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Virginia Air and Space Center

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Research works
19
▲ 598% vs 2018-21
Citations
161
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Virginia Air and Space Center

Not ranked overall: Virginia Air and Space Center is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Virginia Air and Space Center work in?

In all years, 47% of research at Virginia Air and Space Center is in Physical Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (23%), Social Sciences (7%).

Physical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 47.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 32.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 16.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 26.6% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 22.9% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 7.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKVirginia Air andSpace Center19fractional works, all years
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences14%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering632.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy15.5%
    3. Environmental Science14.1%
    4. Computer Science02.1%
    5. Materials Science01.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.1%
    7. Chemistry00.6%
    1. Medicine422.9%
    2. Health Professions02.0%
    3. Dentistry01.8%
    1. Social Sciences17.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance12.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology13.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.1%
    4. 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: 2.31× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 5.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 10.19× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.60× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.00× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry10.19×0 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy5.36×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.31×1 works
  4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.00×0 works
  5. Medicine1.60×2 works
  6. Materials Science1.42×0 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.29×0 works
  8. Chemistry1.05×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.86×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.84×1 works
  11. Computer Science0.64×0 works
  12. Engineering0.56×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.27×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Virginia Air and Space Center?

The most cited paper from Virginia Air and Space Center is "Late abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture after AneuRx repair: A report of three cases" (John K. Politz, Virginia S. Newman, Mark T. Stewart, 2000), with 102 citations. Next come "An Overview of Wind-Driven Rovers for Planetary Exploration" (52) and "Signatures of Dipolarizing Flux Bundles in the Nightside Auroral Zone" (13).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Late abdominal aortic aneurysm rupture after AneuRx repair: A report of three cases John K. Politz, Virginia S. Newman, Mark T. Stewart · Journal of Vascular Surgery Open access Mar 2000 102
2 An Overview of Wind-Driven Rovers for Planetary Exploration Gregory Hajos, Jack Jones, A. Behar et al. · 43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit Conference paperOpen access 10 Jan 2005 52
3 Signatures of Dipolarizing Flux Bundles in the Nightside Auroral Zone Mark J. Engebretson, Sean A. Gaffaney, Jesus A. Ochoa et al. · Journal of Geophysical Research Space Physics Open access Apr 2024 13
4 Managing R and D alliances within government: The "virtual agency" concept Mário de Castro, Robin Foster, Kevin B. Gunn et al. · IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management Aug 2003 10
5 SansEC temperature sensor for tire safety monitoring application Chuantong Wang, Bryant D. Taylor Conference paper Nov 2011 8
All 19 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does Virginia Air and Space Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Skin Diseases and Diabetes, Oral Health Pathology and Treatment, Experience-Based Knowledge Management and Ethics and Social Impacts of AI.

Skin Diseases and Diabetes1Skin Diseases and Diabetes: 1 fractional worksOral Health Pathology an…0Oral Health Pathology and Treatment: 0 fractional worksExperience-Based Knowledge Management: 0 fractional worksEthics and Social Impacts of AI: 0 fractional worksCancer and Skin Lesions0Cancer and Skin Lesions: 0 fractional worksOsteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research: 0 fractional worksMaterial Selection and Properties: 0 fractional worksSpace exploration and re…0Space exploration and regulation: 0 fractional worksAviation Industry Analysis and Trends: 0 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 0 fractional works
DermatologyPeriodonticsArtificial IntelligenceSafety Research5 others

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

  1. 1 Skin Diseases and Diabetes Dermatology 1 works
  2. 2 Oral Health Pathology and Treatment Periodontics 0 works
  3. 3 Experience-Based Knowledge Management Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  4. 4 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer and Skin Lesions Dermatology 0 works
  6. 6 Osteomyelitis and Bone Disorders Research Rheumatology 0 works
  7. 7 Material Selection and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Space exploration and regulation Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Aviation Industry Analysis and Trends General Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0 works
  10. 10 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.3%domestic only84.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Virginia Air and Space Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 598% 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 Virginia Air and Space Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Virginia Air and Space Center0.000039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Virginia Air and Space Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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