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HRL Laboratories (United States)

In research, HRL Laboratories (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,582 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,385
of 28,054 · #633 all time
Rank in United States
#855
of 4,192
Research works
9k
▼ 47% vs 2013–17
Citations
206k
22.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is HRL Laboratories (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 #3,582 of 12,888 14.9%89 #436

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where HRL Laboratories (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 HRL Laboratories (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 24.3 works6.5×
← 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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.64× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.96× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.74× its world share, 43 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.35× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 6.78× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at HRL Laboratories (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, J. N. Schulman, Mark F. Gyure and Robert N. Schwartz lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HRL Laboratories (United States).

  1. 1 J. N. Schulman United States · #39,222 worldwide 368 citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Mark F. Gyure United States · #120,307 worldwide 157 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Robert N. Schwartz United States · #120,318 worldwide 262 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 David F. Brown United States · #121,951 worldwide 272 citations · 45 works
  5. 5 A. Schmitz United States · #137,930 worldwide 273 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 M. Micovic United States · #143,821 worldwide 213 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 David M. Pepper United States · #153,167 worldwide 129 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Ryoichi Kikuchi United States · #160,015 worldwide 256 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 D. H. Chow United States · #170,864 worldwide 273 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 William B. Bridges United States · #176,584 worldwide 144 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at HRL Laboratories (United States)

Which keywords describe research at HRL Laboratories (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanowires, Band Parameters, Integrated Circuits, Semiconductor, Millimeter-Wave, Semiconductors, Frequency Synthesizer and Light-Emitting Diodes.

▲ 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. Nanowires6▲ 43×4 topics
  2. Band Parameters6▲ 105×2 topics
  3. Deep Learning5▲ 1.46×21 topics
  4. Integrated Circuits5▲ 28×3 topics
  5. Neural Networks4▲ 2.7×11 topics
  6. Semiconductor4▲ 11×5 topics
  7. Millimeter-Wave4▲ 97×2 topics
  8. Semiconductors4▲ 11×3 topics
  9. Frequency Synthesizer4▲ 86×2 topics
  10. Light-Emitting Diodes4▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.7×10 topics
  12. CMOS4▲ 65×1 topic
  13. GaN4▲ 95×1 topic
  14. III-Nitrides4▲ 108×1 topic
  15. Oscillators4▲ 115×1 topic
  16. Thermal Management4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  17. Photovoltaics3▲ 20×3 topics
  18. Quantum Computing3▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Spintronics3▲ 21×3 topics
  20. Nanoelectronics3▲ 31×2 topics
  21. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  22. Atomic Layer Deposition3▲ 37×1 topic
  23. High-k Dielectrics3▲ 37×1 topic
  24. Electron Spin3▲ 67×1 topic
  25. Interconnect3▲ 150×1 topic
  26. Process Variation3▲ 41×2 topics
  27. Quantum Dots3▲ 26×1 topic
  28. Semiconductor Quantum Dots3▲ 67×1 topic
  29. Single-Photon Source3▲ 101×1 topic
  30. Through-Silicon Via3▲ 150×1 topic
  31. Metamaterials2▲ 16×2 topics
  32. Nanowire Transistors2▲ 55×1 topic
  33. Photonic Crystals2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 55×1 topic
  35. Ceramics2▲ 14×2 topics
  36. Magnetic Resonance Imaging2▲ 7.7×5 topics
  37. Quantum Information2▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Materials2▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Negative Refraction2▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Plasmonic Metasurfaces2▲ 37×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design, GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials, Semiconductor materials and devices and Quantum and electron transport phenomena.

Radio Frequency Integrat…4Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 4 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor …4GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional worksQuantum and electron tra…3Quantum and electron transport phenomena: 3 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 3 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksMetamaterials and Metasu…2Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksQuantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials2 others

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

  1. 1 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Quantum and electron transport phenomena Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  5. 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 3 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture Artificial Intelligence 2 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 available6.9%not open93.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors2.7%domestic only97.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 47% 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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