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Southwest Sciences (United States)

In research, Southwest Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,874 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,389
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,938
of 8,685
Research works
212
▼ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.2k
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

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 #7,874 of 21,541 13.6%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 6.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.90× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.41× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 1.06× 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, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Daniel J. Kane, Charles R. Greene and Joel A. Silver lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southwest Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Daniel J. Kane United States · #65,440 worldwide 334 citations · 30 works
  2. 2 Charles R. Greene United States · #223,395 worldwide 120 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Joel A. Silver United States · #354,665 worldwide 121 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 W. John Richardson United States · #483,148 worldwide 134 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 David S. Bomse United States · #502,237 worldwide 104 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 Alan C. Stanton United States · #593,340 worldwide 64 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Kristen A. Peterson United States · #1,594,982 worldwide 9 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Southwest Sciences (United States)

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 2022–2025: Marine animal studies overview, Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment, Dermatological diseases and infestations and Underwater Acoustics Research.

Marine animal studies ov…0Marine animal studies overview: 0 fractional worksSyphilis Diagnosis and T…0Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksDermatological diseases …0Dermatological diseases and infestations: 0 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…0Underwater Acoustics Research: 0 fractional worksNail Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksReligious Tourism and Spaces: 0 fractional worksChinese history and phil…0Chinese history and philosophy: 0 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…0Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 0 fractional works
EcologyPhysiologyInfectious DiseasesOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 0 works
  2. 2 Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment Physiology 0 works
  3. 3 Dermatological diseases and infestations Infectious Diseases 0 works
  4. 4 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 0 works
  5. 5 Nail Diseases and Treatments Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Religious Tourism and Spaces Geography, Planning and Development 0 works
  7. 7 Chinese history and philosophy Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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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