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United States Military Academy

In research, United States Military Academy stands highest in Social Sciences (#4,963 of 10,521 worldwide), Social Sciences (#3,391 of 6,365 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#7,167 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Political Science and International Relations — Political Science and International Relations is 4.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,643
of 28,054 · #1,078 all time
Rank in United States
#1,013
of 4,192
Research works
10k
▲ 16% vs 2013–17
Citations
383k
37.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is United States Military Academy known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #4,963 of 10,521 17.8%235 #2331
Social SciencesField #3,391 of 6,365 21.0%129 #1956
Physical SciencesDomain #7,167 of 12,888 10.8%372 #2596
Life SciencesDomain #4,790 of 7,800 19.2%81 #410
EngineeringField #4,466 of 6,636 8.5%165 #2942
Computer ScienceField #3,227 of 4,667 16.7%110 #2325
MedicineField #8,239 of 10,443 15.7%92 #820
Health SciencesDomain #9,606 of 11,982 16.2%106 #1041

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Military Academy 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Social Sciences#2,331 #4,963
  2. Social Sciences#1,956 #3,391
  3. Physical Sciences#2,596 #7,167
  4. Life Sciences#410 #4,790
  5. Engineering#2,942 #4,466
  6. Computer Science#2,325 #3,227
  7. Medicine#820 #8,239
  8. Health Sciences#1,041 #9,606
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does United States Military Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Political Science and International Relations takes 4.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Political Science and International RelationsSubfield · 48.4 works4.1×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.28× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.47× its world share, 4 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.44× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.48× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.78× its world share, 110 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 7 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.59× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.38× its world share, 165 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 27 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.39× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.22× its world share, 11 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 12 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.60× its world share, 92 worksMedicineNursing: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.91× its world share, 21 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.57× its world share, 15 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 14 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.48× its world share, 25 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.28× its world share, 31 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 130 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 1.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Military Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Wayt Gibbs, M. R. Hilleman and Gideon A. Rodan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Military Academy.

  1. 1 W. Wayt Gibbs United States · #13,959 worldwide 515 citations · 107 works
  2. 2 M. R. Hilleman United States · #14,862 worldwide 488 citations · 70 works
  3. 3 Gideon A. Rodan United States · #30,865 worldwide 540 citations · 51 works
  4. 4 Nancy E. Kohl United States · #38,917 worldwide 588 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Donald J. Campbell United States · #68,606 worldwide 300 citations · 40 works
  6. 6 Edward J. Cragoe United States · #70,720 worldwide 469 citations · 75 works
  7. 7 Emilio A. Emini United States · #96,079 worldwide 344 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Karl H. Beyer United States · #147,426 worldwide 192 citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Daniel F. Veber United States · #147,771 worldwide 166 citations · 35 works
  10. 10 David B. Olsen United States · #149,869 worldwide 195 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at United States Military Academy

Which keywords describe research at United States Military Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Engineering Education, Deep Learning, Anomaly Detection, Cybersecurity, IoT Security, International Law and Security.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning57▲ 2.2×52 topics
  2. Deep Learning46▲ 1.69×45 topics
  3. Epidemiology33◆ 1.05×61 topics
  4. Globalization28▲ 1.78×29 topics
  5. Engineering Education27▲ 38×4 topics
  6. Neural Networks20▲ 1.66×26 topics
  7. Security19▲ 3.8×17 topics
  8. Anomaly Detection19▲ 8.2×4 topics
  9. IoT Security17▲ 6.8×3 topics
  10. Cybersecurity17▲ 8.8×3 topics
  11. STEM Education17▲ 4.7×7 topics
  12. Curriculum Development17▲ 3.0×3 topics
  13. International Law17▲ 6.8×10 topics
  14. Data Mining14▲ 2.4×7 topics
  15. Ethics14▲ 3.5×12 topics
  16. Intrusion Detection13▲ 11×3 topics
  17. Network Security12▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Botnet Detection12▲ 12×1 topic
  19. DDoS Attacks12▲ 12×1 topic
  20. Colonialism12▲ 3.2×12 topics
  21. Global Governance12▲ 6.7×9 topics
  22. International Relations12▲ 6.2×11 topics
  23. Distance Learning11▲ 4.2×4 topics
  24. Lifelong Learning11▲ 6.7×5 topics
  25. Monoclonal Antibodies11▲ 15×3 topics
  26. LabVIEW11▲ 22×2 topics
  27. Assessment Methods10▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Remote Laboratories10▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Virtual Labs10▲ 45×1 topic
  30. Surveillance10▲ 4.7×5 topics
  31. Project-Based Learning9▲ 31×3 topics
  32. Therapeutic Antibodies9▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Outcome-Based Education9▲ 42×1 topic
  34. Professional Skills9▲ 34×1 topic
  35. Immunogenicity8▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Biopharmaceuticals8▲ 20×3 topics
  37. National Security8▲ 18×4 topics
  38. Conflict8▲ 6.0×4 topics
  39. High-Dimensional Data8▲ 6.1×2 topics
  40. Security Council7▲ 16×2 topics

Which research topics does United States Military Academy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Network Security and Intrusion Detection, Experimental Learning in Engineering, Engineering Education and Curriculum Development and Defense, Military, and Policy Studies.

Network Security and Intrusion Detection: 12 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 10 fractional worksEngineering Education an…9Engineering Education and Curriculum Development: 9 fractional worksDefense, Military, and P…7Defense, Military, and Policy Studies: 7 fractional worksAnomaly Detection Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksEngineering Education and Pedagogy: 6 fractional worksProtein purification and…6Protein purification and stability: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Malware Detection Techniques: 5 fractional worksGlobal Peace and Security Dynamics: 5 fractional worksInformation and Cyber Security: 5 fractional works
Computer Networks and CommunicationsMedia TechnologyEconomics and EconometricsArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Network Security and Intrusion Detection Computer Networks and Communications 12 works
  2. 2 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 10 works
  3. 3 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 9 works
  4. 4 Defense, Military, and Policy Studies Economics and Econometrics 7 works
  5. 5 Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications Artificial Intelligence 6 works
  6. 6 Engineering Education and Pedagogy Architecture 6 works
  7. 7 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced Malware Detection Techniques Signal Processing 5 works
  9. 9 Global Peace and Security Dynamics Political Science and International Relations 5 works
  10. 10 Information and Cyber Security Information Systems 5 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 available23.9%not open76.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Military Academy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% 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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