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Microfab Technologies (United States)

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Research works
112
▲ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.6k
14.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
12%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Microfab Technologies (United States)

Not ranked overall: Microfab Technologies (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Microfab Technologies (United States) work in?

In all years, 86% of research at Microfab Technologies (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 7% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (74%), Medicine (6%), Materials Science (4%). It does 2.0× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 96 fractional works · 85.6% of its workEngineering: 84 fractional works · 74.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 33 fractional works · 29.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 30 fractional works · 26.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 7.4% of its workMedicine: 6 fractional works · 5.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMicrofabTechnologies…112fractional works, all years
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences86%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8474.5%
    2. Materials Science54.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy22.1%
    4. Computer Science21.6%
    5. Energy11.2%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.4%
    9. Environmental Science00.3%
    1. Medicine65.6%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Nursing10.6%
    4. Dentistry00.2%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.1%
    2. Neuroscience11.3%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Social Sciences10.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
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 Microfab Technologies (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Bogdan V. Antohe, Patrick W. Cooley and W. Royall Cox lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Microfab Technologies (United States).

  1. 1 Bogdan V. Antohe United States · #1,197,378 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  2. 2 Patrick W. Cooley United States · #3,404,721 worldwide 250 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 W. Royall Cox United States · #3,671,648 worldwide 760 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Ting Chen United States · #3,879,782 worldwide 249 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Michael E. Grove United States · #4,081,845 worldwide 205 citations · 22 works
  6. 6 Donald J. Hayes United States · #4,883,290 worldwide 1.1k citations · 80 works
  7. 7 David B. Wallace United States · #5,418,783 worldwide 1k citations · 77 works
All ranked researchers at Microfab Technologies (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Microfab Technologies (United States) is "Importance of Zinc in the Central Nervous System: The Zinc-Containing Neuron" (Christopher J. Frederickson, Christopher J. Frederickson, Sang Won Suh et al., 2000), with 873 citations. Next come "Microjet fabrication of microlens arrays" (183) and "Comparing glass and plastic refractive microlenses fabricated with different technologies" (182).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Importance of Zinc in the Central Nervous System: The Zinc-Containing Neuron Christopher J. Frederickson, Christopher J. Frederickson, Sang Won Suh et al. · Journal of Nutrition Open access May 2000 873
2 Microjet fabrication of microlens arrays Duncan L. MacFarlane, Vishwa Narayan, J.A. Tatum et al. · IEEE Photonics Technology Letters Sep 1994 183
3 Comparing glass and plastic refractive microlenses fabricated with different technologies Heidi Ottevaere, R. E. Cox, Hans Peter Herzig et al. · Journal of Optics A Pure and Applied Optics Open access 7 Jun 2006 182
4 Two Types of Nonlinear Pressure-Drop Versus Flow-Rate Relation Observed for Saturated Porous Media José Luis Caramés Lage, Bogdan V. Antohe, Donald A. Nield · Journal of Fluids Engineering Sep 1997 123
5 Darcy’s Experiments and the Deviation to Nonlinear Flow Regime José Luis Caramés Lage, Bogdan V. Antohe · Journal of Fluids Engineering 26 Apr 2000 96
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Microfab Technologies (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flexible Electronics, Graphene, Inkjet Printing, Transparent Electrodes, High-Resolution Patterning, Nanoscale Patterning, Nanolithography and Soft Lithography.

▲ 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. Flexible Electronics11▲ 68×3 topics
  2. Graphene9▲ 15×3 topics
  3. Inkjet Printing8▲ 572×1 topic
  4. Transparent Electrodes8▲ 572×1 topic
  5. High-Resolution Patterning8▲ 174×2 topics
  6. Nanoscale Patterning7▲ 102×2 topics
  7. Nanolithography7▲ 344×1 topic
  8. Soft Lithography7▲ 344×1 topic
  9. Biomedical Applications7▲ 5.8×8 topics
  10. 3D Printing6▲ 29×5 topics
  11. Optical Interconnects6▲ 69×1 topic
  12. Semiconductor Lasers6▲ 57×1 topic
  13. Heat Transfer5▲ 8.8×6 topics
  14. Additive Manufacturing5▲ 21×4 topics
  15. Microfluidics5▲ 48×3 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering5▲ 7.6×4 topics
  17. Biosensors4▲ 7.0×5 topics
  18. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 18×3 topics
  19. Lab-on-a-Chip4▲ 28×4 topics
  20. Microfluidic Devices4▲ 47×2 topics
  21. Applications4▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Ceramics4▲ 35×3 topics
  23. Integrated Circuits4▲ 16×3 topics
  24. Microfabrication4▲ 53×3 topics
  25. Materials4▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Polymer Composites4▲ 20×2 topics
  27. Challenges4▲ 58×1 topic
  28. Fused Deposition Modeling4▲ 60×1 topic
  29. Multiphase Flow4▲ 34×4 topics
  30. Hydrogels4▲ 24×2 topics
  31. Bioinks3▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Bioprinting3▲ 64×1 topic
  33. CMOS3▲ 38×2 topics
  34. Frequency Synthesizer3▲ 47×2 topics
  35. Thermal Behavior3▲ 40×2 topics
  36. Continuous Flow Chemistry3▲ 70×1 topic
  37. Droplet Formation3▲ 70×1 topic
  38. Thermal Management3▲ 9.1×5 topics
  39. Actuators3▲ 17×2 topics
  40. Surface Tension3▲ 28×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection, Nuclear Physics and Applications, Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods and Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications.

Industrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksNuclear Physics and Appl…0Nuclear Physics and Applications: 0 fractional worksSolar-Powered Water Purification Methods: 0 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material …0Metallurgy and Material Forming: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional worksParticle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers: 0 fractional worksAdsorption and Cooling S…0Adsorption and Cooling Systems: 0 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Industrial and Manufacturing EngineeringRadiationRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging4 others

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

  1. 1 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Nuclear Physics and Applications Radiation 0 works
  3. 3 Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  4. 4 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  5. 5 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Adsorption and Cooling Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical 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 available11.8%not open88.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors9.1%domestic only90.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% 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 Microfab Technologies (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000087% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Microfab Technologies (United States)0.000023% in 20251990200020102020

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

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