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Air Products (United States)

In research, Air Products (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#4,051 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#10,172 of 17,446 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#1,599 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#15,445
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,188
of 7,310
Research works
1.5k
▼ 39% vs 2018-21
Citations
44k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.13×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
6%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Air Products (United States)

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
EngineeringField #4,051 of 9,532 9.8%644
Physical SciencesDomain #10,172 of 17,446 10.1%1,338
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,599 of 2,525 8.8%181
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,685 of 2,613 12.0%162
Materials ScienceField #2,439 of 3,771 10.0%278
ChemistryField #1,917 of 2,902 9.4%167

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Air Products (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 90% of research at Air Products (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (66%), Materials Science (8%), Chemical Engineering (6%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 90.2% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 66.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 22.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 10.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKAir Products(United States)22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences90%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1566.3%
    2. Materials Science27.6%
    3. Chemical Engineering16.1%
    4. Chemistry13.5%
    5. Environmental Science13.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.8%
    7. Mathematics00.8%
    8. Energy00.7%
    1. Decision Sciences13.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities02.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.4%
    1. Medicine02.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.5%
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: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 17.60× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.21× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.42× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.18× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 17.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering17.60×1 works
  2. Engineering4.42×15 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.58×1 works
  4. Chemistry2.21×1 works
  5. Materials Science2.18×2 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.77×0 works
  8. Energy0.72×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.69×1 works
  10. Mathematics0.63×0 works
  11. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×0 works
  12. Medicine0.12×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.09×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Guido P. Pez, Brian K. Peterson and Shivaji Sircar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Air Products (United States).

  1. 1 Guido P. Pez United States · #727,413 worldwide 5k citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Brian K. Peterson United States · #1,077,566 worldwide 2.2k citations · 83 works
  3. 3 Shivaji Sircar United States · #1,157,655 worldwide 11k citations · 205 works
  4. 4 John N. Armor United States · #1,397,741 worldwide 11k citations · 237 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey R. Hufton United States · #1,455,958 worldwide 2.3k citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Zbigniew T. Fidkowski United States · #1,639,802 worldwide 1.2k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Michael E. Ford United States · #1,973,655 worldwide 6.6k citations · 115 works
  8. 8 Alan C. Cooper United States · #2,130,087 worldwide 1.9k citations · 41 works
  9. 9 M.B. Rao United States · #2,137,753 worldwide 2.6k citations · 42 works
  10. 10 V. Grant Fox United States · #2,215,158 worldwide 1.2k citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Air Products (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Air Products (United States)?

The most cited paper from Air Products (United States) is "Correlation of separation factor versus permeability for polymeric membranes" (Lloyd M. Robeson, 1991), with 3,478 citations. Next come "Quality Engineering in Production Systems" (894) and "The multiple roles for catalysis in the production of H2" (853).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Correlation of separation factor versus permeability for polymeric membranes Lloyd M. Robeson · Journal of Membrane Science Oct 1991 3,478
2 Quality Engineering in Production Systems John H. Sheesley, Genichi Taguchi, E.M. Elsayed et al. · Technometrics Nov 1990 894
3 The multiple roles for catalysis in the production of H2 John N. Armor · Applied Catalysis A General 1999 853
4 Multifunctional 3D nanoarchitectures for energy storage and conversion Debra R. Rolison, Jeffrey W. Long, Justin C. Lytle et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 18 Nov 2008 813
5 Providing Clarity and A Common Language to the “Fuzzy Front End” Peter A. Koen, Greg Ajamian, Robert Burkart et al. · Research-Technology Management Mar 2001 800
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Iron and Steelmaking Processes, Combustion and Detonation Processes, Risk and Safety Analysis and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Iron and Steelmaking Pro…1Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 1 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…1Combustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 1 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 1 fractional worksEngineering Structural A…1Engineering Structural Analysis Methods: 1 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 0 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAerospace EngineeringStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 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 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 1 works
  8. 8 Engineering Structural Analysis Methods Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural 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 available5.5%not open94.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 39% lower 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 Air Products (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000094% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Air Products (United States)0.000054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Air Products (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2009Air Products (United States)9.3% in 20092000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.4% in 1999.

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