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Optomec (United States)

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Research works
77
▼ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
28%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Optomec (United States)

Not ranked overall: Optomec (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 Optomec (United States) work in?

In all years, 88% of research at Optomec (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 10% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (71%), Medicine (10%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 67 fractional works · 87.8% of its workEngineering: 54 fractional works · 70.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 23 fractional works · 29.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 12.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 7.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.2% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 9.8% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKOptomec (UnitedStates)77fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences88%Health Sciences10%Social 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 4 domains and 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5470.6%
    2. Materials Science67.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy34.3%
    4. Environmental Science11.4%
    5. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    6. Computer Science11.0%
    7. Chemistry10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    9. Energy00.4%
    1. Medicine79.8%
    2. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences00.2%
    2. Psychology00.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
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.

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

Ranked on the quality score, Michael J. Renn, Marcelino Essien and Kurt K. Christenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Optomec (United States).

  1. 1 Michael J. Renn United States · #819,078 worldwide 4.6k citations · 79 works
  2. 2 Marcelino Essien United States · #3,596,154 worldwide 110 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Kurt K. Christenson United States · #4,557,530 worldwide 473 citations · 42 works
All ranked researchers at Optomec (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Optomec (United States) is "Printable ion-gel gate dielectrics for low-voltage polymer thin-film transistors on plastic" (Jeong Ho Cho, Jiyoul Lee, Yu Xia et al., 2008), with 1,183 citations. Next come "Printed, Sub-3V Digital Circuits on Plastic from Aqueous Carbon Nanotube Inks" (391) and "Laser-guided direct writing for applications in biotechnology" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Printable ion-gel gate dielectrics for low-voltage polymer thin-film transistors on plastic Jeong Ho Cho, Jiyoul Lee, Yu Xia et al. · Nature Materials 19 Oct 2008 1,183
2 Printed, Sub-3V Digital Circuits on Plastic from Aqueous Carbon Nanotube Inks Mingjing Ha, Yu Xia, Alexander A. Green et al. · ACS Nano 28 Jun 2010 391
3 Laser-guided direct writing for applications in biotechnology David J. Odde, David J. Odde, Michael J. Renn et al. · Trends in biotechnology Review Oct 1999 277
4 Control of grain structure, phases, and defects in additive manufacturing of high-performance metallic components Tuhin K Mukherjee, John W. Elmer, Huiliang Wei et al. · Progress in Materials Science 15 Jun 2023 260
5 Printing conformal electronics on 3D structures with Aerosol Jet technology J. A. Paulsen, Michael J. Renn, Kurt K. Christenson et al. Conference paper Oct 2012 236
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Optomec (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Flexible Electronics, Additive Manufacturing, Graphene, Inkjet Printing, Transparent Electrodes, Multiphase Flow, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties.

▲ 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. Flexible Electronics8▲ 70×3 topics
  2. Additive Manufacturing7▲ 46×2 topics
  3. Graphene6▲ 15×3 topics
  4. Inkjet Printing6▲ 574×1 topic
  5. Transparent Electrodes6▲ 574×1 topic
  6. Multiphase Flow6▲ 78×3 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications6▲ 6.8×8 topics
  8. Microstructure6▲ 14×6 topics
  9. Mechanical Properties5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  10. Drug Delivery5▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Applications4▲ 27×2 topics
  12. Electrohydrodynamic Jet Printing4▲ 171×1 topic
  13. Nanoparticle Encapsulation4▲ 111×1 topic
  14. Sustainability4▲ 3.1×2 topics
  15. 3D Printing4▲ 28×2 topics
  16. Challenges4▲ 86×1 topic
  17. Materials4▲ 30×1 topic
  18. Surface Roughness4▲ 34×2 topics
  19. Material Characterization3▲ 53×2 topics
  20. Drop Impact3▲ 168×1 topic
  21. Metallic Components3▲ 141×1 topic
  22. Selective Laser Melting3▲ 141×1 topic
  23. Surface Tension3▲ 48×1 topic
  24. Electrostatic Precipitators3▲ 187×1 topic
  25. Filtration Technologies3▲ 187×1 topic
  26. Bioinspired Materials3▲ 45×2 topics
  27. Bioinspired Design3▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Superhydrophobic Surfaces3▲ 90×1 topic
  29. Biosensors2▲ 5.1×7 topics
  30. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.2×5 topics
  31. Glycosylation2▲ 10×2 topics
  32. Optical Interconnects2▲ 30×1 topic
  33. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 25×1 topic
  34. Targeted Therapy2▲ 11×2 topics
  35. Turbulence2▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Frequency Conversion2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Pressure Drop2▲ 28×2 topics
  38. Phase Stability2▲ 46×2 topics
  39. High-Entropy Alloys2▲ 93×1 topic
  40. Multi-Component Alloys2▲ 93×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation, Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies, Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices and Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.

Aerosol Filtration and E…1Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation: 1 fractional worksNanomaterials and Printi…1Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksSemiconductor Lasers and…1Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…1Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksInhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksFluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer: 1 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Flu…1Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 1 fractional worksElectrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional worksIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineComputational Mechanics1 others

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

  1. 1 Aerosol Filtration and Electrostatic Precipitation Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer Computational Mechanics 1 works
  7. 7 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Electrohydrodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Mechanical Engineering 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 available28.0%not open72.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.4%domestic only86.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% 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 Optomec (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000086% in 2024.

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

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