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American Solar (United States)

In research, American Solar (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#7,390 of 11,412 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#14,619 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#27,690
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,937
of 8,685
Research works
189
▼ 81% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.5k
13.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is American Solar (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 #7,390 of 11,412 16.8%128
Physical SciencesDomain #14,619 of 21,541 16.5%186

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Solar (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).

What does American Solar (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 113.3 works17×
  2. EngineeringField · 128.2 works4.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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 Solar (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, S. Guha, Jeffrey Yang and Subhendu Guha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Solar (United States).

  1. 1 S. Guha United States · #435,943 worldwide 103 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jeffrey Yang United States · #659,544 worldwide 85 citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Subhendu Guha United States · #704,906 worldwide 60 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 P. A. Iles United States · #752,319 worldwide 62 citations · 54 works
  5. 5 E. L. Ralph United States · #1,454,797 worldwide 12 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at American Solar (United States)

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

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Photovoltaics, Efficiency, Passivation, Silicon, Plasmonics, Thin-Film Transistors and High Efficiency.

▲ 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. Solar Cells78▲ 133×6 topics
  2. Photovoltaics55▲ 117×4 topics
  3. Efficiency49▲ 99×2 topics
  4. Passivation43▲ 567×1 topic
  5. Silicon43▲ 307×1 topic
  6. Plasmonics28▲ 191×1 topic
  7. Thin-Film Transistors28▲ 335×1 topic
  8. High Efficiency26▲ 407×1 topic
  9. Multijunction Solar Cells26▲ 776×1 topic
  10. Renewable Energy24▲ 13×11 topics
  11. Solar Energy18▲ 54×3 topics
  12. Nanoparticles18▲ 7.2×3 topics
  13. Bioimaging18▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Optical Properties18▲ 81×2 topics
  15. Luminescent17▲ 288×1 topic
  16. Porous Silicon17▲ 288×1 topic
  17. Semiconductor12▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Greenhouse Gas Emissions10▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Recycling10▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Land Use10▲ 122×1 topic
  21. Life Cycle Assessment10▲ 31×1 topic
  22. Photovoltaic Systems10▲ 83×2 topics
  23. Grid-Connected Inverters8▲ 88×2 topics
  24. Maximum Power Point Tracking8▲ 127×1 topic
  25. Photovoltaic Arrays8▲ 127×1 topic
  26. Nanocrystals6▲ 14×4 topics
  27. Quantum Dots6▲ 20×2 topics
  28. CZTS6▲ 51×1 topic
  29. Nanowires6▲ 13×3 topics
  30. Thin-Film Solar Cells6▲ 51×1 topic
  31. Band Parameters6▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Excitons6▲ 37×1 topic
  33. Single-Photon Source6▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts5▲ 48×1 topic
  35. Schottky Barrier5▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Thermal Analysis3▲ 12×2 topics
  37. CubeSat3▲ 65×1 topic
  38. small satellite3▲ 65×1 topic
  39. Nanoelectronics3▲ 9.2×2 topics
  40. Energy Conversion2▲ 7.7×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Bioenergy crop production and management, Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques, Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability and Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems.

Bioenergy crop production and management: 0 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 0 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 0 fractional worksAgroforestry and silvopastoral systems: 0 fractional worksAgriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact: 0 fractional works
Agronomy and Crop ScienceRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentEnvironmental EngineeringForestry1 others

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

  1. 1 Bioenergy crop production and management Agronomy and Crop Science 0 works
  2. 2 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  3. 3 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Agroforestry and silvopastoral systems Forestry 0 works
  5. 5 Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact Ecology 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 available6.8%not open93.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 81% 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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