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Wiss Janney Elstner Associates

In research, Wiss Janney Elstner Associates stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,854 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Civil and Structural Engineering — Civil and Structural Engineering is 34.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#27,968
of 28,054 · #31,445 all time
Rank in United States
#4,186
of 4,192
Research works
636
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.8k
9.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Wiss Janney Elstner Associates 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 #12,854 of 12,888 2.2%68 #18724

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wiss Janney Elstner Associates 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).

What does Wiss Janney Elstner Associates specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Civil and Structural Engineering takes 34.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Civil and Structural EngineeringSubfield · 32.8 works35×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.25× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.84× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.08× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Wiss Janney Elstner Associates?

Ranked on the composite score, Mark E. Moore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wiss Janney Elstner Associates.

  1. 1 Mark E. Moore United States · #126,850 worldwide 104 citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Wiss Janney Elstner Associates

Which keywords describe research at Wiss Janney Elstner Associates?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Failure Analysis, Reinforced Concrete, Structural Engineering, Blast Loading, Finite Element Analysis, Corrosion, Mechanical Properties and Fracture Mechanics.

▲ 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. Failure Analysis9▲ 110×3 topics
  2. Reinforced Concrete7▲ 109×2 topics
  3. Structural Engineering6▲ 165×2 topics
  4. Blast Loading6▲ 178×2 topics
  5. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 33×5 topics
  6. Mechanical Properties5▲ 6.8×7 topics
  7. Corrosion5▲ 51×2 topics
  8. Fracture Mechanics5▲ 92×2 topics
  9. Construction Safety4▲ 82×2 topics
  10. Environmental Impact4▲ 3.2×5 topics
  11. Chloride-induced4▲ 107×1 topic
  12. Structural Reliability4▲ 107×1 topic
  13. Defect Detection4▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Building Failures4▲ 999×1 topic
  15. Forensic Engineering4▲ 999×1 topic
  16. Cultural Heritage4▲ 8.8×3 topics
  17. Image Processing4▲ 10×3 topics
  18. Convolutional Neural Networks4▲ 6.1×2 topics
  19. Construction4▲ 32×2 topics
  20. Pavement4▲ 61×1 topic
  21. Laminated Glass3▲ 345×1 topic
  22. Structural Adhesives3▲ 345×1 topic
  23. Fatigue Crack Closure3▲ 145×1 topic
  24. Fracture Toughness Testing3▲ 145×1 topic
  25. Steel Structures3▲ 106×2 topics
  26. Dynamic Behavior3▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Thermal Properties3▲ 31×3 topics
  28. Concrete3▲ 115×2 topics
  29. Footbridges3▲ 92×1 topic
  30. Vibration Serviceability3▲ 92×1 topic
  31. Concrete Strengthening3▲ 55×1 topic
  32. Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites3▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Progressive Collapse3▲ 112×1 topic
  34. Structural Response3▲ 112×1 topic
  35. Fiber Reinforcement3▲ 52×2 topics
  36. Microstructure3▲ 6.2×3 topics
  37. Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes2▲ 69×1 topic
  38. High-Strength Materials2▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Fire Resistance2▲ 136×1 topic
  40. High-Temperature2▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Wiss Janney Elstner Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Concrete Corrosion and Durability, Construction Engineering and Safety, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and Structural Analysis of Composite Materials.

Concrete Corrosion and D…4Concrete Corrosion and Durability: 4 fractional worksConstruction Engineering…4Construction Engineering and Safety: 4 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 4 fractional worksStructural Analysis of C…3Structural Analysis of Composite Materials: 3 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…3Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 3 fractional worksStructural Engineering and Vibration Analysis: 3 fractional worksStructural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete: 3 fractional worksStructural Response to D…3Structural Response to Dynamic Loads: 3 fractional worksStructural Load-Bearing Analysis: 2 fractional worksFire effects on concrete materials: 2 fractional works
Civil and Structural EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsBuilding and Construction

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

  1. 1 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Construction Engineering and Safety Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  6. 6 Structural Engineering and Vibration Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Building and Construction 3 works
  8. 8 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Structural Load-Bearing Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Fire effects on concrete materials Civil and Structural Engineering 2 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 available10.0%not open90.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.5%domestic only93.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Wiss Janney Elstner Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher 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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