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Air Products (United States)

In research, Air Products (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,406 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,159 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,626 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,921
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#955
of 8,685
Research works
1.5k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
44k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
6%
world 28%

What is Air Products (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 #2,406 of 21,541 20.6%1,338
EngineeringField #3,159 of 11,412 23.2%644
Materials ScienceField #1,626 of 4,504 17.7%278
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,263 of 2,753 27.3%181
ChemistryField #1,908 of 3,369 16.1%167
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,948 of 3,068 21.4%162

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Air Products (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 12.02× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.43× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.30× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Air Products (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, John N. Armor, Lloyd M. Robeson and David A. Roberts lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Air Products (United States).

  1. 1 John N. Armor United States · #78,867 worldwide 576 citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Lloyd M. Robeson United States · #93,445 worldwide 2.7k citations · 22 works
  3. 3 David A. Roberts United States · #216,844 worldwide 150 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Shivaji Sircar United States · #258,333 worldwide 224 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 Michael E. Ford United States · #316,097 worldwide 145 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Guido P. Pez United States · #403,558 worldwide 152 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 R. Quinn United States · #1,339,650 worldwide 66 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Francis J. Waller United States · #1,425,716 worldwide 77 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 D. Garg United States · #1,487,333 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 John M. Zielinski United States · #1,507,591 worldwide 47 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Air Products (United States)

Which research topics does Air Products (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies and Risk and Safety Analysis.

Iron and Steelmaking Pro…1Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 1 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…1Combustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksEngineering Structural Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksMultilevel Inverters and Converters: 0 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes …0Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 0 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty2 others

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

  1. 1 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  5. 5 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Multilevel Inverters and Converters Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical 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 available5.5%not open94.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.8%domestic only91.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Air Products (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% lower 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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