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Lawrence Livermore National Security

In research, Lawrence Livermore National Security stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,738 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,596 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,334 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,690
of 28,054 · #4,957 all time
Rank in United States
#1,019
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
14.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
2.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
73%
world 28%

What is Lawrence Livermore National Security 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 #4,738 of 12,888 1.8%731 #3406
EngineeringField #4,596 of 6,636 0.6%437 #4071
Materials ScienceField #2,334 of 2,468 2.2%82 #3261
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,226 of 2,318 0.7%147 #3464
Physics and AstronomyField #1,592 of 1,646 4.3%82 #2382
Biomedical EngineeringSubfield #1,562 of 1,568 0.6%76 —
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #1,348 of 1,351 0.8%61 —

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Lawrence Livermore National Security 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#3,406 #4,738
  2. Engineering#4,071 #4,596
  3. Materials Science#3,261 #2,334
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,464 #2,226
  5. Physics and Astronomy#2,382 #1,592
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

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: 0.21× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.26× its world share, 6 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.37× its world share, 10 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.48× its world share, 45 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 36 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.03× its world share, 13 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.55× its world share, 437 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.54× its world share, 22 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.87× its world share, 82 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.49× its world share, 82 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.14× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Security?

Ranked on the composite score, Vladimir S. Netchitailo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Lawrence Livermore National Security.

  1. 1 Vladimir S. Netchitailo United States · #1,301,866 worldwide 49 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Security

Which keywords describe research at Lawrence Livermore National Security?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Frequency Conversion, Electric Discharge, Laser Oscillation, Metal Nanoparticles, Raman Lasers, Nanostructures, Spectroscopy and Data Analysis.

▲ 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. Frequency Conversion32▲ 93×3 topics
  2. Electric Discharge25▲ 273×1 topic
  3. Laser Oscillation25▲ 273×1 topic
  4. Metal Nanoparticles24▲ 17×4 topics
  5. Nanoparticles22▲ 2.1×23 topics
  6. Remote Sensing20▲ 2.0×16 topics
  7. Nanostructures19▲ 5.9×11 topics
  8. Biosensors19▲ 4.5×8 topics
  9. Artificial Neural Networks18▲ 4.6×4 topics
  10. Raman Lasers17▲ 19×2 topics
  11. Data Analysis16▲ 7.2×8 topics
  12. Spectroscopy16▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Imaging16▲ 7.6×5 topics
  14. 3D Printing15▲ 7.7×4 topics
  15. Smart Sensors14▲ 20×2 topics
  16. Tomography14▲ 9.7×5 topics
  17. Nanofabrication14▲ 28×2 topics
  18. Tool Wear14▲ 13×3 topics
  19. Aerospace Applications13▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Optical Interconnects13▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Semiconductor Lasers13▲ 24×1 topic
  22. Optical Modulators13▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Integrated Circuits13▲ 10.0×2 topics
  24. Lab-on-a-Chip13▲ 13×4 topics
  25. IEEE 145113▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Transducer Interface Standards13▲ 63×1 topic
  27. Silicon Photonics12▲ 14×2 topics
  28. Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics12▲ 42×1 topic
  29. Polymer Composite Materials12▲ 42×1 topic
  30. Microcavities12▲ 13×1 topic
  31. Nanophotonic Waveguides12▲ 15×1 topic
  32. High-Resolution Patterning11▲ 66×2 topics
  33. Raman Spectroscopy11▲ 7.0×3 topics
  34. Laser Ablation11▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Molecular Dynamics Simulations10▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Thermal Decomposition10▲ 28×2 topics
  37. Femtosecond Laser10▲ 26×2 topics
  38. Machine Tools10▲ 18×2 topics
  39. Micromachining10▲ 25×2 topics
  40. Transparent Materials10▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Lawrence Livermore National Security publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser Design and Applications, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems and Material Properties and Applications.

Laser Design and Applica…25Laser Design and Applications: 25 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 13 fractional worksSensor Technology and Me…13Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems: 13 fractional worksMaterial Properties and …12Material Properties and Applications: 12 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 12 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…9Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 9 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…9Nuclear Physics and Applications: 9 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Capilla…8Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications: 8 fractional worksEnergetic Materials and …8Energetic Materials and Combustion: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsGeneral Materials ScienceComputational Mechanics3 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 25 works
  2. 2 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Sensor Technology and Measurement Systems Computer Networks and Communications 13 works
  4. 4 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 12 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  6. 6 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 10 works
  7. 7 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 9 works
  8. 8 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 9 works
  9. 9 Microfluidic and Capillary Electrophoresis Applications Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  10. 10 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 8 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 available72.7%not open27.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Lawrence Livermore National Security's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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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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