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Exponent (United States)

In research, Exponent (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,805 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,082 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,383
of 28,054 · #6,344 all time
Rank in United States
#2,008
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▼ 19% vs 2013–17
Citations
57k
23.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Exponent (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 #8,805 of 12,888 9.5%168 #5683
EngineeringField #5,082 of 6,636 7.9%106 #3791

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 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 12 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.65× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.13× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.44× its world share, 106 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.57× its world share, 23 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.23× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.02× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.76× its world share, 43 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.64× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.51× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.91× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.08× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

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

  1. 1 Steven M. Kurtz United States · #7,218 worldwide 1.1k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Edmund Lau United States · #40,335 worldwide 725 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Kevin Ong United States · #43,980 worldwide 719 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 William H. Bailey United States · #159,999 worldwide 191 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Huang Jing United States · #184,422 worldwide 0 citations · 48 works
  6. 6 Ellen T. Chang United States · #200,237 worldwide 144 citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Dennis J. Paustenbach United States · #204,552 worldwide 140 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Chantal S. Parenteau United States · #242,720 worldwide 55 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Leila M. Barraj United States · #299,925 worldwide 129 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Joël Dolbeault United States · #406,880 worldwide 0 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Exponent (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Exponent (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Lithium-ion Batteries, Power Electronics, Driver Behavior, Biomechanics, Health Effects, Electric Vehicles 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 2022–2025 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. Mechanical Properties14▲ 5.0×23 topics
  2. Machine Learning12▲ 1.25×26 topics
  3. Lithium-ion Batteries10▲ 7.8×4 topics
  4. Health Effects9▲ 5.1×15 topics
  5. Environmental Impact8▲ 1.73×22 topics
  6. Driver Behavior8▲ 35×2 topics
  7. Power Electronics8▲ 8.2×6 topics
  8. Biomechanics8▲ 8.6×8 topics
  9. Obesity8▲ 3.4×9 topics
  10. Risk Assessment8▲ 3.8×12 topics
  11. Electric Vehicles7▲ 8.3×3 topics
  12. Thermal Management7▲ 7.4×5 topics
  13. Finite Element Model6▲ 88×2 topics
  14. HVDC Transmission6▲ 38×2 topics
  15. Microstructure6▲ 3.8×13 topics
  16. Cathode Materials6▲ 4.9×2 topics
  17. Autonomous Vehicles6▲ 9.2×4 topics
  18. Battery Management Systems6▲ 12×1 topic
  19. Injury Severity6▲ 23×1 topic
  20. Thermal Runaway6▲ 12×1 topic
  21. Traffic Accidents6▲ 42×1 topic
  22. Traumatic Brain Injury6▲ 22×2 topics
  23. Brain Injury5▲ 68×1 topic
  24. Environmental Exposure5▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Head Impact5▲ 184×1 topic
  26. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 7.2×8 topics
  27. Control Strategies5▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Fault Detection5▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Offshore Wind Farms5▲ 26×2 topics
  30. Renewable Energy Integration4▲ 4.5×5 topics
  31. Voltage Control4▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Modular Multilevel Converters4▲ 43×1 topic
  33. Voltage Source Converters4▲ 43×1 topic
  34. Corrosion4▲ 12×5 topics
  35. Chronic Diseases4▲ 5.4×5 topics
  36. Pipeline4▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Failure Analysis4▲ 14×5 topics
  38. Construction Safety4▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Finite Element Simulation4▲ 40×2 topics
  40. Pitting Corrosion3▲ 23×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Traffic and Road Safety, Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics and HVDC Systems and Fault Protection.

Advanced Battery Technol…6Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 6 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety6Traffic and Road Safety: 6 fractional worksAutomotive and Human Inj…5Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics: 5 fractional worksHVDC Systems and Fault P…4HVDC Systems and Fault Protection: 4 fractional worksTransportation Safety and Impact Analysis: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksCombustion and Detonatio…3Combustion and Detonation Processes: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksInjury Epidemiology and Prevention: 2 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interaction and Safety: 2 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringSafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineElectrical and Electronic Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 6 works
  3. 3 Automotive and Human Injury Biomechanics Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 5 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 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Injury Epidemiology and Prevention Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  10. 10 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 19% 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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