U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station
In research, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station stands highest in Engineering (#6,021 of 11,412 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#13,253 of 21,541 worldwide) and Environmental Science (#4,827 of 6,208 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth-Surface Processes, Oceanography and Civil and Structural Engineering — Earth-Surface Processes is 71.3× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #23,969 of 42,892
- Rank in ??
- #393 of 1,041
- Research works
- 453 ◆ 1% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 11k 24.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 0.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 14% world 28%
What is U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EngineeringField | #6,021 of 11,412 | 14.7% | 155 | |
| Physical SciencesDomain | #13,253 of 21,541 | 14.0% | 422 | |
| Environmental ScienceField | #4,827 of 6,208 | 13.4% | 124 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station 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 U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth-Surface Processes takes 71.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Earth-Surface ProcessesSubfield · 45.6 works71×
- OceanographySubfield · 30.7 works19×
- Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 74.4 works17×
- Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 107.9 works12×
- Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 23.0 works10×
- EcologySubfield · 31.6 works8.2×
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 U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station?
Ranked on the composite score, Bryant Mather, Ronald R. Copeland and Andrew C. Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station.
- 1 Bryant Mather ?? · #6,012 worldwide 1.2k citations · 64 works
- 2 Ronald R. Copeland ?? · #590,452 worldwide 78 citations · 23 works
- 3 Andrew C. Miller ?? · #758,564 worldwide 101 citations · 43 works
- 4 E. L. Krinitzsky ?? · #872,656 worldwide 38 citations · 27 works
- 5 Tom Dillon ?? · #996,512 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
- 6 John P. Ahrens ?? · #1,137,915 worldwide 47 citations · 41 works
- 7 Norman W. Scheffner ?? · #1,238,739 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
- 8 H. Lee Butler ?? · #1,598,424 worldwide 9 citations · 16 works
Which keywords describe research at U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Sediment Transport, Climate Change, Remote Sensing, Wave Modeling, Sea-Level Rise, Climate Change Impacts, Coastal Dynamics and Shoreline Change.
- Water Resources
- Seafloor Mapping
- Acoustic Techniques
- Marine Sediments
- Coastal Protection
- Conservation Challenges
- Earthquake
- River Restoration
- Wind Stress
- Fisheries Sustainability
- Habitat Fragmentation
- Rogue Waves
- Global Carbon Budget
- Liquefaction
- Machine Learning
- Invasive Species
- Shoreline Change
- Climate Change Impacts
- Wave Modeling
- Sediment Transport
- Climate Change
- Remote Sensing
- Sea-Level Rise
- Coastal Dynamics
- Water Quality
- Environmental Impact
- Tropical Cyclones
- Tunnel
- Eutrophication
- Land Use Change
- Freshwater Biodiversity
- Ocean Waves
- Analysis
- Pipeline
- Seismic
- Flow Regulation
- Fluvial Processes
- Riparian Vegetation
- Hydrological Modeling
- Data Assimilation
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
- Climate Change60▲ 5.0×44 topics
- Sediment Transport53▲ 71×5 topics
- Remote Sensing48▲ 9.7×24 topics
- Wave Modeling42▲ 152×2 topics
- Sea-Level Rise39▲ 82×2 topics
- Climate Change Impacts34▲ 54×4 topics
- Coastal Dynamics32▲ 210×1 topic
- Shoreline Change32▲ 210×1 topic
- Water Quality23▲ 12×14 topics
- Invasive Species20▲ 7.7×13 topics
- Environmental Impact19▲ 3.2×24 topics
- Machine Learning19▲ 1.98×15 topics
- Tropical Cyclones15▲ 53×2 topics
- Liquefaction13▲ 36×2 topics
- Tunnel13▲ 36×2 topics
- Global Carbon Budget12▲ 37×2 topics
- Eutrophication12▲ 17×5 topics
- Rogue Waves11▲ 35×2 topics
- Land Use Change11▲ 8.3×6 topics
- Habitat Fragmentation11▲ 8.1×3 topics
- Freshwater Biodiversity11▲ 28×2 topics
- Fisheries Sustainability10▲ 18×2 topics
- Ocean Waves10▲ 83×1 topic
- Wind Stress10▲ 83×1 topic
- Analysis10▲ 21×2 topics
- River Restoration10▲ 46×2 topics
- Pipeline10▲ 24×2 topics
- Earthquake10▲ 40×1 topic
- Seismic10▲ 40×1 topic
- Conservation Challenges9▲ 29×1 topic
- Flow Regulation9▲ 29×1 topic
- Coastal Protection9▲ 28×2 topics
- Fluvial Processes9▲ 57×1 topic
- Marine Sediments9▲ 24×2 topics
- Riparian Vegetation9▲ 57×1 topic
- Acoustic Techniques9▲ 48×1 topic
- Hydrological Modeling9▲ 9.5×4 topics
- Seafloor Mapping9▲ 48×1 topic
- Data Assimilation8▲ 10×4 topics
- Water Resources8▲ 8.2×5 topics
Which research topics does U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Landfill Environmental Impact Studies, Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics and Soil and Unsaturated Flow.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Landfill Environmental Impact Studies Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
- 2 Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
- 3 Soil and Unsaturated Flow Civil and Structural 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has U.S. Army Corp of Engineers Waterways Experiment Station's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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