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Modern Electron (United States)

In research, Modern Electron (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,114 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,611 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aerospace Engineering and Materials Chemistry — Aerospace Engineering is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,117
of 28,054 · #14,075 all time
Rank in United States
#1,509
of 4,192
Research works
946
▼ 61% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.9k
4.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
34%
world 28%

What is Modern Electron (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 #6,114 of 12,888 11.3%190 #10008
EngineeringField #4,611 of 6,636 11.7%109 #8375

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Modern Electron (United States) specialise in?

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

  1. Aerospace EngineeringSubfield · 27.3 works9.9×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 23.2 works5.0×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.21× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.47× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.64× its world share, 10 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.88× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.07× its world share, 109 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.57× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.21× its world share, 35 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.27× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.68× its world share, 5 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.38× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Ming Zhang and Sergei A. Frolov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Modern Electron (United States).

  1. 1 Ming Zhang United States · #1,470,966 worldwide 53 citations · 19 works
  2. 2 Sergei A. Frolov United States · #1,597,386 worldwide 16 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Modern Electron (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Modern Electron (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Decomposition, Ionic Liquids, Metal Nanoparticles, Energetic Salts, ReaxFF, Combustion Instabilities, Polymers and Isoconversional Methods.

▲ 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. Thermal Decomposition23▲ 216×2 topics
  2. Ionic Liquids17▲ 26×5 topics
  3. Metal Nanoparticles17▲ 42×5 topics
  4. Energetic Salts16▲ 278×1 topic
  5. ReaxFF16▲ 278×1 topic
  6. Deep Learning9◆ 1.15×32 topics
  7. Mechanical Properties9▲ 3.7×23 topics
  8. Combustion Instabilities8▲ 52×2 topics
  9. Polymers7▲ 72×2 topics
  10. Isoconversional Methods7▲ 144×1 topic
  11. Kinetic Analysis7▲ 144×1 topic
  12. Nanoparticles7▲ 2.4×20 topics
  13. Microstructural Evolution7▲ 19×4 topics
  14. Hybrid Rocket Propulsion6▲ 122×1 topic
  15. Regression Rate Behavior6▲ 122×1 topic
  16. Ballistic Impact6▲ 42×2 topics
  17. Catalysis6▲ 3.7×14 topics
  18. Constitutive Modeling6▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Biomedical Applications6▲ 2.0×21 topics
  20. Dynamic Deformation6▲ 88×1 topic
  21. High Strain Rate6▲ 88×1 topic
  22. Detection5▲ 6.8×3 topics
  23. Image Processing4▲ 4.3×6 topics
  24. Nanocomposites4▲ 2.3×13 topics
  25. Microstructure4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  26. Heat Transfer4▲ 3.0×10 topics
  27. Optimal Control4▲ 21×2 topics
  28. Sparse Representation4▲ 7.6×5 topics
  29. Measurement3▲ 17×2 topics
  30. High-Speed Imaging3▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Optoelectronic3▲ 22×1 topic
  32. Photoelectric3▲ 53×1 topic
  33. Wavelet Transform3▲ 5.2×4 topics
  34. Control3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  35. Electromagnetic Launch2▲ 110×1 topic
  36. Railgun2▲ 110×1 topic
  37. Detonation Propulsion2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Missile Guidance2▲ 58×1 topic
  39. Pulse Detonation Engines2▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Pursuit-Evasion Games2▲ 58×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Energetic Materials and Combustion, Thermal and Kinetic Analysis, Rocket and propulsion systems research and High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior.

Energetic Materials and …16Energetic Materials and Combustion: 16 fractional worksThermal and Kinetic Anal…7Thermal and Kinetic Analysis: 7 fractional worksRocket and propulsion sy…6Rocket and propulsion systems research: 6 fractional worksHigh-Velocity Impact and…6High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Detection Methods: 3 fractional worksElectromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology: 2 fractional worksGuidance and Control Systems: 2 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 2 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksStructural Response to Dynamic Loads: 2 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryAerospace EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Energetic Materials and Combustion Mechanics of Materials 16 works
  2. 2 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis Materials Chemistry 7 works
  3. 3 Rocket and propulsion systems research Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  4. 4 High-Velocity Impact and Material Behavior Materials Chemistry 6 works
  5. 5 Advanced Measurement and Detection Methods Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Electromagnetic Launch and Propulsion Technology Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Guidance and Control Systems Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  10. 10 Structural Response to Dynamic Loads Civil and Structural Engineering 2 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 61% lower 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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