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Torc Robotics (United States)

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Research works
57
▲ 32% vs 2018-21
Citations
643
11.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
55%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Torc Robotics (United States)

Not ranked overall: Torc Robotics (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 Torc Robotics (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Torc Robotics (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (37%), Computer Science (24%), Social Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 74.7% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 36.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 23.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 15.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 15.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 6.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKTorc Robotics(United States)22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences75%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences15%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering836.5%
    2. Computer Science523.5%
    3. Environmental Science16.7%
    4. Materials Science13.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy12.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.5%
    7. Mathematics00.5%
    1. Social Sciences28.5%
    2. Psychology14.7%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences16.3%
    1. Medicine12.9%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    3. Nursing00.3%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 3.02× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.43× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 1.56× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Computer Science, 3.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Computer Science3.02×5 works
  2. Engineering2.43×8 works
  3. Psychology1.56×1 works
  4. Environmental Science1.35×2 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.32×1 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.32×1 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.96×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.86×1 works
  9. Social Sciences0.67×2 works
  10. Nursing0.51×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.47×0 works
  12. Mathematics0.43×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.21×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.21×0 works
  15. Medicine0.15×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Torc Robotics (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Nassim Haramein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Torc Robotics (United States).

  1. 1 Nassim Haramein United States · #4,545,738 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Torc Robotics (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Torc Robotics (United States)?

The most cited paper from Torc Robotics (United States) is "Odin: Team VictorTango's entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge" (Andrew Bacha, Cheryl Bauman, Ruel Faruque et al., 2008), with 257 citations. Next come "Autonomous Vehicles: Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and the Current Industry Landscape" (214) and "Morphometric Analysis of the Lumbosacral Nerve Roots and Dorsal Root Ganglia by Magnetic Resonance Imaging" (191).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Odin: Team VictorTango's entry in the DARPA Urban Challenge Andrew Bacha, Cheryl Bauman, Ruel Faruque et al. · Journal of Field Robotics Open access 16 Jun 2008 257
2 Autonomous Vehicles: Evolution of Artificial Intelligence and the Current Industry Landscape Divya Garikapati, Sneha Sudhir Shetiya · Big Data and Cognitive Computing Open access 7 Apr 2024 214
3 Morphometric Analysis of the Lumbosacral Nerve Roots and Dorsal Root Ganglia by Magnetic Resonance Imaging Toru Hasegawa, Yoshihiro Mikawa, Ryo Watanabe et al. · Spine May 1996 191
4 Forecasting influenza activity using machine-learned mobility map Srinivasan Venkatramanan, Adam Sadilek, Arindam Fadikar et al. · Nature Communications Open access 9 Feb 2021 84
5 Human‐robot Teaming for Rescue Missions: Team ViGIR's Approach to the 2013 DARPA Robotics Challenge Trials Stefan Kohlbrecher, Alberto Romay, Alexander Stumpf et al. · Journal of Field Robotics 4 Dec 2014 81
All 77 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Torc Robotics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Neural Networks, Autonomous Vehicles, Convolutional Networks, Depth Estimation, Unsupervised Learning, Optical Flow and Stereo Vision.

▲ 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-now 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning5▲ 6.3×15 topics
  2. Neural Networks2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  3. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 37×3 topics
  4. Convolutional Networks2▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Depth Estimation2▲ 91×2 topics
  6. Machine Learning2▲ 2.2×6 topics
  7. Unsupervised Learning1▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Optical Flow1▲ 119×1 topic
  9. Stereo Vision1▲ 119×1 topic
  10. Sustainability1▲ 2.4×5 topics
  11. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 7.0×3 topics
  12. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.9×3 topics
  13. Image Classification1▲ 25×2 topics
  14. Politics1▲ 17×1 topic
  15. Religion1▲ 9.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Torc Robotics (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Vision and Imaging, Religion and Society in Latin America, Advanced Neural Network Applications and Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization.

Advanced Vision and Imag…1Advanced Vision and Imaging: 1 fractional worksReligion and Society in …1Religion and Society in Latin America: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Neural Network Applications: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Base…1Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 1 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Techn…1Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 1 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…1Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksBioeconomy and Sustainability Development: 1 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 0 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringAutomotive Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Vision and Imaging Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  2. 2 Religion and Society in Latin America Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Neural Network Applications Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  4. 4 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 1 works
  8. 8 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  9. 9 Bioeconomy and Sustainability Development General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  10. 10 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors 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 available54.6%not open45.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.8%domestic only63.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Torc Robotics (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 32% 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 Torc Robotics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00014% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Torc Robotics (United States)0.000085% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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