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FormFactor (United States)

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Research works
24
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
251
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
FormFactor (United States)

Not ranked overall: FormFactor (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does FormFactor (United States) work in?

In all years, 98% of research at FormFactor (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 2% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (74%), Materials Science (10%), Physics and Astronomy (7%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 23 fractional works · 97.9% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 73.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 10 fractional works · 43.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 6.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 10.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKFormFactor(United States)24fractional works, all years
Physical Sciences98%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences0%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 3 domains and 8 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1773.7%
    2. Materials Science210.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy26.8%
    4. Computer Science14.2%
    5. Environmental Science02.1%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    1. Medicine01.6%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
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.

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

The most cited paper from FormFactor (United States) is "Recent developments in high-moment electroplated materials for recording heads" (Emanuel I. Cooper, C. Bonhôte, Juergen Heidmann et al., 2005), with 151 citations. Next come "Low-Loss 3-D Multilayer Transmission Lines and Interconnects Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing Technologies" (113) and "Wide Range Control of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Forests: A Comparison Between Fixed and Floating Catalyst CVD Techniques" (66).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Recent developments in high-moment electroplated materials for recording heads Emanuel I. Cooper, C. Bonhôte, Juergen Heidmann et al. · IBM Journal of Research and Development 2005 151
2 Low-Loss 3-D Multilayer Transmission Lines and Interconnects Fabricated by Additive Manufacturing Technologies Fan Cai, Yung-Hang Chang, Kan Wang et al. · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 5 Sep 2016 113
3 Wide Range Control of Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Carbon Nanotube Forests: A Comparison Between Fixed and Floating Catalyst CVD Techniques Onnik Yaglioglu, Anyuan Cao, Anastasios John Hart et al. · Advanced Functional Materials Open access 26 Jul 2012 66
4 Fabrication and Characterization of Graphitic Carbon Nanostructures with Controllable Size, Shape, and Position Rongbing Du, Solomon Ssenyange, Mirwais Aktary et al. · Small 20 Feb 2009 46
5 Reconfigurable Low-Voltage Hexagonal Boron Nitride Nonvolatile Switches for Millimeter-Wave Wireless Communications Sung Jin Yang, Mor Mordechai Dahan, Or Levit et al. · Nano Letters 20 Jan 2023 39
All 43 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at FormFactor (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Behavior, Integrated Circuits, Thermal Management, Interconnect, Through-Silicon Via, Electromigration, Applications and Resonators.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Thermal Behavior2▲ 124×2 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits2▲ 35×3 topics
  3. Thermal Management2▲ 26×2 topics
  4. Interconnect2▲ 286×1 topic
  5. Through-Silicon Via2▲ 286×1 topic
  6. Applications2▲ 30×3 topics
  7. Electromigration2▲ 119×2 topics
  8. Resonators2▲ 88×2 topics
  9. Sensors2▲ 43×2 topics
  10. 3D Printing1▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Biosensors1▲ 8.9×3 topics
  12. High-Temperature Electronics1▲ 68×2 topics
  13. Nanoparticles1▲ 3.8×4 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing1▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Reliability1▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Solar Cells1▲ 15×3 topics
  17. Interfacial Reactions1▲ 146×1 topic
  18. Lead-free Solders1▲ 146×1 topic
  19. Nanotubes1▲ 39×2 topics
  20. Thin Films1▲ 16×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques, Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies and Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies.

Radio Frequency Integrat…0Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 0 fractional worksMicrowave and Dielectric…0Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in PLL and VCO Technologies: 0 fractional worksVLSI and FPGA Design Tec…0VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques: 0 fractional worksElectromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression: 0 fractional worksSuperconducting and THz Device Technology: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neur…0Advanced Memory and Neural Computing: 0 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 0 fractional worksBluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringAstronomy and AstrophysicsMaterials ChemistryComputer Networks and Communications

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

  1. 1 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Microwave and Dielectric Measurement Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 VLSI and FPGA Design Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Electromagnetic Compatibility and Noise Suppression Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Superconducting and THz Device Technology Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Bluetooth and Wireless Communication Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 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 available18.9%not open81.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.5%domestic only79.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher 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 FormFactor (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000018% in 2024.

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Fractional works of FormFactor (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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