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Exponent (United States)

In research, Exponent (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,089 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,157 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now.

World rank, 2022-now
#7,251
of 22,385 · #4,334 all time
Rank in United States
#969
of 3,332
Research works
2.4k
▼ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
57k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.89×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
24%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%

What is Exponent (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 #5,089 of 10,670 4.8%168 #4889
EngineeringField #4,157 of 5,901 3.0%106 #3215

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Exponent (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 fields of science does Exponent (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Exponent (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 18% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (34%), Medicine (15%), Environmental Science (8%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 192 fractional works · 57.8% of its workEngineering: 113 fractional works · 33.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 18 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 11 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 7.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPollution: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 15 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 9 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 4.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMathematical Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 61 fractional works · 18.3% of its workMedicine: 49 fractional works · 14.6% of its workSurgery: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 8 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Information Management: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 14.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEducation: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopment: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 10 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 30 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPlant Science: 7 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKExponent (UnitedStates)332fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences58%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences15%

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. Engineering11333.9%
    2. Environmental Science267.7%
    3. Materials Science154.4%
    4. Computer Science144.3%
    5. Mathematics72.0%
    6. Physics and Astronomy51.5%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences51.4%
    8. Chemistry31.0%
    9. Energy30.9%
    10. Chemical Engineering20.5%
    1. Medicine4914.6%
    2. Health Professions82.5%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Veterinary10.4%
    5. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences195.8%
    2. Psychology103.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance61.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting51.6%
    5. Decision Sciences51.6%
    6. Arts and Humanities31.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology133.8%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences133.8%
    3. Neuroscience20.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology20.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.80× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 13 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.65× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.99× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 113 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.56× its world share, 26 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.27× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.72× its world share, 7 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.96× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 49 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.06× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 6 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.67× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.01× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.46× its world share, 19 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary3.06×1 works
  2. Engineering2.26×113 works
  3. Mathematics1.72×7 works
  4. Decision Sciences1.67×5 works
  5. Environmental Science1.56×26 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.54×2 works
  7. Nursing1.37×2 works
  8. Materials Science1.27×15 works
  9. Psychology1.01×10 works
  10. Energy0.99×3 works
  11. Health Professions0.96×8 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×5 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.80×13 works
  14. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.80×6 works
  15. Medicine0.76×49 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.71×13 works
  17. Physics and Astronomy0.69×5 works
  18. Chemistry0.65×3 works
  19. Immunology and Microbiology0.57×2 works
  20. Computer Science0.55×14 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.51×6 works
  22. Social Sciences0.46×19 works
  23. Neuroscience0.44×2 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.33×3 works
  25. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.28×0 works
  26. Dentistry0.18×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Edmund Lau, Kevin L. Ong and Steven Michael Kurtz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Exponent (United States).

  1. 1 Edmund Lau United States · #42,391 worldwide 37k citations · 259 works
  2. 2 Kevin L. Ong United States · #82,697 worldwide 33k citations · 253 works
  3. 3 Steven Michael Kurtz United States · #143,791 worldwide 50k citations · 580 works
  4. 4 Michael V. Ruby United States · #200,102 worldwide 6.1k citations · 56 works
  5. 5 Dominik D. Alexander United States · #232,268 worldwide 6.5k citations · 95 works
  6. 6 Pamela J. Mink United States · #501,635 worldwide 8.6k citations · 110 works
  7. 7 Stuart B. Brown United States · #704,181 worldwide 2.1k citations · 75 works
  8. 8 Fionna S. Mowat United States · #844,014 worldwide 16k citations · 40 works
  9. 9 Richard J. Underwood United States · #892,701 worldwide 1.3k citations · 52 works
  10. 10 Avram Allan Edidin United States · #895,688 worldwide 3.7k citations · 75 works
All ranked researchers at Exponent (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Exponent (United States) is "Projections of Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States from 2005 to 2030" (Steven Michael Kurtz, Kevin L. Ong, Edmund Lau et al., 2007), with 6,934 citations. Next come "PEEK biomaterials in trauma, orthopedic, and spinal implants" (2,393) and "Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the United States" (1,728).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Projections of Primary and Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty in the United States from 2005 to 2030 Steven Michael Kurtz, Kevin L. Ong, Edmund Lau et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery Apr 2007 6,934
2 PEEK biomaterials in trauma, orthopedic, and spinal implants Steven Michael Kurtz, John N. Devine · Biomaterials Open access 8 Aug 2007 2,393
3 Economic Burden of Periprosthetic Joint Infection in the United States Steven Michael Kurtz, Edmund Lau, Heather N. Watson et al. · The Journal of Arthroplasty 2 May 2012 1,728
4 Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century: A Vision and a Strategy Daniel R. Krewski et al. · Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part B Open access 17 Jun 2010 1,703
5 The Epidemiology of Revision Total Hip Arthroplasty in the United States Kevin John Bozic, Steven Michael Kurtz, Edmund Lau et al. · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 2009 1,672
All 57 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Exponent (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Lithium-ion Batteries, Driver Behavior, Electric Vehicles, Health Effects, Biomechanics, Power Electronics and Thermal Management.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties16▲ 4.9×23 topics
  2. Machine Learning13▲ 1.18×29 topics
  3. Health Effects10▲ 4.9×17 topics
  4. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 7.2×4 topics
  5. Environmental Impact9▲ 1.57×23 topics
  6. Risk Assessment8▲ 3.9×14 topics
  7. Driver Behavior8▲ 31×2 topics
  8. Electric Vehicles8▲ 8.4×4 topics
  9. Obesity8▲ 3.1×10 topics
  10. Biomechanics8▲ 7.8×9 topics
  11. Power Electronics8▲ 7.4×6 topics
  12. Thermal Management8▲ 6.9×5 topics
  13. Traumatic Brain Injury6▲ 22×3 topics
  14. Microstructure6▲ 3.7×13 topics
  15. Environmental Exposure6▲ 17×3 topics
  16. Finite Element Model6▲ 80×2 topics
  17. Battery Management Systems6▲ 12×1 topic
  18. Brain Injury6▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Finite Element Analysis6▲ 7.7×8 topics
  20. Head Impact6▲ 161×1 topic
  21. Injury Severity6▲ 22×1 topic
  22. Thermal Runaway6▲ 12×1 topic
  23. Traffic Accidents6▲ 39×1 topic
  24. HVDC Transmission6▲ 34×2 topics
  25. Cathode Materials6▲ 4.3×2 topics
  26. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 8.0×4 topics
  27. Control Strategies5▲ 11×5 topics
  28. Fault Detection5▲ 10×3 topics
  29. Renewable Energy Integration5▲ 4.3×5 topics
  30. Offshore Wind Farms5▲ 22×2 topics
  31. Corrosion4▲ 11×5 topics
  32. Voltage Control4▲ 19×2 topics
  33. Chronic Diseases4▲ 5.0×6 topics
  34. Modular Multilevel Converters4▲ 38×1 topic
  35. Voltage Source Converters4▲ 38×1 topic
  36. Finite Element Simulation4▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Pipeline4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Failure Analysis4▲ 13×5 topics
  39. Pitting Corrosion4▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Construction Safety4▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Traffic and Road Safety, Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics and HVDC Systems and Fault Protection.

  1. 1 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 HVDC Systems and Fault Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Transportation Safety and Impact Analysis Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment Cancer Research 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 2 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 available24.0%not open76.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.2%domestic only87.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Exponent (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Exponent (United States)0.0012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Exponent (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%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Exponent (United States)5.6% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.0% in 1999.

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