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Dow Chemical (United States)

In research, Dow Chemical (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,383 of 10,670 worldwide), Engineering (#1,316 of 5,901 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,131 of 2,276 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics and Chemical Engineering (Polymers and Plastics is 14.4× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#3,095
of 22,385 · #1,903 all time
Rank in United States
#492
of 3,332
Research works
11k
▼ 3% vs 2018-21
Citations
306k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Dow Chemical (United States)

What is Dow Chemical (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,383 of 10,670 7.6%353 #1165
EngineeringField #1,316 of 5,901 7.1%114 #1435
Materials ScienceField #1,131 of 2,276 7.3%66 #740

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Dow Chemical (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#1,165 #1,383
  2. Engineering#1,435 #1,316
  3. Materials Science#740 #1,131
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Dow Chemical (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (25%), Materials Science (16%), Chemistry (12%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 390 fractional works · 78.3% of its workEngineering: 122 fractional works · 24.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 20 fractional works · 4.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 15 fractional works · 2.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 13 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 77 fractional works · 15.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 29 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 5.6% of its workBiomaterials: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 61 fractional works · 12.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 33 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 12 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 59 fractional works · 11.9% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 4.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 9 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCatalysis: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Health and Safety: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPaleontology: 14 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 3.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 6 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 5 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 40 fractional works · 8.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 18 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 7.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 17 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransportation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 4 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 30 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 4.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKDow Chemical(United States)498fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences78%Health Sciences6%Social Sciences8%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering12224.5%
    2. Materials Science7715.6%
    3. Chemistry6112.3%
    4. Environmental Science5911.9%
    5. Chemical Engineering224.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences183.7%
    7. Computer Science163.3%
    8. Physics and Astronomy81.6%
    9. Energy40.9%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences183.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology173.4%
    3. Neuroscience30.6%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.1%
    1. Social Sciences173.3%
    2. Decision Sciences61.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance40.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting40.8%
    5. Psychology40.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities30.7%
    1. Medicine214.1%
    2. Health Professions51.0%
    3. Dentistry30.6%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Nursing10.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Dow Chemical (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 14.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 28.9 works14×
  2. Chemical EngineeringField · 21.7 works12×
← 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: 0.78× its world share, 18 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 17 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 12.46× its world share, 22 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 7.81× its world share, 61 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.42× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.36× its world share, 18 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 122 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.39× its world share, 59 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.46× its world share, 78 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.72× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.21× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.69× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 6 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.40× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering12.46×22 works
  2. Chemistry7.81×61 works
  3. Materials Science4.46×78 works
  4. Environmental Science2.39×59 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.36×18 works
  6. Veterinary1.69×1 works
  7. Engineering1.63×122 works
  8. Decision Sciences1.23×6 works
  9. Dentistry1.14×3 works
  10. Energy0.95×4 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.78×18 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.72×8 works
  13. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.64×17 works
  15. Computer Science0.42×16 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.40×4 works
  17. Health Professions0.39×5 works
  18. Neuroscience0.37×3 works
  19. Social Sciences0.26×16 works
  20. Mathematics0.24×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.24×3 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×4 works
  23. Psychology0.24×4 works
  24. Nursing0.23×1 works
  25. Medicine0.21×20 works
  26. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Dow Chemical (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Phillip D. Hustad, John M. Wassick and David S. Laitar lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dow Chemical (United States).

  1. 1 Phillip D. Hustad United States · #244,768 worldwide 4.3k citations · 46 works
  2. 2 John M. Wassick United States · #369,538 worldwide 3.3k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 David S. Laitar United States · #382,595 worldwide 2.8k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Nelson G. Rondan United States · #421,189 worldwide 5.3k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Robert D. J. Froese United States · #431,504 worldwide 5.8k citations · 109 works
  6. 6 James J. Collins United States · #449,512 worldwide 11k citations · 291 works
  7. 7 Mathew J. Suazo United States · #452,269 worldwide 329 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 M. Inbasekaran United States · #461,842 worldwide 10k citations · 48 works
  9. 9 Leo H. Chiang United States · #507,790 worldwide 26k citations · 90 works
  10. 10 Jerzy Klosin United States · #530,501 worldwide 3.9k citations · 201 works
All ranked researchers at Dow Chemical (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Dow Chemical (United States) is "Tissue sulfhydryl groups" (George L. Ellman, 1959), with 26,451 citations. Next come "A New Class of Polymers: Starburst-Dendritic Macromolecules" (3,896) and "Electrochemical Polarization" (3,873).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Tissue sulfhydryl groups George L. Ellman · Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics May 1959 26,451
2 A New Class of Polymers: Starburst-Dendritic Macromolecules Donald A. Tomalia, H.M. Baker, James L. Dewald et al. · Polymer Journal 1985 3,896
3 Electrochemical Polarization Milton R. Stern, A. L. Geaby · Journal of The Electrochemical Society Open access 1957 3,873
4 High-Resolution Inkjet Printing of All-Polymer Transistor Circuits Henning Sirringhaus, Takeo Kawase, Richard Henry Friend et al. · Science 15 Dec 2000 3,318
5 Starburst Dendrimers: Molecular‐Level Control of Size, Shape, Surface Chemistry, Topology, and Flexibility from Atoms to Macroscopic Matter Donald A. Tomalia, Adel M. Naylor, William A. Goddard · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English Feb 1990 3,213
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Dow Chemical (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Biodegradable Polymers, Recycling, Biodiversity, Hydrogenation and Polymer Composites.

▲ 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-now 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. Catalysis35▲ 11×19 topics
  2. Nanoparticles27▲ 4.2×24 topics
  3. Nanocomposites23▲ 5.8×18 topics
  4. Biodiversity19▲ 5.1×13 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers18▲ 21×4 topics
  6. Environmental Impact18▲ 2.1×19 topics
  7. Recycling17▲ 8.9×8 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications17▲ 2.9×19 topics
  9. Hydrogenation15▲ 17×5 topics
  10. Polymer Composites15▲ 11×5 topics
  11. Self-Assembly14▲ 9.0×9 topics
  12. Conservation14▲ 6.3×8 topics
  13. Rheology14▲ 14×5 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties13▲ 2.7×14 topics
  15. Polymerization13▲ 26×5 topics
  16. Ecology12▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Morphology12▲ 13×5 topics
  18. Phylogeny12▲ 14×9 topics
  19. Renewable Resources12▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Invasive Species11▲ 5.2×9 topics
  21. Waste Management11▲ 5.5×4 topics
  22. Biogeography11▲ 7.9×11 topics
  23. Optimization11▲ 4.8×11 topics
  24. Micelles10▲ 56×2 topics
  25. Shape Memory Polymers10▲ 26×2 topics
  26. Self-Healing10▲ 52×1 topic
  27. Supramolecular Polymers10▲ 52×1 topic
  28. Evolution10▲ 7.6×7 topics
  29. Surfactants10▲ 21×4 topics
  30. Ionic Liquids10▲ 7.2×8 topics
  31. Population Dynamics10▲ 7.4×5 topics
  32. Marine Environment9▲ 13×3 topics
  33. Volatile Organic Compounds9▲ 17×3 topics
  34. Fisheries9▲ 40×2 topics
  35. Carbon Dioxide9▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Block Copolymers8▲ 61×2 topics
  37. Conducting Polymers8▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Organometallic Chemistry8▲ 36×3 topics
  39. Click Chemistry8▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Polymer Blends8▲ 27×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Polymer composites and self-healing, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Polymer crystallization and properties and Ichthyology and Marine Biology.

Polymer composites and s…10Polymer composites and self-healing: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…7Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 7 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 7 fractional worksIchthyology and Marine B…7Ichthyology and Marine Biology: 7 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…7biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 7 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 6 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Chromatography: 6 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilizati…5Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 5 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 5 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 5 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryNature and Landscape ConservationBiomaterials4 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 7 works
  4. 4 Ichthyology and Marine Biology Nature and Landscape Conservation 7 works
  5. 5 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 7 works
  6. 6 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 6 works
  7. 7 Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography Spectroscopy 6 works
  8. 8 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 5 works
  9. 9 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 5 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 available11.9%not open88.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.0%domestic only73.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 3% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Dow Chemical (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0016% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Dow Chemical (United States)0.0029% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Dow Chemical (United States)7.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.3% in 2000.

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