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United States Navy

In research, United States Navy stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,478 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#22,670
of 28,054 · #4,768 all time
Rank in United States
#3,367
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
37k
13.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
19%
world 28%

What is United States Navy 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 #11,478 of 12,888 4.2%64 #3139

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where United States Navy 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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.43× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.81× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.89× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.25× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.99× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.61× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.61× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

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

Who are the top researchers at United States Navy?

Ranked on the composite score, C. C. Cheng and A. Cenko lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United States Navy.

  1. 1 C. C. Cheng United States · #689,037 worldwide 53 citations · 15 works
  2. 2 A. Cenko United States · #1,099,083 worldwide 24 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at United States Navy

Which keywords describe research at United States Navy?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Rechargeable Batteries, Battery Materials, Nanostructured Anodes, Machine Learning and Metal-Organic Frameworks.

▲ 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 Learning5▲ 1.73×27 topics
  2. Energy Storage5▲ 7.8×5 topics
  3. Deep Learning4▲ 1.29×25 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 10×3 topics
  5. Cathode Materials4▲ 11×3 topics
  6. Rechargeable Batteries3▲ 13×2 topics
  7. Battery Materials3▲ 17×1 topic
  8. Nanostructured Anodes3▲ 17×1 topic
  9. Nanomaterials2▲ 2.5×7 topics
  10. Graphene2▲ 3.4×5 topics
  11. Metal-Organic Frameworks2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  12. Thermal Management2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  13. Capacitive Deionization2▲ 65×1 topic
  14. Water Desalination2▲ 65×1 topic
  15. Ethics2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  16. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Battery Management Systems1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  18. Semiconductor1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  19. Thermal Runaway1▲ 9.3×1 topic
  20. Crystal Growth1▲ 4.9×6 topics
  21. Humanitarian Intervention1▲ 37×2 topics
  22. Population Dynamics1▲ 5.3×5 topics
  23. Electronic Structure1▲ 7.1×5 topics
  24. Energy Conversion1▲ 6.1×3 topics
  25. Molecular Dynamics Simulation1▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Quantitative Analysis1▲ 6.2×4 topics
  27. Acoustic Communication1▲ 23×2 topics
  28. Carbon-Based Materials1▲ 11×1 topic
  29. Disaster Response1▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Electrochemical Capacitors1▲ 11×1 topic
  31. Emergency Preparedness1▲ 27×1 topic
  32. Microresonators1▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Nanowires1▲ 8.2×3 topics
  34. Triage1▲ 27×1 topic
  35. Anthropogenic Noise1▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Fiber Lasers1▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Marine Mammals1▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Predator-Prey Interactions1▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Scanning Electron Microscopy1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy1▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does United States Navy publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques, Advanced Battery Technologies Research and Disaster Response and Management.

Advancements in Battery …3Advancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksMembrane-based Ion Separation Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksDisaster Response and Management: 1 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 1 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 1 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…1Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksNuclear Issues and Defense: 1 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and I…1Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…1Underwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringEmergency Medical Services6 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Membrane-based Ion Separation Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Disaster Response and Management Emergency Medical Services 1 works
  5. 5 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 1 works
  7. 7 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Issues and Defense Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 1 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.2%domestic only93.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has United States Navy's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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