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Sterling Research Group

In research, Sterling Research Group stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,623 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,497 of 11,412 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,779 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,591
of 28,054 · #3,974 all time
Rank in United States
#2,699
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Sterling Research Group 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 #2,623 of 21,541 21.9%769
EngineeringField #3,497 of 11,412 24.6%254
Social SciencesDomain #6,779 of 16,945 12.0%392
Health SciencesDomain #9,712 of 20,462 15.9%216
Social SciencesField #5,587 of 10,206 14.3%134
MedicineField #10,644 of 17,978 16.0%180
Life SciencesDomain #9,585 of 14,347 12.9%176
ChemistryField #2,440 of 3,369 26.0%137

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sterling Research Group 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: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.61× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.51× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.41× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.85× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.41× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.12× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.39× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.38× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.67× its world share, 12 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.94× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.72× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.45× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.52× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Environmental Science, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Sterling Research Group?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Floreen and Brian Beach lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sterling Research Group.

  1. 1 S. Floreen United States · #463,344 worldwide 105 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 Brian Beach United States · #549,133 worldwide 29 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Sterling Research Group

Which keywords describe research at Sterling Research Group?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Biodiversity, Ecological Niche, Species Distribution Modeling, Conservation, Big Data, Avian Ecology and Migration Patterns.

▲ 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 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. Climate Change10▲ 4.0×11 topics
  2. Biodiversity6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  3. Sustainable Development4▲ 2.8×10 topics
  4. Big Data4▲ 4.9×6 topics
  5. Conservation3▲ 8.6×3 topics
  6. Ecological Niche3▲ 65×1 topic
  7. Globalization3▲ 1.90×7 topics
  8. Species Distribution Modeling3▲ 65×1 topic
  9. Sustainability3▲ 1.45×7 topics
  10. Avian Ecology3▲ 148×1 topic
  11. Migration Patterns3▲ 123×1 topic
  12. Invasive Species3▲ 7.1×3 topics
  13. Supply Chain Management3▲ 3.2×6 topics
  14. Financial Performance3▲ 5.1×5 topics
  15. Entrepreneurship2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  16. Energy Efficiency2▲ 2.5×3 topics
  17. Social Impact2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  18. Ecosystem2▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Regional Development2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  20. Sagebrush2▲ 145×1 topic
  21. Shareholder Value2▲ 20×2 topics
  22. Central Asia2▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Regulation2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  24. Conflict2▲ 11×2 topics
  25. International Law2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  27. Distributed Systems2▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Monetary Policy2▲ 7.4×3 topics
  29. Afghanistan2▲ 65×1 topic
  30. Cloud Computing2▲ 5.9×1 topic
  31. Gender Equality2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  32. MapReduce2▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Pakistan2▲ 65×1 topic
  34. Cyperus1▲ 116×1 topic
  35. Federalism1▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Latin America1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  37. Phylogeny1▲ 9.6×1 topic
  38. Atomic Magnetometer1▲ 42×1 topic
  39. Financial Crisis1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Hyperpolarized Gases1▲ 42×1 topic

Which research topics does Sterling Research Group publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Species Distribution and Climate Change, Avian ecology and behavior, Rangeland and Wildlife Management and Cloud Computing and Resource Management.

Species Distribution and Climate Change: 3 fractional worksAvian ecology and behavior: 3 fractional worksRangeland and Wildlife M…2Rangeland and Wildlife Management: 2 fractional worksCloud Computing and Reso…2Cloud Computing and Resource Management: 2 fractional worksPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East: 2 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 1 fractional worksBotany, Ecology, and Tax…1Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies: 1 fractional worksLaw, logistics, and international trade: 1 fractional worksData Analysis with R1Data Analysis with R: 1 fractional worksCorporate Social Responsibility Reporting: 1 fractional works
Ecological ModelingEcologyInformation SystemsPolitical Science and International Relations5 others

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

  1. 1 Species Distribution and Climate Change Ecological Modeling 3 works
  2. 2 Avian ecology and behavior Ecology 3 works
  3. 3 Rangeland and Wildlife Management Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 Cloud Computing and Resource Management Information Systems 2 works
  5. 5 Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  7. 7 Botany, Ecology, and Taxonomy Studies Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Law, logistics, and international trade Accounting 1 works
  9. 9 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting Strategy and Management 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 available19.7%not open80.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.2%domestic only90.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Sterling Research Group's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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