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Research in Fort Washington

Science Explorer records 5 research institutions in Fort Washington, United States. The largest by output are Kulicke & Soffa (United States), Germantown Academy and Institute for Facial Esthetics.

Research institutions
5
Research works
423
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Top-10% rate, 2022–2025
5.6%
record average 16.5%

A city carries no overall standing here. The composite score is built for institutions and countries, the units its floors and field normalisation were designed around. An empty rank on this page is a statement about the measure, not about the place.

Which research institutions are in Fort Washington?

#InstitutionWorksAgainst the largest hereWorld rank
1Kulicke & Soffa (United States)Company 196 #40,259 all time
2Germantown AcademyUniversity 150 #40,697 all time
3Institute for Facial EstheticsHospital / health system 71 not ranked
4Philadelphia Institute of DermatologyHospital / health system 5 not ranked
5Judith Rothschild FoundationNonprofit 1 not ranked

By fractional works over the whole record; world rank on research quality in 2022–2025. Bars are scaled to the largest institution in this city, not to anything off the page.

How concentrated the city is

The same institutions as shares of everything the list accounts for. A city that is one university and a city that is twelve read alike as a table and not at all alike here.

Kulicke & Soffa (United States): 46.3%Germantown Academy: 35.5%Institute for Facial Esthetics: 16.8%Philadelphia Institute of Dermatology: 1.2%1 other listed: 0.2%46%largest
Kulicke & Soffa (United States)196 · 46.3%Germantown Academy150 · 35.5%Institute for Facial Esthetics71 · 16.8%Philadelphia Institute of Dermatology5 · 1.2%1 other listed1 · 0.2%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

What is Fort Washington strongest at in research?

Relative to its size, research in Fort Washington is most concentrated in Engineering (2.9× the world share in Engineering).

  1. EngineeringField · 23.5 works2.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient against the world baseline. Inside a single field a city is a meaningful unit, which is why this is where a city is measured at all.

Which keywords describe research in Fort Washington?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Management, Interconnect, Through-Silicon Via, Electromigration, Rare Earth Elements, Adhesive Joints, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics and Polymer Composite Materials.

▲ 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 city'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. Thermal Management4▲ 22×2 topics
  2. Interconnect4▲ 430×1 topic
  3. Through-Silicon Via4▲ 430×1 topic
  4. Electromigration4▲ 248×2 topics
  5. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 47×2 topics
  6. Adhesive Joints4▲ 92×2 topics
  7. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics3▲ 176×1 topic
  8. Polymer Composite Materials3▲ 176×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  10. Sustainability3▲ 2.4×13 topics
  11. Interfacial Reactions3▲ 266×1 topic
  12. Lead-free Solders3▲ 266×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.4×5 topics
  14. Finite Element Method2▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Structural Analysis2▲ 36×2 topics
  16. Failure Analysis2▲ 30×2 topics
  17. Circular Economy2▲ 10×4 topics
  18. Design Optimization2▲ 71×1 topic
  19. Fatigue Analysis2▲ 92×1 topic
  20. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 6.2×3 topics
  21. Tool Wear1▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Composite Structures1▲ 56×2 topics
  23. Literature1▲ 4.5×2 topics
  24. Wave Propagation1▲ 22×2 topics
  25. Assembly Planning1▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Design for Manufacture1▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Thin Films1▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Code Clone Detection1▲ 52×1 topic
  29. Media1▲ 13×2 topics
  30. Refactoring1▲ 52×1 topic
  31. Battery Recycling1▲ 24×1 topic
  32. Black Studies1▲ 80×1 topic
  33. Civil Rights Movement1▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Film1▲ 132×1 topic
  35. Flow Measurement1▲ 125×1 topic
  36. Guided Lamb Waves1▲ 51×1 topic
  37. Low-k Dielectrics1▲ 211×1 topic
  38. Metal Recovery1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Microelectronics1▲ 179×1 topic
  40. Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring1▲ 51×1 topic

What research is done in Fort Washington?

3D IC and TSV technologies43D IC and TSV technologies: 4 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 3 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 3 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksSoftware Engineering Research: 1 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and Reliability: 1 fractional worksFlow Measurement and Analysis: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringGeneral Materials ScienceCivil and Structural EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 3 works
  3. 3 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Software Engineering Research Information Systems 1 works
  7. 7 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Flow Measurement and Analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 1 works

Research output over time

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