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Interface (United States)

In research, Interface (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,270 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#1,603 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment and Energy (Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment is 7.5× its share of world research).

World rank, 2022-now
#2,475
of 22,385 · #1,329 all time
Rank in United States
#429
of 3,332
Research works
3.9k
▼ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
147k
37.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%

What is Interface (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 #1,270 of 10,670 14.4%208 #1175
EngineeringField #1,603 of 5,901 13.7%70 #1068

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

In 2022-now, 67% of research at Interface (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (22%), Materials Science (16%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 248 fractional works · 67.3% of its workEngineering: 82 fractional works · 22.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 30 fractional works · 8.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 22 fractional works · 5.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 59 fractional works · 16.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 34 fractional works · 9.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 5 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 25 fractional works · 6.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 3.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 23 fractional works · 6.1% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 21 fractional works · 5.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 8 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCatalysis: 10 fractional works · 2.6% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 55 fractional works · 15.0% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 6.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 21 fractional works · 5.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 3.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 36 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 8.2% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 29 fractional works · 7.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKInterface (UnitedStates)369fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences67%Health Sciences10%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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8222.3%
    2. Materials Science5916.0%
    3. Chemistry256.8%
    4. Energy236.1%
    5. Computer Science164.3%
    6. Physics and Astronomy143.9%
    7. Environmental Science143.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering133.6%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.5%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Neuroscience226.0%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology215.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences92.4%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.4%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.4%
    1. Medicine308.2%
    2. Health Professions41.1%
    3. Nursing10.2%
    4. Veterinary10.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Social Sciences154.0%
    2. Psychology71.9%
    3. Decision Sciences30.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting20.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Interface (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment takes 7.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentSubfield · 21.2 works7.5×
  2. EnergyField · 22.5 works6.7×
← 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: 0.51× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.09× its world share, 21 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.67× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 10.25× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.35× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 6.65× its world share, 22 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.48× its world share, 82 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.60× its world share, 59 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.75× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 10.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering10.25×13 works
  2. Energy6.65×22 works
  3. Materials Science4.60×59 works
  4. Chemistry4.35×25 works
  5. Neuroscience3.67×22 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.75×14 works
  7. Engineering1.48×82 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.19×2 works
  9. Veterinary1.11×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.09×21 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.77×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.76×14 works
  13. Psychology0.63×7 works
  14. Computer Science0.55×16 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.51×9 works
  16. Health Professions0.44×4 works
  17. Medicine0.43×30 works
  18. Immunology and Microbiology0.37×1 works
  19. Nursing0.37×1 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.35×2 works
  21. Social Sciences0.31×15 works
  22. Dentistry0.30×0 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×2 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.15×2 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×1 works
  26. Mathematics0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Interface (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Yanrong Wu, Emir Yasun and Dale R. Rushneck lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Interface (United States).

  1. 1 Yanrong Wu United States · #368,321 worldwide 10k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 Emir Yasun United States · #1,160,603 worldwide 1.1k citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Dale R. Rushneck United States · #1,235,067 worldwide 1.9k citations · 20 works
  4. 4 Charles E. Bryson III United States · #2,009,051 worldwide 789 citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Todd C. Schwendemann United States · #2,054,724 worldwide 664 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Marcel E. Bijlsma United States · #2,356,849 worldwide 233 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 E.A.M. Brouwer United States · #2,409,727 worldwide 316 citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Arzu Çolak United States · #2,492,858 worldwide 274 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 van Ratm Rolf Benthem United States · #2,507,231 worldwide 215 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Jared M. Spool United States · #2,532,804 worldwide 1.1k citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at Interface (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Interface (United States) is "Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design" (Zhi Wei Seh, Jakob Kibsgaard, Colin F. Dickens et al., 2017), with 12,130 citations. Next come "Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency" (5,443) and "Progress and Perspectives of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Copper in Aqueous Electrolyte" (5,177).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Combining theory and experiment in electrocatalysis: Insights into materials design Zhi Wei Seh, Jakob Kibsgaard, Colin F. Dickens et al. · Science Open access 12 Jan 2017 12,130
2 Cesium-containing triple cation perovskite solar cells: improved stability, reproducibility and high efficiency Michael Saliba, Taisuke Matsui, Ji-Youn Seo et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2016 5,443
3 Progress and Perspectives of Electrochemical CO2 Reduction on Copper in Aqueous Electrolyte Stephanie Anne Nitopi, Erlend Bertheussen, Søren Bertelsen Scott et al. · Chemical Reviews ReviewOpen access 22 May 2019 5,177
4 Understanding Catalytic Activity Trends in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Ambarish R. Kulkarni, Samira Siahrostami, Anjli M. Patel et al. · Chemical Reviews Review 6 Feb 2018 2,781
5 Identification of Highly Active Fe Sites in (Ni,Fe)OOH for Electrocatalytic Water Splitting Daniel Friebel, Mary W. Louie, Michal Bajdich et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 5 Jan 2015 2,733
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Interface (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts, Water Splitting, Nanoparticles, Metal-Organic Frameworks and Biomedical Applications.

▲ 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. Catalysis22▲ 8.9×24 topics
  2. Nanomaterials21▲ 5.5×17 topics
  3. Nanoparticles18▲ 3.9×35 topics
  4. Electrocatalysis17▲ 16×5 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications17▲ 3.9×30 topics
  6. Catalysts16▲ 21×3 topics
  7. Water Splitting14▲ 10×4 topics
  8. Metal-Organic Frameworks13▲ 8.4×6 topics
  9. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.3×20 topics
  10. Energy Storage11▲ 4.8×8 topics
  11. Energy Conversion10▲ 13×4 topics
  12. Fuel Cells10▲ 18×3 topics
  13. Sustainable Energy10▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Graphene10▲ 3.9×11 topics
  15. Carbon Dioxide10▲ 16×3 topics
  16. Hydrogen Evolution10▲ 20×1 topic
  17. Oxygen Reduction10▲ 20×1 topic
  18. CO2 Reduction8▲ 10×2 topics
  19. Cathode Materials8▲ 5.5×3 topics
  20. Tissue Engineering8▲ 3.4×10 topics
  21. Renewable Fuels8▲ 17×2 topics
  22. Nanostructures7▲ 4.7×16 topics
  23. Hydrogenation7▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Biosensors7▲ 3.7×11 topics
  25. Ionic Liquids6▲ 6.1×9 topics
  26. Rechargeable Batteries6▲ 6.4×2 topics
  27. Self-Assembly6▲ 5.3×12 topics
  28. Hydrogen Storage6▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Molecular Catalysis6▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Electrochemical Conversion5▲ 34×1 topic
  31. Metallic Surfaces5▲ 34×1 topic
  32. Electronic Structure5▲ 8.0×8 topics
  33. Oxidation5▲ 9.5×3 topics
  34. Selective Oxidation5▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Brain-Computer Interfaces5▲ 15×1 topic
  36. EEG Analysis5▲ 15×1 topic
  37. Flexible Electronics5▲ 8.2×3 topics
  38. Energy Harvesting5▲ 7.8×2 topics
  39. Ceria5▲ 12×1 topic
  40. Gold5▲ 12×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts, EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces and Catalytic Processes in Materials Science.

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  2. 2 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 5 works
  3. 3 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  4. 4 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 5 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction Catalysis 3 works
  8. 8 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 3 works
  9. 9 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 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 available29.7%not open70.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors38.1%domestic only61.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% 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 Interface (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0010% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Interface (United States)0.0020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Interface (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%30%Interface (United States)16.1% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 20.5% in 2017.

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