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3D Systems (United States)

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Research works
17
▲ 57% vs 2018-21
Citations
498
29.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
3D Systems (United States)

Not ranked overall: 3D Systems (United States) 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 3D Systems (United States) work in?

In all years, 77% of research at 3D Systems (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Medicine (10%), Dentistry (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 77.0% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 63.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 19.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 11.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 8.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 16.5% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 10.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 5.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORK3D Systems(United States)17fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences77%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences2%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1163.7%
    2. Materials Science15.2%
    3. Computer Science02.9%
    4. Chemistry02.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy02.5%
    1. Medicine210.0%
    2. Dentistry15.8%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.2%
    1. Social Sciences01.3%
    2. Psychology01.0%
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: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 3.49× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 2.75× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.49×2 works
  2. Materials Science2.75×0 works
  3. Medicine1.22×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.18×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.11×0 works
  6. Psychology0.57×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.55×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.28×0 works

What are the most cited papers from 3D Systems (United States)?

The most cited paper from 3D Systems (United States) is "Scientific, technological and economic issues in metal printing and their solutions" (T. DebRoy, Tuhin K Mukherjee, John O. Milewski et al., 2019), with 548 citations. Next come "Rationally designed meta-implants: a combination of auxetic and conventional meta-biomaterials" (377) and "3D printing of liquid metals as fugitive inks for fabrication of 3D microfluidic channels" (204).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Scientific, technological and economic issues in metal printing and their solutions T. DebRoy, Tuhin K Mukherjee, John O. Milewski et al. · Nature Materials Jul 2019 548
2 Rationally designed meta-implants: a combination of auxetic and conventional meta-biomaterials Helena M. A. Kolken, Shahram Janbaz, Sander M. A. Leeflang et al. · Materials Horizons Open access 18 Oct 2017 377
3 3D printing of liquid metals as fugitive inks for fabrication of 3D microfluidic channels Dishit Paresh Parekh, Collin Ladd, Lazar Panich et al. · Lab on a Chip 2016 204
4 Surgical planning, manufacturing and implantation of an individualized cervical fusion titanium cage using patient-specific data Uwe Spetzger, Miles Frasca, Stefan König · European Spine Journal Mar 2016 92
5 Vacuum-filling of liquid metals for 3D printed RF antennas Vivek T. Bharambe, Dishit Paresh Parekh, Collin Ladd et al. · Additive manufacturing Open access 13 Oct 2017 65
All 42 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which research topics does 3D Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Biomedical Ethics and Regulation and 3D Printing in Biomedical Research.

Additive Manufacturing M…0Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 0 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…0Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 0 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 0 fractional worksTitanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringPhysiologyBiomedical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 0 works
  4. 4 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 0 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties Materials Chemistry 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.1%domestic only79.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has 3D Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 57% higher 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 3D Systems (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000021% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%3D Systems (United States)0.000014% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of 3D Systems (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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