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MKS Instruments (United States)

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World rank, all time
#32,226
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,872
of 8,685
Research works
141
▲ 55% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
24.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

What does MKS Instruments (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Physical Sciences takes 2.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Physical SciencesDomain · 20.6 works2.1×
← 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: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.87× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 0.94× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 4.38× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.78× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 8.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at MKS Instruments (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Femtosecond Laser, Micromachining, Biomedical Applications, Integrated Circuits, Tool Wear, Cancer Detection, In Vivo Imaging and Chemical Mechanical Planarization.

▲ 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 17 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Femtosecond Laser4▲ 286×1 topic
  2. Micromachining4▲ 288×1 topic
  3. Biomedical Applications2▲ 7.0×4 topics
  4. Integrated Circuits2▲ 46×3 topics
  5. Cancer Detection2▲ 93×2 topics
  6. In Vivo Imaging2▲ 76×2 topics
  7. Tool Wear2▲ 49×2 topics
  8. Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 127×1 topic
  9. Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 127×1 topic
  10. Fluorescent Proteins1▲ 236×1 topic
  11. Photoacoustic Imaging1▲ 146×1 topic
  12. Super-Resolution Imaging1▲ 172×1 topic
  13. Thermal Management1▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Tomography1▲ 29×1 topic
  15. Interconnect1▲ 275×1 topic
  16. Through-Silicon Via1▲ 275×1 topic
  17. Sustainability1▲ 1.62×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Laser Material Processing Techniques, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Laser Material Processin…4Laser Material Processing Techniques: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…2Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 2 fractional worksPhotoacoustic and Ultras…1Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 1 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …1Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksOcular and Laser Science Research: 0 fractional works
Computational MechanicsBiomedical EngineeringBiophysicsElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Photoacoustic and Ultrasonic Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  5. 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Ocular and Laser Science Research Ophthalmology 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 available14.2%not open85.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.5%domestic only85.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 55% 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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