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Materials Modification (United States)

In research, Materials Modification (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,087 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#13,382
of 28,054 · #15,692 all time
Rank in United States
#1,863
of 4,192
Research works
374
▼ 6% vs 2013–17
Citations
8.5k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Materials Modification (United States) 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 #7,087 of 12,888 15.7%67 #9152

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Materials Modification (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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.00× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.74× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.40× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.50× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.17× its world share, 19 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.56× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.63× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Materials Modification (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, T. S. Sudarshan and Jim Intrater lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Materials Modification (United States).

  1. 1 T. S. Sudarshan United States · #620,270 worldwide 113 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 Jim Intrater United States · #1,392,851 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Materials Modification (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Materials Modification (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Microstructure, Additive Manufacturing, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Polymer Composites and Applications.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties10▲ 11×19 topics
  2. Nanocomposites7▲ 9.2×15 topics
  3. Microstructure6▲ 14×12 topics
  4. Nanoparticles5▲ 4.5×20 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications5▲ 4.5×20 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 15×4 topics
  7. Graphene3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  8. Polymer Composites3▲ 12×6 topics
  9. Nanomaterials3▲ 3.0×12 topics
  10. Catalysis3▲ 4.6×13 topics
  11. Applications2▲ 10×4 topics
  12. Plasma Etching2▲ 112×1 topic
  13. Semiconductor Industry2▲ 112×1 topic
  14. Surface Roughness2▲ 17×3 topics
  15. 3D Printing2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  16. Crystal Growth2▲ 8.1×6 topics
  17. Efficiency2▲ 7.4×2 topics
  18. Material Characterization2▲ 19×2 topics
  19. Materials2▲ 9.7×3 topics
  20. Thin Films2▲ 12×5 topics
  21. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.7×6 topics
  22. Aerospace Applications2▲ 22×3 topics
  23. Bioinspired Materials2▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 5.9×6 topics
  25. Ceramics2▲ 13×2 topics
  26. Flexible Electronics2▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Metallic Components2▲ 30×1 topic
  28. Selective Laser Melting2▲ 30×1 topic
  29. Semiconductors2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Bioinspired Design2▲ 42×1 topic
  31. Challenges2▲ 16×1 topic
  32. Fused Deposition Modeling2▲ 17×1 topic
  33. Nanofibers2▲ 9.0×3 topics
  34. Superhydrophobic Surfaces2▲ 42×1 topic
  35. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 17×3 topics
  36. Processing Techniques2▲ 19×2 topics
  37. Stability2▲ 7.3×3 topics
  38. Tokamak2▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Turbulence2▲ 19×1 topic
  40. Metal Nanoparticles1▲ 9.4×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Plasma Diagnostics and Applications, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity.

Plasma Diagnostics and A…2Plasma Diagnostics and Applications: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…2Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksSurface Modification and…2Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity: 2 fractional worksMagnetic confinement fus…2Magnetic confinement fusion research: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…1Perovskite Materials and Applications: 1 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 1 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and Films4 others

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

  1. 1 Plasma Diagnostics and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  5. 5 Magnetic confinement fusion research Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.0%domestic only44.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower 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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