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Valley Tech Systems (United States)

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Research works
44
▲ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
152
3.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Valley Tech Systems (United States)

Not ranked overall: Valley Tech Systems (United States) 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 Valley Tech Systems (United States) work in?

In all years, 70% of research at Valley Tech Systems (United States) is in Social Sciences, 19% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (52%), Engineering (8%), Economics, Econometrics and Finance (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 31 fractional works · 69.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 23 fractional works · 52.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 16 fractional works · 35.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 3 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 18.7% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 8.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEquine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKValley TechSystems (United…44fractional works, all years
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences70%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences2352.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting24.9%
    4. Decision Sciences23.6%
    5. Psychology23.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    1. Engineering48.0%
    2. Computer Science23.6%
    3. Chemical Engineering12.2%
    4. Environmental Science12.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.5%
    6. Materials Science00.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences24.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine24.3%
    2. Veterinary00.7%
    3. Health Professions00.4%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 3.60× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.12× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyVeterinary: 26.72× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.38× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.48× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 26.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary26.72×0 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance4.24×1 works
  3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3.60×2 works
  4. Psychology2.38×1 works
  5. Business, Management and Accounting1.69×0 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.63×0 works
  7. Social Sciences1.48×2 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.25×0 works
  9. Engineering1.19×2 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.13×1 works
  11. Neuroscience1.12×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.77×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.63×0 works
  14. Environmental Science0.45×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.38×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Valley Tech Systems (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Tom Funk lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Valley Tech Systems (United States).

  1. 1 Tom Funk United States · #2,943,565 worldwide 105 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Valley Tech Systems (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Valley Tech Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from Valley Tech Systems (United States) is "Boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumors: clinical trials at the Finnish facility using boronophenylalanine" (Heikki Joensuu et al., 2003), with 213 citations. Next come "Advertising and Promotion" (17) and "Cheatgrass Control and Seeding" (13).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Boron neutron capture therapy of brain tumors: clinical trials at the Finnish facility using boronophenylalanine Heikki Joensuu et al. · Journal of Neuro-Oncology Mar 2003 213
2 Advertising and Promotion Tom Funk · Apress eBooks Book chapter 7 Dec 2012 17
3 Cheatgrass Control and Seeding James A. Young, Charlie D. Clements, Society for Range Management · Rangelands Open access 2000 13
4 SEDIMENT, NITRATE, AND AMMONIUM IN SURFACE RUNOFF FROM TWO TAHOE BASIN SOIL TYPES1 G. D. Naslas, Watkins W. Miller, Robert R. Blank et al. · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association Jun 1994 9
5 Using Natural Language Processing to Explore Undergraduate Students’ Perspectives of Social Class, Gender, and Race Umair Shakir, Sarah M. Ovink, Andrew Katz Conference paperOpen access 6 Feb 2024 1
All 22 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Valley Tech Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Social Media, Consumer Engagement, Electronic Word-of-Mouth, Youth, Identity, Politics, Globalization and Political Economy.

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

All 39 words, with their numbers
  1. Social Media14▲ 41×5 topics
  2. Consumer Engagement7▲ 241×1 topic
  3. Electronic Word-of-Mouth7▲ 241×1 topic
  4. Youth6▲ 131×2 topics
  5. Identity5▲ 15×1 topic
  6. Politics5▲ 41×1 topic
  7. Globalization4▲ 4.5×6 topics
  8. Sustainability3▲ 3.8×4 topics
  9. Economic Development2▲ 7.7×3 topics
  10. Political Economy2▲ 21×3 topics
  11. E-commerce2▲ 15×2 topics
  12. Migration2▲ 13×3 topics
  13. Information Systems2▲ 25×1 topic
  14. Technology Acceptance Model2▲ 48×1 topic
  15. Agriculture2▲ 13×2 topics
  16. Financial Crisis2▲ 24×2 topics
  17. Climate Change1▲ 1.18×4 topics
  18. Capitalism1▲ 37×2 topics
  19. Democracy1▲ 8.1×2 topics
  20. Innovation1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  21. Career Development1▲ 30×3 topics
  22. Leadership1▲ 7.6×5 topics
  23. Sustainable Development1▲ 2.3×3 topics
  24. Biosensors1▲ 4.4×2 topics
  25. Addiction1▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Corruption1▲ 20×1 topic
  27. Digital Economy1▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Economy1▲ 24×1 topic
  29. Empire1▲ 26×1 topic
  30. Ethical Considerations1▲ 6.9×2 topics
  31. Governance1▲ 7.5×1 topic
  32. Ion-Selective Electrodes1▲ 23×1 topic
  33. Optical Sensors1▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Post-Communist Countries1▲ 278×1 topic
  35. Russia1▲ 63×1 topic
  36. Soviet Union1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Trade Relations1▲ 278×1 topic
  38. User Engagement1▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Well-being1▲ 8.7×1 topic

Which research topics does Valley Tech Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Engineering and Agricultural Innovations, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development and Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry.

Engineering and Agricultural Innovations: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Theoretical and…1Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry: 1 fractional worksBIM and Construction Int…1BIM and Construction Integration: 1 fractional worksLanguage Acquisition and Education: 0 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 0 fractional worksSocial Representations and Identity: 0 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI: 0 fractional worksAnimal Nutrition and Physiology: 0 fractional works
Aquatic ScienceEducationEconomics and EconometricsBiomedical Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 1 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  3. 3 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Theoretical and Applied Studies in Material Sciences and Geometry Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 BIM and Construction Integration Building and Construction 1 works
  6. 6 Language Acquisition and Education Developmental and Educational Psychology 0 works
  7. 7 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Social Representations and Identity Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Nutrition and Physiology Animal Science and Zoology 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 available21.4%not open78.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.3%domestic only83.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Valley Tech Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% higher 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 Valley Tech Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000015% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Valley Tech Systems (United States)0.000061% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Valley Tech Systems (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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