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PolyK Technologies (United States)

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Research works
38
▼ 27% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
47.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
PolyK Technologies (United States)

Not ranked overall: PolyK Technologies (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 PolyK Technologies (United States) work in?

In all years, 73% of research at PolyK Technologies (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (45%), Materials Science (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 28 fractional works · 73.2% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 44.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 22.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 21.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 15.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 12.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 6.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArcheology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKPolyKTechnologies…38fractional works, all years
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences73%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences5%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1744.9%
    2. Materials Science821.7%
    3. Mathematics12.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    5. Computer Science11.4%
    6. Environmental Science00.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology512.3%
    2. Neuroscience12.6%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Medicine24.1%
    2. Dentistry11.8%
    3. Health Professions00.4%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Arts and Humanities11.8%
    2. Social Sciences01.0%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    4. Decision Sciences00.7%
    5. Psychology00.2%
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: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.42× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.45× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 8.01× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science8.01×2 works
  2. Chemical Engineering4.42×0 works
  3. Engineering3.45×4 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.30×0 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy1.30×0 works
  6. Computer Science0.95×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.21×0 works
  8. Medicine0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at PolyK Technologies (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Terry W. Melton lead among researchers whose main affiliation is PolyK Technologies (United States).

  1. 1 Terry W. Melton United States · #2,303,015 worldwide 1.2k citations · 43 works
All ranked researchers at PolyK Technologies (United States)

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

The most cited paper from PolyK Technologies (United States) is "Flexible high-temperature dielectric materials from polymer nanocomposites" (Qi Li, Lei Chen, Matthew Robert Gadinski et al., 2015), with 2,151 citations. Next come "Polymer-Based Dielectrics with High Energy Storage Density" (649) and "High-entropy polymer produces a giant electrocaloric effect at low fields" (334).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Flexible high-temperature dielectric materials from polymer nanocomposites Qi Li, Lei Chen, Matthew Robert Gadinski et al. · Nature 28 Jul 2015 2,151
2 Polymer-Based Dielectrics with High Energy Storage Density Qin Chen, Yang Shen, Shihai Zhang et al. · Annual Review of Materials Research ReviewOpen access Jul 2015 649
3 High-entropy polymer produces a giant electrocaloric effect at low fields Xiaoshi Qian, Donglin Han, Lirong Zheng et al. · Nature 22 Dec 2021 334
4 Relaxor ferroelectric polymer exhibits ultrahigh electromechanical coupling at low electric field Xin Chen, Hancheng Qin, Xiaoshi Qian et al. · Science Open access 24 Mar 2022 242
5 Decoupling of inter-particle polarization and intra-particle polarization in core-shell structured nanocomposites towards improved dielectric performance Wenying Zhou, Ting Li, Mengxue Yuan et al. · Energy storage materials 18 Jul 2021 192
All 74 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at PolyK Technologies (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanocomposites, Actuators, Energy Storage, Dielectric Elastomers, High Permittivity Polymer Composites, Flexible Electronics, Energy Harvesting and Nanogenerators.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanocomposites8▲ 28×8 topics
  2. Actuators5▲ 88×3 topics
  3. Energy Storage5▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Dielectric Elastomers5▲ 583×1 topic
  5. High Permittivity Polymer Composites5▲ 583×1 topic
  6. Flexible Electronics4▲ 73×3 topics
  7. Energy Harvesting3▲ 75×2 topics
  8. Nanogenerators3▲ 102×1 topic
  9. Wearable3▲ 102×1 topic
  10. Polymer2▲ 66×2 topics
  11. Dielectrics2▲ 157×1 topic
  12. Partial Discharge2▲ 157×1 topic
  13. Ancient DNA2▲ 82×2 topics
  14. Ferroelectric Materials2▲ 94×1 topic
  15. Lead-free Piezoceramics2▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Genomic Analysis2▲ 15×1 topic
  17. Population History2▲ 271×1 topic
  18. Graphene2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  19. Nanoparticles1▲ 2.9×6 topics
  20. Data Analysis1▲ 10×3 topics
  21. Vibration Analysis1▲ 10.0×2 topics
  22. Polymer Composites1▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Boltzmann Equation1▲ 76×1 topic
  24. Fiber Networks1▲ 135×1 topic
  25. Kinetic Theory1▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Paper Mechanics1▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Quantitative1▲ 22×1 topic
  28. Real-Time PCR1▲ 62×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Dielectric materials and actuators, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials, Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials and Electromagnetic wave absorption materials.

Dielectric materials and…1Dielectric materials and actuators: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…1Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksFerroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials: 0 fractional worksElectromagnetic wave absorption materials: 0 fractional worksConducting polymers and …0Conducting polymers and applications: 0 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksForensic and Genetic Research: 0 fractional worksHydraulic and Pneumatic Systems: 0 fractional worksPolymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Image Fusion Techniques: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsPolymers and Plastics4 others

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

  1. 1 Dielectric materials and actuators Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  4. 4 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 0 works
  5. 5 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  6. 6 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Forensic and Genetic Research Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Hydraulic and Pneumatic Systems Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Image Fusion Techniques Media 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 available13.9%not open86.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.6%domestic only68.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 27% 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 PolyK Technologies (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000010% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%PolyK Technologies (United States)0.000037% in 2025200020102020

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

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