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Orbotech (United States)

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Research works
9
▲ 45% vs 2018-21
Citations
75
8.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.5%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
17%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Orbotech (United States)

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

In all years, 94% of research at Orbotech (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (56%), Computer Science (12%), Energy (11%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 93.7% of its workEngineering: 5 fractional works · 55.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 13.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 9.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 8.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 7.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 11.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 10.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 10.9% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 3.6% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.7% of its workALL ITS WORKOrbotech (UnitedStates)9fractional works, all years
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences94%Social Sciences4%

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 9 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering555.8%
    2. Computer Science111.7%
    3. Energy110.9%
    4. Materials Science17.3%
    5. Chemical Engineering03.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy02.4%
    7. Environmental Science01.9%
    1. Social Sciences03.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology02.7%
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.

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

The most cited paper from Orbotech (United States) is "Impact of Diesel Fuel Aromatics on Particulate, PAH and Nitro-PAH Emissions" (K. Mitchell, Daniel E. Steere, John Taylor et al., 1994), with 31 citations. Next come "Utilizing Neat Methanol and Glow Plug Ignition in DI Diesels: Laboratory Testing of a Single and Multi-Cylinder Engine" (20) and "Conventional and Open Source Software Reuse at Orbotech - An Industrial Experience" (20).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Impact of Diesel Fuel Aromatics on Particulate, PAH and Nitro-PAH Emissions K. Mitchell, Daniel E. Steere, John Taylor et al. · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paper Oct 1994 31
2 Utilizing Neat Methanol and Glow Plug Ignition in DI Diesels: Laboratory Testing of a Single and Multi-Cylinder Engine W. A. Goetz, Chris G. Barringer, Marco A. Bozzelli · SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series Conference paper Mar 1994 20
3 Conventional and Open Source Software Reuse at Orbotech - An Industrial Experience Steven Morad, Tsvi Kuflik Conference paper 24 May 2005 20
4 Etching Mechanisms of SiO2 and SiNx:H Thin Films in HF/Ethanol Vapor Phase: Toward High Selectivity Batch Release Processes Sophie Guillemin, Paul D. Mumbauer, Hanna Radtke et al. · Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems 19 Jun 2019 19
5 Electropolishing effect on roughness metrics of ground stainless steel: a length scale study Doron Nakar, David Harel, Baruch Hirsch · Surface Topography Metrology and Properties 21 Nov 2017 14
All 15 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Solar Thermal and Photov…1Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksNanomaterials and Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…0Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 0 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentAutomotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Solar Thermal and Photovoltaic Systems Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical 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 available16.8%not open83.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.9%domestic only60.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 45% higher 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 Orbotech (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000037% in 2023.

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

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