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Stirling Technology (United States)

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Research works
42
▼ 100% vs 2018-21
Citations
301
7.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
6%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Stirling Technology (United States)

Not ranked overall: Stirling Technology (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Stirling Technology (United States) work in?

In all years, 92% of research at Stirling Technology (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (82%), Energy (8%), Medicine (6%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 39 fractional works · 92.0% of its workEngineering: 34 fractional works · 81.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 53.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 20.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 8.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workALL ITS WORKStirlingTechnology…42fractional works, all years
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences6%

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 3 domains and 7 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering3481.6%
    2. Energy38.3%
    3. Environmental Science11.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    1. Medicine25.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.7%
    2. Neuroscience00.8%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Stirling Technology (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 30.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 22.4 works30×
  2. EngineeringField · 34.3 works5.6×
  3. Physical SciencesDomain · 38.6 works2.3×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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.

    Who are the top researchers at Stirling Technology (United States)?

    Ranked on the quality score, Allen A. Peterson, Peter Riggle and J.E. Noble lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Stirling Technology (United States).

    1. 1 Allen A. Peterson United States · #2,758,898 worldwide 285 citations · 15 works
    2. 2 Peter Riggle United States · #4,328,904 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
    3. 3 J.E. Noble United States · #4,373,875 worldwide 63 citations · 15 works
    4. 4 S. Grant Emigh United States · #4,439,618 worldwide 21 citations · 16 works
    5. 5 Maurice A. White United States · #5,106,050 worldwide 162 citations · 28 works
    6. 6 B.A. Ross United States · #5,281,338 worldwide 100 citations · 35 works
    All ranked researchers at Stirling Technology (United States)

    What are the most cited papers from Stirling Technology (United States)?

    The most cited paper from Stirling Technology (United States) is "Technology demonstration of a free-piston stirling advanced radioisotope space power system" (Maurice A. White, Songgang Qiu, Ronald W. Olan et al., 1999), with 33 citations. Next come "Flexure Design and Testing for STC Stirling Convertors" (23) and "Developing a Free-Piston Stirling Convertor for advanced radioisotope space power systems" (22).

    Most cited papers
    #PaperReleasedCitations
    1 Technology demonstration of a free-piston stirling advanced radioisotope space power system Maurice A. White, Songgang Qiu, Ronald W. Olan et al. · AIP conference proceedings Conference paper 1999 33
    2 Flexure Design and Testing for STC Stirling Convertors Songgang Qiu, Allen A. Peterson, Jack Augenblick · 1st International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC) Conference paper 26 Jun 2003 23
    3 Developing a Free-Piston Stirling Convertor for advanced radioisotope space power systems Songgang Qiu, John Augenblick, Maurice A. White et al. · AIP conference proceedings Conference paper 2002 22
    4 Positive results from a free-piston Stirling engine technology demonstration program for advanced radioisotope space power systems Maurice A. White, Songgang Qiu, Jack Augenblick et al. Conference paper 24 Jul 2000 16
    5 New linear reciprocating machine with stationary permanent magnets Ion G. Boldea, S.A. Nasar, B. Penswick et al. Conference paper 23 Dec 2002 16
    All 49 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

    Which keywords describe research at Stirling Technology (United States)?

    By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermodynamic Analysis, Stirling Engines, Thermoacoustic, Cryogenic Storage, Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Environmental Impact, Ejectors and Refrigerants.

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

    All 24 words, with their numbers
    1. Thermodynamic Analysis20▲ 869×3 topics
    2. Stirling Engines12▲ 2341×1 topic
    3. Thermoacoustic12▲ 2341×1 topic
    4. Cryogenic Storage7▲ 483×1 topic
    5. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)7▲ 483×1 topic
    6. Environmental Impact7▲ 12×2 topics
    7. Ejectors6▲ 503×1 topic
    8. Refrigerants6▲ 503×1 topic
    9. Energy Storage4▲ 21×2 topics
    10. Renewable Energy3▲ 6.5×4 topics
    11. Organic Rankine Cycle3▲ 376×1 topic
    12. Waste Heat Recovery3▲ 150×1 topic
    13. Public Health2▲ 2.9×3 topics
    14. Sustainability2▲ 2.1×2 topics
    15. Heat Transfer1▲ 5.5×3 topics
    16. Solar Energy1▲ 15×2 topics
    17. Nb3Sn Conductor1▲ 66×1 topic
    18. Photovoltaic/Thermal Hybrid Technology1▲ 77×1 topic
    19. Solar Thermal Collectors1▲ 77×1 topic
    20. Superconducting Magnets1▲ 66×1 topic
    21. Biomedical Science1▲ 113×1 topic
    22. Electrolysis1▲ 75×1 topic
    23. Health Research1▲ 38×1 topic
    24. Hydrogen1▲ 48×1 topic

    Which research topics does Stirling Technology (United States) publish most on?

    By volume: Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines, Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies and Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems.

    Advanced Thermodynamic S…12Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines: 12 fractional worksSpacecraft and Cryogenic…7Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies: 7 fractional worksRefrigeration and Air Co…6Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies: 6 fractional worksThermodynamic and Exerge…3Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems: 3 fractional worksSuperconducting Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksSolar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 1 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksHybrid Renewable Energy Systems: 1 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 1 fractional works
    Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment2 others

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

    1. 1 Advanced Thermodynamic Systems and Engines Mechanical Engineering 12 works
    2. 2 Spacecraft and Cryogenic Technologies Aerospace Engineering 7 works
    3. 3 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Technologies Mechanical Engineering 6 works
    4. 4 Thermodynamic and Exergetic Analyses of Power and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 3 works
    5. 5 Superconducting Materials and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
    6. 6 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
    7. 7 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
    8. 8 Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems Energy Engineering and Power Technology 1 works
    9. 9 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
    10. 10 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 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 available6.4%not open93.6%

    World: 40% of research is openly available.

    with international co-authors9.4%domestic only90.6%

    World: 18% is written across borders.

    How has Stirling Technology (United States)'s research output changed?

    Output in 2022-2025 was 100% lower than in 2018-2021.

    1990200020102020
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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 Stirling Technology (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000036% in 2009.

    0.00020%0.00040%Stirling Technology (United States)0.000019% in 202119801990200020102020

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

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