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White Sands Test Facility

World rank, all time
#17,534
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#249
of 1,041
Research works
121
▼ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
451
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

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.

Who are the top researchers at White Sands Test Facility?

Ranked on the composite score, David Hirsch, Harold D. Beeson and Jess Waller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is White Sands Test Facility.

  1. 1 David Hirsch ?? · #802,924 worldwide 90 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Harold D. Beeson ?? · #1,414,852 worldwide 19 citations · 32 works
  3. 3 Jess Waller ?? · #1,570,339 worldwide 11 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at White Sands Test Facility

Which keywords describe research at White Sands Test Facility?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Risk Assessment, Engineering, Materials Science, Combustion, Flammability, Oxygen Compatibility, Detonation Propulsion and Pulse Detonation Engines.

▲ 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 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. Risk Assessment18▲ 25×4 topics
  2. Engineering12▲ 103×2 topics
  3. Materials Science12▲ 125×2 topics
  4. Combustion12▲ 147×2 topics
  5. Flammability12▲ 1689×1 topic
  6. Oxygen Compatibility12▲ 1689×1 topic
  7. Detonation Propulsion12▲ 326×1 topic
  8. Pulse Detonation Engines12▲ 326×1 topic
  9. Thermal Decomposition9▲ 113×2 topics
  10. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion7▲ 216×1 topic
  11. Regression Rate Behavior7▲ 216×1 topic
  12. Ionic Liquids7▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Metal Nanoparticles7▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Energetic Salts7▲ 209×1 topic
  15. ReaxFF7▲ 209×1 topic
  16. Cryogenic Storage5▲ 115×1 topic
  17. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)5▲ 115×1 topic
  18. Thermal Analysis4▲ 25×3 topics
  19. Biomechanics4▲ 11×3 topics
  20. CubeSat4▲ 142×1 topic
  21. small satellite4▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Simulation4▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Extravehicular Activity4▲ 216×1 topic
  24. Space Suit4▲ 216×1 topic
  25. Bayesian Networks4▲ 38×1 topic
  26. Fault Tree Analysis4▲ 69×1 topic
  27. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.4×8 topics
  28. Smoke Control3▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Tunnel Fires3▲ 122×1 topic
  30. Ballistic Impact3▲ 36×2 topics
  31. Nanocomposites3▲ 3.3×6 topics
  32. Finite Element Analysis3▲ 10×7 topics
  33. Mars3▲ 45×1 topic
  34. Martian Surface3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Detection2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  37. Thermal Properties2▲ 13×4 topics
  38. Dynamic Deformation2▲ 57×1 topic
  39. High Strain Rate2▲ 57×1 topic
  40. Material Characterization2▲ 21×2 topics

Which research topics does White Sands Test Facility publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior, Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods, Combustion and Detonation Processes and Engineering and Material Science Research.

  1. 1 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 0 works
  2. 2 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Engineering and Material Science Research General Materials Science 0 works
  5. 5 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Elasticity and Material Modeling Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace 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 available30.7%not open69.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.2%domestic only88.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has White Sands Test Facility's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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