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ACF-Metals (United States)

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Research works
27
▲ 283% vs 2013–17
Citations
119
4.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: ACF-Metals (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 1.45× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.50× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.83× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 5.90× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceArts and Humanities: 2.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 1.99× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at ACF-Metals (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Raman Spectroscopy, Thin Films, Nanodiamonds, Quantum Sensing, Small-Angle Scattering, Tomography and Coatings.

▲ 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 21 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties3▲ 10×6 topics
  2. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 32×2 topics
  3. Thin Films2▲ 28×2 topics
  4. Nanodiamonds2▲ 123×1 topic
  5. Quantum Sensing2▲ 123×1 topic
  6. Coatings2▲ 70×1 topic
  7. Nanoindentation2▲ 73×1 topic
  8. Small-Angle Scattering2▲ 49×2 topics
  9. Tomography2▲ 23×2 topics
  10. Data Analysis1▲ 16×2 topics
  11. Neutron Activation Analysis1▲ 63×1 topic
  12. Neutron Imaging1▲ 63×1 topic
  13. Nanostructures1▲ 9.9×2 topics
  14. Nanoscale Patterning1▲ 64×2 topics
  15. Spectroscopy1▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Ductile Fracture1▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Emergency Department1▲ 165×2 topics
  18. Epidemiology1◆ 0.93×2 topics
  19. Microstructure1▲ 7.4×5 topics
  20. Sheet Metal Forming1▲ 97×1 topic
  21. Simulation1▲ 11×2 topics

Which research topics does ACF-Metals (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Physical Education and Sports Studies, Advanced ceramic materials synthesis, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels and Biofuel production and bioconversion.

Physical Education and S…0Physical Education and Sports Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…0Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 0 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 0 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 0 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 0 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…0Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 0 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 0 fractional worksHealthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic: 0 fractional works
Sociology and Political ScienceCeramics and CompositesMechanical EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Physical Education and Sports Studies Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  2. 2 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 0 works
  3. 3 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  6. 6 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 0 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Healthcare during COVID-19 Pandemic Information Systems 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 available20.7%not open79.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has ACF-Metals (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 283% 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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