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QuesTek (United States)

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Research works
77
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1k
27.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
QuesTek (United States)

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

In all years, 89% of research at QuesTek (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (61%), Materials Science (21%), Medicine (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 68 fractional works · 89.4% of its workEngineering: 47 fractional works · 61.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 27.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 7 fractional works · 8.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 6.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 6.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMaterials Science: 16 fractional works · 21.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 15.6% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workConservation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKQuesTek (UnitedStates)77fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences4%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. Engineering4761.4%
    2. Materials Science1621.2%
    3. Computer Science22.6%
    4. Physics and Astronomy11.6%
    5. Environmental Science11.0%
    6. Chemistry10.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences22.6%
    2. Decision Sciences11.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
    6. Psychology00.2%
    1. Medicine23.0%
    2. Health Professions11.0%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology00.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 3.07× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.51× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 3.46× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science7.51×4 works
  2. Decision Sciences3.46×0 works
  3. Engineering3.07×7 works
  4. Computer Science1.15×1 works
  5. Environmental Science0.90×1 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.77×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.56×0 works
  8. Psychology0.37×0 works
  9. Medicine0.22×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.14×0 works
  11. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.13×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Pin Lu, Qiaofu Zhang and Jiadong Gong lead among researchers whose main affiliation is QuesTek (United States).

  1. 1 Pin Lu United States · #698,998 worldwide 1.6k citations · 51 works
  2. 2 Qiaofu Zhang United States · #2,099,281 worldwide 637 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Jiadong Gong United States · #2,237,503 worldwide 427 citations · 30 works
  4. 4 Jeff Grabowski United States · #4,563,187 worldwide 12 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at QuesTek (United States)

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

The most cited paper from QuesTek (United States) is "Weighted Mobility" (Gerald Jeffrey Snyder, Alemayouh H. Snyder, Max Wood et al., 2020), with 993 citations. Next come "Characterization of nano-scale oxides in austenitic stainless steel processed by powder bed fusion" (351) and "Passivation of a corrosion resistant high entropy alloy in non-oxidizing sulfate solutions" (213).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Weighted Mobility Gerald Jeffrey Snyder, Alemayouh H. Snyder, Max Wood et al. · Advanced Materials Open access 14 May 2020 993
2 Characterization of nano-scale oxides in austenitic stainless steel processed by powder bed fusion Fuyao Yan, Wei Xiong, Eric J. Faierson et al. · Scripta Materialia Open access 22 Jun 2018 351
3 Passivation of a corrosion resistant high entropy alloy in non-oxidizing sulfate solutions Kathleen F. Quiambao, Stephen John McDonnell, Daniel K. Schreiber et al. · Acta Materialia Open access 22 Oct 2018 213
4 Prediction of the yield strength of a secondary-hardening steel J.-S. Wang, M.D. Mulholland, Gregory B. Olson et al. · Acta Materialia 29 May 2013 194
5 Integrated computational materials engineering of corrosion resistant alloys Christopher David Taylor, Pin Lu, James E. Saal et al. · npj Materials Degradation Open access 19 Jan 2018 162
All 58 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at QuesTek (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Microstructural Evolution, Grain Refinement, Phase Stability, Additive Manufacturing, Oxidation Resistance and High-Temperature Alloys.

▲ 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. Microstructure19▲ 48×11 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties16▲ 23×15 topics
  3. Microstructural Evolution7▲ 55×4 topics
  4. Grain Refinement6▲ 59×4 topics
  5. Phase Stability6▲ 166×2 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 28×4 topics
  7. Oxidation Resistance4▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Data Mining3▲ 9.7×2 topics
  9. High-Strength Steels3▲ 97×1 topic
  10. High-Temperature Alloys3▲ 181×1 topic
  11. Martensite Transformation3▲ 97×1 topic
  12. Molecular Dynamics3▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Superalloys3▲ 181×1 topic
  14. Corrosion Behavior3▲ 48×2 topics
  15. Crystal Structures3▲ 68×2 topics
  16. Materials3▲ 25×4 topics
  17. Aerospace Applications3▲ 33×2 topics
  18. Frequency Conversion3▲ 39×2 topics
  19. High-Throughput3▲ 145×1 topic
  20. Hydrogen Embrittlement3▲ 37×3 topics
  21. Materials Informatics3▲ 145×1 topic
  22. Thermal Conductivity3▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Metal Powders3▲ 90×2 topics
  24. Gas Turbine Engines3▲ 74×2 topics
  25. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 8.3×2 topics
  26. Electric Discharge3▲ 99×1 topic
  27. Laser Oscillation3▲ 99×1 topic
  28. Cold Spray Deposition2▲ 105×1 topic
  29. Sintering2▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Thermal Barrier Coatings2▲ 105×1 topic
  31. Constitutive Modeling2▲ 35×2 topics
  32. High-Entropy Alloys2▲ 149×1 topic
  33. Metallic Components2▲ 105×1 topic
  34. Multi-Component Alloys2▲ 149×1 topic
  35. Selective Laser Melting2▲ 105×1 topic
  36. Dynamic Recrystallization2▲ 52×1 topic
  37. Hot Deformation2▲ 52×1 topic
  38. Aluminium Alloys2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Automotive Industry2▲ 61×1 topic
  40. Quantitative Analysis2▲ 16×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Machine Learning in Materials Science, High Entropy Alloys Studies and Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels.

Additive Manufacturing M…1Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Materials Science: 1 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 1 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 0 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 0 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 0 fractional worksIntermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 0 fractional worksMetallurgical and Alloy Processes: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryAutomotive EngineeringMechanics of Materials1 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 1 works
  3. 3 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  10. 10 Metallurgical and Alloy Processes General Materials Science 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 available30.2%not open69.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% 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 QuesTek (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000067% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%QuesTek (United States)0.000047% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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