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Microelectronics Research Development (United States)

In research, Microelectronics Research Development (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,964 of 17,446 worldwide), Engineering (#3,343 of 9,532 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,450 of 3,725 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,974
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,082
of 7,310
Research works
437
▲ 64% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.6k
19.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.22×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
9%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Microelectronics Research Development (United States)

What is Microelectronics Research Development (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 #3,964 of 17,446 12.2%424
EngineeringField #3,343 of 9,532 12.6%263
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,450 of 3,725 13.1%155

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

In all years, 97% of research at Microelectronics Research Development (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Physics and Astronomy (22%), Computer Science (7%). It does 2.4× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 424 fractional works · 97.1% of its workEngineering: 263 fractional works · 60.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 155 fractional works · 35.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 35 fractional works · 8.0% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 12 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 95 fractional works · 21.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 43 fractional works · 9.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 21 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 21 fractional works · 4.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 30 fractional works · 7.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 16 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGeophysics: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 1.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLibrary and Information Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMicroelectronicsResearch…437fractional works, all years
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences97%Health Sciences1%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering26360.1%
    2. Physics and Astronomy9521.7%
    3. Computer Science307.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences184.2%
    5. Materials Science133.1%
    6. Chemistry20.4%
    7. Mathematics10.3%
    8. Environmental Science10.3%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences20.5%
    2. Social Sciences20.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    1. Medicine41.0%
    2. Nursing00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology10.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.2%
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.

Who are the top researchers at Microelectronics Research Development (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Joseph M. Benedetto, Paul H. Eaton and David G. Mavis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Microelectronics Research Development (United States).

  1. 1 Joseph M. Benedetto United States · #372,983 worldwide 3.4k citations · 58 works
  2. 2 Paul H. Eaton United States · #450,689 worldwide 1.9k citations · 42 works
  3. 3 David G. Mavis United States · #625,831 worldwide 1.3k citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Richard Holland United States · #931,771 worldwide 1.7k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 C.L. Lau United States · #1,760,765 worldwide 2k citations · 45 works
  6. 6 Ravi K. Gulati United States · #1,853,689 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  7. 7 Michael A. Mostrom United States · #2,995,354 worldwide 492 citations · 38 works
  8. 8 J. W. Williams United States · #3,240,938 worldwide 278 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 R. M. Turfler United States · #3,492,362 worldwide 118 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 D. J. Sullivan United States · #3,683,856 worldwide 344 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Microelectronics Research Development (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Microelectronics Research Development (United States)?

The most cited paper from Microelectronics Research Development (United States) is "Reverse time migration" (Edip Baysal, Dan D. Kosloff, John W. C. Sherwood, 1983), with 1,580 citations. Next come "Transient Response of Multiconductor Transmission Lines Excited by a Nonuniform Electromagnetic Field" (985) and "Soft error rate mitigation techniques for modern microcircuits" (366).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Reverse time migration Edip Baysal, Dan D. Kosloff, John W. C. Sherwood · Geophysics Nov 1983 1,580
2 Transient Response of Multiconductor Transmission Lines Excited by a Nonuniform Electromagnetic Field Ashok Kumar Agrawal, Harold J. Price, Shyam H. Gurbaxani · IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility May 1980 985
3 Soft error rate mitigation techniques for modern microcircuits David G. Mavis, Paul H. Eaton Conference paper 25 Jun 2003 366
4 Response of advanced bipolar processes to ionizing radiation E.W. Enlow, Ronald L. Pease, W.E. Combs et al. · IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science Dec 1991 327
5 Robust hash functions for digital watermarking Jessica Fridrich, Miroslav Goljan Conference paper 7 Nov 2002 327
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Which keywords describe research at Microelectronics Research Development (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoelectronics, CMOS Technology, Negative Ion Sources, Superconducting Cavities, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Integrated Circuits and High Power Terahertz Sources.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

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
  1. Nanoelectronics33▲ 49×2 topics
  2. CMOS Technology26▲ 50×4 topics
  3. Negative Ion Sources24▲ 118×1 topic
  4. Superconducting Cavities24▲ 118×1 topic
  5. Atomic Layer Deposition22▲ 38×1 topic
  6. High-k Dielectrics22▲ 38×1 topic
  7. Integrated Circuits22▲ 21×3 topics
  8. High Power Terahertz Sources20▲ 154×1 topic
  9. Vacuum Electronics20▲ 154×1 topic
  10. Pulsed Power20▲ 178×2 topics
  11. Surface Modification17▲ 23×3 topics
  12. Electron Beam16▲ 368×1 topic
  13. High Current16▲ 368×1 topic
  14. Failure Analysis14▲ 24×1 topic
  15. Photon Emission Microscopy14▲ 64×1 topic
  16. Electron Beams14▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Laser-Plasma Accelerators14▲ 100×1 topic
  18. Simulation13▲ 9.0×3 topics
  19. Electron Acceleration13▲ 30×2 topics
  20. Process Variation13▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Plasma Etching12▲ 63×1 topic
  22. Semiconductor Industry12▲ 63×1 topic
  23. Fault Tolerance12▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Distribution12▲ 97×1 topic
  25. Lightning12▲ 124×1 topic
  26. Radiation Effects12▲ 57×2 topics
  27. Maxwell's Equations12▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Nanowires11▲ 11×4 topics
  29. ESD Protection11▲ 136×1 topic
  30. SCR Devices11▲ 136×1 topic
  31. Error Detection11▲ 117×1 topic
  32. Soft Errors11▲ 117×1 topic
  33. Synchrotron Radiation10▲ 33×2 topics
  34. Free-Electron Lasers10▲ 80×1 topic
  35. Nanowire Transistors10▲ 35×1 topic
  36. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors10▲ 35×1 topic
  37. X-Ray10▲ 80×1 topic
  38. Embedded Cores10▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Test Data Compression10▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Full-Waveform Tomography9▲ 45×1 topic

Which research topics does Microelectronics Research Development (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis, Antenna Design and Analysis, Microwave Engineering and Waveguides and Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis.

Hydrocarbon exploration …2Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 2 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 0 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering and Waveguides: 0 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 0 fractional worksAntenna Design and Optimization: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor materials and devices: 0 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 0 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  2. 2 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Antenna Design and Optimization Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive 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.

openly available8.9%not open91.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.6%domestic only95.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Microelectronics Research Development (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 64% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Microelectronics Research Development (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000026% in 2022.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Microelectronics Research Development (United States)0.000068% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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