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United States Army Research Office

In research, United States Army Research Office stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,345 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,205 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,303
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,651
of 8,685
Research works
621
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
16k
25.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
15%
world 28%

What is United States Army Research Office 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 #4,345 of 21,541 22.6%523
EngineeringField #5,205 of 11,412 22.9%193

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Army Research Office 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: 1.75× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.88× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 18.97× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.83× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.25× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.01× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 4.97× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 2.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingDecision Sciences: 2.92× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 19.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Army Research Office?

Ranked on the composite score, James Harvey, J. M. Zavada and J. M. Zavada lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Army Research Office.

  1. 1 James Harvey United States · #212,460 worldwide 104 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 J. M. Zavada United States · #765,872 worldwide 155 citations · 67 works
  3. 3 J. M. Zavada United States · #918,954 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Mikael Ciftan United States · #1,066,544 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Douglas J. Kiserow United States · #1,296,216 worldwide 71 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at United States Army Research Office

Which keywords describe research at United States Army Research Office?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanowires, Band Parameters, Semiconductor, Semiconductors, Spintronics, Nanostructures, Photovoltaics and Quantum Dots.

▲ 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. Nanowires51▲ 35×4 topics
  2. Band Parameters38▲ 50×2 topics
  3. Semiconductor34▲ 17×7 topics
  4. Semiconductors31▲ 19×5 topics
  5. Spintronics25▲ 20×3 topics
  6. Nanostructures23▲ 7.8×14 topics
  7. Photovoltaics23▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Quantum Dots22▲ 22×3 topics
  9. Photodetectors21▲ 35×2 topics
  10. Excitons21▲ 42×1 topic
  11. Single-Photon Source21▲ 42×1 topic
  12. Biomedical Applications19▲ 2.9×21 topics
  13. Solid-State Lighting19▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Thin Films19▲ 11×8 topics
  15. GaN18▲ 56×2 topics
  16. Light-Emitting Diodes18▲ 23×3 topics
  17. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs18▲ 64×1 topic
  18. III-Nitrides18▲ 64×1 topic
  19. Biosensors17▲ 4.8×10 topics
  20. Quantum Computing16▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Atomic Layer Deposition16▲ 19×1 topic
  22. High-k Dielectrics16▲ 19×1 topic
  23. Mechanical Properties16▲ 2.7×19 topics
  24. Optoelectronics14▲ 26×2 topics
  25. Field-Effect Transistors13▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Crystal Growth13▲ 6.1×9 topics
  27. Doping12▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Transparent Conductors12▲ 14×2 topics
  29. Spectroscopy12▲ 6.1×9 topics
  30. Ferromagnetism12▲ 27×1 topic
  31. Zinc Oxide12▲ 28×1 topic
  32. Electron Spin12▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Semiconductor Quantum Dots12▲ 27×1 topic
  34. Epitaxial Growth11▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Power Devices10▲ 22×2 topics
  36. Integrated Circuits10▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Gallium Oxide9▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Optical Modulators9▲ 7.1×3 topics
  39. Ultrawide Bandgap9▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Agent-Based Modeling9▲ 8.7×5 topics

Which research topics does United States Army Research Office publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Ionic liquids properties and applications, Clinical practice guidelines implementation, Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design and Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods.

Ionic liquids properties and applications: 1 fractional worksClinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional worksProbabilistic and Robust Engineering Design: 0 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 0 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 0 fractional worksDomain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning: 0 fractional worksStatistical Methods in C…0Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials: 0 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 0 fractional worksPharmaceutical Economics and Policy: 0 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and…0Analytical Chemistry and Sensors: 0 fractional works
CatalysisPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyOrganic Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Ionic liquids properties and applications Catalysis 1 works
  2. 2 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 Probabilistic and Robust Engineering Design Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 0 works
  4. 4 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Domain Adaptation and Few-Shot Learning Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials Statistics and Probability 0 works
  8. 8 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 0 works
  9. 9 Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  10. 10 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 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 available14.7%not open85.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.4%domestic only88.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Army Research Office's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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.

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