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Dow Chemical (United States)

In research, Dow Chemical (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,164 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,405 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 13.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,228
of 28,054 · #1,746 all time
Rank in United States
#962
of 4,192
Research works
6.1k
▼ 31% vs 2013–17
Citations
194k
31.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
10%
world 28%

What is Dow Chemical (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 #4,164 of 12,888 15.5%193 #1212
EngineeringField #5,405 of 6,636 13.6%69 #2028

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Dow Chemical (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 13.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 22.5 works14×
  2. ChemistryField · 36.5 works11×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.52× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 18.03× its world share, 14 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 10.69× its world share, 36 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.41× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 69 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 16 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.51× its world share, 42 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.18× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 5 worksMedicineVeterinary: 2.84× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 18.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Bernard A. Schwetz, Leo H. Chiang and Turner Alfrey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dow Chemical (United States).

  1. 1 Bernard A. Schwetz United States · #79,413 worldwide 186 citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Leo H. Chiang United States · #84,255 worldwide 1.8k citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Turner Alfrey United States · #88,582 worldwide 275 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 John M. Wassick United States · #119,496 worldwide 207 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Norton P. Peet United States · #136,466 worldwide 151 citations · 46 works
  6. 6 Peter Trefonas United States · #152,600 worldwide 131 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Nelson G. Rondan United States · #158,055 worldwide 300 citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Richard A. Nyquist United States · #178,243 worldwide 167 citations · 43 works
  9. 9 D. R. Stull United States · #192,326 worldwide 322 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 E. E. Kenaga United States · #195,217 worldwide 120 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Dow Chemical (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Biodegradable Polymers, Hydrogenation, Polymerization, Self-Assembly 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 2022–2025 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. Catalysis22▲ 15×16 topics
  2. Nanoparticles15▲ 5.5×16 topics
  3. Nanocomposites13▲ 7.7×16 topics
  4. Machine Learning12▲ 1.65×18 topics
  5. Biodegradable Polymers10▲ 28×4 topics
  6. Environmental Impact10▲ 2.6×14 topics
  7. Hydrogenation9▲ 25×5 topics
  8. Polymerization9▲ 43×5 topics
  9. Self-Assembly9▲ 12×5 topics
  10. Polymer Composites8▲ 14×5 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.0×12 topics
  12. Mechanical Properties8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  13. Optimization8▲ 7.5×8 topics
  14. Rheology7▲ 17×5 topics
  15. Micelles7▲ 83×2 topics
  16. Recycling7▲ 8.3×6 topics
  17. Renewable Resources7▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Surfactants6▲ 30×4 topics
  19. Ionic Liquids6▲ 9.7×7 topics
  20. Organometallic Chemistry6▲ 60×3 topics
  21. Self-Healing6▲ 70×1 topic
  22. Shape Memory Polymers6▲ 35×1 topic
  23. Risk Assessment6▲ 3.7×8 topics
  24. Medicinal Chemistry5▲ 8.9×7 topics
  25. Block Copolymers5▲ 89×2 topics
  26. Transition Metal Complexes5▲ 26×4 topics
  27. Carbon Dioxide4▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Click Chemistry4▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Living Radical Polymerization4▲ 96×1 topic
  30. Thiol-Ene Chemistry4▲ 96×1 topic
  31. Volatile Organic Compounds4▲ 19×3 topics
  32. Chemical Synthesis4▲ 25×3 topics
  33. Industrial Applications4▲ 21×2 topics
  34. Process Monitoring4▲ 20×2 topics
  35. Scheduling4▲ 29×2 topics
  36. Thermal Properties4▲ 16×3 topics
  37. Molecular Dynamics4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Data-Driven Techniques4▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Fault Detection4▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Polyhydroxyalkanoates4▲ 23×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Polymer composites and self-healing, Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization, Fault Detection and Control Systems and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Polymer composites and s…6Polymer composites and self-healing: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Polymer Synthes…4Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization: 4 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 4 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 4 fractional worksSilicone and Siloxane Chemistry: 4 fractional worksOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis: 4 fractional worksPolymer crystallization and properties: 3 fractional worksCarbon dioxide utilizati…3Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis: 3 fractional worksProcess Optimization and Integration: 3 fractional worksOdor and Emission Control Technologies: 3 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsOrganic ChemistryControl and Systems EngineeringBiomaterials2 others

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

  1. 1 Polymer composites and self-healing Polymers and Plastics 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization Organic Chemistry 4 works
  3. 3 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 4 works
  5. 5 Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry Materials Chemistry 4 works
  6. 6 Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis Organic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Polymer crystallization and properties Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  8. 8 Carbon dioxide utilization in catalysis Process Chemistry and Technology 3 works
  9. 9 Process Optimization and Integration Control and Systems Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Odor and Emission Control Technologies Process Chemistry and Technology 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 available10.0%not open90.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.1%domestic only82.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% 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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