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Advanced Materials Technology (United States)

In research, Advanced Materials Technology (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,660 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#31,770
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,695
of 7,310
Research works
172
▲ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.8k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Advanced Materials Technology (United States)

What is Advanced Materials Technology (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 #13,660 of 17,446 10.0%150

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Advanced Materials Technology (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 Advanced Materials Technology (United States) work in?

In all years, 88% of research at Advanced Materials Technology (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Materials Science (25%), Chemistry (11%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 150 fractional works · 87.5% of its workEngineering: 65 fractional works · 38.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 18 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 8.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 42 fractional works · 24.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 24 fractional works · 14.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 19 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 11 fractional works · 6.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 12 fractional works · 7.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAdvancedMaterials…172fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences1%

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. Engineering6538.1%
    2. Materials Science4224.6%
    3. Chemistry1911.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy127.1%
    5. Environmental Science53.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering21.1%
    8. Energy10.8%
    9. Computer Science10.3%
    1. Medicine95.4%
    2. Health Professions10.3%
    3. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology84.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
    1. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    2. Psychology10.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.2%
    4. Decision Sciences00.1%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.82× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.39× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.14× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.06× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 8.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry8.82×2 works
  2. Materials Science7.14×4 works
  3. Engineering2.39×6 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.06×1 works
  5. Energy1.26×0 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.20×0 works
  7. Health Professions1.13×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×0 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.78×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.50×0 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.45×0 works
  12. Psychology0.37×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.27×0 works
  15. Medicine0.24×1 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.12×0 works
  17. Environmental Science0.09×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Advanced Materials Technology (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Joseph J. Kirkland, Barry E. Boyes and Stephanie A. Schuster lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Advanced Materials Technology (United States).

  1. 1 Joseph J. Kirkland United States · #507,615 worldwide 6.6k citations · 86 works
  2. 2 Barry E. Boyes United States · #1,202,251 worldwide 5.8k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Stephanie A. Schuster United States · #1,711,614 worldwide 944 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Robin Gardiner United States · #3,473,276 worldwide 294 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Peter S. Kirlin United States · #3,990,163 worldwide 519 citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Advanced Materials Technology (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Advanced Materials Technology (United States)?

The most cited paper from Advanced Materials Technology (United States) is "Scaling behavior of the elastic properties of colloidal gels" (Wei‐Heng Shih, Wan Y. Shih, Seong Il Kim et al., 1990), with 884 citations. Next come "Mullite for Structural, Electronic, and Optical Applications" (664) and "Role of Sulfur Vacancies and Undercoordinated Mo Regions in MoS 2 Nanosheets toward the Evolution of Hydrogen" (623).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Scaling behavior of the elastic properties of colloidal gels Wei‐Heng Shih, Wan Y. Shih, Seong Il Kim et al. · Physical Review A Oct 1990 884
2 Mullite for Structural, Electronic, and Optical Applications İlhan A. Aksay, Daniel M. Dabbs, Mehmet Sarıkaya · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Oct 1991 664
3 Role of Sulfur Vacancies and Undercoordinated Mo Regions in MoS 2 Nanosheets toward the Evolution of Hydrogen Lei Li, Zhaodan Qin, Lucie Ries et al. · ACS Nano Open access 28 May 2019 623
4 Characteristics of Superficially-Porous Silica Particles for Fast HPLC: Some Performance Comparisons with Sub-2- m Particles Joseph J. DeStefano, Timothy J. Langlois, J. J. Kirkland · Journal of Chromatographic Science Mar 2008 253
5 Major challenges and opportunities in silicon solar module recycling Meng Tao, Vasilis M Fthenakis, Burçak Ebin et al. · Progress in Photovoltaics Research and Applications 22 Jul 2020 204
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Which keywords describe research at Advanced Materials Technology (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Liquid Chromatography, Chirality, Nanoparticles, Chiral Separation, Gas Chromatography, Nanocomposites and 3D Printing.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties15▲ 9.3×27 topics
  2. Nanoparticles10▲ 4.2×20 topics
  3. Nanocomposites8▲ 6.0×13 topics
  4. Liquid Chromatography8▲ 30×2 topics
  5. Chirality7▲ 28×2 topics
  6. Chiral Separation7▲ 34×1 topic
  7. Gas Chromatography7▲ 34×1 topic
  8. 3D Printing6▲ 19×3 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.3×15 topics
  10. Microstructure6▲ 7.0×12 topics
  11. Nanostructures6▲ 7.0×10 topics
  12. Graphene6▲ 6.3×9 topics
  13. Biomedical Research5▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Thin Films5▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Lab-on-a-Chip5▲ 22×2 topics
  16. Point-of-Care Diagnostics5▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Micro Total Analysis Systems5▲ 61×1 topic
  18. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)5▲ 61×1 topic
  19. Composite Materials5▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Nanowires5▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Polymer Composites5▲ 15×5 topics
  22. Semiconductors5▲ 11×4 topics
  23. Monoclonal Antibodies4▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Therapeutic Antibodies4▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Sintering4▲ 16×4 topics
  26. Stability4▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Ceramic Materials4▲ 23×4 topics
  28. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 6.7×6 topics
  29. Ionic Liquids4▲ 7.4×7 topics
  30. Biopharmaceuticals4▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Protein Aggregation4▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Semiconductor4▲ 7.2×4 topics
  33. Recycling4▲ 9.2×7 topics
  34. Crystal Growth4▲ 6.6×8 topics
  35. Photovoltaics4▲ 8.5×4 topics
  36. Spark Plasma Sintering4▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Surfactants4▲ 17×4 topics
  38. Electronic Structure3▲ 9.2×6 topics
  39. Oxidation Resistance3▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Raman Spectroscopy3▲ 8.2×3 topics

Which research topics does Advanced Materials Technology (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography, Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies and Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.

Analytical Chemistry and…1Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 1 fractional worksLuminescence Properties …1Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…1Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement a…0Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 0 fractional worksMetallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys: 0 fractional worksMechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation: 0 fractional worksEpoxy Resin Curing Proce…0Epoxy Resin Curing Processes: 0 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 0 fractional worksPolymer Science and Applications: 0 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…0Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 0 fractional works
SpectroscopyMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMetals and Alloys3 others

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

  1. 1 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 1 works
  2. 2 Luminescence Properties of Advanced Materials Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 0 works
  5. 5 Metallic Glasses and Amorphous Alloys Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Epoxy Resin Curing Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 0 works
  9. 9 Polymer Science and Applications Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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 available22.0%not open78.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.7%domestic only73.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Advanced Materials Technology (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Advanced Materials Technology (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000054% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Advanced Materials Technology (United States)0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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