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J.A. Woollam Company (United States)

In research, J.A. Woollam Company (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,655 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

World rank, all time
#16,624
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#3,613
of 8,685
Research works
200
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.5k
32.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

What is J.A. Woollam Company (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 #9,655 of 21,541 19.7%189

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where J.A. Woollam Company (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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.58× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.88× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 8.17× its world share, 3 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 6.94× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMedicineworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at J.A. Woollam Company (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Tom Tiwald, Craig M. Herzinger and R. A. Synowicki lead among researchers whose main affiliation is J.A. Woollam Company (United States).

  1. 1 Tom Tiwald United States · #272,661 worldwide 131 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 Craig M. Herzinger United States · #322,529 worldwide 109 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 R. A. Synowicki United States · #455,231 worldwide 75 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Blaine Johs United States · #659,667 worldwide 70 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 James N. Hilfiker United States · #804,315 worldwide 69 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at J.A. Woollam Company (United States)

Which keywords describe research at J.A. Woollam Company (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Nanostructures, Remote Sensing, Photonic Crystals, Monte Carlo Simulation, Spectroscopy, Photovoltaics and Imaging Spectroscopy.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Solar Cells29▲ 46×6 topics
  2. Nanostructures22▲ 23×14 topics
  3. Remote Sensing18▲ 8.4×9 topics
  4. Photonic Crystals18▲ 57×5 topics
  5. Monte Carlo Simulation16▲ 26×3 topics
  6. Spectroscopy16▲ 24×6 topics
  7. Photovoltaics16▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Imaging Spectroscopy16▲ 481×1 topic
  9. Polarimetry16▲ 481×1 topic
  10. Nanowires14▲ 30×4 topics
  11. Machine Vision14▲ 36×3 topics
  12. Semiconductor14▲ 21×6 topics
  13. Nanofabrication13▲ 76×3 topics
  14. Antireflective Coatings12▲ 209×1 topic
  15. Thin-Film Materials12▲ 209×1 topic
  16. Plasmonics12▲ 77×2 topics
  17. Flexible Electronics10▲ 37×3 topics
  18. Nanoparticles10▲ 3.8×16 topics
  19. Image Processing10▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Amorphous Oxide Semiconductors10▲ 109×1 topic
  21. Thin-Film Transistors10▲ 109×1 topic
  22. Biosensors9▲ 8.2×7 topics
  23. Semiconductors9▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Band Parameters9▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Nanocrystals9▲ 19×5 topics
  26. Roughness Measurement9▲ 155×1 topic
  27. Surface Characterization9▲ 113×1 topic
  28. Efficiency8▲ 16×3 topics
  29. Quantum Dots8▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Metamaterials7▲ 29×5 topics
  31. Optical Modulators7▲ 16×3 topics
  32. Colloidal Crystals6▲ 41×2 topics
  33. Excitons6▲ 40×1 topic
  34. Raman Spectroscopy6▲ 13×6 topics
  35. Single-Photon Source6▲ 40×1 topic
  36. Transparent Conductors6▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Hyperspectral Imaging6▲ 8.8×3 topics
  38. Photodetectors6▲ 29×2 topics
  39. Crystal Growth5▲ 7.8×8 topics
  40. Spintronics5▲ 13×4 topics

Which research topics does J.A. Woollam Company (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry, Photonic and Optical Devices and Optical Coatings and Gratings.

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Optical Polarization and Ellipsometry Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Optical Coatings and Gratings Surfaces, Coatings and Films 0 works
  5. 5 Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 0 works
  8. 8 ZnO doping and properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Remote Sensing in Agriculture Ecology 0 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 available15.5%not open84.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.5%domestic only75.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has J.A. Woollam Company (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher 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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