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Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China)

In research, Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,505 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,127 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,260 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 12.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#14,242
of 28,054 · #25,941 all time
Rank in China
#2,336
of 3,058
Research works
815
▼ 57% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
3.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
7%
world 28%

What is Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #7,505 of 12,888 6.9%135 #13990
EngineeringField #5,127 of 6,636 5.9%103 #7611
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,260 of 2,318 3.3%68 #3727

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China) 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#13,990 #7,505
  2. Engineering#7,611 #5,127
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#3,727 #2,260
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 12.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 68.3 works12×
  2. EngineeringField · 102.6 works4.4×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.58× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.44× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.72× its world share, 15 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.55× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.46× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.47× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.62× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Waisum Wong, Qingwei Liu and Chi‐Hung Liao lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China).

  1. 1 Waisum Wong China · #352,112 worldwide 72 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Qingwei Liu China · #1,053,811 worldwide 40 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Chi‐Hung Liao China · #1,054,470 worldwide 66 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Wei-Ting Kary Chien China · #1,487,375 worldwide 10 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China)

Which keywords describe research at Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Integrated Circuits, Solar Cells, Failure Analysis, Photon Emission Microscopy, Process Variation and Thin Films.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Atomic Layer Deposition13▲ 121×1 topic
  2. High-k Dielectrics13▲ 121×1 topic
  3. Integrated Circuits10▲ 42×3 topics
  4. Solar Cells9▲ 30×6 topics
  5. Failure Analysis9▲ 61×1 topic
  6. Photon Emission Microscopy9▲ 204×1 topic
  7. Process Variation8▲ 83×2 topics
  8. Thin Films7▲ 25×6 topics
  9. Electromigration7▲ 167×2 topics
  10. Nanowire Transistors7▲ 113×1 topic
  11. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors7▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Thermal Management7▲ 13×4 topics
  13. Tool Wear7▲ 32×3 topics
  14. Chemical Mechanical Planarization6▲ 84×1 topic
  15. Material Removal Mechanism6▲ 84×1 topic
  16. Molecular Dynamics Simulation6▲ 35×2 topics
  17. Nanofabrication6▲ 63×2 topics
  18. High-Resolution Patterning6▲ 186×2 topics
  19. Photovoltaics6▲ 23×3 topics
  20. Silicon6▲ 104×2 topics
  21. Electron Beam Lithography6▲ 378×1 topic
  22. Resolution Limits6▲ 378×1 topic
  23. Efficiency5▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Crystalline5▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Nanoparticles5▲ 2.8×12 topics
  26. Heterojunction5▲ 204×1 topic
  27. Passivation5▲ 204×1 topic
  28. Nanowires5▲ 22×4 topics
  29. High-Temperature Electronics5▲ 52×2 topics
  30. Interconnect4▲ 164×1 topic
  31. Through-Silicon Via4▲ 164×1 topic
  32. Machine Vision4▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Neuromorphic Computing4▲ 22×2 topics
  34. Thermal Behavior4▲ 60×2 topics
  35. Low-k Dielectrics4▲ 281×1 topic
  36. Microelectronics4▲ 238×1 topic
  37. Interfacial Reactions3▲ 114×1 topic
  38. Lead-free Solders3▲ 114×1 topic
  39. CMOS Technology3▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Texture Analysis3▲ 7.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Semiconductor materials and devices, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques.

Semiconductor materials …13Semiconductor materials and devices: 13 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 9 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…7Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 7 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…6Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 6 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolithography Techniques: 6 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 5 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies43D IC and TSV technologies: 4 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and Reliability: 4 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 3 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 3 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  2. 2 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  7. 7 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  8. 8 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 4 works
  9. 9 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 3 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 available7.1%not open92.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.9%domestic only79.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Semiconductor Manufacturing International (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 57% lower than in 2013–2017.

20002005201020152020
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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.

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