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General Electric (United States)

In research, General Electric (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,299 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,404 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,930
of 22,385 · #14,622 all time
Rank in United States
#1,957
of 3,332
Research works
22k
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
725k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
General Electric (United States)

What is General Electric (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 #7,299 of 10,670 11.3%107 #16995
EngineeringField #4,404 of 5,901 9.4%66 #4228

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

In 2022-now, 78% of research at General Electric (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (48%), Medicine (10%), Materials Science (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 114 fractional works · 77.7% of its workEngineering: 70 fractional works · 47.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 24 fractional works · 16.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 14 fractional works · 9.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 11 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 8.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 11.2% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 10.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKGeneral Electric(United States)147fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences78%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences8%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering7047.6%
    2. Materials Science149.4%
    3. Computer Science128.3%
    4. Physics and Astronomy74.7%
    5. Environmental Science32.1%
    6. Energy31.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.2%
    8. Chemistry21.0%
    9. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    10. Mathematics10.6%
    1. Medicine1510.1%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Social Sciences42.5%
    2. Decision Sciences31.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting21.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    6. Psychology10.5%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does General Electric (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 4.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 23.9 works4.6×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.49× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.07× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.04× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.17× its world share, 70 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.69× its world share, 14 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.10× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.17×70 works
  2. Materials Science2.69×14 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.49×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.10×7 works
  5. Energy2.04×3 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.82×3 works
  7. Computer Science1.07×12 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.76×2 works
  9. Chemistry0.66×2 works
  10. Medicine0.52×15 works
  11. Mathematics0.50×1 works
  12. Neuroscience0.46×1 works
  13. Environmental Science0.43×3 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.43×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.38×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.36×1 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.36×2 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  19. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.20×2 works
  20. Social Sciences0.20×4 works
  21. Dentistry0.16×0 works
  22. Psychology0.16×1 works
  23. Nursing0.09×0 works
  24. Immunology and Microbiology0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at General Electric (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Christopher J. Hardy, Joseph J. Becker and M.S. Adler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is General Electric (United States).

  1. 1 Christopher J. Hardy United States · #1,578,733 worldwide 5.2k citations · 125 works
  2. 2 Joseph J. Becker United States · #2,119,433 worldwide 3.1k citations · 69 works
  3. 3 M.S. Adler United States · #2,185,203 worldwide 6.6k citations · 164 works
  4. 4 Leo F. Epstein #2,251,810 worldwide 1.5k citations · 78 works
  5. 5 Herbert R. Philipp #2,324,198 worldwide 1.3k citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Radislav A. Potyrailo #2,414,876 worldwide 7.3k citations · 222 works
  7. 7 Glen A. Slack United States · #2,499,308 worldwide 22k citations · 161 works
  8. 8 Robert E. Colborn #3,065,299 worldwide 1.5k citations · 44 works
  9. 9 H. R. Philipp United States · #3,086,363 worldwide 12k citations · 85 works
  10. 10 Hector Saunders United States · #3,129,721 worldwide 31k citations · 274 works
All ranked researchers at General Electric (United States)

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

The most cited paper from General Electric (United States) is "An analysis of variance test for normality (complete samples)" (Samuel S. Shapiro, M. B. Wilk, 1965), with 19,971 citations. Next come "Inequity In Social Exchange" (10,688) and "Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy" (10,487).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An analysis of variance test for normality (complete samples) Samuel S. Shapiro, M. B. Wilk · Biometrika Dec 1965 19,971
2 Inequity In Social Exchange J. Stacy Adams · Advances in experimental social psychology Book chapterOpen access 1965 10,688
3 Free Energy of a Nonuniform System. I. Interfacial Free Energy John W. Cahn, J. E. Hilliard · The Journal of Chemical Physics Feb 1958 10,487
4 Marching cubes: A high resolution 3D surface construction algorithm William E. Lorensen, H. E. Cline Conference paperOpen access Aug 1987 10,249
5 The Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative (ADNI): MRI methods Clifford R. Jack et al. · Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Open access 26 Feb 2008 4,483
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at General Electric (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Smart Grid, Oxidation Resistance, Hydrogen Embrittlement, Accident Tolerant Fuels, Fuel Cladding, Power Electronics and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Renewable Energy10▲ 4.7×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.60×21 topics
  3. Smart Grid7▲ 13×8 topics
  4. Deep Learning6◆ 1.12×21 topics
  5. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 34×3 topics
  6. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 43×2 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.5×15 topics
  8. Accident Tolerant Fuels4▲ 86×1 topic
  9. Fuel Cladding4▲ 86×1 topic
  10. Power Electronics4▲ 8.7×8 topics
  11. Microstructure4▲ 4.9×11 topics
  12. Optimization4▲ 5.6×11 topics
  13. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.7×13 topics
  14. Energy Storage3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  15. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 6.1×5 topics
  16. Wind Power3▲ 22×3 topics
  17. Distributed Generation3▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Fault Detection3▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Power System3▲ 21×4 topics
  20. fusion materials3▲ 93×1 topic
  21. radiation damage3▲ 93×1 topic
  22. Electric Vehicles2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  23. Molten Salt2▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 53×1 topic
  25. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 17×2 topics
  26. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 10×3 topics
  27. Battery Technology2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  28. Grid Integration2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Simulation2▲ 5.9×7 topics
  31. Decentralized Control2▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 5.8×6 topics
  33. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 11×2 topics
  34. Energy Management2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  35. Game Theory2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  36. Power Systems2▲ 13×3 topics
  37. Thermal Analysis2▲ 11×5 topics
  38. Voltage Control2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 21×2 topics
  40. Spectroscopy2▲ 7.6×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Nuclear Materials and Properties, Fusion materials and technologies, Nuclear reactor physics and engineering and Smart Grid Security and Resilience.

Nuclear Materials and Pr…4Nuclear Materials and Properties: 4 fractional worksFusion materials and technologies: 3 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …2Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …2Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detecti…2Electrical Fault Detection and Protection: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksHigh voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena: 1 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs1Vacuum and Plasma Arcs: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringControl and Systems EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 4 works
  2. 2 Fusion materials and technologies Materials Chemistry 3 works
  3. 3 Nuclear reactor physics and engineering Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Smart Grid Security and Resilience Control and Systems Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Hernia repair and management Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available8.7%not open91.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 General Electric (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00061% in 2024.

still counting0.10%0.20%0.30%General Electric (United States)0.00043% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of General Electric (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 2025General Electric (United States)7.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2024.

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