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Alcoa (United States)

In research, Alcoa (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#1,895 of 9,532 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#4,049 of 17,446 worldwide) and Mechanical Engineering (#680 of 2,525 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,302
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,519
of 7,310
Research works
2k
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
61k
30.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Alcoa (United States)

What is Alcoa (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 #1,895 of 9,532 12.4%1,152
Physical SciencesDomain #4,049 of 17,446 12.5%1,754
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #680 of 2,525 14.2%424
Materials ScienceField #1,292 of 3,771 15.0%341
Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield #580 of 1,474 14.1%216
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,152 of 2,613 14.7%191
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,035 of 1,601 12.4%133
Health SciencesDomain #13,397 of 16,688 9.4%127

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

In 2022-now, 47% of research at Alcoa (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Engineering (25%), Social Sciences (8%).

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 46.6% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 24.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 14.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 11 fractional works · 27.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 6.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 20.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workReligious studies: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAlcoa (UnitedStates)41fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences47%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences21%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1024.5%
    2. Computer Science36.4%
    3. Environmental Science24.6%
    4. Chemical Engineering24.5%
    5. Materials Science13.4%
    6. Chemistry12.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    8. Mathematics00.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
    1. Medicine1127.1%
    2. Health Professions11.6%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Social Sciences38.5%
    2. Arts and Humanities38.1%
    3. Psychology13.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.0%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
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, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.79× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.82× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.41× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.79× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering12.79×2 works
  2. Arts and Humanities2.79×3 works
  3. Chemistry1.73×1 works
  4. Engineering1.63×10 works
  5. Medicine1.41×11 works
  6. Veterinary1.20×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.13×0 works
  8. Psychology1.10×1 works
  9. Materials Science0.98×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.93×2 works
  11. Computer Science0.82×3 works
  12. Nursing0.75×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.67×4 works
  14. Health Professions0.60×1 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.50×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.42×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.31×1 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.27×0 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.19×0 works
  20. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  22. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.13×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.12×0 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Alcoa (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Geoffrey K. Sigworth, Brian R. Strohmeier and JOHN R. BROCKENBROUGH lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Alcoa (United States).

  1. 1 Geoffrey K. Sigworth United States · #437,415 worldwide 3.3k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 Brian R. Strohmeier United States · #783,996 worldwide 2.6k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 JOHN R. BROCKENBROUGH United States · #1,259,107 worldwide 1.6k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 John C. Brem United States · #1,363,422 worldwide 5.1k citations · 21 works
  5. 5 M. S. Hunter United States · #1,447,386 worldwide 2.4k citations · 30 works
  6. 6 Daniel J. Lege United States · #1,529,195 worldwide 4k citations · 20 works
  7. 7 K. Chung United States · #1,695,656 worldwide 779 citations · 33 works
  8. 8 Roberto J. Rioja United States · #1,790,696 worldwide 2k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Ronald E. Smelser United States · #1,859,057 worldwide 2.1k citations · 69 works
  10. 10 Men G. Chu United States · #1,889,036 worldwide 2.2k citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Alcoa (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Alcoa (United States) is "Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences" (Philip H. Ramsey, Daniel S. Wilks, 1996), with 7,695 citations. Next come "Generalized predictive control—Part I. The basic algorithm" (3,792) and "Plane stress yield function for aluminum alloy sheets—part 1: theory" (1,767).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Statistical Methods in the Atmospheric Sciences Philip H. Ramsey, Daniel S. Wilks · Technometrics Nov 1996 7,695
2 Generalized predictive control—Part I. The basic algorithm DAVID W. CLARKE, Coorous Mohtadi, P.S. Tuffs · Automatica Mar 1987 3,792
3 Plane stress yield function for aluminum alloy sheets—part 1: theory F. Barlat, John C. Brem, Jeong Whan Yoon et al. · International Journal of Plasticity Open access 23 Apr 2003 1,767
4 Application of Zinc Oxide Varistors Tapan Kumar Gupta · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Jul 1990 1,618
5 An experimental investigation of Reactive Atomization and Deposition Processing of Ni3Al/Y2O3 Using N2-O2 Atomization Xiaolu Zeng, Huimin Liu, Men G. Chu et al. · Metallurgical Transactions A Dec 1992 1,522
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Alcoa (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Recycling, Management, Recovery, Bauxite Residue, Red Mud, Energy Storage, Electrochemical Reduction and Molten Salt Electrolysis.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now 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 15 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Recycling5▲ 31×3 topics
  2. Management4▲ 12×5 topics
  3. Recovery4▲ 80×3 topics
  4. Bauxite Residue3▲ 687×1 topic
  5. Red Mud3▲ 687×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology2▲ 1.52×22 topics
  7. Energy Storage2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  8. Electrochemical Reduction2▲ 465×1 topic
  9. Metal Recovery2▲ 22×3 topics
  10. Molten Salt Electrolysis2▲ 465×1 topic
  11. Health Consequences2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. E-Waste1▲ 38×1 topic
  13. Environmental Impacts1▲ 12×1 topic
  14. Mechanical Properties1▲ 3.2×6 topics
  15. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.5×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Bauxite Residue and Utilization, Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes, Recycling and Waste Management Techniques and Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics.

Bauxite Residue and Util…3Bauxite Residue and Utilization: 3 fractional worksMolten salt chemistry an…2Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes: 2 fractional worksRecycling and Waste Mana…1Recycling and Waste Management Techniques: 1 fractional worksMetallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 1 fractional worksComputability, Logic, AI Algorithms: 1 fractional worksCognitive Computing and Networks: 1 fractional worksChristian Theology and Mission: 1 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 1 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 0 fractional worksInorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringFluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringComputational Theory and Mathematics4 others

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

  1. 1 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Molten salt chemistry and electrochemical processes Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes 2 works
  3. 3 Recycling and Waste Management Techniques Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Computability, Logic, AI Algorithms Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  6. 6 Cognitive Computing and Networks Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  7. 7 Christian Theology and Mission Religious studies 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  9. 9 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds Inorganic 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.0%domestic only86.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% lower 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 Alcoa (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Alcoa (United States)0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Alcoa (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 2016Alcoa (United States)3.4% in 201620002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.1% in 1992.

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