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American Physical Society

In research, American Physical Society stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,407 of 21,541 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#14,041 of 16,945 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,739
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,582
of 8,685
Research works
368
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
51%
world 28%

What is American Physical Society 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 #7,407 of 21,541 22.1%196
Social SciencesDomain #14,041 of 16,945 18.8%121

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Physical Society 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.72× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 15.31× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.41× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 15.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Physical Society?

Ranked on the composite score, Urs M. Heller, August Hund and Emilio Villari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Physical Society.

  1. 1 Urs M. Heller United States · #263,410 worldwide 808 citations · 140 works
  2. 2 August Hund United States · #625,422 worldwide 6 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Emilio Villari United States · #900,148 worldwide 0 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at American Physical Society

Which keywords describe research at American Physical Society?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metamaterials, Nanophotonics, Dark Matter, Photonic Crystals, Ethical Considerations, High-Energy Collider, Particle Physics and Global Warming.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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 32 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Metamaterials3▲ 51×5 topics
  2. Nanophotonics2▲ 48×3 topics
  3. Climate Change2▲ 1.47×3 topics
  4. Dark Matter2▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Ethical Considerations2▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Photonic Crystals2▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Machine Learning2◆ 1.08×7 topics
  8. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.8×3 topics
  9. Global Warming1▲ 7.8×2 topics
  10. High-Energy Collider1▲ 63×1 topic
  11. Particle Physics1▲ 43×1 topic
  12. Big Data1▲ 3.3×3 topics
  13. Biosensors1▲ 6.0×5 topics
  14. Sustainability1◆ 1.13×2 topics
  15. Biomedical Science1▲ 130×1 topic
  16. Global Collaboration1▲ 76×2 topics
  17. Health Research1▲ 24×1 topic
  18. Negative Refraction1▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Plasmonic Metasurfaces1▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Quantum Information1▲ 23×3 topics
  21. Supernovae1▲ 32×2 topics
  22. Agricultural Education1▲ 142×1 topic
  23. Astrobiology1▲ 81×2 topics
  24. Content-Based Retrieval1▲ 94×1 topic
  25. Cosmological Parameters1▲ 42×1 topic
  26. Dark Energy1▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Data Analysis1▲ 8.5×2 topics
  28. Optical Modulators1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. S&T Policies1▲ 303×1 topic
  30. School Gardens1▲ 142×1 topic
  31. Science Diplomacy1▲ 303×1 topic
  32. Video Summarization1▲ 94×1 topic

Which research topics does American Physical Society publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies, Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications, Science, Research, and Medicine and Cosmology and Gravitation Theories.

Particle physics theoret…1Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 1 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…1Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 1 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksVideo Analysis and Summarization: 1 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 1 fractional worksDiverse Educational Innovations Studies: 1 fractional worksAtomic and Subatomic Phy…1Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 1 fractional works
Nuclear and High Energy PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsReproductive MedicineAstronomy and Astrophysics6 others

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

  1. 1 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  2. 2 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  3. 3 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  5. 5 Video Analysis and Summarization Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  6. 6 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  7. 7 Diverse Educational Innovations Studies General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 works
  8. 8 Atomic and Subatomic Physics Research Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 1 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 available50.7%not open49.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.3%domestic only81.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has American Physical Society's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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