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Fairchild Semiconductor (United States)

In research, Fairchild Semiconductor (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,185 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#1,714 of 11,412 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,329 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,216
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#811
of 8,685
Research works
1.9k
▼ 82% vs 2013–17
Citations
60k
31.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

What is Fairchild Semiconductor (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 #3,185 of 21,541 17.4%1,543
EngineeringField #1,714 of 11,412 16.9%1,130
Life SciencesDomain #2,329 of 14,347 46.9%196
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #985 of 4,248 15.7%682
Computer ScienceField #2,375 of 7,020 19.0%135
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #1,571 of 1,730 24.0%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fairchild Semiconductor (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: 0.84× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.16× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.88× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.98× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.70× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.23× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 2.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Fairchild Semiconductor (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Andrew S. Grove, W. A. Miller and B. E. Deal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fairchild Semiconductor (United States).

  1. 1 Andrew S. Grove United States · #88,042 worldwide 399 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 W. A. Miller United States · #171,089 worldwide 175 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 B. E. Deal United States · #235,421 worldwide 437 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 William J. Rust United States · #807,319 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Scott Irving United States · #970,451 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 D.J. Fitzgerald United States · #1,034,251 worldwide 8 citations · 15 works
  7. 7 William J. Guman United States · #1,141,959 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Alfred Schock United States · #1,229,332 worldwide 22 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 John Waddell United States · #1,312,199 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Timwah Luk United States · #1,358,294 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Fairchild Semiconductor (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Fairchild Semiconductor (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Deep Learning, Pedagogy, Teaching Methods, Feature Matching, Local Descriptors, Digital Education, Student Competencies and Photon Counting.

▲ 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 12 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 12 words, with their numbers
  1. Deep Learning4▲ 3.2×14 topics
  2. Epidemiology2◆ 1.11×9 topics
  3. Mental Health2▲ 3.0×6 topics
  4. Pedagogy2▲ 8.9×2 topics
  5. Climate Change1▲ 1.48×5 topics
  6. Feature Matching1▲ 67×1 topic
  7. Local Descriptors1▲ 67×1 topic
  8. Teaching Methods1▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Digital Education1▲ 30×1 topic
  10. Student Competencies1▲ 76×1 topic
  11. Education1▲ 1.87×4 topics
  12. Photon Counting1▲ 42×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques, Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Advancements in Photolithography Techniques and CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors.

Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 1 fractional worksCCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors: 1 fractional worksTreatment of Major Depression: 0 fractional worksFunctional Brain Connectivity Studies: 0 fractional worksEducational Practices an…0Educational Practices and Policies: 0 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 0 fractional worksCollembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies: 0 fractional worksAI-based Problem Solving…0AI-based Problem Solving and Planning: 0 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionEducationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPharmacology4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Image and Video Retrieval Techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  2. 2 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 CCD and CMOS Imaging Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Treatment of Major Depression Pharmacology 0 works
  6. 6 Functional Brain Connectivity Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  7. 7 Educational Practices and Policies Education 0 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Collembola Taxonomy and Ecology Studies Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 0 works
  10. 10 AI-based Problem Solving and Planning Artificial Intelligence 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 82% 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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