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Luna Innovations (United States)

In research, Luna Innovations (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,960 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#5,034 of 9,532 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,118 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#21,783
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,520
of 7,310
Research works
422
▲ 2% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.1k
19.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
10%
world 18%
Luna Innovations (United States)

What is Luna Innovations (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 #8,960 of 17,446 10.9%359
EngineeringField #5,034 of 9,532 11.3%237
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,118 of 3,725 17.7%122

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

In 2022-now, 71% of research at Luna Innovations (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Materials Science (12%), Computer Science (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 46 fractional works · 71.3% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 41.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 7 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 5 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 8.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMedicine: 5 fractional works · 7.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.7% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 9.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKLuna Innovations(United States)65fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences9%Physical Sciences71%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences10%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2741.1%
    2. Materials Science812.3%
    3. Computer Science58.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy34.1%
    5. Environmental Science22.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    7. Chemistry10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    1. Medicine57.7%
    2. Health Professions11.6%
    3. Nursing00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting22.3%
    2. Decision Sciences22.3%
    3. Social Sciences12.1%
    4. Psychology11.8%
    5. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    4. Neuroscience10.8%
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: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.77× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.06× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.74× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.52× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.84× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.40× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science3.52×8 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.06×1 works
  3. Engineering2.74×27 works
  4. Decision Sciences2.39×2 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.84×3 works
  6. Nursing1.26×0 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.07×1 works
  8. Computer Science1.04×5 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.77×3 works
  10. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×2 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×2 works
  12. Health Professions0.62×1 works
  13. Chemistry0.60×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×1 works
  15. Psychology0.59×1 works
  16. Environmental Science0.56×2 works
  17. Neuroscience0.50×0 works
  18. Medicine0.40×5 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.39×1 works
  20. Dentistry0.24×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.17×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Luna Innovations (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Robert Lenk, Mark E. Froggatt and Dawn K. Gifford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Luna Innovations (United States).

  1. 1 Robert Lenk United States · #515,309 worldwide 3k citations · 82 works
  2. 2 Mark E. Froggatt United States · #722,800 worldwide 3.5k citations · 72 works
  3. 3 Dawn K. Gifford United States · #823,249 worldwide 2.4k citations · 48 works
  4. 4 Brian J. Soller United States · #1,091,311 worldwide 1.9k citations · 34 works
  5. 5 Steve Cabot United States · #1,564,223 worldwide 855 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Ashok J. Maliakal United States · #1,616,444 worldwide 1.4k citations · 42 works
  7. 7 Stephen T. Kreger United States · #2,185,530 worldwide 942 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Anthony L. Dellinger United States · #2,816,943 worldwide 1.3k citations · 51 works
  9. 9 Roger G. Duncan United States · #3,307,339 worldwide 406 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Osgar John Ohanian United States · #3,668,903 worldwide 765 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Luna Innovations (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Luna Innovations (United States) is "Electrochemical Considerations for Determining Absolute Frontier Orbital Energy Levels of Conjugated Polymers for Solar Cell Applications" (Claudia M. Cardona, Wei Li, Angel E. Kaifer et al., 2011), with 2,149 citations. Next come "Code Verification by the Method of Manufactured Solutions" (774) and "High resolution optical frequency domain reflectometry for characterization of components and assemblies" (751).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Electrochemical Considerations for Determining Absolute Frontier Orbital Energy Levels of Conjugated Polymers for Solar Cell Applications Claudia M. Cardona, Wei Li, Angel E. Kaifer et al. · Advanced Materials 4 Apr 2011 2,149
2 Code Verification by the Method of Manufactured Solutions Patrick J. Roache · Journal of Fluids Engineering 12 Nov 2001 774
3 High resolution optical frequency domain reflectometry for characterization of components and assemblies Brian J. Soller, Dawn K. Gifford, Matthew S. Wolfe et al. · Optics Express Open access 2005 751
4 Endohedral fullerenes for organic photovoltaic devices Russel B. Ross, Claudia M. Cardona, Dirk Michael Guldi et al. · Nature Materials 8 Feb 2009 628
5 A mechanism for carbon nanosheet formation Mingyao Zhu, Jianjun Wang, Brian C. Holloway et al. · Carbon 28 Jun 2007 329
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Which keywords describe research at Luna Innovations (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Molecular Dynamics Simulation, Corrosion Inhibitors, Metal Corrosion, Pose Estimation, Simulation, Biosensors and Biomechanics.

▲ 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. Machine Learning4▲ 1.62×8 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.5×9 topics
  3. Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 35×2 topics
  4. Corrosion Inhibitors2▲ 71×1 topic
  5. Metal Corrosion2▲ 71×1 topic
  6. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.8×7 topics
  7. Biosensors2▲ 6.9×5 topics
  8. Pose Estimation2▲ 29×2 topics
  9. Simulation2▲ 13×4 topics
  10. Risk Assessment2▲ 4.7×3 topics
  11. Biomechanics2▲ 9.4×2 topics
  12. Convolutional Neural Networks2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  13. Extravehicular Activity2▲ 334×1 topic
  14. Nanocomposites2▲ 3.6×6 topics
  15. Space Suit2▲ 334×1 topic
  16. Immune System2▲ 11×2 topics
  17. Corrosion2▲ 20×2 topics
  18. Fiber Optic Sensors2▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Microgravity2▲ 133×1 topic
  20. Optical Fiber2▲ 24×1 topic
  21. Spaceflight2▲ 133×1 topic
  22. Silicon Photonics2▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Integrated Circuits1▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Pitting Corrosion1▲ 43×2 topics
  25. Microcavities1▲ 19×1 topic
  26. Optical Modulators1▲ 14×1 topic
  27. Water Quality1▲ 4.9×2 topics
  28. Ceramic Materials1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Distributed Systems1▲ 10×4 topics
  30. Face Recognition1▲ 17×2 topics
  31. On-Orbit Servicing1▲ 78×1 topic
  32. Orbit Determination1▲ 40×2 topics
  33. Space Debris1▲ 78×1 topic
  34. Thermal Properties1▲ 15×3 topics
  35. Chloride-induced1▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Corrosion Behavior1▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Mars1▲ 49×1 topic
  39. Martian Surface1▲ 49×1 topic
  40. Reinforced Concrete1▲ 22×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition, Space Exploration and Technology, Spaceflight effects on biology and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Corrosion Behavior and I…2Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 2 fractional worksSpace Exploration and Te…2Space Exploration and Technology: 2 fractional worksSpaceflight effects on b…2Spaceflight effects on biology: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sen…2Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksSpace Satellite Systems and Control: 1 fractional worksPlanetary Science and Ex…1Planetary Science and Exploration: 1 fractional worksConcrete Corrosion and Durability: 1 fractional worksFace recognition and analysis: 1 fractional worksMusic Technology and Sou…1Music Technology and Sound Studies: 1 fractional works
Materials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringPhysiologyElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 2 works
  2. 2 Space Exploration and Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Spaceflight effects on biology Physiology 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Space Satellite Systems and Control Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Planetary Science and Exploration Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 Concrete Corrosion and Durability Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Face recognition and analysis Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 1 works
  10. 10 Music Technology and Sound Studies Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.3%domestic only89.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 2% 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 Luna Innovations (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00026% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Luna Innovations (United States)0.00015% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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