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Spectra Research (United States)

In research, Spectra Research (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,215 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,290 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,650 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,270
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,252
of 8,685
Research works
741
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
9.7k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Spectra Research (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 #3,215 of 21,541 17.9%651
EngineeringField #3,290 of 11,412 17.7%372
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,650 of 4,248 19.7%247
Physics and AstronomyField #1,564 of 3,663 23.8%142

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Spectra Research (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: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.85× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 2.73× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 9.73× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.73× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.13× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Spectra Research (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, David Welch, R.G. Waarts and D. Mehuys lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spectra Research (United States).

  1. 1 David Welch United States · #124,652 worldwide 413 citations · 117 works
  2. 2 R.G. Waarts United States · #166,501 worldwide 195 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 D. Mehuys United States · #350,342 worldwide 120 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 John A. Reffner United States · #989,703 worldwide 31 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Donald R. Scifres United States · #1,248,228 worldwide 8 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Spectra Research (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Spectra Research (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Raman Spectroscopy, Cancer Detection, Biomedical Imaging, Infrared Spectroscopy, Multivariate Calibration, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Molecular Crystals and Noncovalent Interactions.

▲ 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 11 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 33×3 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 1.76×7 topics
  3. Cancer Detection2▲ 75×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.32×7 topics
  5. Biomedical Imaging1▲ 83×1 topic
  6. Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 144×1 topic
  7. Multivariate Calibration1▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 55×1 topic
  9. Molecular Crystals1▲ 181×1 topic
  10. Noncovalent Interactions1▲ 181×1 topic
  11. Vibration Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics

Which research topics does Spectra Research (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research, Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Crystallography and molecular interactions and Energetic Materials and Combustion.

Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional worksCrystallography and mole…1Crystallography and molecular interactions: 1 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …1Energetic Materials and Combustion: 1 fractional worksMachine Fault Diagnosis Techniques: 1 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksHistorical and Literary …1Historical and Literary Studies: 1 fractional worksAcoustic Wave Phenomena Research: 0 fractional worksNoise Effects and Management: 0 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 0 fractional works
BiophysicsAnalytical ChemistryPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryMechanics of Materials5 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Crystallography and molecular interactions Physical and Theoretical Chemistry 1 works
  4. 4 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  5. 5 Machine Fault Diagnosis Techniques Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 1 works
  7. 7 Historical and Literary Studies Anthropology 1 works
  8. 8 Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Noise Effects and Management Speech and Hearing 0 works
  10. 10 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 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 available15.2%not open84.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.9%domestic only89.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Spectra Research (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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