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Cygnus (United States)

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Research works
112
▼ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
5k
44.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Cygnus (United States)

Not ranked overall: Cygnus (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Cygnus (United States) work in?

In all years, 42% of research at Cygnus (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (20%), Engineering (17%), Computer Science (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 47 fractional works · 41.8% of its workEngineering: 19 fractional works · 16.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 6.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 11.4% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematical Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 26.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 13 fractional works · 11.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 12 fractional works · 10.9% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 10.2% of its workBiophysics: 4 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 19.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 7 fractional works · 6.4% of its workDermatology: 6 fractional works · 5.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKCygnus (UnitedStates)112fractional works, all years
Life Sciences26%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences9%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1916.7%
    2. Computer Science1311.4%
    3. Chemistry43.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy43.4%
    5. Materials Science33.0%
    6. Chemical Engineering21.7%
    7. Environmental Science11.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    9. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1311.2%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1110.2%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.7%
    4. Neuroscience21.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology11.0%
    1. Medicine2219.8%
    2. Health Professions32.7%
    3. Veterinary00.2%
    1. Psychology32.6%
    2. Social Sciences22.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting21.9%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    6. Decision Sciences00.4%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.16× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksMedicinePsychology: 1.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience4.16×0 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.14×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.23×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.02×0 works
  5. Computer Science1.84×1 works
  6. Engineering1.29×1 works
  7. Materials Science1.16×0 works
  8. Medicine1.12×1 works
  9. Psychology1.11×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.85×0 works
  11. Chemistry0.43×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.35×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.17×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.13×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Russell O. Potts, Janet A. Tamada and Ronald T. Kurnik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Cygnus (United States).

  1. 1 Russell O. Potts United States · #40,576 worldwide 11k citations · 93 works
  2. 2 Janet A. Tamada United States · #189,873 worldwide 4.1k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Ronald T. Kurnik United States · #1,722,421 worldwide 845 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Cygnus (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Cygnus (United States)?

The most cited paper from Cygnus (United States) is "Predicting Skin Permeability" (Russell O. Potts, Richard H. Guy, 1992), with 1,574 citations. Next come "Quasi-phase-matched optical parametric oscillators in bulk periodically poled LiNbO_3" (1,165) and "Clinical evaluation of the GlucoWatch® biographer: a continual, non-invasive glucose monitor for patients with diabetes" (389).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Predicting Skin Permeability Russell O. Potts, Richard H. Guy · Pharmaceutical Research May 1992 1,574
2 Quasi-phase-matched optical parametric oscillators in bulk periodically poled LiNbO_3 Larry E. Myers, Robert C Eckardt, M. M. Fejer et al. · Journal of the Optical Society of America B Nov 1995 1,165
3 Clinical evaluation of the GlucoWatch® biographer: a continual, non-invasive glucose monitor for patients with diabetes Michael J. Tierney, J A Tamada, Russell O. Potts et al. · Biosensors and Bioelectronics Dec 2001 389
4 Penetration of industrial chemicals across the skin: A predictive model Richard H. Guy, Russell O. Potts · American Journal of Industrial Medicine May 1993 374
5 SYBR Green I: Fluorescence Properties and Interaction with DNA Anatoly I. Dragan, Radmila Pavlović, James B. McGivney et al. · Journal of Fluorescence 25 Apr 2012 325
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Cygnus (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Skin Barrier Function, Microneedles, Solid Lipid Nanoparticles, Glycemic Control, Insulin Therapy, Diabetes, Type 1 Diabetes and Vibrational Spectroscopy.

▲ 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. Skin Barrier Function10▲ 310×2 topics
  2. Microneedles10▲ 377×1 topic
  3. Solid Lipid Nanoparticles10▲ 377×1 topic
  4. Glycemic Control6▲ 40×3 topics
  5. Insulin Therapy6▲ 50×3 topics
  6. Diabetes5▲ 8.7×5 topics
  7. Cardiovascular Disease5▲ 3.9×6 topics
  8. Type 1 Diabetes4▲ 39×2 topics
  9. Complications4▲ 6.9×2 topics
  10. Vibrational Spectroscopy4▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Continuous Glucose Monitoring4▲ 76×1 topic
  12. Hypoglycemia4▲ 76×1 topic
  13. Infrared Spectroscopy4▲ 98×1 topic
  14. Raman Spectroscopy4▲ 14×1 topic
  15. Filaggrin4▲ 77×1 topic
  16. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 23×3 topics
  17. Skin Microbiome4▲ 77×1 topic
  18. Nanomaterials3▲ 3.8×3 topics
  19. Drug Delivery3▲ 5.3×4 topics
  20. Graphene3▲ 4.9×2 topics
  21. High-Performance Computing3▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Parallel Computing3▲ 13×2 topics
  23. Antimicrobial Activity3▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Cholesterol3▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Diabetes Mellitus2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Electrochemistry2▲ 11×2 topics
  27. Food Preservation2▲ 30×2 topics
  28. Frequency Conversion2▲ 22×3 topics
  29. 3D Printing2▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Electrochemical Biosensors2▲ 30×1 topic
  31. Glucose Sensors2▲ 30×1 topic
  32. Biomedical Research2▲ 27×1 topic
  33. Chitosan2▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Critical Care2▲ 9.0×1 topic
  35. Hyperglycemia2▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Mucosal2▲ 74×1 topic
  37. Poly(dimethylsiloxane)2▲ 42×1 topic
  38. Distributed Systems2▲ 7.9×5 topics
  39. Contact Allergy2▲ 62×1 topic
  40. GPU Computing2▲ 25×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Music Technology and Sound Studies, Neuroscience and Music Perception, Music and Audio Processing and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Music Technology and Sou…0Music Technology and Sound Studies: 0 fractional worksNeuroscience and Music P…0Neuroscience and Music Perception: 0 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 0 fractional worksAdipose Tissue and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksHigh Altitude and Hypoxia: 0 fractional worksThin-Film Transistor Technologies: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Met…0Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksOptical Coatings and Gratings: 0 fractional worksIterative Learning Control Systems: 0 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionCognitive NeuroscienceSignal ProcessingElectrical and Electronic Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 0 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Music Perception Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  3. 3 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 0 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Adipose Tissue and Metabolism Physiology 0 works
  6. 6 High Altitude and Hypoxia Genetics 0 works
  7. 7 Thin-Film Transistor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  9. 9 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
  10. 10 Iterative Learning Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 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 available17.2%not open82.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.6%domestic only85.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Cygnus (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000027% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Cygnus (United States)0.000013% in 20251990200020102020

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

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