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Bruker (United States)

In research, Bruker (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,930 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Chemistry — Chemistry is 8.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,366
of 28,054 · #6,466 all time
Rank in United States
#1,115
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
40%
world 28%

What is Bruker (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 #5,930 of 12,888 12.7%103 #4490

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

What does Bruker (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Chemistry takes 8.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. ChemistryField · 23.8 works8.1×
← 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: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.37× its world share, 44 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.46× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 8.12× its world share, 24 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.36× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.21× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.07× its world share, 20 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.72× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.63× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.88× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Bruker (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Melvin A. Park, Dong Chen and Mark E. Ridgeway lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bruker (United States).

  1. 1 Melvin A. Park United States · #221,020 worldwide 396 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Dong Chen United States · #309,934 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Mark E. Ridgeway United States · #335,292 worldwide 219 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 James Kempf United States · #345,337 worldwide 111 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Werner Maas United States · #368,436 worldwide 178 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Thomas Draper Campbell United States · #418,017 worldwide 63 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Charles F. Campana United States · #469,333 worldwide 171 citations · 40 works
  8. 8 Bob B. He United States · #943,554 worldwide 11 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 Gary Kruppa United States · #1,237,845 worldwide 54 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Thomas J. Tague United States · #1,406,730 worldwide 15 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Bruker (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Bruker (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Proteomics, NMR Spectroscopy, Data Analysis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Imaging, Quantitative Analysis and Gene Expression.

▲ 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. Mass Spectrometry17▲ 58×6 topics
  2. Proteomics11▲ 95×3 topics
  3. NMR Spectroscopy10▲ 63×2 topics
  4. Data Analysis9▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Magnetic Resonance Imaging9▲ 18×4 topics
  6. Gene Expression8▲ 6.7×3 topics
  7. Imaging8▲ 16×4 topics
  8. Mechanical Properties7▲ 4.0×13 topics
  9. Quantitative Analysis7▲ 19×4 topics
  10. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy7▲ 46×2 topics
  11. Immunotherapy6▲ 4.9×9 topics
  12. Biomarkers6▲ 4.9×6 topics
  13. Genomics6▲ 11×4 topics
  14. Precision Medicine6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  15. Electrospray6▲ 97×1 topic
  16. Ionization6▲ 97×1 topic
  17. Data Integration6▲ 18×2 topics
  18. Biological Applications5▲ 43×3 topics
  19. Human Metabolome Database5▲ 50×1 topic
  20. Metabolomics5▲ 50×1 topic
  21. High-Throughput Analysis5▲ 80×2 topics
  22. Atomic Force Microscopy5▲ 116×1 topic
  23. Force Spectroscopy5▲ 116×1 topic
  24. Dynamic Nuclear Polarization5▲ 92×2 topics
  25. RNA-Seq5▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Tandem Mass Spectrometry5▲ 52×2 topics
  27. Phosphoproteomics5▲ 159×1 topic
  28. Protein Identification5▲ 159×1 topic
  29. Spin Dynamics5▲ 60×2 topics
  30. Hyperpolarization5▲ 164×1 topic
  31. Multiplexed Assays5▲ 147×1 topic
  32. Protein Microarrays5▲ 147×1 topic
  33. Single-Cell5▲ 57×1 topic
  34. Solid-State NMR5▲ 164×1 topic
  35. Transcriptomics5▲ 57×1 topic
  36. Crystal Structure4▲ 16×5 topics
  37. Structure Determination4▲ 77×2 topics
  38. Tumor Regression4▲ 20×2 topics
  39. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 11×5 topics
  40. Thin Films4▲ 11×5 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications, Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications.

Mass Spectrometry Techni…6Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 6 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…5Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 5 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Tech…5Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Tech…5Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 5 fractional worksAdvanced NMR Techniques and Applications: 5 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…4Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 4 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 4 fractional worksNMR spectroscopy and applications: 3 fractional works
SpectroscopyMolecular BiologyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSurfaces, Coatings and Films2 others

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

  1. 1 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 6 works
  2. 2 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 5 works
  4. 4 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 5 works
  6. 6 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 5 works
  8. 8 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 4 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  10. 10 NMR spectroscopy and applications Nuclear and High Energy Physics 3 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 available40.3%not open59.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.1%domestic only60.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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