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Ames National Laboratory

In research, Ames National Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,507 of 12,888 worldwide), Physics and Astronomy (#566 of 1,646 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,361 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Condensed Matter Physics and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials — Condensed Matter Physics is 46.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,603
of 28,054 · #575 all time
Rank in United States
#384
of 4,192
Research works
7.2k
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
247k
34.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
30%
world 28%

What is Ames National Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,507 of 12,888 11.1%489 #395
Physics and AstronomyField #566 of 1,646 16.4%87 #230
Materials ScienceField #1,361 of 2,468 8.3%147 #278
EngineeringField #4,353 of 6,636 9.1%138 #1190
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,305 of 1,556 10.6%77 #361

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Ames National Laboratory 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#395 #1,507
  2. Physics and Astronomy#230 #566
  3. Materials Science#278 #1,361
  4. Engineering#1,190 #4,353
  5. Materials Chemistry#361 #1,305
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Ames National Laboratory specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Condensed Matter Physics takes 46.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Condensed Matter PhysicsSubfield · 41.5 works47×
  2. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 48.3 works19×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 7.37× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 6.63× its world share, 58 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 17 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 9 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 138 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.61× its world share, 147 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 7.09× its world share, 87 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Ames National Laboratory?

Ranked on the composite score, V. K. Pecharsky, R. S. Houk and Ryan Ott lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Ames National Laboratory.

  1. 1 V. K. Pecharsky · #9,915 worldwide 2.3k citations · 158 works
  2. 2 R. S. Houk · #45,344 worldwide 425 citations · 39 works
  3. 3 Ryan Ott · #45,552 worldwide 700 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Thomas L. Marchioro · #58,315 worldwide 255 citations · 35 works
  5. 5 V. G. Kogan · #69,896 worldwide 390 citations · 55 works
  6. 6 Adam Kaminski · #105,084 worldwide 417 citations · 58 works
  7. 7 T. A. Lograsso · #131,700 worldwide 528 citations · 86 works
  8. 8 B. A. Cook · #146,262 worldwide 135 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 M. J. Kramer · #189,124 worldwide 492 citations · 86 works
  10. 10 K. W. Dennis · #195,753 worldwide 243 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Ames National Laboratory

Which keywords describe research at Ames National Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Superconductivity, Microstructure, Catalysis, Electronic Structure, Topological Insulators, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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 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. Superconductivity47▲ 50×9 topics
  2. Catalysis33▲ 9.0×25 topics
  3. Microstructure33▲ 12×15 topics
  4. Nanoparticles31▲ 4.5×25 topics
  5. Electronic Structure31▲ 31×8 topics
  6. Nanocomposites27▲ 6.0×15 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties26▲ 4.9×20 topics
  8. Topological Insulators25▲ 97×2 topics
  9. Spin Dynamics17▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Heavy Fermion16▲ 229×1 topic
  11. Quantum Criticality16▲ 229×1 topic
  12. Crystal Structure15▲ 19×5 topics
  13. Two-Dimensional Materials14▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Electronic Structure Calculations14▲ 39×2 topics
  15. Crystal Growth13▲ 8.6×11 topics
  16. Magnetic Nanoparticles12▲ 20×3 topics
  17. High-Temperature12▲ 36×2 topics
  18. Ionic Liquids12▲ 7.8×8 topics
  19. Permanent Magnets12▲ 207×1 topic
  20. Rare-Earth12▲ 207×1 topic
  21. Topological Order12▲ 46×2 topics
  22. Spintronics12▲ 17×4 topics
  23. Lithium-ion Batteries12▲ 5.0×4 topics
  24. Sustainable Technology12▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Aerospace Applications11▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Carbon Nanotubes11▲ 6.0×7 topics
  27. Metal-Insulator Transition11▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Magnetic Resonance Imaging11▲ 7.8×4 topics
  29. Metal Nanoparticles11▲ 12×6 topics
  30. Cuprate Superconductors11▲ 56×1 topic
  31. High-Temperature Superconductivity11▲ 56×1 topic
  32. Magnetocaloric Materials11▲ 59×1 topic
  33. Perovskites11▲ 59×1 topic
  34. Iron-Based10▲ 202×1 topic
  35. Layered Compounds10▲ 202×1 topic
  36. Thin Films10▲ 9.4×8 topics
  37. Metal Recovery10▲ 8.9×3 topics
  38. Rare Earth Elements10▲ 12×4 topics
  39. NMR Spectroscopy10▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Electronic Properties9▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Ames National Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Rare-earth and actinide compounds, Magnetic Properties of Alloys, Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism and Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials.

Rare-earth and actinide …16Rare-earth and actinide compounds: 16 fractional worksMagnetic Properties of A…12Magnetic Properties of Alloys: 12 fractional worksPhysics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 11 fractional worksMagnetic and transport p…11Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materials: 11 fractional worksIron-based superconducto…10Iron-based superconductors research: 10 fractional worksAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications: 9 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Condensed Matte…8Advanced Condensed Matter Physics: 8 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 7 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 7 fractional works
Condensed Matter PhysicsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSpectroscopyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics2 others

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

  1. 1 Rare-earth and actinide compoundsCondensed Matter Physics 16 works
  2. 2 Magnetic Properties of AlloysElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 12 works
  3. 3 Physics of Superconductivity and MagnetismCondensed Matter Physics 11 works
  4. 4 Magnetic and transport properties of perovskites and related materialsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 11 works
  5. 5 Iron-based superconductors researchElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 10 works
  6. 6 Advanced NMR Techniques and ApplicationsSpectroscopy 9 works
  7. 7 Topological Materials and PhenomenaAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 9 works
  8. 8 Advanced Condensed Matter PhysicsCondensed Matter Physics 8 works
  9. 9 Material Properties and ApplicationsGeneral Materials Science 7 works
  10. 10 Extraction and Separation ProcessesMechanical Engineering 7 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 available30.0%not open70.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.0%domestic only82.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Ames National Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% 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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