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Starfire Systems (United States)

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Research works
41
▲ 157% vs 2018-21
Citations
668
16.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Starfire Systems (United States)

Not ranked overall: Starfire Systems (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Starfire Systems (United States) work in?

In all years, 78% of research at Starfire Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Computer Science (15%), Materials Science (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 77.6% of its workEngineering: 16 fractional works · 38.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 15.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 14.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKStarfire Systems(United States)41fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences78%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences14%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1638.7%
    2. Computer Science615.0%
    3. Materials Science410.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy36.6%
    5. Chemistry13.4%
    6. Environmental Science12.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.8%
    1. Social Sciences36.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.6%
    3. Psychology12.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
    1. Health Professions12.3%
    2. Medicine12.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.1%
    2. Neuroscience00.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Computer Science: 3.46× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.31× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.52× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.46×1 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance3.15×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.53×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.52×0 works
  5. Psychology2.21×0 works
  6. Environmental Science2.03×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.34×0 works
  8. Engineering1.31×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.53×0 works
  10. Medicine0.14×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Starfire Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter Sherwood and Susan E. Hayes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Starfire Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Walter Sherwood United States · #3,017,391 worldwide 253 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Susan E. Hayes United States · #3,197,664 worldwide 288 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Starfire Systems (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Starfire Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from Starfire Systems (United States) is "The melting of silicon nanocrystals: Submicron thin-film structures derived from nanocrystal precursors" (Avery N. Goldstein, 1996), with 154 citations. Next come "High Yield Polycarbosilane Precursors to Stoichiometric SiC. Synthesis, Pyrolysis and Application" (63) and "Methylene-bridged carbosilanes and polycarbosilanes as precursors to silicon carbide—from ceramic composites to SiC nanomaterials" (49).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The melting of silicon nanocrystals: Submicron thin-film structures derived from nanocrystal precursors Avery N. Goldstein · Applied Physics A 1996 154
2 High Yield Polycarbosilane Precursors to Stoichiometric SiC. Synthesis, Pyrolysis and Application Leonard V. Interrante, C.W. Whitmarsh, Walter Sherwood et al. · MRS Proceedings 1994 63
3 Methylene-bridged carbosilanes and polycarbosilanes as precursors to silicon carbide—from ceramic composites to SiC nanomaterials Cheng Qing-min, Leonard V. Interrante, Michael A. Lienhard et al. · Journal of the European Ceramic Society 14 Sep 2004 49
4 Synthesis and Ceramic Conversion Reactions of 9-BBN-Modified Allylhydridopolycarbosilane: A New Single-Source Precursor to Boron-Modified Silicon Carbide Alexis R. Puerta, Edward E. Remsen, Mark Bradley et al. · Chemistry of Materials 18 Dec 2002 47
5 Realization of a 50-watt facility-class sodium guidestar pump laser Craig A. Denman, Paul D. Hillman, Gerald T. Moore et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paper 27 Apr 2005 46
All 49 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Starfire Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering, Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Oxidation Resistance, Ceramic Materials, High-Temperature Applications and Microstructure.

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

All 27 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles3▲ 5.2×7 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  3. Sintering2▲ 39×2 topics
  4. Spark Plasma Sintering2▲ 53×2 topics
  5. Deep Learning2▲ 2.8×8 topics
  6. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 32×2 topics
  7. Ceramic Materials2▲ 41×1 topic
  8. High-Temperature Applications2▲ 71×1 topic
  9. Microstructure2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  10. Catalysis2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  11. Machine Learning2▲ 1.69×5 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications1▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Neural Networks1▲ 2.7×3 topics
  14. Quantum1▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Security1▲ 6.7×4 topics
  17. Semiconductor1▲ 8.6×2 topics
  18. Smart Grid1▲ 9.8×3 topics
  19. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  20. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  21. Recycled Materials1▲ 40×2 topics
  22. Rheology1▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 5.8×2 topics
  24. Neural Machine Translation1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Power System1▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Remote Sensing1▲ 2.2×2 topics
  27. Statistical Machine Translation1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Starfire Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Topic Modeling, Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies, Health and Well-being Studies and Optical Wireless Communication Technologies.

Topic Modeling1Topic Modeling: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksHealth and Well-being Studies: 0 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional worksTechnology Use by Older Adults: 0 fractional worksRegional Development and Management Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Text Analysis T…0Advanced Text Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksMachine Learning in Healthcare: 0 fractional worksUrban Green Space and Health: 0 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 0 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceMolecular BiologyClinical PsychologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  2. 2 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Health and Well-being Studies Clinical Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Technology Use by Older Adults Demography 0 works
  6. 6 Regional Development and Management Studies Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced Text Analysis Techniques Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Machine Learning in Healthcare Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Urban Green Space and Health Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 0 works
  10. 10 Optical Network Technologies 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 available23.0%not open77.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Starfire Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 157% higher 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 Starfire Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000060% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Starfire Systems (United States)0.0000085% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Starfire Systems (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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