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American Semiconductor (United States)

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Research works
62
▲ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
449
7.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
15%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
American Semiconductor (United States)

Not ranked overall: American Semiconductor (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does American Semiconductor (United States) work in?

In all years, 96% of research at American Semiconductor (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (77%), Physics and Astronomy (8%), Computer Science (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 59 fractional works · 96.1% of its workEngineering: 48 fractional works · 77.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 32 fractional works · 51.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 10.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAmericanSemiconductor…62fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences96%Health Sciences0%Social Sciences3%

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 11 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4877.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy58.1%
    3. Computer Science45.8%
    4. Materials Science34.4%
    5. Environmental Science00.4%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    1. Decision Sciences22.7%
    2. Social Sciences00.5%
    1. Neuroscience00.3%
    1. Medicine00.3%
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.

Who are the top researchers at American Semiconductor (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Dale G. Wilson, O. Melville Clark and Douglas R. Hackler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Semiconductor (United States).

  1. 1 Dale G. Wilson United States · #3,733,198 worldwide 190 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 O. Melville Clark United States · #4,165,881 worldwide 28 citations · 15 works
  3. 3 Douglas R. Hackler United States · #4,893,467 worldwide 96 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at American Semiconductor (United States)

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

The most cited paper from American Semiconductor (United States) is "On the application of complex resistive boundary conditions to model transmission lines consisting of very thin superconductors" (J.M. Pond, Clifford M. Krowne, W.L. Carter, 1989), with 122 citations. Next come "Development and Demonstration of a HTS Power Cable to Operate in the Long Island Power Authority Transmission Grid" (114) and "Heart Monitor Using Flexible Capacitive ECG Electrodes" (78).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On the application of complex resistive boundary conditions to model transmission lines consisting of very thin superconductors J.M. Pond, Clifford M. Krowne, W.L. Carter · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 1989 122
2 Development and Demonstration of a HTS Power Cable to Operate in the Long Island Power Authority Transmission Grid J. F. Maguire, Frank Martin Schmidt, Shawn Bratt et al. · IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Jun 2007 114
3 Heart Monitor Using Flexible Capacitive ECG Electrodes Yang Gao, Varun V. Soman, Jack P. Lombardi et al. · IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement 24 Oct 2019 78
4 Investigation of YBCO Coated Conductors for Fault Current Limiter Applications W. G. Schmidt, H.-P. Kraemer, H.-W. Neumueller et al. · IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Jun 2007 61
5 The Development of Second Generation HTS Wire at American Superconductor M.W. Rupich, U. Schoop, Darren T. Verebelyi et al. · IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity Jun 2007 54
All 93 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at American Semiconductor (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Process Variation, Thermal Management, Nanowire Transistors, Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors, Interconnect, Through-Silicon Via, Nanoelectronics and Atomic Layer Deposition.

▲ 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. Process Variation5▲ 88×2 topics
  2. Thermal Management4▲ 24×2 topics
  3. Nanowire Transistors4▲ 98×1 topic
  4. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors4▲ 98×1 topic
  5. Interconnect4▲ 260×1 topic
  6. Through-Silicon Via4▲ 260×1 topic
  7. Nanoelectronics4▲ 39×2 topics
  8. Atomic Layer Deposition4▲ 44×1 topic
  9. High-k Dielectrics4▲ 44×1 topic
  10. Low-Power3▲ 82×2 topics
  11. CMOS Technology3▲ 43×4 topics
  12. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 70×2 topics
  13. Power Electronics3▲ 18×5 topics
  14. Electromigration3▲ 91×2 topics
  15. Thermal Behavior3▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.6×2 topics
  17. Interfacial Reactions3▲ 150×1 topic
  18. Lead-free Solders3▲ 150×1 topic
  19. Cuprate Superconductors2▲ 41×1 topic
  20. High-Temperature Superconductivity2▲ 41×1 topic
  21. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Critical Current Density2▲ 68×2 topics
  23. Delta-Sigma Modulator2▲ 64×2 topics
  24. Neural Networks2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  25. CMOS2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Neural Recording2▲ 94×1 topic
  27. Nb3Sn Conductor2▲ 78×1 topic
  28. Superconducting Magnets2▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Electrical Systems2▲ 72×2 topics
  30. HVDC Transmission2▲ 62×2 topics
  31. Optical Interconnects2▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 28×1 topic
  33. Solar Cells2▲ 9.0×4 topics
  34. Detection2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. ESD Protection2▲ 130×1 topic
  36. Machine Vision2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Modular Robots2▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Nanofabrication2▲ 27×2 topics
  39. SCR Devices2▲ 130×1 topic
  40. Self-Reconfiguration2▲ 70×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: 3D IC and TSV technologies, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis.

3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…1Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …1Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…1Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …1Semiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 0 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and Reliability: 0 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 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 available14.8%not open85.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.1%domestic only91.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is American Semiconductor (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000036% in 2024.

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

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