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Fibertek (United States)

In research, Fibertek (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,975 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#9,921 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#4,103 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Physical Sciences — Physical Sciences is 2.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#18,478
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,016
of 8,685
Research works
470
▼ 49% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.3k
5.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Fibertek (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 #9,975 of 21,541 8.3%295
EngineeringField #9,921 of 11,412 6.8%156
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #4,103 of 4,248 6.3%129
Social SciencesDomain #16,751 of 16,945 3.5%129

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fibertek (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 Fibertek (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 22.7 works2.5×
← 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.

Chemistry: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.89× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.73× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 12.99× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 13.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Doruk Engin, Floyd E. Hovis and Marcelo G. Estayno lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fibertek (United States).

  1. 1 Doruk Engin United States · #540,296 worldwide 59 citations · 31 works
  2. 2 Floyd E. Hovis United States · #544,595 worldwide 48 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Marcelo G. Estayno United States · #748,425 worldwide 5 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 A. D. Hays United States · #981,242 worldwide 22 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Mark Storm United States · #1,011,880 worldwide 31 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Walter Koechner United States · #1,296,387 worldwide 39 citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Larry R. Marshall United States · #1,342,790 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Horacio R. Verdún United States · #1,391,956 worldwide 32 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Ralph Burnham United States · #1,433,046 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Fibertek (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Fibertek (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nonlinear Optics, Fiber Lasers, Microwave Photonics, Optical Fiber, Microresonators, LEO Satellite Constellation, Satellite Communications and Optical Frequency Combs.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Nonlinear Optics4▲ 140×4 topics
  2. Fiber Lasers3▲ 148×2 topics
  3. Microwave Photonics2▲ 118×2 topics
  4. Optical Fiber2▲ 88×2 topics
  5. LEO Satellite Constellation2▲ 274×1 topic
  6. Microresonators2▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Satellite Communications2▲ 274×1 topic
  8. Optical Frequency Combs2▲ 136×1 topic
  9. Ultrafast Lasers2▲ 136×1 topic
  10. High-Power Laser2▲ 380×1 topic
  11. Structural Health Monitoring2▲ 89×2 topics
  12. Supercontinuum Generation2▲ 380×1 topic
  13. Fiber Optic Sensors1▲ 97×1 topic
  14. Frequency Conversion1▲ 128×3 topics
  15. Sensor Technology1▲ 97×1 topic
  16. Photon Counting1▲ 68×2 topics
  17. Coherent Detection1▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Digital Signal Processing1▲ 89×1 topic
  19. Free-Space Optical Communication1▲ 149×1 topic
  20. Visible Light Communication1▲ 149×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Satellite Communication Systems, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Satellite Communication Systems: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 2 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fib…2Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…1Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksOptical Wireless Communication Technologies: 1 fractional worksOptical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…1Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 1 fractional worksTopological Materials and Phenomena: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photonic Communication Systems: 1 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 1 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringInstrumentation

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

  1. 1 Satellite Communication Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  3. 3 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Optical Wireless Communication Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 1 works
  8. 8 Topological Materials and Phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photonic Communication Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available20.6%not open79.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors6.0%domestic only94.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 49% 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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