Lam Research (United States)
In research, Lam Research (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,880 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.8× its share of world research.
- World rank, 2022–2025
- #15,337 of 28,054 · #11,508 all time
- Rank in United States
- #2,171 of 4,192
- Research works
- 663 ▲ 57% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 16k 24.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 13.1% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 17% world 28%
What is Lam Research (United States) known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works | All time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,880 of 12,888 | 14.0% | 86 | #7483 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lam Research (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 Lam Research (United States) specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 36.1 works11×
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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.
- Materials Science 5.1×
- Engineering 3.9×
- Chemical Engineering 2.3×
- Physics and Astronomy 2.1×
- Business, Management and Accounting 1.2×
- Computer Science 1.0×
- Chemistry 0.9×
- Decision Sciences 0.7×
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0.2×
- Mathematics 0.2×
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 0.1×
- Environmental Science 0.1×
- Arts and Humanities 0.1×
- Neuroscience 0.1×
- Medicine 0.1×
- Psychology 0.1×
- Earth and Planetary Sciences 0.1×
- Energy 0.1×
- Health Professions 0.0×
- Social Sciences 0.0×
- Economics, Econometrics and Finance 0.0×
Who are the top researchers at Lam Research (United States)?
Ranked on the composite score, J. Haimson, Thorsten Lill and Reza Arghavani lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lam Research (United States).
- 1 J. Haimson United States · #499,290 worldwide 50 citations · 16 works
- 2 Thorsten Lill United States · #1,316,379 worldwide 33 citations · 20 works
- 3 Reza Arghavani United States · #1,476,450 worldwide 16 citations · 15 works
Which keywords describe research at Lam Research (United States)?
By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Thin Films, Electromigration, Nanowires, High-Resolution Patterning, Nanofabrication and Plasma Etching.
- 3D Printing
- Chemical Mechanical Planarization
- Electronic Structure
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation
- Ceramics
- Perovskite Oxides
- Additive Manufacturing
- Failure Analysis
- Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors
- Biomedical Applications
- Integrated Circuits
- Interconnect
- Electron Beam Lithography
- Fault Localization
- Microelectronics
- Sustainability
- Plasma Etching
- High-Resolution Patterning
- Electromigration
- High-k Dielectrics
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Thin Films
- Nanowires
- Nanofabrication
- Semiconductor Industry
- Low-k Dielectrics
- Thermal Management
- Nanoparticles
- Resolution Limits
- Through-Silicon Via
- Big Data
- Nanowire Transistors
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- Photon Emission Microscopy
- Nanostructures
- Superconductivity
- Materials
- Solar Cells
- Nanoscale Patterning
- Material Removal Mechanism
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
- Atomic Layer Deposition9▲ 133×1 topic
- High-k Dielectrics9▲ 133×1 topic
- Thin Films8▲ 42×8 topics
- Electromigration6▲ 224×2 topics
- Nanowires5▲ 38×4 topics
- High-Resolution Patterning5▲ 245×2 topics
- Nanofabrication5▲ 82×3 topics
- Plasma Etching5▲ 230×1 topic
- Semiconductor Industry5▲ 230×1 topic
- Sustainability4▲ 1.97×4 topics
- Low-k Dielectrics4▲ 537×1 topic
- Microelectronics4▲ 455×1 topic
- Thermal Management4▲ 13×4 topics
- Fault Localization4▲ 63×2 topics
- Nanoparticles4▲ 3.4×11 topics
- Electron Beam Lithography4▲ 437×1 topic
- Resolution Limits4▲ 437×1 topic
- Interconnect3▲ 205×1 topic
- Through-Silicon Via3▲ 205×1 topic
- Integrated Circuits3▲ 21×3 topics
- Big Data3▲ 3.5×4 topics
- Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.6×8 topics
- Nanowire Transistors3▲ 77×1 topic
- Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 77×1 topic
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy3▲ 39×2 topics
- Failure Analysis3▲ 29×1 topic
- Photon Emission Microscopy3▲ 97×1 topic
- Additive Manufacturing3▲ 8.8×4 topics
- Nanostructures3▲ 7.0×7 topics
- Perovskite Oxides2▲ 39×2 topics
- Superconductivity2▲ 15×4 topics
- Ceramics2▲ 17×2 topics
- Materials2▲ 11×2 topics
- Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 22×2 topics
- Solar Cells2▲ 13×6 topics
- Electronic Structure2▲ 13×2 topics
- Nanoscale Patterning2▲ 81×2 topics
- Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 42×1 topic
- Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 42×1 topic
- 3D Printing2▲ 8.4×2 topics
Which research topics does Lam Research (United States) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Copper Interconnects and Reliability and Advancements in Photolithography Techniques.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
- 2 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
- 3 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
- 4 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
- 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
- 6 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
- 7 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
- 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
- 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
- 10 Electronic and Structural Properties of Oxides Materials Chemistry 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Lam Research (United States)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 57% higher than in 2013–2017.
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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Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.