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Freeport-McMoRan (United States)

In research, Freeport-McMoRan (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,535 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#3,029 of 9,532 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,733 of 3,771 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#5,732
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,223
of 7,310
Research works
927
▼ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Freeport-McMoRan (United States)

What is Freeport-McMoRan (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 #2,535 of 17,446 9.8%707
EngineeringField #3,029 of 9,532 8.7%313
Materials ScienceField #1,733 of 3,771 11.0%175

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

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Freeport-McMoRan (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (39%), Environmental Science (11%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (9%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 68.9% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 38.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 10.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.2% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 7.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 11.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKFreeport-McMoRan(United States)39fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences12%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences12%Social Sciences7%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1538.5%
    2. Environmental Science410.6%
    3. Materials Science36.6%
    4. Computer Science24.0%
    5. Chemistry23.9%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences13.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy01.0%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    9. Energy00.2%
    1. Medicine37.1%
    2. Health Professions13.0%
    3. Veterinary11.6%
    4. Nursing00.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences49.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.3%
    1. Social Sciences12.9%
    2. Decision Sciences11.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting01.3%
    4. Psychology00.9%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
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: 1.96× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.47× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.57× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.89× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.03× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.04× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 12.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary12.04×1 works
  2. Engineering2.57×15 works
  3. Chemistry2.47×2 works
  4. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.19×1 works
  5. Environmental Science2.13×4 works
  6. Decision Sciences2.00×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.96×4 works
  8. Materials Science1.89×3 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.85×0 works
  10. Health Professions1.13×1 works
  11. Nursing1.03×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.52×2 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.47×0 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.40×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.40×0 works
  16. Medicine0.37×3 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.34×0 works
  18. Psychology0.28×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.23×1 works
  20. Energy0.16×0 works
  21. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Freeport-McMoRan (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Daniel B. Yarosh, Yu‐Min Tsou and Phillip S. Athey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Freeport-McMoRan (United States).

  1. 1 Daniel B. Yarosh United States · #605,540 worldwide 7.3k citations · 159 works
  2. 2 Yu‐Min Tsou United States · #1,028,885 worldwide 720 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Phillip S. Athey United States · #1,174,460 worldwide 781 citations · 21 works
  4. 4 Vince Murphy United States · #1,192,913 worldwide 1.1k citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Kenneth A. Smiles United States · #1,226,878 worldwide 1.2k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Ryan Turner United States · #1,526,250 worldwide 1.1k citations · 62 works
  7. 7 Michael B. Sweeney United States · #1,684,675 worldwide 678 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 G. W. Knight United States · #2,053,624 worldwide 428 citations · 23 works
  9. 9 Shih‐Yaw Lai United States · #2,519,902 worldwide 521 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Il‐Su Lee United States · #2,834,502 worldwide 624 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Freeport-McMoRan (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Freeport-McMoRan (United States)?

The most cited paper from Freeport-McMoRan (United States) is "Thermal conductivity of polymer-based composites: Fundamentals and applications" (Hongyu Chen, Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Jian Ping Yang et al., 2016), with 2,061 citations. Next come "Localization of neuronal and glial glutamate transporters" (1,713) and "Sources of stress in captivity" (1,079).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Thermal conductivity of polymer-based composites: Fundamentals and applications Hongyu Chen, Valeriy V. Ginzburg, Jian Ping Yang et al. · Progress in Polymer Science 26 Mar 2016 2,061
2 Localization of neuronal and glial glutamate transporters Jeffrey D. Rothstein, Lee J. Martin, Allan I. Levey et al. · Neuron Open access Sep 1994 1,713
3 Sources of stress in captivity Kathleen N. Morgan, Chris T. Tromborg · Applied Animal Behaviour Science 26 Jul 2006 1,079
4 Colloids with valence and specific directional bonding Yufeng Wang, Yu Wang, Dana R. Breed et al. · Nature Open access 31 Oct 2012 1,078
5 Matrices with Compliance Comparable to that of Brain Tissue Select Neuronal over Glial Growth in Mixed Cortical Cultures Penelope C. Georges, William Johnson Miller, David F. Meaney et al. · Biophysical Journal Open access 3 Feb 2006 729
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Freeport-McMoRan (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal Recovery, Environmental Impact, Energy Efficiency, Circular Economy, Metallurgy, Optimization, Uncertainty and Rare Earth Elements.

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

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact3▲ 4.1×9 topics
  2. Metal Recovery2▲ 34×3 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.76×10 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency2▲ 6.0×5 topics
  5. Circular Economy2▲ 16×3 topics
  6. Metallurgy2▲ 67×2 topics
  7. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.2×6 topics
  8. Sustainability2▲ 1.73×9 topics
  9. Optimization1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  10. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 25×2 topics
  11. Rock Mechanics1▲ 37×3 topics
  12. Uncertainty1▲ 78×2 topics
  13. Microbial Communities1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  14. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.3×4 topics
  15. Battery Recycling1▲ 40×1 topic
  16. Bioleaching1▲ 95×1 topic
  17. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 7.5×1 topic
  18. Sulfide Minerals1▲ 95×1 topic
  19. Catalysis1▲ 4.3×6 topics
  20. Open Pit Mining1▲ 210×1 topic
  21. Production Scheduling1▲ 210×1 topic
  22. Climate Change1◆ 0.99×8 topics
  23. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.57×4 topics

Which research topics does Freeport-McMoRan (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Extraction and Separation Processes, Mining Techniques and Economics and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Metal Extraction and Bio…1Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…1Extraction and Separation Processes: 1 fractional worksMining Techniques and Ec…1Mining Techniques and Economics: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engine…1Drilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksMineral Processing and Grinding: 1 fractional worksRuminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology: 1 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Model…1Rock Mechanics and Modeling: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksOccupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and S…1Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringOcean Engineering5 others

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

  1. 1 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Mineral Processing and Grinding Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Ruminant Nutrition and Digestive Physiology Agronomy and Crop Science 1 works
  7. 7 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  9. 9 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  10. 10 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 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 available13.0%not open87.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.0%domestic only81.0%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Freeport-McMoRan (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% 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 Freeport-McMoRan (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00020% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Freeport-McMoRan (United States)0.00014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Freeport-McMoRan (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.

10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2020Freeport-McMoRan (United States)9.5% in 2020200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 18.1% in 2006.

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