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NextFlex

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Research works
62
fractional, all time
Citations
159
2.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: NextFlex is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

What does NextFlex specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 6.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 38.2 works6.3×
  2. Physical SciencesDomain · 39.8 works2.5×
← 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.

Computer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 6.31× its world share, 38 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NextFlex?

Ranked on the composite score, Scott Miller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NextFlex.

  1. 1 Scott Miller United States · #1,357,180 worldwide 23 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at NextFlex

Which keywords describe research at NextFlex?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flexible Electronics, Additive Manufacturing, Ceramics, Sustainability, Polymer Composites, 3D Printing, Materials and Graphene.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Flexible Electronics16▲ 224×2 topics
  2. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 78×2 topics
  3. Ceramics9▲ 153×2 topics
  4. Sustainability9▲ 9.6×2 topics
  5. Polymer Composites9▲ 86×2 topics
  6. 3D Printing9▲ 97×1 topic
  7. Materials9▲ 96×1 topic
  8. Graphene8▲ 30×2 topics
  9. Inkjet Printing8▲ 1260×1 topic
  10. Transparent Electrodes8▲ 1260×1 topic
  11. Nanogenerators7▲ 136×1 topic
  12. Wearable7▲ 136×1 topic
  13. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 141×2 topics
  14. Nanoparticles3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  15. Interfacial Reactions3▲ 386×1 topic
  16. Lead-free Solders3▲ 386×1 topic
  17. Thermal Management2▲ 18×4 topics
  18. Interconnect2▲ 255×1 topic
  19. Through-Silicon Via2▲ 255×1 topic
  20. Machine Vision1▲ 15×3 topics
  21. Fabric Defect Detection1▲ 35×1 topic
  22. Texture Analysis1▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does NextFlex publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies.

Additive Manufacturing a…9Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 9 fractional worksNanomaterials and Printi…8Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…7Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 3 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 1 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 1 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Materials and Mechanics: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Materials and Mechanics Mechanical Engineering 1 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 available7.5%not open92.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors0.3%domestic only99.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NextFlex's research output changed?

2020
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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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