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General Electric (United States)

In research, General Electric (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,888 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#6,010 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,405
of 28,054 · #248 all time
Rank in United States
#2,667
of 4,192
Research works
22k
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
725k
32.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
9%
world 28%

What is General Electric (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,888 of 12,888 7.0%107 #151
EngineeringField #6,010 of 6,636 6.7%66 #145

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does General Electric (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 4.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 22.0 works4.5×
← 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: 0.29× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 2.66× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.09× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.18× its world share, 66 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.46× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.67× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.06× its world share, 6 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.52× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.94× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 3 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.

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

Ranked on the composite score, H. Saunders, Gerald J. Hahn and S. Charp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is General Electric (United States).

  1. 1 H. Saunders United States · #3,436 worldwide 1.6k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Gerald J. Hahn United States · #6,605 worldwide 1.2k citations · 62 works
  3. 3 S. Charp United States · #19,123 worldwide 471 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Glen A. Slack United States · #22,836 worldwide 926 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Ivar Giæver United States · #29,376 worldwide 532 citations · 38 works
  6. 6 Wayne Nelson United States · #31,142 worldwide 1.5k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 E. O. Kane United States · #37,257 worldwide 1.6k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Philip Lewis United States · #47,351 worldwide 341 citations · 57 works
  9. 9 J. S. Kasper United States · #60,193 worldwide 612 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Roger H. Newman United States · #64,048 worldwide 425 citations · 45 works
All ranked researchers at General Electric (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, 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 Machine Learning.

▲ 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 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 Energy9▲ 4.7×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning8▲ 1.71×21 topics
  3. Smart Grid7▲ 13×8 topics
  4. Oxidation Resistance5▲ 36×3 topics
  5. Deep Learning5◆ 1.12×19 topics
  6. Hydrogen Embrittlement5▲ 44×2 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties5▲ 3.6×14 topics
  8. Accident Tolerant Fuels4▲ 87×1 topic
  9. Fuel Cladding4▲ 87×1 topic
  10. Power Electronics4▲ 8.8×8 topics
  11. Microstructure4▲ 5.1×11 topics
  12. Energy Efficiency4▲ 2.7×12 topics
  13. Optimization3▲ 4.9×11 topics
  14. Renewable Energy Integration3▲ 6.4×5 topics
  15. Energy Storage3▲ 3.2×7 topics
  16. Security3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  17. Wind Power3▲ 22×3 topics
  18. Fault Detection2▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Molten Salt2▲ 56×1 topic
  20. Nuclear Reactor2▲ 56×1 topic
  21. fusion materials2▲ 100×1 topic
  22. radiation damage2▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Electric Vehicles2▲ 6.0×3 topics
  24. Power System2▲ 20×4 topics
  25. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Distributed Generation2▲ 21×3 topics
  27. Grid Integration2▲ 15×3 topics
  28. Simulation2▲ 6.1×6 topics
  29. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 10×3 topics
  30. Battery Technology2▲ 5.4×3 topics
  31. Decentralized Control2▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Smart Grid Applications2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Energy Management2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  34. Game Theory2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  35. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  36. False Data Injection Attacks2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Frequency Regulation2▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Power Systems2▲ 12×3 topics
  39. Oxidation Behavior2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Voltage Control2▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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: 2 fractional worksNuclear reactor physics …2Nuclear reactor physics and engineering: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Security and …2Smart Grid Security and Resilience: 2 fractional worksSmart Grid Energy Management: 2 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 2 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detecti…2Electrical Fault Detection and Protection: 2 fractional worksHernia repair and management: 1 fractional worksVacuum and Plasma Arcs1Vacuum and Plasma Arcs: 1 fractional worksMicrogrid Control and Optimization: 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 2 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 Smart Grid Energy Management Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace 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 Vacuum and Plasma Arcs Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  10. 10 Microgrid Control and Optimization Control and Systems 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 available8.7%not open91.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% 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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