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Sotera Defense Solutions (United States)

In research, Sotera Defense Solutions (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,769 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.1× its share of world research.

World rank, all time
#15,391
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,359
of 8,685
Research works
182
▼ 89% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is Sotera Defense Solutions (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 #8,769 of 21,541 19.5%167

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sotera Defense Solutions (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 Sotera Defense Solutions (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 66.5 works10×
  2. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 22.9 works9.1×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 3.54× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.69× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 6.25× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksMedicineSocial Sciences: 2.27× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Sotera Defense Solutions (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Photovoltaics, Fiber Lasers, Gas Sensing, Nonlinear Optics, Solar Cells, Frequency Conversion, Semiconductor and Biosensors.

▲ 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. Photovoltaics14▲ 32×4 topics
  2. Fiber Lasers14▲ 53×3 topics
  3. Gas Sensing14▲ 94×2 topics
  4. Nonlinear Optics14▲ 43×4 topics
  5. Solar Cells12▲ 21×6 topics
  6. Frequency Conversion12▲ 63×3 topics
  7. Semiconductor11▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Biosensors11▲ 11×8 topics
  9. Quantum Dots10▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Raman Lasers10▲ 32×2 topics
  11. Nanocrystals8▲ 19×5 topics
  12. Breath Analysis8▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Nanowires8▲ 18×4 topics
  14. Microwave Photonics7▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Spectroscopic Databases7▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers7▲ 71×1 topic
  17. Band Parameters7▲ 31×2 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits7▲ 16×3 topics
  19. Microresonators7▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Optical Fiber7▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Photonic Crystals6▲ 23×4 topics
  22. High-Power Laser6▲ 151×1 topic
  23. Nanoelectronics6▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Supercontinuum Generation6▲ 151×1 topic
  25. Optical Modulators6▲ 16×3 topics
  26. Crystal Growth6▲ 9.9×5 topics
  27. Semiconductor Lasers6▲ 34×2 topics
  28. Optical Frequency Combs6▲ 41×1 topic
  29. Optical Properties6▲ 28×3 topics
  30. Ultrafast Lasers6▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Bioimaging6▲ 13×4 topics
  32. Excitons6▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Optical Interconnects6▲ 38×1 topic
  34. Single-Photon Source6▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)6▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Solid-State Lasers5▲ 98×1 topic
  37. Ytterbium5▲ 98×1 topic
  38. Spectroscopy5▲ 8.7×4 topics
  39. Biological Detection5▲ 23×2 topics
  40. Electric Discharge5▲ 78×1 topic

Which research topics does Sotera Defense Solutions (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Urban and sociocultural dynamics, Indigenous Studies in Latin America, Indigenous Health and Education and HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions.

  1. 1 Urban and sociocultural dynamics Urban Studies 0 works
  2. 2 Indigenous Studies in Latin America Cultural Studies 0 works
  3. 3 Indigenous Health and Education General Health Professions 0 works
  4. 4 HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Digital Economy Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  10. 10 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 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 available15.8%not open84.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.9%domestic only90.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sotera Defense Solutions (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 89% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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