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Applied Physical Sciences (United States)

In research, Applied Physical Sciences (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,278 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,419
of 28,054 · #1,886 all time
Rank in United States
#742
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 183% vs 2013–17
Citations
49k
42.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
29%
world 28%

What is Applied Physical Sciences (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
Physical SciencesDomain #3,278 of 12,888 28.9%81 #1235

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.69× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.90× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.10× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.46× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.24× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.96× its world share, 40 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.92× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.40× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.55× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 20 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 11 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Jinsong Huang, Lester Ingber and E. J. Freeman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Physical Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Jinsong Huang United States · #15,154 worldwide 1.4k citations · 75 works
  2. 2 Lester Ingber United States · #204,481 worldwide 311 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 E. J. Freeman United States · #222,497 worldwide 275 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 L. D. Woolf United States · #324,315 worldwide 101 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 N. A. Frederick United States · #393,855 worldwide 129 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 W. M. Yuhasz United States · #408,247 worldwide 123 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 S. E. Lambert United States · #727,826 worldwide 62 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Xinyi Huang United States · #1,186,799 worldwide 74 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Physical Sciences (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 2022–2025 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. Efficiency12▲ 29×4 topics
  2. Crystal Growth10▲ 25×7 topics
  3. Semiconductors9▲ 22×4 topics
  4. Stability9▲ 28×3 topics
  5. Light-Emitting Diodes8▲ 40×2 topics
  6. Organometal Halide Perovskites8▲ 55×1 topic
  7. Perovskite Solar Cells8▲ 55×1 topic
  8. Biomedical Applications7▲ 4.6×15 topics
  9. Nanocrystals7▲ 18×5 topics
  10. Photovoltaics6▲ 27×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites4▲ 3.9×9 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.9×7 topics
  13. Semiconductor4▲ 7.8×5 topics
  14. Social Influence4▲ 12×2 topics
  15. Solar Cells4▲ 13×4 topics
  16. Air Force4▲ 21×1 topic
  17. Culture4▲ 4.9×1 topic
  18. Islam4▲ 12×1 topic
  19. Legal Regulation4▲ 12×1 topic
  20. Modernization4▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Transport Policy4▲ 21×1 topic
  22. Nanofibers3▲ 11×3 topics
  23. Solar Cell Efficiency3▲ 22×2 topics
  24. Semiconductor Nanocrystals3▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Fluorescence Imaging3▲ 14×2 topics
  26. Organic Electronics3▲ 15×2 topics
  27. Conducting Polymers3▲ 15×1 topic
  28. Polyaniline3▲ 17×1 topic
  29. Quantum Dots3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Bioimaging3▲ 8.7×2 topics
  31. Nanostructures3▲ 5.0×8 topics
  32. Biological Detection3▲ 20×2 topics
  33. CZTS3▲ 33×1 topic
  34. Thin-Film Solar Cells3▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Colloidal Nanocrystals2▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Nanoparticle Synthesis2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Wound Healing2▲ 7.2×5 topics
  38. Flexible Electronics2▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 7.3×4 topics
  40. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 9.8×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Perovskite Materials and Applications, Military Technology and Strategies, Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies and Legal and Regulatory Analysis.

Perovskite Materials and…8Perovskite Materials and Applications: 8 fractional worksMilitary Technology and Strategies: 4 fractional worksLinguistic, Cultural, an…4Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies: 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 EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSociology and Political ScienceTransportation4 others

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

  1. 1 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Military Technology and Strategies Aerospace Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies Sociology and Political Science 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 183% higher 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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