MCNC Research and Development Institute
In research, MCNC Research and Development Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,788 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#5,438 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,763 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 11.9× its share of world research.
- World rank, all time
- #13,819 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #3,036 of 8,685
- Research works
- 326 ▼ 33% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 5.6k 17.3 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 0.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 5% world 28%
What is MCNC Research and Development Institute known for in research?
The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #7,788 of 21,541 | 20.1% | 315 | |
| EngineeringField | #5,438 of 11,412 | 20.6% | 190 | |
| Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield | #2,763 of 4,248 | 21.8% | 141 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where MCNC Research and Development Institute 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 MCNC Research and Development Institute specialise in?
Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.
- Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 140.9 works12×
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 23.1 works5.1×
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.
Who are the top researchers at MCNC Research and Development Institute?
Ranked on the composite score, William D. Palmer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is MCNC Research and Development Institute.
- 1 William D. Palmer United States · #662,350 worldwide 70 citations · 26 works
Which keywords describe research at MCNC Research and Development Institute?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Nanoelectronics, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Silicon, Integrated Circuits, Photovoltaics and Efficiency.
- Nanowires
- Thin-Film Transistors
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
- Test Data Compression
- Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors
- Through-Silicon Via
- FPGA
- High-Temperature Electronics
- Thermal Behavior
- Thermal Management
- Schottky Barrier
- Nanoparticles
- Electrical Properties
- Thin Films
- Failure Analysis
- Passivation
- Efficiency
- Integrated Circuits
- High-k Dielectrics
- Nanoelectronics
- Solar Cells
- Atomic Layer Deposition
- Silicon
- Photovoltaics
- Heterojunction
- Fault Localization
- Photon Emission Microscopy
- Dielectric Properties
- Epitaxial Growth
- Metal-Semiconductor Contacts
- Process Variation
- Electromigration
- Flexible Electronics
- Nanostructures
- Interconnect
- Nanowire Transistors
- Embedded Cores
- Distributed Systems
- Plasmonics
- CMOS Technology
Size is fractional works in all years 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
- Solar Cells40▲ 39×6 topics
- Nanoelectronics24▲ 49×2 topics
- Atomic Layer Deposition22▲ 52×1 topic
- High-k Dielectrics22▲ 52×1 topic
- Silicon19▲ 79×2 topics
- Integrated Circuits18▲ 24×3 topics
- Photovoltaics18▲ 22×4 topics
- Efficiency17▲ 20×3 topics
- Heterojunction16▲ 121×1 topic
- Passivation16▲ 121×1 topic
- Fault Localization15▲ 55×2 topics
- Failure Analysis15▲ 34×1 topic
- Photon Emission Microscopy15▲ 89×1 topic
- Thin Films14▲ 17×8 topics
- Dielectric Properties14▲ 29×4 topics
- Electrical Properties14▲ 26×3 topics
- Epitaxial Growth14▲ 53×2 topics
- Nanoparticles14▲ 3.2×11 topics
- Metal-Semiconductor Contacts14▲ 80×1 topic
- Schottky Barrier14▲ 80×1 topic
- Process Variation12▲ 40×2 topics
- Thermal Management12▲ 13×3 topics
- Electromigration12▲ 69×2 topics
- Thermal Behavior10▲ 45×2 topics
- Flexible Electronics10▲ 21×2 topics
- High-Temperature Electronics10▲ 40×2 topics
- Nanostructures9▲ 5.9×7 topics
- FPGA9▲ 34×2 topics
- Interconnect9▲ 117×1 topic
- Through-Silicon Via9▲ 117×1 topic
- Nanowire Transistors9▲ 43×1 topic
- Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors9▲ 43×1 topic
- Embedded Cores9▲ 94×1 topic
- Test Data Compression9▲ 94×1 topic
- Distributed Systems8▲ 11×6 topics
- X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy8▲ 18×2 topics
- Plasmonics8▲ 32×1 topic
- Thin-Film Transistors8▲ 57×1 topic
- CMOS Technology8▲ 21×5 topics
- Nanowires8▲ 10×4 topics
Which research topics does MCNC Research and Development Institute publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
- 2 Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) and Hardware Security Hardware and Architecture 0 works
- 3 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has MCNC Research and Development Institute's research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 33% lower 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.
Other research institutions in Durham
- Duke University
- Duke Medical Center
- Duke University Hospital
- Research Triangle Park Foundation
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- RTI International
- North Carolina Central University
- Durham VA Medical Center
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.