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Freeport-McMoRan (United States)

In research, Freeport-McMoRan (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,529 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#6,238 of 11,412 worldwide) and Materials Science (#3,721 of 4,504 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,938
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,988
of 8,685
Research works
927
▼ 33% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
13%
world 28%

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 #5,529 of 21,541 16.8%707
EngineeringField #6,238 of 11,412 16.8%313
Materials ScienceField #3,721 of 4,504 17.1%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 1.91× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.56× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.63× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.96× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 12.47× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× 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, 12.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, D. P. Casper and Ryan Turner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Freeport-McMoRan (United States).

  1. 1 D. P. Casper United States · #363,871 worldwide 87 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Ryan Turner United States · #535,793 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Freeport-McMoRan (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metal Recovery, Energy Efficiency, Environmental Impact, Metallurgy, Optimization, Uncertainty, Rock Mechanics and Circular Economy.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.8×9 topics
  2. Metal Recovery2▲ 32×3 topics
  3. Machine Learning2▲ 1.86×10 topics
  4. Energy Efficiency2▲ 6.1×5 topics
  5. Metallurgy2▲ 69×2 topics
  6. Nanoparticles2▲ 3.4×6 topics
  7. Sustainability2▲ 1.62×8 topics
  8. Optimization1▲ 8.3×2 topics
  9. Rock Mechanics1▲ 39×3 topics
  10. Uncertainty1▲ 82×2 topics
  11. Circular Economy1▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Microbial Communities1▲ 8.0×2 topics
  13. Renewable Energy1▲ 2.4×4 topics
  14. Bioleaching1▲ 99×1 topic
  15. Sulfide Minerals1▲ 99×1 topic
  16. Open Pit Mining1▲ 208×1 topic
  17. Production Scheduling1▲ 208×1 topic
  18. Rare Earth Elements1▲ 21×2 topics
  19. Battery Recycling1▲ 35×1 topic
  20. Climate Change1◆ 1.04×8 topics
  21. Lithium-ion Batteries1▲ 6.5×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Mining Techniques and Economics, Extraction and Separation Processes and Drilling and Well Engineering.

Metal Extraction and Bio…1Metal Extraction and Bioleaching: 1 fractional worksMining Techniques and Ec…1Mining Techniques and Economics: 1 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…1Extraction and Separation Processes: 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 worksOccupational Health and …1Occupational Health and Safety Research: 1 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 1 fractional worksRock Mechanics and Modeling: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringMechanical 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 Mining Techniques and Economics Control and Systems Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical 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 Occupational Health and Safety Research Radiological and Ultrasound Technology 1 works
  8. 8 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Rock Mechanics and Modeling Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 33% 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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