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UT-Battelle

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Research works
52
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
349
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
11%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
UT-Battelle

Not ranked overall: UT-Battelle is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does UT-Battelle work in?

In all years, 88% of research at UT-Battelle is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (33%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (28%), Computer Science (8%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 88.0% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 33.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 7 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 15 fractional works · 28.0% of its workGeophysics: 13 fractional works · 25.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 8.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKUT-Battelle52fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1733.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences1528.0%
    3. Computer Science48.2%
    4. Environmental Science46.9%
    5. Materials Science35.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy23.6%
    7. Chemistry12.2%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Health Professions24.6%
    2. Medicine11.0%
    1. Decision Sciences11.8%
    2. Social Sciences11.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Psychology00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.2%
    2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5.37× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.30× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.47× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.65× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.99× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 1.89× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Earth and Planetary Sciences5.37×0 works
  2. Environmental Science2.47×0 works
  3. Engineering2.30×1 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.99×0 works
  5. Psychology1.89×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.65×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.48×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy1.03×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.45×0 works
  11. Medicine0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at UT-Battelle?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeannemarie Norton and Jacob R. Sheehan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UT-Battelle.

  1. 1 Jeannemarie Norton United States · #4,560,516 worldwide 98 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Jacob R. Sheehan United States · #4,855,733 worldwide 535 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at UT-Battelle

What are the most cited papers from UT-Battelle?

The most cited paper from UT-Battelle is "Measuring Project Success in the Construction Industry" (Shawn W. Hughes, Donald D. Tippett, Warren K. Thomas, 2004), with 153 citations. Next come "A component test facility based on the spherical tokamak" (135) and "Practical aspects for characterizing air oxidation of graphite" (114).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Measuring Project Success in the Construction Industry Shawn W. Hughes, Donald D. Tippett, Warren K. Thomas · Engineering Management Journal Sep 2004 153
2 A component test facility based on the spherical tokamak Y.K.M. Peng et al. · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Open access 7 Nov 2005 135
3 Practical aspects for characterizing air oxidation of graphite Cristian I. Contescu, Samina Azad, D.W. Miller et al. · Journal of Nuclear Materials Aug 2008 114
4 Hydrodynamic trapping for rapid assembly and in situ electrical characterization of droplet interface bilayer arrays Mary-Anne Nguyen, Bernadeta Srijanto, Charles Patrick Collier et al. · Lab on a Chip Open access 2016 49
5 Blind Test of Methods for Obtaining 2-D Near-Surface Seismic Velocity Models from First-Arrival Traveltimes Colin A. Zelt, Seth S. Haines, Michael H. Powers et al. · Journal of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics Sep 2013 40
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at UT-Battelle?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Electrical Resistivity Tomography, Magnetotelluric Imaging, Ground-Penetrating Radar, Sedimentology, Ionospheric Anomalies, Seismic Electromagnetics, Machine Learning and Geological Mapping.

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

All 34 words, with their numbers
  1. Electrical Resistivity Tomography9▲ 510×1 topic
  2. Magnetotelluric Imaging9▲ 510×1 topic
  3. Ground-Penetrating Radar7▲ 287×1 topic
  4. Sedimentology7▲ 287×1 topic
  5. Machine Learning4▲ 4.0×9 topics
  6. Ionospheric Anomalies3▲ 183×1 topic
  7. Seismic Electromagnetics3▲ 183×1 topic
  8. Remote Sensing3▲ 5.6×5 topics
  9. Geological Mapping3▲ 59×2 topics
  10. Compositional Data Analysis3▲ 74×1 topic
  11. Mineral Prospectivity3▲ 74×1 topic
  12. Health Effects2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  13. Tomography2▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Radionuclides2▲ 67×2 topics
  15. Climate Change2▲ 1.17×9 topics
  16. Occupational Safety2▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Safety Culture2▲ 47×1 topic
  18. Environmental Impact1▲ 1.97×5 topics
  19. Ionizing Radiation1▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Environmental Impacts1▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Heat Transfer1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  22. Seismic Noise1▲ 47×1 topic
  23. Sensor Fusion1▲ 26×2 topics
  24. Supply Chain Management1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  25. Surface Wave1▲ 47×1 topic
  26. Two-Phase Flow1▲ 25×2 topics
  27. Data Analysis1▲ 6.3×2 topics
  28. Nuclear Graphite1▲ 72×1 topic
  29. Oxidation Behavior1▲ 36×1 topic
  30. Boiling Heat Transfer1▲ 72×1 topic
  31. Inertial Navigation Systems1▲ 69×1 topic
  32. Kalman Filtering1▲ 69×1 topic
  33. Microchannels1▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Toxicity1▲ 4.5×3 topics

Which research topics does UT-Battelle publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Transformation in Industry, Maritime Navigation and Safety, Cell Image Analysis Techniques and Engineering Education and Curriculum Development.

Digital Transformation i…0Digital Transformation in Industry: 0 fractional worksMaritime Navigation and …0Maritime Navigation and Safety: 0 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksEngineering Education and Curriculum Development: 0 fractional worksGraphite, nuclear techno…0Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies: 0 fractional worksParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksCompetency Development and Evaluation: 0 fractional worksData Analysis with R0Data Analysis with R: 0 fractional worksOil Spill Detection and Mitigation: 0 fractional worksNuclear and radioactivity studies: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringOcean EngineeringBiophysicsMedia Technology6 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Maritime Navigation and Safety Ocean Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 0 works
  4. 4 Engineering Education and Curriculum Development Media Technology 0 works
  5. 5 Graphite, nuclear technology, radiation studies Materials Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Parallel Computing and Optimization Techniques Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  7. 7 Competency Development and Evaluation Social Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 Data Analysis with R Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Oil Spill Detection and Mitigation Pollution 0 works
  10. 10 Nuclear and radioactivity studies 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 available10.7%not open89.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.8%domestic only90.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has UT-Battelle's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is UT-Battelle as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%UT-Battelle0.0000034% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of UT-Battelle over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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