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Amkor Technology (United States)

In research, Amkor Technology (United States) stands highest in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,152 of 3,725 worldwide), Engineering (#3,325 of 9,532 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#9,209 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 12.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#20,926
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,334
of 7,310
Research works
350
▲ 76% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
10.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.03×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Amkor Technology (United States)

What is Amkor Technology (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
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,152 of 3,725 10.7%198
EngineeringField #3,325 of 9,532 10.0%275
Physical SciencesDomain #9,209 of 17,446 9.8%318

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

In 2022-now, 84% of research at Amkor Technology (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (65%), Materials Science (8%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 53 fractional works · 84.5% of its workEngineering: 41 fractional works · 65.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 27 fractional works · 43.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 7.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 11.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmkor Technology(United States)63fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences84%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences12%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4165.3%
    2. Materials Science57.7%
    3. Computer Science47.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.9%
    5. Environmental Science11.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    7. Energy00.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences45.6%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.4%
    4. Psychology11.3%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    6. Decision Sciences00.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.8%
    3. Neuroscience00.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine11.5%
    2. Nursing00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Amkor Technology (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 12.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 27.3 works12×
  2. EngineeringField · 41.0 works4.3×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.90× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.35× its world share, 41 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.20× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.35×41 works
  2. Materials Science2.20×5 works
  3. Computer Science0.90×4 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.83×1 works
  5. Chemical Engineering0.76×0 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.74×1 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.59×0 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.49×1 works
  9. Psychology0.44×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.44×4 works
  11. Environmental Science0.36×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.33×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×1 works
  14. Energy0.29×0 works
  15. Nursing0.27×0 works
  16. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×1 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.16×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.15×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.11×0 works
  20. Medicine0.08×1 works
  21. Chemistry0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Amkor Technology (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Barry Miles, Robert Darveaux and A. Syed lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Amkor Technology (United States).

  1. 1 Barry Miles United States · #1,143,002 worldwide 770 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 Robert Darveaux United States · #1,436,858 worldwide 2.7k citations · 73 works
  3. 3 A. Syed United States · #1,865,085 worldwide 711 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jesse E. Galloway United States · #2,545,871 worldwide 786 citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Paul Mescher United States · #2,704,435 worldwide 282 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Akito Yoshida United States · #2,854,831 worldwide 312 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 ChoonHeung Lee United States · #4,187,228 worldwide 188 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jung-Ihl Kim United States · #4,522,942 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 WonJoon Kang United States · #4,625,944 worldwide 108 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Boyd Rogers United States · #4,696,963 worldwide 158 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Amkor Technology (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Amkor Technology (United States) is "Accumulated creep strain and energy density based thermal fatigue life prediction models for SnAgCu solder joints" (A. Syed, 2004), with 359 citations. Next come "Analytical Evaluation of Via-Plate Capacitance for Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards and Packages" (154) and "Model for BGA and CSP Reliability in Automotive Underhood Applications" (139).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Accumulated creep strain and energy density based thermal fatigue life prediction models for SnAgCu solder joints A. Syed Conference paper 28 Sep 2004 359
2 Analytical Evaluation of Via-Plate Capacitance for Multilayer Printed Circuit Boards and Packages Yaojiang Zhang, Jun Fan, Giuseppe Selli et al. · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 19 Aug 2008 154
3 Model for BGA and CSP Reliability in Automotive Underhood Applications Pradeep Lall, Md Nazmul Islam, Naveen K. Singh et al. · IEEE Transactions on Components and Packaging Technologies Sep 2004 139
4 An Efficient Approach for Power Delivery Network Design With Closed-Form Expressions for Parasitic Interconnect Inductances Cheng‐Xiang Wang, Jie Mao, Giuseppe Selli et al. · IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging May 2006 129
5 Predicting solder joint reliability for thermal, power, and bend cycle within 25% accuracy A. Syed Conference paper 13 Nov 2002 125
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Amkor Technology (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Management, System Integration, Interconnect, Through-Silicon Via, Electromigration, High-Temperature Electronics, Thermal Behavior and Nanoparticles.

▲ 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 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. Thermal Management11▲ 53×5 topics
  2. System Integration9▲ 785×2 topics
  3. Interconnect9▲ 861×1 topic
  4. Through-Silicon Via9▲ 861×1 topic
  5. Electromigration9▲ 500×2 topics
  6. High-Temperature Electronics9▲ 230×2 topics
  7. Thermal Behavior8▲ 312×2 topics
  8. Nanoparticles8▲ 9.7×2 topics
  9. Interfacial Reactions8▲ 664×1 topic
  10. Lead-free Solders8▲ 664×1 topic
  11. Power Electronics2▲ 11×2 topics
  12. Embedded Cores2▲ 239×1 topic
  13. Test Data Compression2▲ 239×1 topic
  14. Thin Films2▲ 16×3 topics
  15. Smart Grid2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  16. Assembly Planning2▲ 38×1 topic
  17. Design for Manufacture2▲ 38×1 topic
  18. Nanowires2▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Economic Development2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  20. Microelectronics2▲ 203×2 topics
  21. Failure Analysis2▲ 26×3 topics
  22. Induction Motors2▲ 54×2 topics
  23. Solar Cells2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Digital Transformation1▲ 4.2×4 topics
  25. EMI1▲ 121×1 topic
  26. Electromagnetic Compatibility1▲ 121×1 topic
  27. Fiber Networks1▲ 204×1 topic
  28. Paper Mechanics1▲ 204×1 topic
  29. Reliability1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Silicon1▲ 60×2 topics
  31. Copper Metallization1▲ 196×1 topic
  32. Corrosion Behavior1▲ 23×2 topics
  33. Low-k Dielectrics1▲ 196×1 topic
  34. Machine Vision1▲ 8.8×2 topics
  35. Numerical Simulation1▲ 6.4×3 topics
  36. Power Optimization1▲ 69×2 topics
  37. Silicon Carbide1▲ 39×2 topics
  38. CIM XML1▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Common Information Model1▲ 69×1 topic
  40. Integrated Circuits1▲ 11×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: 3D IC and TSV technologies, Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies, VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing and Manufacturing Process and Optimization.

3D IC and TSV technologies93D IC and TSV technologies: 9 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…8Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 8 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 1 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Processing: 1 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and Reliability: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksSurface Treatment and Coatings: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringHardware and ArchitectureIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringMechanics of Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 2 works
  4. 4 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Material Properties and Processing Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Surface Treatment and Coatings Mechanical 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 76% 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 Amkor Technology (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00034% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Amkor Technology (United States)0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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