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Southwest Sciences (United States)

In research, Southwest Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,023 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,621
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,780
of 7,310
Research works
212
▼ 61% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.2k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
7%
world 18%
Southwest Sciences (United States)

What is Southwest Sciences (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 #11,023 of 17,446 12.1%172

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

In all years, 81% of research at Southwest Sciences (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Chemistry (15%), Physics and Astronomy (14%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 172 fractional works · 81.3% of its workEngineering: 66 fractional works · 31.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 28 fractional works · 13.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 6.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 31 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 27 fractional works · 13.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 13.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 20 fractional works · 9.5% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInstrumentation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 20 fractional works · 9.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 8 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 19 fractional works · 8.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 12 fractional works · 5.4% of its workOceanography: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPaleontology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 15 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 3.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiophysics: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthwestSciences (United…212fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences81%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences6%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6631.0%
    2. Chemistry3114.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy2913.6%
    4. Environmental Science209.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences198.9%
    6. Computer Science31.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering21.0%
    8. Materials Science21.0%
    9. Energy00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Medicine125.6%
    2. Health Professions31.5%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences73.3%
    2. Decision Sciences21.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.3%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology83.6%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
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: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 8.11× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.47× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.95× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.82× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.80× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences8.11×1 works
  2. Environmental Science2.95×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy1.82×0 works
  4. Engineering1.47×1 works
  5. Health Professions1.32×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.22×0 works
  7. Medicine1.08×1 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.84×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.80×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.79×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.73×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.48×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.45×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southwest Sciences (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, W. John Richardson, Charles R. Greene and Joel A. Silver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 W. John Richardson United States · #1,361,240 worldwide 4.4k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Charles R. Greene United States · #2,168,789 worldwide 3.2k citations · 112 works
  3. 3 Joel A. Silver United States · #2,244,189 worldwide 2.3k citations · 83 works
  4. 4 Charles I. Malme United States · #2,794,944 worldwide 941 citations · 58 works
  5. 5 D. C. Hovde United States · #2,822,489 worldwide 1.2k citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Daniel J. Kane United States · #3,078,075 worldwide 5.3k citations · 139 works
  7. 7 Mark E. Paige United States · #3,173,196 worldwide 671 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Denis H. Thomson United States · #3,896,676 worldwide 539 citations · 25 works
  9. 9 Kristen A. Peterson United States · #4,001,037 worldwide 1.3k citations · 74 works
  10. 10 Shin-Juh Chen United States · #4,312,465 worldwide 339 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest Sciences (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Southwest Sciences (United States)?

The most cited paper from Southwest Sciences (United States) is "Measuring ultrashort laser pulses in the time-frequency domain using frequency-resolved optical gating" (Rick P. Trebino, Kenneth W. DeLong, David N. Fittinghoff et al., 1997), with 1,495 citations. Next come "Characterization of arbitrary femtosecond pulses using frequency-resolved optical gating" (875) and "Using phase retrieval to measure the intensity and phase of ultrashort pulses: frequency-resolved optical gating" (677).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measuring ultrashort laser pulses in the time-frequency domain using frequency-resolved optical gating Rick P. Trebino, Kenneth W. DeLong, David N. Fittinghoff et al. · Review of Scientific Instruments Sep 1997 1,495
2 Characterization of arbitrary femtosecond pulses using frequency-resolved optical gating Daniel J. Kane, Rick P. Trebino · IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics 1993 875
3 Using phase retrieval to measure the intensity and phase of ultrashort pulses: frequency-resolved optical gating Rick P. Trebino, Daniel J. Kane · Journal of the Optical Society of America A May 1993 677
4 Frequency-modulation spectroscopy for trace species detection: theory and comparison among experimental methods Joel A. Silver · Applied Optics 20 Feb 1992 558
5 Single-shot measurement of the intensity and phase of an arbitrary ultrashort pulse by using frequency-resolved optical gating Daniel J. Kane, Rick P. Trebino · Optics Letters 15 May 1993 499
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Which keywords describe research at Southwest Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Breath Analysis, Gas Sensing, Spectroscopic Databases, Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers, Frequency Conversion, Electric Discharge, Laser Oscillation and Nonlinear Optics.

▲ 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. Breath Analysis27▲ 91×2 topics
  2. Gas Sensing26▲ 153×2 topics
  3. Spectroscopic Databases26▲ 212×1 topic
  4. Terahertz Quantum-Cascade Lasers26▲ 212×1 topic
  5. Frequency Conversion18▲ 85×3 topics
  6. Electric Discharge17▲ 226×1 topic
  7. Laser Oscillation17▲ 226×1 topic
  8. Climate Change11▲ 2.0×20 topics
  9. Nonlinear Optics11▲ 29×4 topics
  10. Biomedical Applications11▲ 4.7×9 topics
  11. Molecular Dynamics11▲ 20×3 topics
  12. In Vivo Imaging9▲ 47×2 topics
  13. Hydraulic Fracturing9▲ 34×2 topics
  14. Water Quality8▲ 9.5×4 topics
  15. Natural Gas8▲ 40×2 topics
  16. Satellite Observations8▲ 33×2 topics
  17. Tomography8▲ 14×4 topics
  18. Emissions8▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Methane8▲ 62×1 topic
  20. Shale Gas8▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Attosecond Physics7▲ 80×1 topic
  22. High-Harmonic Generation7▲ 80×1 topic
  23. Cancer Detection6▲ 42×2 topics
  24. Acoustic Communication6▲ 44×2 topics
  25. Biosensors5▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Ozone Depletion5▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Population Dynamics5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  28. Stratospheric Water Vapor5▲ 44×1 topic
  29. Acoustic Techniques5▲ 62×1 topic
  30. Conservation5▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Molecular Imaging5▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Seafloor Mapping5▲ 62×1 topic
  33. Optoacoustic Techniques5▲ 64×1 topic
  34. Photoacoustic Imaging5▲ 64×1 topic
  35. Vibrational Spectroscopy5▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Anthropogenic Noise5▲ 66×1 topic
  37. Marine Mammals5▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Optical Interconnects4▲ 27×1 topic
  39. Semiconductor Lasers4▲ 22×1 topic
  40. Raman Lasers4▲ 12×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Marine animal studies overview, Underwater Acoustics Research, Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment and Nail Diseases and Treatments.

Marine animal studies ov…0Marine animal studies overview: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…0Underwater Acoustics Research: 0 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and T…0Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatm…0Nail Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksDermatological diseases and infestations: 0 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 0 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…0Photonic and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksSeismic Waves and Analysis: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…0Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 0 fractional works
EcologyOceanographyPhysiologyEpidemiology4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 0 works
  3. 3 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 0 works
  4. 4 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  5. 5 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 0 works
  6. 6 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Seismic Waves and Analysis Geophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available14.7%not open85.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.4%domestic only92.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 61% lower 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 Southwest Sciences (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000019% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Southwest Sciences (United States)0.000043% in 20251990200020102020

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