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Applied Materials (United States)

In research, Applied Materials (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#3,866 of 6,636 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,654 of 12,888 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,970 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 11.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,528
of 28,054 · #7,807 all time
Rank in United States
#1,880
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▼ 7% vs 2013–17
Citations
25k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Applied Materials (United States) 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
EngineeringField #3,866 of 6,636 7.2%137 #2556
Physical SciencesDomain #7,654 of 12,888 7.3%192 #4704
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,970 of 2,318 6.3%90 #1445

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

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. Engineering#2,556 #3,866
  2. Physical Sciences#4,704 #7,654
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,445 #1,970
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 Applied Materials (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 89.6 works12×
  2. EngineeringField · 137.1 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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.75× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.34× its world share, 137 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.34× its world share, 25 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.21× its world share, 10 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 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.

Who are the top researchers at Applied Materials (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Ajay Kumar, Shahid Rauf and M. Frei lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Materials (United States).

  1. 1 Ajay Kumar United States · #105,158 worldwide 245 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Shahid Rauf United States · #612,509 worldwide 117 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 M. Frei United States · #619,027 worldwide 77 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Steven Verhaverbeke United States · #667,958 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 A. J. Mayur United States · #714,366 worldwide 47 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Saurabh Chopra United States · #740,189 worldwide 18 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Ankur Agarwal United States · #748,387 worldwide 55 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Michael Current United States · #802,692 worldwide 83 citations · 44 works
  9. 9 M.A. Foad United States · #930,726 worldwide 37 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Milan Pešić United States · #1,000,559 worldwide 90 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Materials (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Applied Materials (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoelectronics, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Thin Films, Thermal Management, Process Variation, Neuromorphic Computing and Electromigration.

▲ 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. Nanoelectronics16▲ 90×2 topics
  2. Atomic Layer Deposition16▲ 112×1 topic
  3. High-k Dielectrics16▲ 112×1 topic
  4. Thin Films15▲ 37×5 topics
  5. Process Variation10▲ 84×2 topics
  6. Thermal Management10▲ 15×6 topics
  7. Neuromorphic Computing10▲ 40×2 topics
  8. Electromigration9▲ 162×2 topics
  9. Nanowire Transistors9▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors9▲ 108×1 topic
  11. Solar Cells9▲ 21×6 topics
  12. Nanowires8▲ 27×3 topics
  13. High-Resolution Patterning8▲ 171×2 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications7▲ 2.8×14 topics
  15. Mechanical Properties7▲ 3.4×13 topics
  16. Integrated Circuits7▲ 21×3 topics
  17. Interconnect7▲ 192×1 topic
  18. Through-Silicon Via7▲ 192×1 topic
  19. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy6▲ 39×2 topics
  20. High-Temperature Electronics6▲ 50×2 topics
  21. Nanofabrication6▲ 46×3 topics
  22. Electron Beam Lithography6▲ 286×1 topic
  23. Resolution Limits6▲ 286×1 topic
  24. Field-Effect Transistors6▲ 17×2 topics
  25. Doping6▲ 28×2 topics
  26. Fault Localization5▲ 37×2 topics
  27. Low-k Dielectrics5▲ 287×1 topic
  28. Microelectronics5▲ 243×1 topic
  29. Non-Volatile Memory5▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Synaptic Plasticity5▲ 11×2 topics
  31. Memristor5▲ 29×1 topic
  32. Resistive Switching5▲ 29×1 topic
  33. Plasma Etching5▲ 106×1 topic
  34. Semiconductor Industry5▲ 106×1 topic
  35. Ferroelectricity5▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Flexible Electronics5▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Hafnium Oxide5▲ 72×1 topic
  38. Negative Capacitance5▲ 72×1 topic
  39. Rare Earth Elements5▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Thermal Behavior5▲ 52×2 topics

Which research topics does Applied Materials (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, 3D IC and TSV technologies and Advancements in Photolithography Techniques.

Semiconductor materials …16Semiconductor materials and devices: 16 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 9 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 6 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and Reliability: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 5 fractional worksPlasma Diagnostics and A…5Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 5 fractional worksFerroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices: 5 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 4 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 4 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsMechanics of Materials

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  8. 8 Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 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 available12.8%not open87.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.1%domestic only74.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Applied Materials (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% 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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