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Boston Applied Technologies (United States)

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Research works
62
▲ 146% vs 2018-21
Citations
797
12.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Boston Applied Technologies (United States)

Not ranked overall: Boston Applied Technologies (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Boston Applied Technologies (United States) work in?

In all years, 80% of research at Boston Applied Technologies (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Physics and Astronomy (17%), Materials Science (15%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 50 fractional works · 80.3% of its workEngineering: 24 fractional works · 39.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 14 fractional works · 22.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 17.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 12.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 15.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBoston AppliedTechnologies…62fractional works, all years
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences80%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences4%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2439.0%
    2. Physics and Astronomy1117.1%
    3. Materials Science915.0%
    4. Computer Science23.4%
    5. Chemistry23.0%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.4%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    8. Environmental Science00.5%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology46.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology11.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Medicine35.2%
    1. Social Sciences23.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    3. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.20× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 1.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.45× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.81×1 works
  2. Engineering2.45×3 works
  3. Computer Science2.20×2 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.09×1 works
  5. Energy1.43×0 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.02×0 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.71×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.62×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.61×0 works
  10. Medicine0.58×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.45×0 works
  12. Chemistry0.42×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Xiaomei Guo, Kewen K. Li and Yingyin K. Zou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Applied Technologies (United States).

  1. 1 Xiaomei Guo United States · #3,239,652 worldwide 1.1k citations · 97 works
  2. 2 Kewen K. Li United States · #3,517,570 worldwide 203 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Yingyin K. Zou United States · #5,505,751 worldwide 128 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Applied Technologies (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Boston Applied Technologies (United States)?

The most cited paper from Boston Applied Technologies (United States) is "Challenges and opportunities for multi-functional oxide thin films for voltage tunable radio frequency/microwave components" (Guru Subramanyam, M. W. Cole, Nian X. Sun et al., 2013), with 167 citations. Next come "Transparent electro-optic ceramics and devices" (162) and "A Passive Wireless Temperature Sensor for Harsh Environment Applications" (135).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Challenges and opportunities for multi-functional oxide thin films for voltage tunable radio frequency/microwave components Guru Subramanyam, M. W. Cole, Nian X. Sun et al. · Journal of Applied Physics Open access 15 Nov 2013 167
2 Transparent electro-optic ceramics and devices Hua Wei Jiang, Ye Zou, Qiushi Chen et al. · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE Conference paper 17 Jan 2005 162
3 A Passive Wireless Temperature Sensor for Harsh Environment Applications Ya Wang, Yi Alec Jia, Qiushui Chen et al. · Sensors Open access 8 Dec 2008 135
4 Correlation between structure variation and luminescence red shift in YAG:Ce Yuexiao Pan, W. Wang, G.K. Liu et al. · Journal of Alloys and Compounds 24 Apr 2009 100
5 Pyroelectric properties of AlN Vladimir N. Fuflyigin, Edward J. Salley, Andrei V. Osinsky et al. · Applied Physics Letters 6 Nov 2000 85
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Boston Applied Technologies (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Optical Modulators, Raman Lasers, Frequency Conversion, Photonic Crystals, Microresonators, Nonlinear Optics, Biosensors and Silicon Photonics.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Optical Modulators7▲ 56×2 topics
  2. Frequency Conversion6▲ 95×2 topics
  3. Raman Lasers6▲ 56×2 topics
  4. Photonic Crystals5▲ 52×2 topics
  5. Microresonators5▲ 62×3 topics
  6. Biosensors5▲ 13×4 topics
  7. Nonlinear Optics5▲ 44×3 topics
  8. Silicon Photonics4▲ 40×2 topics
  9. Crystal Growth4▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Lithium Niobate4▲ 172×1 topic
  11. Microcavities4▲ 37×1 topic
  12. Nanophotonic Waveguides4▲ 42×1 topic
  13. Photonics4▲ 115×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.4×9 topics
  15. Solid-State Lasers2▲ 119×1 topic
  16. Ytterbium2▲ 119×1 topic
  17. Nanowires2▲ 15×4 topics
  18. Solid-State Lighting2▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Optical Fiber2▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Semiconductors2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Thin Films2▲ 12×4 topics
  22. Acoustic Wave Biosensors2▲ 59×1 topic
  23. Optical Sensors2▲ 20×2 topics
  24. Thin Film Resonators2▲ 59×1 topic
  25. Ferroelectric Materials2▲ 55×1 topic
  26. Lead-free Piezoceramics2▲ 55×1 topic
  27. Machine Vision2▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Slow Light2▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Colloidal Crystals2▲ 33×2 topics
  30. Fiber Lasers2▲ 19×2 topics
  31. Band Parameters1▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Light-Emitting Diodes1▲ 17×2 topics
  33. Nanocavities1▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Structural Coloration1▲ 53×1 topic
  35. Electromigration1▲ 40×2 topics
  36. High-Temperature Electronics1▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Microwave Photonics1▲ 18×2 topics
  38. Photodetectors1▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Spectroscopy1▲ 6.7×3 topics
  40. Thermal Management1▲ 7.5×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Manufacturing Process and Optimization, Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection and Educational Methods and Media Use.

Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksEducational Methods and …0Educational Methods and Media Use: 0 fractional worksT-cell and B-cell Immunology: 0 fractional worksModular Robots and Swarm Intelligence: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…0Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional worksGalectins and Cancer Biology: 0 fractional worksEducation and Character …0Education and Character Development: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringInformation SystemsImmunologyMechanical Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Educational Methods and Media Use Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 0 works
  6. 6 Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Galectins and Cancer Biology Immunology 0 works
  10. 10 Education and Character Development Education 0 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 available18.0%not open82.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.4%domestic only70.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 146% 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 Boston Applied Technologies (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%Boston Applied Technologies (United States)0.000081% in 2025200020102020

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

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