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Materia (United States)

In research, Materia (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#4,033 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#11,505
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,392
of 7,310
Research works
322
▼ 10% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.3k
7.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Materia (United States)

What is Materia (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 #4,033 of 17,446 4.8%201

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

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Materia (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 20% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (15%), Environmental Science (12%).

Physical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 49.7% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 17.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 11.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 10.7% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 19.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 15.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.8% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 8.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKMateria (UnitedStates)36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences50%Health Sciences15%Social Sciences20%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering617.2%
    2. Environmental Science411.5%
    3. Materials Science410.7%
    4. Chemistry13.3%
    5. Physics and Astronomy13.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.7%
    7. Chemical Engineering01.0%
    8. Energy00.6%
    9. Mathematics00.3%
    10. Computer Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences515.0%
    2. Arts and Humanities12.2%
    3. Decision Sciences01.3%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.8%
    5. Psychology00.4%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences37.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology37.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.9%
    4. Neuroscience00.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Medicine38.1%
    2. Dentistry13.0%
    3. Health Professions12.9%
    4. Nursing00.7%
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: 1.53× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.32× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.72× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.11× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.14× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.08× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 6.27× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.32× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.19× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry6.27×1 works
  2. Materials Science3.08×4 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.72×0 works
  4. Environmental Science2.32×4 works
  5. Chemistry2.11×1 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.53×3 works
  7. Nursing1.50×0 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.44×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.32×3 works
  10. Decision Sciences1.32×0 works
  11. Social Sciences1.19×6 works
  12. Engineering1.14×6 works
  13. Health Professions1.08×1 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.07×1 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.87×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.77×1 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.74×0 works
  18. Energy0.61×0 works
  19. Medicine0.42×3 works
  20. Mathematics0.26×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.24×0 works
  22. Neuroscience0.17×0 works
  23. Psychology0.14×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.07×0 works
  25. Computer Science0.03×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Richard L. Pederson, EmmanuelVE Richaud and Akihiro Yamamori lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Materia (United States).

  1. 1 Richard L. Pederson United States · #516,325 worldwide 1.9k citations · 44 works
  2. 2 EmmanuelVE Richaud United States · #2,752,098 worldwide 1 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Akihiro Yamamori United States · #4,289,610 worldwide 5 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 E. S. Zhavbert United States · #4,354,393 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 I. A. Kheyfets United States · #4,840,524 worldwide 143 citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Yu. L. Dugina United States · #5,216,468 worldwide 98 citations · 32 works
  7. 7 О. И. Эпштейн United States · #6,041,851 worldwide 100 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 Oleg I. Epstein United States · #6,356,895 worldwide 1.4k citations · 165 works
  9. 9 Svetlana Alexandrovna Sergeeva United States · #7,272,303 worldwide 426 citations · 167 works
All ranked researchers at Materia (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Materia (United States) is "Synthesis and application of coumarin fluorescence probes" (Xiaoya Sun, Teng Liu, Jie Sun et al., 2020), with 308 citations. Next come "Cytocompatibility of chitosan and collagen-chitosan scaffolds for tissue engineering" (171) and "Metal Organic Resin Derived Barium Titanate: I, Formation of Barium Titanium Oxycarbonate Intermediate" (170).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Synthesis and application of coumarin fluorescence probes Xiaoya Sun, Teng Liu, Jie Sun et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2020 308
2 Cytocompatibility of chitosan and collagen-chitosan scaffolds for tissue engineering Ligia L. Fernandes, Cristiane Xavier Resende, Débora dos Santos Tavares et al. · Polímeros Open access 11 Feb 2011 171
3 Metal Organic Resin Derived Barium Titanate: I, Formation of Barium Titanium Oxycarbonate Intermediate Suresh Kumar, Gary L. Messing, William Blaine White · Journal of the American Ceramic Society Mar 1993 170
4 Reversible and irreversible colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals Araceli Aznar, Pol Lloveras, Marı́a Barrio et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A Open access 8 Nov 2019 168
5 Highly Selective Ruthenium Metathesis Catalysts for Ethenolysis Renee M. Thomas, Benjamin K. Keitz, T.M. Champagne et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society Open access 21 Apr 2011 149
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Materia (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Biomedical Applications, Science Education, Curriculum Development, Waste Management, Nanocomposites, Public Policy and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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 24 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 24 words, with their numbers
  1. Sustainability2▲ 2.6×6 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications2▲ 5.2×13 topics
  3. Sustainable Development2▲ 3.9×6 topics
  4. Teacher Training2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  5. Renewable Energy2▲ 4.0×3 topics
  6. Curriculum Development2▲ 7.5×2 topics
  7. Environmental Impact2▲ 3.1×7 topics
  8. Nanocomposites2▲ 6.6×10 topics
  9. Science Education2▲ 83×2 topics
  10. Waste Management2▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Public Policy2▲ 10×3 topics
  12. Environmental Education2▲ 28×2 topics
  13. Biodiversity2▲ 5.4×1 topic
  14. Didactic Models2▲ 107×1 topic
  15. Teaching Methodologies2▲ 31×1 topic
  16. Water Resources2▲ 17×1 topic
  17. Public Health1▲ 2.6×6 topics
  18. Globalization1▲ 1.82×5 topics
  19. Biodegradable Polymers1▲ 18×3 topics
  20. Biocultural Conservation1▲ 192×1 topic
  21. Earth Stewardship1▲ 192×1 topic
  22. Human Rights1▲ 2.8×4 topics
  23. Mechanical Properties1▲ 2.8×11 topics
  24. Waste Utilization1▲ 51×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Science and Education Research, Environmental Sustainability and Education, Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties.

Science and Education Research: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental Sustainability and Education: 2 fractional worksEnvironmental and Cultur…1Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond: 1 fractional worksbiodegradable polymer sy…1biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties: 1 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 1 fractional worksDental materials and restorations: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…0Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 0 fractional worksCultural, Media, and Literary Studies: 0 fractional worksDesign Education and Practice: 0 fractional worksGeological Modeling and Analysis: 0 fractional works
EducationManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawEcologyBiomaterials6 others

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

  1. 1 Science and Education Research Education 2 works
  2. 2 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  3. 3 Environmental and Cultural Studies in Latin America and Beyond Ecology 1 works
  4. 4 biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties Biomaterials 1 works
  5. 5 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 1 works
  6. 6 Dental materials and restorations Orthodontics 1 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Cultural, Media, and Literary Studies Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Design Education and Practice Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Geological Modeling and Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 10% lower 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 Materia (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Materia (United States)0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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