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Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

In research, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,152 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,464
of 28,054 · #1,484 all time
Rank in United States
#1,410
of 4,192
Research works
919
▼ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
73k
79.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology 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 #6,152 of 12,888 9.9%64 #1025

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology 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: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.07× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.09× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.63× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.63× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.98× its world share, 22 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.03× its world share, 18 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.48× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology?

Ranked on the composite score, Matthew T. Rakher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology.

  1. 1 Matthew T. Rakher United States · #763,658 worldwide 83 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Which keywords describe research at Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Nanoparticles, Nanostructures, Nanomaterials, Nanocrystals, Semiconductor, Semiconductors and Nanocomposites.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles5▲ 5.2×24 topics
  2. Biosensors5▲ 12×10 topics
  3. Nanomaterials4▲ 5.4×12 topics
  4. Nanostructures4▲ 13×13 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications4▲ 4.2×21 topics
  6. Nanocrystals4▲ 17×5 topics
  7. Nanocomposites3▲ 5.7×16 topics
  8. Semiconductor3▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Graphene3▲ 6.2×8 topics
  10. Semiconductors3▲ 13×4 topics
  11. Catalysis3▲ 5.2×12 topics
  12. Nanowires3▲ 24×3 topics
  13. Photovoltaics3▲ 21×4 topics
  14. Electrocatalysis2▲ 12×5 topics
  15. Spintronics2▲ 21×4 topics
  16. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 7.8×4 topics
  17. Electronic Structure2▲ 15×7 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Transparent Conductors2▲ 20×2 topics
  20. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 12×4 topics
  21. Self-Assembly2▲ 7.9×11 topics
  22. Solar Cells2▲ 12×5 topics
  23. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 15×4 topics
  24. Optical Modulators2▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Superconductivity2▲ 14×7 topics
  26. Microcavities2▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Quantum Dots2▲ 25×3 topics
  28. Raman Lasers2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Water Splitting2▲ 6.2×3 topics
  30. Nanophotonic Waveguides2▲ 21×1 topic
  31. Photodetectors2▲ 27×2 topics
  32. Silicon Photonics2▲ 19×1 topic
  33. Band Parameters2▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Crystal Growth2▲ 7.3×5 topics
  35. Energy Conversion2▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries2▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Materials2▲ 8.6×4 topics
  38. Thin Films2▲ 10×6 topics
  39. Doping1▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Nonlinear Optics1▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Photonic and Optical Devices, Semiconductor materials and devices, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies and ZnO doping and properties.

Photonic and Optical Dev…2Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …1Semiconductor materials and devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Tec…1Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksZnO doping and properties1ZnO doping and properties: 1 fractional worksSynthesis and properties of polymers: 1 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 1 fractional worksMechanical and Optical R…1Mechanical and Optical Resonators: 1 fractional worksChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 1 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related M…1Fuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsMaterials ChemistryPolymers and Plastics

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Synthesis and properties of polymers Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  6. 6 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Mechanical and Optical Resonators Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  8. 8 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available33.9%not open66.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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