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3D Technology Laboratories (United States)

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Research works
65
▲ 206% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.3k
19.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
3D Technology Laboratories (United States)

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

In all years, 70% of research at 3D Technology Laboratories (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (43%), Medicine (13%), Computer Science (12%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 45 fractional works · 69.8% of its workEngineering: 28 fractional works · 42.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 12.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 12.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 6.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNumerical Analysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 11 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 13.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORK3D TechnologyLaboratories…65fractional works, all years
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences3%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2842.7%
    2. Computer Science812.4%
    3. Materials Science46.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy34.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    6. Environmental Science11.0%
    7. Mathematics00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Energy00.3%
    1. Medicine913.5%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Nursing11.2%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.5%
    1. Psychology11.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Social Sciences00.1%
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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 3.30× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.29× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy7.29×3 works
  2. Neuroscience4.16×1 works
  3. Computer Science3.30×4 works
  4. Engineering2.39×6 works
  5. Dentistry1.31×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.15×1 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology0.76×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.51×0 works
  9. Medicine0.35×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works

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

The most cited paper from 3D Technology Laboratories (United States) is "Evaluation of Four Probability Distribution Models for Speckle in Clinical Cardiac Ultrasound Images" (Zhong Tao, H.D. Tagare, James D. Beaty, 2006), with 163 citations. Next come "Realizing 3 D visualization using crossed-beam volumetric displays" (29) and "SUCCESS-DWA: a highly scalable and cost-effective optical access network" (28).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Evaluation of Four Probability Distribution Models for Speckle in Clinical Cardiac Ultrasound Images Zhong Tao, H.D. Tagare, James D. Beaty · IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 30 Oct 2006 163
2 Realizing 3 D visualization using crossed-beam volumetric displays David S. Ebert, Edward Bedwell, Stephen F. Maher et al. · Communications of the ACM Open access Aug 1999 29
3 SUCCESS-DWA: a highly scalable and cost-effective optical access network Yu-Li Hsueh, M.S. Rogge, Wei‐Tao Shaw et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Aug 2004 28
4 A laser-Doppler technique for the measurement of particle velocity. Robert N. James, Wayne R. Babcock, Howard S. Seifert · AIAA Journal 1968 26
5 Ignition theory of solid propellants R. Anderson, Robert Stan Brown, L. Shannon Conference paper 29 Jan 1964 20
All 25 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at 3D Technology Laboratories (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Modulators, Biosensors, Deep Learning, Integrated Circuits, Microcavities, Silicon Photonics, Epidemiology and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Epidemiology4▲ 1.61×18 topics
  2. Deep Learning4▲ 2.8×16 topics
  3. Machine Learning3▲ 2.0×6 topics
  4. Biosensors3▲ 7.6×5 topics
  5. Optical Modulators3▲ 20×3 topics
  6. Integrated Circuits2▲ 15×2 topics
  7. Microcavities2▲ 20×1 topic
  8. Silicon Photonics2▲ 20×1 topic
  9. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.9×5 topics
  10. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.6×5 topics
  11. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 4.8×6 topics
  12. Thermal Management2▲ 9.5×2 topics
  13. Inverse Analysis2▲ 133×1 topic
  14. Radiative Heat Transfer2▲ 133×1 topic
  15. Antibiotic Resistance2▲ 6.0×6 topics
  16. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 25×2 topics
  17. Cementitious Materials2▲ 44×1 topic
  18. Geopolymer2▲ 28×1 topic
  19. Neuromorphic Photonics2▲ 135×1 topic
  20. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 13×3 topics
  21. Optical Fiber2▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Photonic Reservoir Computing2▲ 135×1 topic
  23. Primary Care2▲ 5.5×4 topics
  24. Microresonators1▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Numerical Simulation1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  26. Coherent Detection1▲ 34×1 topic
  27. Digital Signal Processing1▲ 29×1 topic
  28. Wireless Sensor Networks1▲ 5.3×2 topics
  29. Bacteremia1▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Clock Synchronization1▲ 190×1 topic
  31. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Healthcare-Associated Infections1▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Heat Exchangers1▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 12×3 topics
  35. Scanning Electron Microscopy1▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Time-Sensitive Networking1▲ 190×1 topic
  37. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy1▲ 12×1 topic
  38. Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption Ionization-Time of Flight Mass Spectrometry1▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Microorganism Identification1▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 8.7×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing, Optical Network Technologies and Network Time Synchronization Technologies.

Photonic and Optical Dev…2Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksNeural Networks and Reservoir Computing: 2 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksNetwork Time Synchronization Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksModel Reduction and Neur…1Model Reduction and Neural Networks: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 1 fractional worksNeural Networks and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 0 fractional worksFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringArtificial IntelligenceComputer Networks and CommunicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Neural Networks and Reservoir Computing Artificial Intelligence 2 works
  3. 3 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Network Time Synchronization Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  6. 6 Model Reduction and Neural Networks Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  7. 7 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  8. 8 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 206% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is 3D Technology Laboratories (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000068% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%3D Technology Laboratories (United States)0.000087% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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