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Wyle (United States)

In research, Wyle (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,126 of 17,446 worldwide), Health Sciences (#7,026 of 16,688 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,022 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,712
of 22,385 · #7,559 all time
Rank in United States
#2,757
of 3,332
Research works
1.9k
▼ 69% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
11.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.95×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Wyle (United States)

What is Wyle (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #4,126 of 17,446 6.4%1,006
Health SciencesDomain #7,026 of 16,688 5.5%615
EngineeringField #5,022 of 9,532 5.8%625
MedicineField #8,368 of 14,558 5.2%541
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #953 of 1,601 6.7%276
PhysiologySubfield #890 of 1,334 3.6%282
Life SciencesDomain #9,393 of 11,023 6.6%170
Social SciencesDomain #14,140 of 14,833 5.9%134

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Wyle (United States) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Wyle (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 56% of research at Wyle (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (12%), Social Sciences (10%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 42 fractional works · 56.1% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 32.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 12 fractional works · 16.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 7.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 14 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 9.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKWyle (UnitedStates)74fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences56%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences19%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2432.1%
    2. Computer Science57.0%
    3. Environmental Science56.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy45.6%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.4%
    6. Chemistry10.9%
    7. Materials Science10.8%
    8. Energy00.5%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    1. Social Sciences810.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities23.2%
    3. Psychology22.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.8%
    5. Decision Sciences00.5%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    1. Medicine911.9%
    2. Health Professions22.5%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology45.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.1%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
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: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.08× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.14× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.23× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.51× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 2.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy2.51×4 works
  2. Engineering2.14×24 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.53×2 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.49×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.23×4 works
  6. Nursing1.22×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.12×2 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.08×4 works
  9. Health Professions0.95×2 works
  10. Computer Science0.90×5 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.86×1 works
  12. Psychology0.83×2 works
  13. Social Sciences0.81×8 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×2 works
  15. Chemical Engineering0.64×0 works
  16. Medicine0.62×9 works
  17. Chemistry0.60×1 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.55×0 works
  19. Energy0.53×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.46×0 works
  21. Mathematics0.38×0 works
  22. Veterinary0.30×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.23×1 works
  24. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  25. Immunology and Microbiology0.17×0 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Wyle (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, N. H. Carey, Douglas J. Ebert and Ashot E. Sargsyan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Wyle (United States).

  1. 1 N. H. Carey United States · #1,102,449 worldwide 2.2k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Douglas J. Ebert United States · #1,330,463 worldwide 3.4k citations · 57 works
  3. 3 Ashot E. Sargsyan United States · #1,703,109 worldwide 6.7k citations · 145 works
  4. 4 James Anthony Loehr United States · #1,921,249 worldwide 1.1k citations · 53 works
  5. 5 Meghan E. Downs United States · #2,087,372 worldwide 1.2k citations · 54 works
  6. 6 Ben H. Sharp United States · #2,219,546 worldwide 658 citations · 66 works
  7. 7 Doug Ebert United States · #2,567,119 worldwide 313 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Millennia Foy United States · #2,568,982 worldwide 1.5k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 L. B. Evans United States · #2,572,700 worldwide 423 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Lesley Lee United States · #2,659,411 worldwide 1.1k citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Wyle (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Wyle (United States)?

The most cited paper from Wyle (United States) is "The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2" (Suranjana Saha, Shrinivas Moorthi, Xingren Wu et al., 2013), with 3,515 citations. Next come "Pulmonary Toxicity of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Mice 7 and 90 Days After Intratracheal Instillation" (2,000) and "FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE SECOND SOURCE CATALOG" (1,330).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The NCEP Climate Forecast System Version 2 Suranjana Saha, Shrinivas Moorthi, Xingren Wu et al. · Journal of Climate Open access 25 Sep 2013 3,515
2 Pulmonary Toxicity of Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes in Mice 7 and 90 Days After Intratracheal Instillation C. W.-K. Lam · Toxicological Sciences 29 Sep 2003 2,000
3 FERMI LARGE AREA TELESCOPE SECOND SOURCE CATALOG P. L. Nolan et al. · The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series Open access237 authors 28 Mar 2012 1,330
4 A Review of Carbon Nanotube Toxicity and Assessment of Potential Occupational and Environmental Health Risks Chiu‐Wing Lam, John T. James, Richard McCluskey et al. · Critical Reviews in Toxicology 2006 1,233
5 The NASA Twins Study: A multidimensional analysis of a year-long human spaceflight Francine E. Garrett-Bakelman et al. · Science Open access 12 Apr 2019 1,157
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Wyle (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Parameter Estimation, Flight Control, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Dynamic Soaring, Wind Estimation, Vibration Control, Risk Assessment and Large-Eddy Simulation.

▲ 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-now 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. Parameter Estimation4▲ 41×3 topics
  2. Flight Control3▲ 151×2 topics
  3. Dynamic Soaring3▲ 256×1 topic
  4. Unmanned Aerial Vehicles3▲ 23×2 topics
  5. Wind Estimation3▲ 256×1 topic
  6. Deep Learning3▲ 1.16×13 topics
  7. Climate Change3▲ 1.28×13 topics
  8. Risk Assessment2▲ 5.0×4 topics
  9. Education2▲ 1.83×5 topics
  10. Vibration Control2▲ 43×3 topics
  11. Large-Eddy Simulation2▲ 14×3 topics
  12. High-Order Schemes2▲ 41×1 topic
  13. Turbulence Modeling2▲ 66×1 topic
  14. Active Vibration Control2▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Morphing Aircraft2▲ 166×1 topic
  16. Smart Structures2▲ 57×1 topic
  17. Collision Avoidance2▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Ethics2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  19. Air Traffic Management2▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Conflict Resolution2▲ 49×1 topic
  21. Heat Transfer2▲ 4.2×3 topics
  22. State Estimation2▲ 45×2 topics
  23. Anomaly Detection1▲ 6.8×2 topics
  24. Cultural Studies1▲ 5.3×3 topics
  25. Migration1▲ 5.4×3 topics
  26. Aerodynamics1▲ 24×1 topic
  27. Capacity Building1▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Gender Studies1▲ 12×2 topics
  29. High-Speed Trains1▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Simulation1▲ 6.4×4 topics
  31. Turbulent Flows1▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Vortex Dynamics1▲ 15×1 topic
  33. Nonlinear Systems1▲ 6.5×4 topics
  34. Bioinformatics1▲ 12×1 topic
  35. Environmental Participation1▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Nonlinear Estimation1▲ 57×1 topic
  37. Particle Filters1▲ 57×1 topic
  38. Professional Practices1▲ 38×1 topic
  39. Public Action1▲ 38×1 topic
  40. Territorial Governance1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Wyle (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Aerospace and Aviation Technology, Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics, Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control and Air Traffic Management and Optimization.

Aerospace and Aviation T…3Aerospace and Aviation Technology: 3 fractional worksComputational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics: 2 fractional worksAeroelasticity and Vibra…2Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control: 2 fractional worksAir Traffic Management a…2Air Traffic Management and Optimization: 2 fractional worksAerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows: 1 fractional worksTarget Tracking and Data…1Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks: 1 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 1 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringComputational MechanicsArtificial IntelligenceSociology and Political Science1 others

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

  1. 1 Aerospace and Aviation Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Aerodynamics Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Aeroelasticity and Vibration Control Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Air Traffic Management and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Turbulent Flows Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Target Tracking and Data Fusion in Sensor Networks Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  8. 8 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  9. 9 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 1 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 available32.9%not open67.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Wyle (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 69% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Wyle (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Wyle (United States)0.00021% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2020Wyle (United States)5.2% in 2020200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.3% in 2002.

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