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NanoLab (United States)

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Research works
68
▼ 30% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.2k
16.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
44%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
NanoLab (United States)

Not ranked overall: NanoLab (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 95% of research at NanoLab (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (70%), Materials Science (13%), Physics and Astronomy (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 65 fractional works · 95.1% of its workEngineering: 48 fractional works · 70.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 36 fractional works · 52.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 13.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 9 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBioengineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKNanoLab (UnitedStates)68fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences1%

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 3 domains and 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering4870.1%
    2. Materials Science913.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy34.2%
    4. Chemistry23.2%
    5. Chemical Engineering22.3%
    6. Computer Science10.9%
    7. Energy10.9%
    8. Environmental Science00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.4%
    2. Neuroscience00.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine00.6%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 7.68× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnergy: 9.74× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.89× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.54× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 9.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Energy9.74×0 works
  2. Chemical Engineering7.68×0 works
  3. Materials Science5.54×1 works
  4. Chemistry3.17×0 works
  5. Engineering2.89×2 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.54×1 works
  7. Environmental Science0.60×0 works
  8. Medicine0.22×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, David Carnahan, Hpmm Huub Ambrosius and KA Williams lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NanoLab (United States).

  1. 1 David Carnahan United States · #1,046,813 worldwide 2.2k citations · 35 works
  2. 2 Hpmm Huub Ambrosius United States · #4,708,674 worldwide 43 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 KA Williams United States · #6,675,429 worldwide 72 citations · 58 works
All ranked researchers at NanoLab (United States)

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

The most cited paper from NanoLab (United States) is "Highly efficient molecular delivery into mammalian cells using carbon nanotube spearing" (Dong Cai, Jennifer Mataraza, Zheng‐Hong Qin et al., 2005), with 554 citations. Next come "Uniform Self‐Forming Metallic Network as a High‐Performance Transparent Conductive Electrode" (327) and "Effect of length and spacing of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on field emission properties" (263).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Highly efficient molecular delivery into mammalian cells using carbon nanotube spearing Dong Cai, Jennifer Mataraza, Zheng‐Hong Qin et al. · Nature Methods 20 May 2005 554
2 Uniform Self‐Forming Metallic Network as a High‐Performance Transparent Conductive Electrode Bing Han, Ke Pei, Yuanlin Huang et al. · Advanced Materials 23 Oct 2013 327
3 Effect of length and spacing of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes on field emission properties Sung Ho Jo, Yi Tu, Zhiwei Huang et al. · Applied Physics Letters 15 May 2003 263
4 Carbon Nanotubes as Optical Antennae Kris Kempa, Jacob Rybczynski, Zhiwei Huang et al. · Advanced Materials 29 Jan 2007 203
5 Microwave diode switchable metamaterial reflector/absorber Wangren Xu, Sameer Sonkusale · Applied Physics Letters 15 Jul 2013 168
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NanoLab (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Integrated Circuits, Optical Modulators, Raman Lasers, Microcavities, Silicon Photonics, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Interconnects.

▲ 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. Biosensors15▲ 39×9 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits10▲ 65×3 topics
  3. Optical Modulators10▲ 71×2 topics
  4. Raman Lasers10▲ 86×2 topics
  5. Microcavities10▲ 88×1 topic
  6. Silicon Photonics10▲ 88×1 topic
  7. Semiconductor Lasers8▲ 118×2 topics
  8. Optical Interconnects8▲ 140×1 topic
  9. Vertical-Cavity Surface-Emitting Lasers (VCSELs)8▲ 140×1 topic
  10. Electronics3▲ 52×2 topics
  11. Optical Fiber3▲ 38×2 topics
  12. Graphene3▲ 8.4×8 topics
  13. Coherent Detection3▲ 64×1 topic
  14. Digital Signal Processing3▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Nanomaterials3▲ 4.9×9 topics
  16. Applications2▲ 17×2 topics
  17. Nanotubes2▲ 32×2 topics
  18. Synthesis2▲ 6.3×2 topics
  19. Carbon2▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Composites2▲ 46×1 topic
  21. Functionalization2▲ 33×2 topics
  22. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.3×6 topics
  23. Microwave Photonics2▲ 27×2 topics
  24. Solar Cells2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  25. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 8.2×5 topics
  26. Nanostructures2▲ 6.2×6 topics
  27. Optical Sensors2▲ 20×2 topics
  28. Organic Electronics2▲ 18×2 topics
  29. Metamaterials2▲ 24×4 topics
  30. Photonic Crystals2▲ 18×3 topics
  31. Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 14×2 topics
  32. Lab-on-a-Chip2▲ 19×4 topics
  33. Energy Conversion2▲ 16×4 topics
  34. Optical Access Networks2▲ 59×1 topic
  35. Photonic Signal Processing2▲ 59×1 topic
  36. Ion-Selective Electrodes2▲ 24×1 topic
  37. Nanophotonics2▲ 29×2 topics
  38. Nanotechnology2▲ 13×3 topics
  39. Potentiometric Sensors2▲ 24×1 topic
  40. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 10×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, Advanced Memory and Neural Computing, Biosensors and Analytical Detection and Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion.

Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 0 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytica…0Biosensors and Analytical Detection: 0 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…0Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 0 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 0 fractional worksShape Memory Alloy Transformations: 0 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoe…0Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 0 fractional worksElectrochemical Analysis and Applications: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  5. 5 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Shape Memory Alloy Transformations Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Electrochemical Analysis and Applications Electrochemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 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 available44.4%not open55.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.7%domestic only74.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 30% lower 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 NanoLab (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000035% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%NanoLab (United States)0.000016% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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