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Thornton Tomasetti (United States)

In research, Thornton Tomasetti (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#535 of 6,636 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#4,508 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 18.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,277
of 28,054 · #15,990 all time
Rank in United States
#1,107
of 4,192
Research works
566
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
12%
world 28%

What is Thornton Tomasetti (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #535 of 6,636 5.6%64 #2290
Physical SciencesDomain #4,508 of 12,888 4.8%96 #9470

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thornton Tomasetti (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).

What does Thornton Tomasetti (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 18.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 26.2 works18×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 1.77× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.53× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.92× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.66× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at Thornton Tomasetti (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Tom Green lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thornton Tomasetti (United States).

  1. 1 Tom Green United States · #1,223,529 worldwide 28 citations · 61 works
All ranked researchers at Thornton Tomasetti (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Thornton Tomasetti (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Reinforced Concrete, Finite Element Analysis, Blast Loading, Construction, Corrosion, Dynamic Interaction, Mechanical Properties and Failure Analysis.

▲ 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. Reinforced Concrete6▲ 58×2 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties5▲ 4.5×11 topics
  3. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 18×6 topics
  4. Blast Loading5▲ 93×2 topics
  5. Construction5▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Corrosion4▲ 30×4 topics
  7. Dynamic Interaction4▲ 55×2 topics
  8. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.1×6 topics
  9. Failure Analysis4▲ 34×3 topics
  10. Footbridges4▲ 83×1 topic
  11. Vibration Serviceability4▲ 83×1 topic
  12. Structural Engineering4▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Durability Performance3▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Chloride-induced3▲ 51×1 topic
  15. Concrete Strengthening3▲ 39×1 topic
  16. Dynamic Behavior3▲ 22×2 topics
  17. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites3▲ 39×1 topic
  18. Structural Reliability3▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 5.1×4 topics
  20. Fracture Mechanics3▲ 39×3 topics
  21. Requirements Engineering3▲ 55×2 topics
  22. Boundary Layer3▲ 18×2 topics
  23. Large-Eddy Simulation3▲ 12×2 topics
  24. CFD Simulation3▲ 19×1 topic
  25. Progressive Collapse3▲ 69×1 topic
  26. Structural Response3▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Urban Microclimate3▲ 45×1 topic
  28. Agile Software Development2▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Buckling Behavior2▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Empirical Studies2▲ 82×1 topic
  31. Floating-Point Arithmetic2▲ 229×1 topic
  32. Interval Analysis2▲ 229×1 topic
  33. Laminated Glass2▲ 153×1 topic
  34. Structural Adhesives2▲ 153×1 topic
  35. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes2▲ 41×1 topic
  36. High-Strength Materials2▲ 41×1 topic
  37. Analysis2▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Pipeline2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Tunnel2▲ 19×2 topics
  40. Adaptive Reuse2▲ 44×1 topic

Which research topics does Thornton Tomasetti (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis, Concrete Corrosion and Durability, Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete and Wind and Air Flow Studies.

Structural Engineering a…4Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 4 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and D…3Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 3 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 3 fractional worksWind and Air Flow Studies: 3 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 3 fractional worksNumerical Methods and Algorithms: 2 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Techniques and Practices: 2 fractional worksStructural Analysis of C…2Structural Analysis of Composite Materials: 2 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 2 fractional worksCultural Heritage Management and Preservation: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringBuilding and ConstructionEnvironmental EngineeringComputational Theory and Mathematics3 others

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

  1. 1 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 3 works
  4. 4 Wind and Air Flow Studies Environmental Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Numerical Methods and Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 2 works
  7. 7 Software Engineering Techniques and Practices Information Systems 2 works
  8. 8 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Archeology 2 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 available12.5%not open87.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.5%domestic only86.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Thornton Tomasetti (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017.

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.

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