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Micron (United States)

In research, Micron (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,460 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#2,884 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#1,436 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 9.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,817
of 28,054 · #7,903 all time
Rank in United States
#1,177
of 4,192
Research works
1.7k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
21%
world 28%

What is Micron (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 #5,460 of 12,888 8.7%297 #5062
EngineeringField #2,884 of 6,636 7.7%188 #3000
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #1,436 of 2,318 8.3%117 #1636

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

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#5,062 #5,460
  2. Engineering#3,000 #2,884
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,636 #1,436
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Micron (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 9.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 117.2 works9.2×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.03× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.88× its world share, 5 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.43× its world share, 40 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.52× its world share, 188 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.01× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.00× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 2.21× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 4 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, John C. Steele, Calvin M. Miller and Akira Goda lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Micron (United States).

  1. 1 John C. Steele United States · #288,592 worldwide 110 citations · 24 works
  2. 2 Calvin M. Miller United States · #330,235 worldwide 76 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Akira Goda United States · #378,036 worldwide 182 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Atanu Saha United States · #410,758 worldwide 133 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Alessandro Calderoni United States · #563,568 worldwide 97 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 James F. Parker United States · #589,322 worldwide 48 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 功 高柳 United States · #703,481 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ken Maruyama United States · #718,701 worldwide 35 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Aki Fujimura United States · #770,600 worldwide 54 citations · 23 works
  10. 10 W. Sparrow Simpson United States · #777,124 worldwide 14 citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Micron (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Micron (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoelectronics, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Integrated Circuits, Failure Analysis, Parallel Computing, Fault Localization and Laser Voltage Probing.

▲ 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. Nanoelectronics19▲ 62×2 topics
  2. Atomic Layer Deposition18▲ 73×1 topic
  3. High-k Dielectrics18▲ 73×1 topic
  4. Integrated Circuits18▲ 31×3 topics
  5. Failure Analysis17▲ 49×2 topics
  6. Nanoparticles16▲ 3.6×21 topics
  7. Parallel Computing15▲ 36×3 topics
  8. Fault Localization14▲ 60×2 topics
  9. Laser Voltage Probing14▲ 134×1 topic
  10. Photon Emission Microscopy14▲ 134×1 topic
  11. Thermal Management14▲ 11×7 topics
  12. High-Resolution Patterning12▲ 163×2 topics
  13. Nanofabrication12▲ 54×3 topics
  14. Electron Beam Lithography12▲ 334×1 topic
  15. Resolution Limits12▲ 334×1 topic
  16. Electromigration11▲ 110×2 topics
  17. Distributed Storage10▲ 102×1 topic
  18. Network Coding10▲ 59×1 topic
  19. High-Temperature Electronics10▲ 45×2 topics
  20. Process Variation9▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Rare Earth Elements9▲ 18×2 topics
  22. Interconnect9▲ 158×1 topic
  23. Through-Silicon Via9▲ 158×1 topic
  24. Solar Cells9▲ 13×6 topics
  25. Thin Films9▲ 13×8 topics
  26. Molecular Dynamics Simulation9▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Nanowire Transistors8▲ 60×1 topic
  28. Neuromorphic Computing8▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Thermal Behavior8▲ 57×2 topics
  30. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors8▲ 60×1 topic
  31. Interfacial Reactions8▲ 124×1 topic
  32. Lead-free Solders8▲ 124×1 topic
  33. Tool Wear8▲ 17×2 topics
  34. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy8▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Chemical Mechanical Planarization8▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Material Removal Mechanism8▲ 48×1 topic
  37. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths7▲ 105×1 topic
  38. Scanning Electron Microscopy7▲ 88×1 topic
  39. Machine Vision7▲ 8.6×4 topics
  40. Photovoltaics6▲ 11×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Advancements in Photolithography Techniques and Advanced Data Storage Technologies.

Semiconductor materials and devices: 18 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 14 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolit…12Advancements in Photolithography Techniques: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Data Storage Te…10Advanced Data Storage Technologies: 10 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 8 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…8Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 8 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 7 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputer Networks and CommunicationsBiomedical EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and Films1 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 18 works
  2. 2 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 Advanced Data Storage Technologies Computer Networks and Communications 10 works
  5. 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  6. 6 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  7. 7 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  9. 9 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 7 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 5 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.5%domestic only74.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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