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First Solar (United States)

In research, First Solar (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,437 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 14.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, all time
#22,816
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,920
of 8,685
Research works
175
▼ 26% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
21.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is First Solar (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 #12,437 of 21,541 20.6%169

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 14.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 20.6 works14×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Computer Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 4.10× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.82× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.86× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.60× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at First Solar (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Gang Xiong and Parikhit Sinha lead among researchers whose main affiliation is First Solar (United States).

  1. 1 Gang Xiong United States · #350,345 worldwide 161 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Parikhit Sinha United States · #1,130,842 worldwide 95 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at First Solar (United States)

Which keywords describe research at First Solar (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Photovoltaics, Nanocrystals, Efficiency, Semiconductor, CZTS, Thin-Film Solar Cells, Solar Cells and Quantum Dots.

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

All 37 words, with their numbers
  1. Photovoltaics17▲ 261×4 topics
  2. Nanocrystals16▲ 147×5 topics
  3. Efficiency14▲ 115×4 topics
  4. Semiconductor10▲ 75×3 topics
  5. CZTS10▲ 415×1 topic
  6. Thin-Film Solar Cells10▲ 415×1 topic
  7. Solar Cells9▲ 112×6 topics
  8. Quantum Dots6▲ 166×2 topics
  9. Semiconductor Nanocrystals6▲ 142×2 topics
  10. Bioimaging6▲ 66×1 topic
  11. Fluorescence Imaging6▲ 100×1 topic
  12. Renewable Energy5▲ 8.0×8 topics
  13. Semiconductors3▲ 27×3 topics
  14. Crystal Growth3▲ 27×2 topics
  15. Organometal Halide Perovskites3▲ 66×1 topic
  16. Perovskite Solar Cells3▲ 66×1 topic
  17. High Efficiency3▲ 176×1 topic
  18. Multijunction Solar Cells3▲ 330×1 topic
  19. Solar Energy2▲ 19×3 topics
  20. Radiation Detection2▲ 121×2 topics
  21. Infrared Detectors2▲ 413×1 topic
  22. Semiconductor Materials2▲ 413×1 topic
  23. Greenhouse Gas Emissions2▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Sustainability2▲ 1.82×6 topics
  25. Climate Change2▲ 1.53×3 topics
  26. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Recycling2▲ 9.9×3 topics
  28. Photovoltaic Systems1▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Agrivoltaic Systems1▲ 183×1 topic
  30. Artificial Neural Networks1▲ 6.0×3 topics
  31. Household Fuel Use1▲ 40×1 topic
  32. Indoor Air Pollution1▲ 40×1 topic
  33. Land Use1▲ 62×1 topic
  34. Passivation1▲ 184×1 topic
  35. Silicon1▲ 84×1 topic
  36. Dielectric Properties1▲ 28×3 topics
  37. Electrical Properties1▲ 30×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films, Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties, Perovskite Materials and Applications and solar cell performance optimization.

Chalcogenide Semiconduct…10Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films: 10 fractional worksQuantum Dots Synthesis A…6Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties: 6 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 3 fractional workssolar cell performance optimization: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Semiconductor D…2Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 2 fractional worksEnergy and Environment Impacts: 1 fractional worksPhotovoltaic Systems and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and interfaces: 1 fractional worksPhotovoltaic System Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryPollutionEnvironmental Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties Materials Chemistry 6 works
  3. 3 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 solar cell performance optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Energy and Environment Impacts Pollution 1 works
  7. 7 Photovoltaic Systems and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor materials and interfaces Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 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 available23.2%not open76.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.0%domestic only88.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 26% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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