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Spectral Sciences (United States)

In research, Spectral Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,792 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,668
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,004
of 8,685
Research works
302
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.6k
21.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is Spectral 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 #7,792 of 21,541 15.1%278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Spectral 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.90× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.26× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.19× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.22× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.31× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.30× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Lawrence S. Bernstein, James H. Chetwynd and Alexander Berk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Spectral Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Lawrence S. Bernstein United States · #107,530 worldwide 312 citations · 73 works
  2. 2 James H. Chetwynd United States · #258,509 worldwide 312 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Alexander Berk United States · #345,071 worldwide 246 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Prabhat K. Acharya United States · #359,808 worldwide 175 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 S. M. Adler‐Golden United States · #536,243 worldwide 143 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Steven C. Richtsmeier United States · #795,306 worldwide 74 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 John Gruninger United States · #871,997 worldwide 70 citations · 24 works
  8. 8 Ming-Kai Tse United States · #888,221 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Robert Sundberg United States · #905,404 worldwide 44 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Steven M. Adler‐Golden United States · #1,027,632 worldwide 90 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Spectral Sciences (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Spectral Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Sparse Representation, Deep Learning, Hyperspectral, Detection, Infrared, Small Target and Support Vector Machines.

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

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Remote Sensing7▲ 21×12 topics
  2. Deep Learning3▲ 3.6×7 topics
  3. Sparse Representation3▲ 54×2 topics
  4. Detection2▲ 28×2 topics
  5. Hyperspectral2▲ 99×2 topics
  6. Infrared2▲ 240×1 topic
  7. Small Target2▲ 240×1 topic
  8. Support Vector Machines2▲ 24×2 topics
  9. Machine Learning2▲ 1.98×5 topics
  10. On-Orbit Performance2▲ 549×1 topic
  11. Radiometric Calibration2▲ 549×1 topic
  12. Image Analysis2▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Change Detection1▲ 84×1 topic
  14. Classification1▲ 13×1 topic
  15. Climate1▲ 67×2 topics
  16. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 7.3×3 topics
  17. Data Assimilation1▲ 34×1 topic
  18. Ensemble Kalman Filter1▲ 53×1 topic
  19. Drug Resistance1▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Climate Change1▲ 1.60×2 topics
  21. Green Roofs1▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Hyperspectral Imaging1▲ 15×3 topics
  23. Satellite Observations1▲ 44×2 topics
  24. Urban Heat Island1▲ 44×1 topic
  25. Cancer Stem Cells1▲ 92×1 topic
  26. Decellularization1▲ 122×1 topic
  27. Extracellular Matrix1▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Tumor Metastasis1▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Wavelet Transform1▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Infrared Target Detection Methodologies, Calibration and Measurement Techniques, Remote-Sensing Image Classification and Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations.

Infrared Target Detectio…2Infrared Target Detection Methodologies: 2 fractional worksCalibration and Measurem…2Calibration and Measurement Techniques: 2 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Cla…1Remote-Sensing Image Classification: 1 fractional worksMeteorological Phenomena…1Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations: 1 fractional worksUrban Heat Island Mitigation: 1 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 1 fractional worksTissue Engineering and R…1Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 1 fractional worksAtmospheric aerosols and clouds: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Image Fusion Techniques: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMedia TechnologyAtmospheric ScienceEnvironmental Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Calibration and Measurement Techniques Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 1 works
  4. 4 Meteorological Phenomena and Simulations Atmospheric Science 1 works
  5. 5 Urban Heat Island Mitigation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 1 works
  7. 7 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 1 works
  8. 8 Atmospheric aerosols and clouds Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Image Fusion Techniques Media Technology 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 available15.1%not open84.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.7%domestic only91.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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