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Sonoma Technology (United States)

In research, Sonoma Technology (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,467 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Environmental Science — Environmental Science is 11.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#15,844
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,461
of 8,685
Research works
244
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.6k
39.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Sonoma Technology (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 #9,467 of 21,541 26.0%180

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sonoma Technology (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Sonoma Technology (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Environmental Science takes 11.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Environmental ScienceField · 25.3 works12×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.84× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 11.70× its world share, 25 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 1.58× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 11.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sonoma Technology (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Fred Lurmann, Paul Roberts and Frederick Lurmann lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sonoma Technology (United States).

  1. 1 Fred Lurmann United States · #102,740 worldwide 302 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Paul Roberts United States · #356,892 worldwide 75 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Frederick Lurmann United States · #779,889 worldwide 99 citations · 32 works
  4. 4 M. McCarthy United States · #1,516,250 worldwide 10 citations · 29 works
All ranked researchers at Sonoma Technology (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Sonoma Technology (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mortality, Particulate Matter, Health Effects, Oxidative Stress, Cardiovascular Disease, Global Burden of Disease, Air Pollution and Fine Particulate Air Pollution.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Mortality12▲ 47×2 topics
  2. Particulate Matter10▲ 155×2 topics
  3. Health Effects10▲ 38×4 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Cardiovascular Disease9▲ 19×4 topics
  6. Global Burden of Disease9▲ 82×2 topics
  7. Air Pollution9▲ 157×1 topic
  8. Fine Particulate Air Pollution9▲ 213×1 topic
  9. Public Health7▲ 11×7 topics
  10. Climate Change6▲ 5.2×15 topics
  11. Epidemiology4▲ 2.6×11 topics
  12. Renewable Energy4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  13. Genetics4▲ 12×4 topics
  14. Infectious Diseases3▲ 24×3 topics
  15. Household Fuel Use3▲ 102×1 topic
  16. Human Health3▲ 46×2 topics
  17. Indoor Air Pollution3▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Air Quality3▲ 39×3 topics
  19. Global Warming3▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Vulnerability3▲ 32×2 topics
  21. Heat Waves3▲ 110×1 topic
  22. Temperature3▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Biomarkers3▲ 9.4×2 topics
  24. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  25. Environmental Exposure3▲ 59×1 topic
  26. Exposome3▲ 186×1 topic
  27. Machine Learning2▲ 1.57×3 topics
  28. Atmospheric Aerosols2▲ 85×1 topic
  29. Black Carbon2▲ 85×1 topic
  30. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Air Quality Monitoring2▲ 62×1 topic
  32. Ecosystem Resilience2▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Low-Cost Sensors2▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  35. Forest Fires1▲ 73×1 topic
  36. Risk Assessment1▲ 4.8×3 topics
  37. Wildfire Activity1▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Inflammation1▲ 1.44×6 topics
  39. Chronic Disease1▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Resilience1▲ 4.8×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Air Quality and Health Impacts, Energy and Environment Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Air Quality and Health I…9Air Quality and Health Impacts: 9 fractional worksEnergy and Environment I…3Energy and Environment Impacts: 3 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…3Climate Change and Health Impacts: 3 fractional worksHealth, Environment, Cognitive Aging: 3 fractional worksAtmospheric chemistry and aerosols: 2 fractional worksAir Quality Monitoring a…2Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting: 2 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksBirth, Development, and Health: 1 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease: 1 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 1 fractional works
Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisPollutionAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Air Quality and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 9 works
  2. 2 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 3 works
  3. 3 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  4. 4 Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 3 works
  5. 5 Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols Atmospheric Science 2 works
  6. 6 Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting Environmental Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Birth, Development, and Health Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  9. 9 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  10. 10 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 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 available49.9%not open50.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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.

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