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U.S. Air Force Test Center

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World rank, all time
#36,249
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#711
of 1,041
Research works
124
▼ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
17.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.71× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Air Force Test Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nationalism, Risk Assessment, Federalism, International Law, American founding, Constitutional government, British Army and Counterinsurgency.

▲ 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 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. Nationalism6▲ 8.5×6 topics
  2. Risk Assessment6▲ 8.2×7 topics
  3. Federalism5▲ 36×3 topics
  4. International Law4▲ 13×5 topics
  5. American founding4▲ 48×1 topic
  6. Constitutional government4▲ 48×1 topic
  7. British Army4▲ 316×1 topic
  8. Counterinsurgency4▲ 191×1 topic
  9. System Maturity3▲ 117×1 topic
  10. Technology Readiness Levels3▲ 117×1 topic
  11. International Relations3▲ 12×4 topics
  12. Engineering Education3▲ 23×4 topics
  13. Global Governance3▲ 10×3 topics
  14. Parameter Estimation3▲ 17×3 topics
  15. Colonialism2▲ 4.0×7 topics
  16. Private Security Companies2▲ 309×1 topic
  17. Privatized Military Industry2▲ 309×1 topic
  18. Flight Control2▲ 63×2 topics
  19. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  20. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles2▲ 18×1 topic
  21. Wind Estimation2▲ 114×1 topic
  22. Information Warfare2▲ 99×2 topics
  23. Security2▲ 4.1×5 topics
  24. Collision Avoidance2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Curriculum Development2▲ 4.5×3 topics
  26. Conflict2▲ 10×4 topics
  27. Conflict Resolution2▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Air Traffic Management2▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Aircraft Scheduling2▲ 83×1 topic
  30. Fault Diagnosis2▲ 6.0×1 topic
  31. Sequential Testing Algorithms2▲ 130×1 topic
  32. Cultural Memory2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. National Security2▲ 28×2 topics
  34. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Cognitive Load2▲ 31×2 topics
  36. Defense Spending2▲ 122×1 topic
  37. Driver Behavior2▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Gender Roles2▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Human Factors2▲ 22×2 topics
  40. Military Expenditure2▲ 122×1 topic

Which research topics does U.S. Air Force Test Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Satellite Communication Systems, Spacecraft Design and Technology, Emotional Intelligence and Performance and Nuclear Issues and Defense.

Satellite Communication …1Satellite Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksSpacecraft Design and Te…0Spacecraft Design and Technology: 0 fractional worksEmotional Intelligence a…0Emotional Intelligence and Performance: 0 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense0Nuclear Issues and Defense: 0 fractional worksCardiac Arrest and Resuscitation: 0 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 0 fractional worksMusic Therapy and Health0Music Therapy and Health: 0 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 0 fractional worksMilitary History and Strategy: 0 fractional worksEuropean and Russian Geo…0European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringSocial PsychologyPolitical Science and International RelationsEmergency Medicine1 others

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

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Spacecraft Design and Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Emotional Intelligence and Performance Social Psychology 0 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation Emergency Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Music Therapy and Health Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 0 works
  9. 9 Military History and Strategy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  10. 10 European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies Political Science and International Relations 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 available26.2%not open73.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.4%domestic only94.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Air Force Test Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.