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Fluor (United States)

In research, Fluor (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,969 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,915
of 22,385 · #4,508 all time
Rank in United States
#2,294
of 3,332
Research works
1.5k
▼ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
30k
19.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
27%
world 18%
Fluor (United States)

What is Fluor (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 #7,969 of 10,670 12.2%72 #4628

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Fluor (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 Fluor (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Fluor (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 14% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (42%), Materials Science (10%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (10%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 76 fractional works · 66.7% of its workEngineering: 48 fractional works · 42.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 11.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 9.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 12 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 6.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 9.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiophysics: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 11.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 10 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 6.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKFluor (UnitedStates)114fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences14%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences11%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4842.0%
    2. Materials Science1210.2%
    3. Environmental Science43.2%
    4. Chemistry33.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy32.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering21.6%
    7. Computer Science21.6%
    8. Energy21.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    10. Mathematics00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology119.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    3. Neuroscience11.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Decision Sciences32.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities22.2%
    3. Social Sciences21.9%
    4. Psychology21.8%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting21.6%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Medicine86.7%
    2. Health Professions11.2%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.1%
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: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.81× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.80× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.62× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.80× its world share, 48 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.65× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.92× its world share, 12 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.88× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering4.62×2 works
  2. Materials Science2.92×12 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.88×3 works
  4. Engineering2.80×48 works
  5. Chemistry1.89×3 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.81×11 works
  7. Energy1.47×2 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.30×3 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.88×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×1 works
  11. Neuroscience0.80×2 works
  12. Dentistry0.80×0 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.75×2 works
  14. Environmental Science0.65×4 works
  15. Psychology0.61×2 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.47×1 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×2 works
  19. Medicine0.35×8 works
  20. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.34×1 works
  21. Mathematics0.32×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.28×0 works
  23. Nursing0.24×0 works
  24. Computer Science0.21×2 works
  25. Social Sciences0.15×2 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Paul M. Mathias, Bouzid Menaa and George Alford Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Fluor (United States).

  1. 1 Paul M. Mathias United States · #700,060 worldwide 4.5k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 Bouzid Menaa United States · #1,287,172 worldwide 2.2k citations · 66 works
  3. 3 George Alford Miller United States · #1,694,390 worldwide 7.5k citations · 146 works
  4. 4 Arthur H. Landrock United States · #1,958,929 worldwide 430 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Richard A. Passwater United States · #2,016,670 worldwide 261 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Sina Ebnesajjad United States · #2,176,410 worldwide 641 citations · 115 works
  7. 7 Richard B. Nielsen United States · #2,690,291 worldwide 590 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 John Y. Mak United States · #2,702,567 worldwide 344 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 William A. Poe United States · #2,719,749 worldwide 540 citations · 77 works
  10. 10 R. Hermann United States · #2,755,230 worldwide 46 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Fluor (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Fluor (United States) is "Array programming with NumPy" (Charles R. Harris et al., 2020), with 23,885 citations. Next come "Array programming with NumPy" (18,804) and "Ab-initio structure determination of LiSbWO6 by X-ray powder diffraction" (2,678).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Array programming with NumPy Charles R. Harris et al. · Nature Open access 16 Sep 2020 23,885
2 Array programming with NumPy Cr Harris et al. · RePEc: Research Papers in Economics Open access 17 Sep 2020 18,804
3 Ab-initio structure determination of LiSbWO6 by X-ray powder diffraction Armel Le Bail, H. Duroy, J.L. Fourquet · Materials Research Bulletin Mar 1988 2,678
4 Crystallography Open Database – an open-access collection of crystal structures S. Gražulis, Daniel Chateigner, Robert T. Downs et al. · Journal of Applied Crystallography Open access 29 May 2009 1,854
5 The Phasor Approach to Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Analysis Michelle A. Digman, Valeria Rosaria Caiolfa, Moreno Zamai et al. · Biophysical Journal Open access 2 Nov 2007 1,214
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Fluor (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Lithium-ion Batteries, Metal Nanoparticles, Nonlinear Optics, Thermal Properties, Energy Storage and Biosensors.

▲ 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 Properties5▲ 4.8×14 topics
  2. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.4×15 topics
  3. Environmental Impact4▲ 2.1×9 topics
  4. Machine Learning4◆ 1.07×10 topics
  5. Nanomaterials3▲ 2.8×9 topics
  6. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 6.8×3 topics
  7. Energy Storage3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  8. Biosensors3▲ 4.9×8 topics
  9. Catalysis3▲ 3.7×9 topics
  10. Metal Nanoparticles3▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Cathode Materials3▲ 5.8×3 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.5×8 topics
  13. Nanocomposites2▲ 2.5×10 topics
  14. Nonlinear Optics2▲ 18×3 topics
  15. Thermal Properties2▲ 16×7 topics
  16. Aerospace Applications2▲ 20×3 topics
  17. Microstructure2▲ 3.7×7 topics
  18. Fiber Lasers2▲ 20×3 topics
  19. Pipeline2▲ 17×3 topics
  20. Carbon Dioxide Capture2▲ 19×2 topics
  21. Hydrogen Embrittlement2▲ 20×3 topics
  22. Combustion2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Corrosion2▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Raman Lasers2▲ 14×2 topics
  25. Fluorescent Proteins2▲ 60×1 topic
  26. Super-Resolution Imaging2▲ 44×1 topic
  27. Thermodynamic Properties2▲ 28×3 topics
  28. Adsorbent Materials2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. CO2 Capture Technology2▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics2▲ 41×1 topic
  31. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Polymer Composite Materials2▲ 41×1 topic
  33. Battery Materials1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  34. Dynamic Behavior1▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Hydrogen Storage1▲ 9.9×3 topics
  36. Nanostructured Anodes1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  37. Optical Modulators1▲ 8.4×2 topics
  38. Buckling Behavior1▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Coal Water Slurry1▲ 91×1 topic
  40. Pitting Corrosion1▲ 22×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques, Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies, Material Properties and Applications and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Advanced Fluorescence Mi…2Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksCarbon Dioxide Capture T…2Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies: 2 fractional worksMaterial Properties and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional worksCoal Combustion and Slurry Processing: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 fractional worksPhotonic Crystal and Fiber Optics: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics: 1 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 1 fractional works
BiophysicsMechanical EngineeringGeneral Materials ScienceElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 2 works
  2. 2 Carbon Dioxide Capture Technologies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 2 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Photonic Crystal and Fiber Optics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  9. 9 Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Design Education and Practice Mechanical 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 available20.5%not open79.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.6%domestic only73.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Fluor (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00060% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Fluor (United States)0.00039% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Fluor (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%all institutions10.0% in 2025Fluor (United States)9.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 16.6% in 2022.

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