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Emcore (United States)

In research, Emcore (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,468 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,237 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,227
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,969
of 8,685
Research works
279
▼ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
13.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Emcore (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #10,468 of 21,541 15.7%227
EngineeringField #8,237 of 11,412 16.7%142

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

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.18× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 4.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 1.66× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.94× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 3.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.19× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesSocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, M. Schurman, R. A. Stall and C. A. Tran lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Emcore (United States).

  1. 1 M. Schurman United States · #367,793 worldwide 96 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 R. A. Stall United States · #717,010 worldwide 40 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 C. A. Tran United States · #1,012,026 worldwide 54 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Paul Sharps United States · #1,161,410 worldwide 39 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Emcore (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Emcore (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanowires, Photovoltaics, Semiconductor, Band Parameters, High Efficiency, Concentrator Photovoltaics, Multijunction Solar Cells and Semiconductors.

▲ 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. Nanowires41▲ 62×4 topics
  2. Photovoltaics40▲ 58×4 topics
  3. Semiconductor38▲ 41×4 topics
  4. Band Parameters36▲ 106×2 topics
  5. High Efficiency23▲ 240×2 topics
  6. Concentrator Photovoltaics23▲ 454×1 topic
  7. Multijunction Solar Cells23▲ 454×1 topic
  8. Quantum Dots22▲ 49×2 topics
  9. Semiconductors22▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Solar Cells20▲ 24×6 topics
  11. Efficiency20▲ 28×3 topics
  12. Excitons20▲ 92×1 topic
  13. Single-Photon Source20▲ 92×1 topic
  14. GaN18▲ 128×2 topics
  15. Light-Emitting Diodes18▲ 50×2 topics
  16. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs16▲ 132×1 topic
  17. III-Nitrides16▲ 132×1 topic
  18. Biosensors16▲ 10×6 topics
  19. Integrated Circuits16▲ 24×3 topics
  20. Optical Interconnects15▲ 69×1 topic
  21. Semiconductor Lasers15▲ 57×1 topic
  22. Nanoelectronics13▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Atomic Layer Deposition12▲ 33×1 topic
  24. High-k Dielectrics12▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Optical Modulators12▲ 20×3 topics
  26. Microcavities11▲ 26×1 topic
  27. Silicon Photonics11▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Nanocrystals11▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Silicon10▲ 49×2 topics
  30. Thin Films10▲ 13×6 topics
  31. CZTS10▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Thin-Film Solar Cells10▲ 57×1 topic
  33. Heterojunction9▲ 80×1 topic
  34. Passivation9▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Crystal Growth8▲ 8.9×4 topics
  36. Photodetectors8▲ 30×2 topics
  37. Epitaxial Growth7▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Power Devices7▲ 34×2 topics
  39. Energy Conversion5▲ 12×2 topics
  40. Field-Effect Transistors5▲ 9.5×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Geophysics and Sensor Technology, Polynomial and algebraic computation and Analysis of environmental and stochastic processes.

Chemistry and Chemical E…1Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: 1 fractional worksGeophysics and Sensor Technology: 0 fractional worksPolynomial and algebraic computation: 0 fractional worksAnalysis of environmenta…0Analysis of environmental and stochastic processes: 0 fractional worksCinema History and Criticism: 0 fractional worksPhenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities: 0 fractional worksRadical Photochemical Re…0Radical Photochemical Reactions: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 0 fractional worksAstronomical Observations and Instrumentation: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…0Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 0 fractional works
Environmental ChemistryOcean EngineeringComputational Theory and MathematicsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law6 others

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

  1. 1 Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  2. 2 Geophysics and Sensor Technology Ocean Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Polynomial and algebraic computation Computational Theory and Mathematics 0 works
  4. 4 Analysis of environmental and stochastic processes Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 0 works
  5. 5 Cinema History and Criticism Visual Arts and Performing Arts 0 works
  6. 6 Phenothiazines and Benzothiazines Synthesis and Activities Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Radical Photochemical Reactions Organic Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Astronomical Observations and Instrumentation Computational Mechanics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic 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 available8.2%not open91.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.2%domestic only92.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.