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United States Naval Academy

In research, United States Naval Academy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,001 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,286 of 6,636 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#6,284 of 10,521 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ocean Engineering — Ocean Engineering is 7.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,360
of 28,054 · #2,817 all time
Rank in United States
#852
of 4,192
Research works
7.5k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
92k
12.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is United States Naval 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
Physical SciencesDomain #4,001 of 12,888 10.3%563 #1895
EngineeringField #3,286 of 6,636 11.7%262 #1547
Social SciencesDomain #6,284 of 10,521 13.9%199 #2928
Social SciencesField #4,901 of 6,365 12.3%115 #2966
Computer ScienceField #3,749 of 4,667 9.5%92 #2284

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Naval 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. Physical Sciences#1,895 #4,001
  2. Engineering#1,547 #3,286
  3. Social Sciences#2,928 #6,284
  4. Social Sciences#2,966 #4,901
  5. Computer Science#2,284 #3,749
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 Naval Academy specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ocean Engineering takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Ocean EngineeringSubfield · 31.7 works7.5×
← 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: 0.16× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.38× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.05× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.45× its world share, 92 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.90× its world share, 37 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.14× its world share, 262 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 37 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.91× its world share, 26 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.36× its world share, 32 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.51× its world share, 45 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 19 worksMedicineNursing: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.52× its world share, 36 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 7 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.99× its world share, 17 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.62× its world share, 15 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 115 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at United States Naval Academy?

Ranked on the composite score, W. Brad Johnson, Nathanael Chambers and Christopher R. Anderson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Naval Academy.

  1. 1 W. Brad Johnson United States · #102,640 worldwide 291 citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Nathanael Chambers United States · #106,578 worldwide 500 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Christopher R. Anderson United States · #122,317 worldwide 227 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Charles Colcock Jones United States · #154,862 worldwide 4 citations · 66 works
  5. 5 Chih Wu United States · #194,213 worldwide 382 citations · 57 works
  6. 6 Michael E. Hoffman United States · #235,081 worldwide 229 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 David F. Rogers United States · #235,275 worldwide 53 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Christopher W. Brown United States · #247,489 worldwide 212 citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Tracey Caldwell United States · #251,610 worldwide 31 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Karen Thierfelder United States · #278,580 worldwide 76 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at United States Naval Academy

Which keywords describe research at United States Naval Academy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Path Planning, Collision Avoidance, Machine Learning, Flight Control, Multi-Agent Systems, Engineering Education, Heat Transfer and Autonomous Aerial Refueling.

▲ 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 Learning36▲ 1.37×49 topics
  2. Deep Learning27◆ 0.96×45 topics
  3. Climate Change26▲ 1.20×44 topics
  4. Globalization26▲ 1.62×33 topics
  5. Remote Sensing19▲ 1.89×21 topics
  6. Identity17▲ 2.9×21 topics
  7. Heat Transfer16▲ 4.1×13 topics
  8. Gender16▲ 3.6×19 topics
  9. Path Planning16▲ 15×3 topics
  10. History15▲ 2.7×16 topics
  11. Collision Avoidance14▲ 9.7×4 topics
  12. Flight Control14▲ 60×2 topics
  13. Wireless Sensor Networks14▲ 3.8×12 topics
  14. Multi-Agent Systems13▲ 8.5×5 topics
  15. Colonialism13▲ 3.3×15 topics
  16. Engineering Education12▲ 17×4 topics
  17. International Law12▲ 4.6×10 topics
  18. Autonomous Aerial Refueling11▲ 101×1 topic
  19. Vision-Based Sensor11▲ 101×1 topic
  20. Channel Modeling11▲ 11×6 topics
  21. Global Governance10▲ 5.7×9 topics
  22. Maritime Transportation10▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Sea-Level Rise10▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Sediment Transport10▲ 7.6×4 topics
  25. Control System10▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Large-Eddy Simulation10▲ 6.1×5 topics
  27. Society9▲ 5.9×9 topics
  28. LabVIEW9▲ 19×2 topics
  29. Acoustic Communications9▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Underwater Acoustic Sensor Networks9▲ 26×1 topic
  31. Human Factors9▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Wave Modeling9▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Remote Laboratories9▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Virtual Labs9▲ 37×1 topic
  35. Acoustic Techniques8▲ 32×1 topic
  36. Marine Sediments8▲ 17×2 topics
  37. Seafloor Mapping8▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Thermodynamic Properties8▲ 22×3 topics
  39. Free-Space Optical Communication8▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Visible Light Communication8▲ 35×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems, Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems, Experimental Learning in Engineering and Underwater Acoustics Research.

Aerospace Engineering an…11Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems: 11 fractional worksUnderwater Vehicles and …9Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems: 9 fractional worksExperimental Learning in Engineering: 9 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…8Underwater Acoustics Research: 8 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communi…8Optical Wireless Communication Technologies: 8 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and Safety: 8 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynamics: 7 fractional worksRobotic Path Planning Al…6Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 6 fractional worksShip Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability: 6 fractional worksDistributed Control Multi-Agent Systems: 5 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringOcean EngineeringMedia TechnologyOceanography4 others

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

  1. 1 Aerospace Engineering and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Underwater Vehicles and Communication Systems Ocean Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Experimental Learning in Engineering Media Technology 9 works
  4. 4 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 8 works
  5. 5 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  6. 6 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 7 works
  8. 8 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 6 works
  9. 9 Ship Hydrodynamics and Maneuverability Ocean Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems Computer Networks and Communications 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 available22.1%not open77.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.6%domestic only90.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% 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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