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iRobot (United States)

In research, iRobot (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#12,903 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#18,150
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,781
of 7,310
Research works
229
▲ 137% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.7k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
iRobot (United States)

What is iRobot (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 #12,903 of 17,446 11.5%132

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

In 2022-now, 49% of research at iRobot (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 22% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (30%), Computer Science (12%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (10%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 49.0% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 30.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 7 fractional works · 11.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDiscrete Mathematics and Combinatorics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 21.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLinguistics and Language: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 18.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 10.3% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKiRobot (UnitedStates)55fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences18%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences22%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1730.1%
    2. Computer Science711.9%
    3. Environmental Science24.2%
    4. Materials Science11.2%
    5. Chemistry11.1%
    6. Mathematics00.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Social Sciences58.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting23.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities23.3%
    4. Psychology23.0%
    5. Decision Sciences12.1%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.6%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences610.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.9%
    3. Neuroscience23.1%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    1. Medicine47.4%
    2. Health Professions12.1%
    3. Dentistry00.9%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.17× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.89× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.87× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.39× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.22× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.15× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.15× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.97× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 2.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary2.22×0 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.17×6 works
  3. Decision Sciences2.15×1 works
  4. Engineering2.01×17 works
  5. Neuroscience1.89×2 works
  6. Dentistry1.87×0 works
  7. Computer Science1.52×6 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.15×2 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting1.07×2 works
  10. Psychology0.97×2 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.91×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.85×2 works
  13. Health Professions0.79×1 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.73×2 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.73×1 works
  16. Chemistry0.71×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.67×5 works
  18. Nursing0.62×0 works
  19. Medicine0.39×4 works
  20. Chemical Engineering0.35×0 works
  21. Materials Science0.34×1 works
  22. Mathematics0.29×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Brian M. Yamauchi and Helen Greiner lead among researchers whose main affiliation is iRobot (United States).

  1. 1 Brian M. Yamauchi United States · #811,794 worldwide 3.8k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Helen Greiner United States · #3,428,167 worldwide 146 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at iRobot (United States)

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

The most cited paper from iRobot (United States) is "Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material" (Eric Michael Bratsolias Brown, Nicholas Rodenberg, John R. Amend et al., 2010), with 1,608 citations. Next come "A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation" (609) and "This computer responds to user frustration:" (562).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Universal robotic gripper based on the jamming of granular material Eric Michael Bratsolias Brown, Nicholas Rodenberg, John R. Amend et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 25 Oct 2010 1,608
2 A compliant, underactuated hand for robust manipulation Lael U. Odhner, Leif P. Jentoft, Mark R. Claffee et al. · The International Journal of Robotics Research 17 Feb 2014 609
3 This computer responds to user frustration: Jonathan Klein, Y. Moon, Rosalind W. Picard · Interacting with Computers Feb 2002 562
4 Computers that recognise and respond to user emotion: theoretical and practical implications Rosalind W. Picard, Jonathan Klein · Interacting with Computers Feb 2002 393
5 Frustrating the user on purpose: a step toward building an affective computer Jocelyn Scheirer, Raul Castro Fernandez, Jonathan Klein et al. · Interacting with Computers Feb 2002 358
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Which keywords describe research at iRobot (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Wireless Sensor Networks, Deep Learning, Robotics, Machine Learning, Autonomous Vehicles, Sustainability, Environmental Impact and Supply Chain Management.

▲ 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. Deep Learning4▲ 2.1×19 topics
  2. Machine Learning3▲ 1.87×13 topics
  3. Sustainability3▲ 2.1×12 topics
  4. Wireless Sensor Networks3▲ 10×6 topics
  5. Environmental Impact2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  6. Robotics2▲ 14×4 topics
  7. Supply Chain Management2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  8. Healthcare2▲ 2.9×7 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  10. Autonomous Vehicles2▲ 14×3 topics
  11. Internet of Things2▲ 3.5×6 topics
  12. Environmental Monitoring2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  13. History2▲ 4.0×4 topics
  14. Image Processing2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  15. Collision Avoidance1▲ 14×2 topics
  16. Innovation1▲ 2.4×6 topics
  17. Multi-Agent Systems1▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Colonialism1▲ 5.1×4 topics
  19. Culture1▲ 4.7×3 topics
  20. Economic Analysis1▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.57×6 topics
  22. Identity1▲ 2.9×2 topics
  23. Microstructure1▲ 4.1×2 topics
  24. Optimal Motion Planning1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Quality of Life1▲ 1.50×4 topics
  26. Sampling-Based Algorithms1▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Big Data1▲ 2.1×4 topics
  28. Entrepreneurship1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  29. Health Effects1▲ 3.4×7 topics
  30. Plant Disease Detection1▲ 20×1 topic
  31. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.44×5 topics
  32. Smart Farming1▲ 18×1 topic
  33. 3D Mapping1▲ 26×1 topic
  34. Forest Biomass1▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Gender1▲ 3.4×1 topic
  36. Pedagogy1▲ 3.6×2 topics
  37. SLAM1▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Thermal Analysis1▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Vietnam1▲ 45×1 topic
  40. Wood Residues1▲ 56×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Robotic Path Planning Algorithms, Smart Agriculture and AI, Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization and Agricultural and Food Sciences.

Robotic Path Planning Al…1Robotic Path Planning Algorithms: 1 fractional worksSmart Agriculture and AI1Smart Agriculture and AI: 1 fractional worksRobotics and Sensor-Based Localization: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sc…1Agricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksVietnamese History and C…1Vietnamese History and Culture Studies: 1 fractional worksBrake Systems and Friction Analysis: 1 fractional worksIndoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies: 1 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineeri…1Biomedical and Engineering Education: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 1 fractional worksEducation, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional works
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionPlant ScienceAerospace EngineeringForestry6 others

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

  1. 1 Robotic Path Planning Algorithms Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  2. 2 Smart Agriculture and AI Plant Science 1 works
  3. 3 Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  5. 5 Vietnamese History and Culture Studies Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Brake Systems and Friction Analysis Automotive Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Indoor and Outdoor Localization Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.3%domestic only66.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 137% higher 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 iRobot (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00019% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%iRobot (United States)0.00035% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of iRobot (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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