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United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research

In research, United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,408 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,642 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,220
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,057
of 8,685
Research works
495
▲ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
25.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,408 of 21,541 17.4%412
EngineeringField #6,642 of 11,412 18.4%170

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research 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).

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: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 2.96× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.13× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.03× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 5.52× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.29× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.93× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research?

Ranked on the composite score, Donald R. Ulrich, F.J. Agee and R.J. Barker lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research.

  1. 1 Donald R. Ulrich United States · #296,446 worldwide 135 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 F.J. Agee United States · #368,538 worldwide 69 citations · 27 works
  3. 3 R.J. Barker United States · #617,715 worldwide 37 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Which keywords describe research at United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Machine Learning, Neural Networks, Autonomous Vehicles, Sensor Fusion, Bayesian Inference, State Estimation and Solar System Abundances.

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

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 3.1×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 2.5×14 topics
  3. Neural Networks2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  4. Autonomous Vehicles1▲ 17×3 topics
  5. Big Data1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  6. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 4.6×6 topics
  7. Bayesian Inference1▲ 32×3 topics
  8. Sensor Fusion1▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  10. Solar System Abundances1▲ 58×1 topic
  11. State Estimation1▲ 61×2 topics
  12. Terrestrial Planets1▲ 58×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Astro and Planetary Science, Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks, Human-Automation Interaction and Safety and Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems.

Astro and Planetary Scie…1Astro and Planetary Science: 1 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…1Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…1Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksSensor Technology and Me…1Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 1 fractional worksMilitary Strategy and Technology: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksIonosphere and magnetosp…0Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics: 0 fractional worksPolymer composites and self-healing: 0 fractional worksVideo Surveillance and Tracking Methods: 0 fractional worksTechnology Assessment and Management: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsArtificial IntelligenceSocial PsychologyComputer Networks and Communications5 others

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

  1. 1 Astro and Planetary Science Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  3. 3 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  4. 4 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Military Strategy and Technology Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  7. 7 Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  9. 9 Video Surveillance and Tracking Methods Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  10. 10 Technology Assessment and Management Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 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 available16.3%not open83.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.7%domestic only86.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Air Force Office of Scientific Research's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher 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.

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