲ 8.7×1 topic
  36. Sensors2▲ 12×3 topics
  37. Sonochemistry2▲ 147×1 topic
  38. Acoustic Wave Biosensors2▲ 31×1 topic
  39. High Efficiency2▲ 46×2 topics
  40. Radiation Resistance2▲ 69×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications, Brain Tumor Detection and Classification, Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography and solar cell performance optimization.

Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 1 fractional worksBrain Tumor Detection and Classification: 1 fractional worksUltrasound Imaging and E…1Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography: 1 fractional workssolar cell performance o…1solar cell performance optimization: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 0 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…0Biomedical and Engineering Education: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 0 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringNeurologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Brain Tumor Detection and Classification Neurology 1 works
  3. 3 Ultrasound Imaging and Elastography Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  7. 7 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 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 available34.4%not open65.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% higher 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 Sonic Concepts (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000038% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Sonic Concepts (United States)0.000040% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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