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Modern Electron (United States)

In research, Modern Electron (United States) stands highest in Engineering (#4,788 of 5,901 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#8,878 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanics of Materials, Cognitive Neuroscience and Aerospace Engineering (Mechanics of Materials is 9.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,045
of 22,385 · #23,883 all time
Rank in United States
#2,143
of 3,332
Research works
946
▲ 144% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.9k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.84×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Modern Electron (United States)

What is Modern Electron (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
EngineeringField #4,788 of 5,901 6.0%109 #8853
Physical SciencesDomain #8,878 of 10,670 6.9%190 #16112

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

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Modern Electron (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Materials Science (13%), Computer Science (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 255 fractional works · 74.2% of its workEngineering: 139 fractional works · 40.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 32 fractional works · 9.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 24 fractional works · 7.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 13 fractional works · 3.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 46 fractional works · 13.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 31 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 2.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 31 fractional works · 8.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 14 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 2.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 8 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 38 fractional works · 11.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 1.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 6 fractional works · 1.8% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Information Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 35 fractional works · 10.1% of its workNeuroscience: 22 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 20 fractional works · 5.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 7 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 13 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKModern Electron(United States)344fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences10%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences11%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering13940.4%
    2. Materials Science4613.3%
    3. Computer Science318.9%
    4. Chemistry133.7%
    5. Environmental Science102.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy82.3%
    7. Chemical Engineering41.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.7%
    9. Energy20.6%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences133.7%
    2. Psychology92.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities61.8%
    4. Decision Sciences51.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting30.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.6%
    1. Neuroscience226.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences72.0%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology51.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology10.3%
    1. Medicine133.7%
    2. Health Professions30.8%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Modern Electron (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanics of Materials takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanics of MaterialsSubfield · 24.3 works9.9×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 20.4 works8.1×
  3. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 31.7 works7.9×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 31.3 works4.6×
← 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: 0.42× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.86× its world share, 22 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.43× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.33× its world share, 13 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.14× its world share, 31 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.69× its world share, 139 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.82× its world share, 46 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.61× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.58× its world share, 5 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.84× its world share, 9 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 13 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 3.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience3.86×22 works
  2. Materials Science3.82×46 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.43×4 works
  4. Engineering2.69×139 works
  5. Chemistry2.33×13 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.58×5 works
  7. Computer Science1.14×31 works
  8. Physics and Astronomy1.03×8 works
  9. Psychology0.84×9 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.78×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.61×6 works
  12. Energy0.60×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.57×10 works
  14. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.48×3 works
  15. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.42×7 works
  16. Veterinary0.33×0 works
  17. Health Professions0.29×3 works
  18. Social Sciences0.29×13 works
  19. Dentistry0.27×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×3 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.26×1 works
  22. Nursing0.26×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.26×2 works
  24. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.25×4 works
  25. Mathematics0.22×1 works
  26. Medicine0.19×13 works

Who are the top researchers at Modern Electron (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Tao Yu, Sergei A. Frolov and Yanjing Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Modern Electron (United States).

  1. 1 Tao Yu United States · #1,404,530 worldwide 5.2k citations · 314 works
  2. 2 Sergei A. Frolov United States · #1,662,235 worldwide 100 citations · 46 works
  3. 3 Yanjing Yang United States · #2,073,432 worldwide 2.8k citations · 112 works
  4. 4 Ming Zhang United States · #2,851,712 worldwide 1.5k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Ning Liu United States · #2,935,528 worldwide 1.5k citations · 172 works
  6. 6 Xianming Lu United States · #2,968,837 worldwide 960 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Yingzhe Liu United States · #2,986,577 worldwide 2.3k citations · 221 works
  8. 8 Hongchang Mo United States · #3,454,825 worldwide 596 citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Yi Wei Wang United States · #3,591,868 worldwide 151 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Jiankan Zhang United States · #3,684,866 worldwide 535 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Modern Electron (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Modern Electron (United States)?

The most cited paper from Modern Electron (United States) is "Highly energetic compositions based on functionalized carbon nanomaterials" (Qi‐Long Yan, Michael Gozin, Fengqi Zhao et al., 2016), with 402 citations. Next come "Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity" (369) and "Design and synthesis of energetic materials towards high density and positive oxygen balance by N-dinitromethyl functionalization of nitroazoles" (173).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Highly energetic compositions based on functionalized carbon nanomaterials Qi‐Long Yan, Michael Gozin, Fengqi Zhao et al. · Nanoscale Open access 2016 402
2 Nanostructured polymer films with metal-like thermal conductivity Yanfei Xu, Daniel Kraemer, Bai Song et al. · Nature Communications Open access 16 Apr 2019 369
3 Design and synthesis of energetic materials towards high density and positive oxygen balance by N-dinitromethyl functionalization of nitroazoles Xinrong Zhao, Shuqiang Li, Yuqing Wang et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2016 173
4 Electroless Plating of Highly Efficient Bifunctional Boride‐Based Electrodes toward Practical Overall Water Splitting Weiju Hao, Renbing Wu, Ruiqi Zhang et al. · Advanced Energy Materials 20 Jul 2018 165
5 Pyrrolic-nitrogen doped graphene: a metal-free electrocatalyst with high efficiency and selectivity for the reduction of carbon dioxide to formic acid: a computational study Yuejie Liu, Jingxiang Zhao, Qinghai Cai · Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2016 140
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Which keywords describe research at Modern Electron (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Decomposition, Ionic Liquids, Metal Nanoparticles, Energetic Salts, ReaxFF, Social Cognition, Mechanical Properties and Polymers.

▲ 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-now 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. Thermal Decomposition29▲ 194×2 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids22▲ 23×6 topics
  3. Metal Nanoparticles22▲ 39×5 topics
  4. Energetic Salts21▲ 248×1 topic
  5. ReaxFF21▲ 248×1 topic
  6. Mechanical Properties13▲ 3.9×29 topics
  7. Deep Learning12◆ 1.04×41 topics
  8. Social Cognition11▲ 17×3 topics
  9. Polymers9▲ 60×2 topics
  10. Combustion Instabilities9▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Isoconversional Methods9▲ 126×1 topic
  12. Kinetic Analysis9▲ 126×1 topic
  13. Embodied Cognition8▲ 154×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles8▲ 1.86×22 topics
  15. Predictive Brain Theory8▲ 154×1 topic
  16. Microstructural Evolution8▲ 15×4 topics
  17. Catalysis7▲ 3.2×19 topics
  18. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion7▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Regression Rate Behavior7▲ 100×1 topic
  20. Ballistic Impact7▲ 33×2 topics
  21. Neural Mechanisms7▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Constitutive Modeling7▲ 31×2 topics
  23. Dynamic Deformation7▲ 73×1 topic
  24. High Strain Rate7▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Nanocomposites6▲ 2.4×17 topics
  26. Image Processing6▲ 3.8×9 topics
  27. Decision Making6▲ 5.5×3 topics
  28. Cognitive Control5▲ 25×2 topics
  29. Detection5▲ 5.2×3 topics
  30. Emotion Regulation5▲ 4.4×2 topics
  31. Executive Functions5▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Prefrontal Cortex5▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Autonomous Vehicles4▲ 5.9×4 topics
  34. Knowledge Representation4▲ 14×3 topics
  35. Cognitive Load4▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Measurement4▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Optimal Control4▲ 14×2 topics
  38. High-Speed Imaging4▲ 15×3 topics
  39. Dynamic Behavior3▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Optoelectronic3▲ 17×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Energetic Materials and Combustion, Thermal and Kinetic Analysis, Embodied and Extended Cognition and Rocket and propulsion systems research.

Energetic Materials and …21Energetic Materials and Combustion: 21 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Anal…9Thermal and Kinetic Analysis: 9 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Co…8Embodied and Extended Cognition: 8 fractional worksRocket and propulsion systems research: 7 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 7 fractional worksNeural and Behavioral Ps…5Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 3 fractional worksCognitive Computing and Networks: 3 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 3 fractional worksElectromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology: 3 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryCognitive NeuroscienceAerospace Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 21 works
  2. 2 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 9 works
  3. 3 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 8 works
  4. 4 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 7 works
  6. 6 Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies Cognitive Neuroscience 5 works
  7. 7 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Cognitive Computing and Networks Artificial Intelligence 3 works
  9. 9 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 3 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 available34.1%not open65.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.5%domestic only60.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 144% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Modern Electron (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0014% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Modern Electron (United States)0.0019% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Modern Electron (United States)8.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 13.4% in 2019.

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