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Applied Physical Sciences (United States)

In research, Applied Physical Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,271 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#5,991
of 22,385 · #4,349 all time
Rank in United States
#804
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▼ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
49k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Applied Physical Sciences (United States)

What is Applied Physical Sciences (United States) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,271 of 10,670 21.9%81 #2780

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

In 2022-now, 59% of research at Applied Physical Sciences (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (29%), Medicine (15%), Materials Science (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 89 fractional works · 59.3% of its workEngineering: 44 fractional works · 28.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 15.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 20 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 7.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 15.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 13.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 9.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 5.8% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 10.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workTransportation: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKApplied PhysicalSciences (United…151fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences59%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences11%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4428.9%
    2. Materials Science2013.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy85.3%
    4. Computer Science53.5%
    5. Environmental Science42.6%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences32.0%
    7. Chemistry21.3%
    8. Energy21.3%
    9. Mathematics10.7%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.7%
    1. Medicine2315.1%
    2. Dentistry10.8%
    3. Health Professions10.7%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology149.0%
    2. Neuroscience53.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    1. Social Sciences138.3%
    2. Psychology10.7%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Applied Physical Sciences (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 4.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.7 works4.2×
← 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: 1.69× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.88× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.84× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.45× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.93× its world share, 44 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.73× its world share, 20 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.39× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.62× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 23 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.73×20 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy2.39×8 works
  3. Engineering1.93×44 works
  4. Neuroscience1.92×5 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.88×1 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.69×14 works
  7. Dentistry1.62×1 works
  8. Energy1.40×2 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.25×3 works
  10. Chemistry0.84×2 works
  11. Medicine0.78×23 works
  12. Social Sciences0.66×13 works
  13. Mathematics0.63×1 works
  14. Environmental Science0.52×4 works
  15. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.46×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.45×5 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.36×0 works
  18. Veterinary0.33×0 works
  19. Decision Sciences0.29×0 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×1 works
  21. Health Professions0.26×1 works
  22. Psychology0.25×1 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.19×1 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.18×1 works
  25. Business, Management and Accounting0.03×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Jinsong Huang, Bo Chen and Yehao Deng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Physical Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Jinsong Huang United States · #1,950 worldwide 84k citations · 497 works
  2. 2 Bo Chen United States · #14,856 worldwide 13k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 Yehao Deng United States · #18,172 worldwide 19k citations · 103 works
  4. 4 Xun Xiao United States · #75,856 worldwide 10k citations · 120 works
  5. 5 Xuezeng Dai United States · #143,027 worldwide 4.6k citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Peter Neil Rudd United States · #178,844 worldwide 5.9k citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Liang Zhao United States · #411,626 worldwide 2.5k citations · 36 works
  8. 8 Ke Yang United States · #665,892 worldwide 2.9k citations · 104 works
  9. 9 H. B. MacKay United States · #955,376 worldwide 928 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 B.W. Lee United States · #1,120,719 worldwide 1.1k citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Physical Sciences (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Applied Physical Sciences (United States)?

The most cited paper from Applied Physical Sciences (United States) is "Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues" (François Aguet et al., 2017), with 4,762 citations. Next come "Random-Field Instability of the Ordered State of Continuous Symmetry" (2,681) and "Introduction to the Analysis of Survival Data in the Presence of Competing Risks" (2,666).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues François Aguet et al. · Nature Open access250 authors 10 Oct 2017 4,762
2 Random-Field Instability of the Ordered State of Continuous Symmetry Y. Imry, Shang-keng Ma · Physical Review Letters 24 Nov 1975 2,681
3 Introduction to the Analysis of Survival Data in the Presence of Competing Risks Peter C. Austin, Douglas S. Lee, Jason P. Fine · Circulation Open access 8 Feb 2016 2,666
4 Defect passivation in hybrid perovskite solar cells using quaternary ammonium halide anions and cations Xiaopeng Zheng, Bo Chen, Jun Dai et al. · Nature Energy 26 Jun 2017 2,163
5 Imperfections and their passivation in halide perovskite solar cells Bo Chen, Peter Neil Rudd, Shuang Yang et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2019 1,961
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Applied Physical Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Efficiency, Crystal Growth, Semiconductors, Stability, Light-Emitting Diodes, Organometal Halide Perovskites, Perovskite Solar Cells and Nanocrystals.

▲ 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. Efficiency13▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Crystal Growth10▲ 26×7 topics
  3. Semiconductors10▲ 23×4 topics
  4. Stability10▲ 28×3 topics
  5. Light-Emitting Diodes9▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Organometal Halide Perovskites9▲ 56×1 topic
  7. Perovskite Solar Cells9▲ 56×1 topic
  8. Biomedical Applications8▲ 4.2×16 topics
  9. Nanocrystals7▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Photovoltaics6▲ 26×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites5▲ 3.8×9 topics
  12. Nanomaterials4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  13. Solar Cells4▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.6×7 topics
  15. Semiconductor4▲ 7.4×5 topics
  16. Literature4▲ 4.4×2 topics
  17. Social Influence4▲ 11×2 topics
  18. Air Force4▲ 20×1 topic
  19. Culture4▲ 4.5×1 topic
  20. Islam4▲ 11×1 topic
  21. Legal Regulation4▲ 10×1 topic
  22. Modernization4▲ 13×1 topic
  23. Transport Policy4▲ 19×1 topic
  24. Semiconductor Nanocrystals3▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Nanofibers3▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Nanostructures3▲ 5.1×9 topics
  27. Solar Cell Efficiency3▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Fluorescence Imaging3▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Organic Electronics3▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Conducting Polymers3▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Polyaniline3▲ 17×1 topic
  32. Quantum Dots3▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Bioimaging3▲ 7.9×2 topics
  34. Flexible Electronics3▲ 10×3 topics
  35. Biological Detection3▲ 20×2 topics
  36. CZTS3▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Thin-Film Solar Cells3▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 7.4×4 topics
  39. Colloidal Nanocrystals2▲ 28×1 topic
  40. Nanoparticle Synthesis2▲ 22×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies, Military Technology and Strategies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Perovskite Materials and…9Perovskite Materials and Applications: 9 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 4 fractional worksMilitary Technology and …4Military Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLegal and Regulatory Ana…4Legal and Regulatory Analysis: 4 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 3 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 3 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis A…2Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallography: 2 fractional worksMicro and Nano Robotics: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceAerospace EngineeringTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 4 works
  3. 3 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Legal and Regulatory Analysis Transportation 4 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  6. 6 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Micro and Nano Robotics Condensed Matter Physics 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.4%domestic only81.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% lower 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 Applied Physical Sciences (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Applied Physical Sciences (United States)0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Applied Physical Sciences (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%Applied Physical Sciences (United States)11.2% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 39.3% in 2017.

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