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Physical Devices (United States)

In research, Physical Devices (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,554 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,140
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,678
of 7,310
Research works
218
▲ 114% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.2k
10.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.88×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
37%
world 18%
Physical Devices (United States)

What is Physical Devices (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #11,554 of 17,446 6.5%188

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Physical Devices (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 69% of research at Physical Devices (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (49%), Medicine (13%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (8%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 68.6% of its workEngineering: 13 fractional works · 48.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 8 fractional works · 30.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 13.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKPhysical Devices(United States)27fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences69%Health Sciences14%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1348.9%
    2. Computer Science26.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy25.9%
    4. Materials Science14.5%
    5. Chemistry01.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    7. Environmental Science00.4%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology27.6%
    2. Neuroscience14.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology12.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Medicine413.4%
    2. Health Professions00.6%
    3. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Psychology01.2%
    2. Social Sciences00.2%
    3. 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.87× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.46× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.87× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.26× its world share, 13 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.67× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.70× its world share, 4 worksMedicineVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.26×13 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology2.87×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.67×2 works
  4. Neuroscience2.46×1 works
  5. Veterinary1.81×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.43×2 works
  7. Materials Science1.28×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.22×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.87×2 works
  10. Chemistry0.74×0 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.70×0 works
  12. Medicine0.70×4 works
  13. Psychology0.40×0 works
  14. Energy0.38×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  16. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.15×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.08×0 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.02×0 works
  20. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Physical Devices (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, George J. Sebesta, Yuly M. Pulyer and Richard W. Carlisle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Physical Devices (United States).

  1. 1 George J. Sebesta United States · #3,414,258 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Yuly M. Pulyer United States · #3,517,194 worldwide 69 citations · 17 works
  3. 3 Richard W. Carlisle United States · #3,714,800 worldwide 69 citations · 45 works
  4. 4 Alan Hofer United States · #3,987,757 worldwide 1 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Physical Devices (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Physical Devices (United States) is "Hierarchical porous carbon aerogel derived from bagasse for high performance supercapacitor electrode" (Pin Hao, Zhenhuan Zhao, Jian Tian et al., 2014), with 638 citations. Next come "Linear-like lead-free relaxor antiferroelectric (Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 )TiO 3 –NaNbO 3 with giant energy-storage density/efficiency and super stability against temperature and frequency" (557) and "On the measurement of stress–strain curves by spherical indentation" (277).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hierarchical porous carbon aerogel derived from bagasse for high performance supercapacitor electrode Pin Hao, Zhenhuan Zhao, Jian Tian et al. · Nanoscale 2014 638
2 Linear-like lead-free relaxor antiferroelectric (Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 )TiO 3 –NaNbO 3 with giant energy-storage density/efficiency and super stability against temperature and frequency He Qi, Ruzhong Zuo · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019 557
3 On the measurement of stress–strain curves by spherical indentation Erik G. Herbert, George M. Pharr, W. C. Oliver et al. · Thin Solid Films Nov 2001 277
4 Large energy-storage density in transition-metal oxide modified NaNbO 3 –Bi(Mg 0.5 Ti 0.5 )O 3 lead-free ceramics through regulating the antiferroelectric phase structure Ao Tian, Ruzhong Zuo, He Qi et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2020 276
5 Optical Fluorescence and Its Application to an Intravascular Blood Gas Monitoring System John L. Gehrich, Dietrich Werner Lübbers, N. Opitz et al. · IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering Feb 1986 229
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Which keywords describe research at Physical Devices (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Reliability, Energy Efficiency, Optical Interconnects, Semiconductor Lasers, Sensors, Silicon, Microfabrication and Thermal Behavior.

▲ 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-now 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 19 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Energy Efficiency2▲ 6.9×4 topics
  2. Reliability2▲ 81×2 topics
  3. Deep Learning2▲ 1.75×5 topics
  4. Optical Interconnects2▲ 161×1 topic
  5. Semiconductor Lasers2▲ 82×1 topic
  6. Sensors2▲ 46×2 topics
  7. Silicon2▲ 156×2 topics
  8. Microfabrication1▲ 123×2 topics
  9. Thermal Behavior1▲ 127×2 topics
  10. MEMS1▲ 266×1 topic
  11. Resonators1▲ 108×1 topic
  12. Biosensors1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  13. Band Parameters1▲ 68×2 topics
  14. Convolutional Neural Networks1▲ 5.0×2 topics
  15. Elastic Optical Networks1▲ 230×1 topic
  16. Integrated Circuits1▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Massive MIMO1▲ 46×2 topics
  18. Nanowires1▲ 26×2 topics
  19. Optical Networks1▲ 230×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices, Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies, Advanced Optical Network Technologies and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Network Technologies: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 0 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 0 fractional worksTelecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies: 0 fractional worksSpeech Recognition and Synthesis: 0 fractional worksMusic and Audio Processing: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices: 0 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsMedia TechnologyArtificial Intelligence2 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor Lasers and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced Optical Network Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 0 works
  6. 6 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Telecommunications and Broadcasting Technologies Media Technology 0 works
  8. 8 Speech Recognition and Synthesis Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Music and Audio Processing Signal Processing 0 works
  10. 10 Semiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 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 available23.1%not open76.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.7%domestic only63.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 114% 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 Physical Devices (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Physical Devices (United States)0.00010% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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