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Sensors (United States)

In research, Sensors (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,113 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,718 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 5.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,352
of 28,054 · #3,142 all time
Rank in United States
#1,396
of 4,192
Research works
1.9k
▲ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
32k
16.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Sensors (United States) 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 #6,113 of 12,888 9.8%122 #2021
EngineeringField #5,718 of 6,636 9.7%64 #1006

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

What does Sensors (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 5.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 27.7 works5.4×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.80× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.04× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.69× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.51× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.98× its world share, 64 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.67× its world share, 13 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.94× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Joseph R. Stetter, G.H. Olsen and Ronald G. Driggers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sensors (United States).

  1. 1 Joseph R. Stetter United States · #268,480 worldwide 265 citations · 45 works
  2. 2 G.H. Olsen United States · #463,512 worldwide 150 citations · 45 works
  3. 3 Ronald G. Driggers United States · #571,846 worldwide 103 citations · 87 works
  4. 4 Mark E. Davis United States · #704,879 worldwide 47 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Keith Krapels United States · #716,560 worldwide 33 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Marshall J. Cohen United States · #749,472 worldwide 39 citations · 30 works
  7. 7 Howard Mark United States · #854,770 worldwide 129 citations · 125 works
  8. 8 Nibir K. Dhar United States · #952,582 worldwide 81 citations · 67 works
  9. 9 Michael Lange United States · #1,098,194 worldwide 31 citations · 31 works
  10. 10 Jerry Workman United States · #1,154,844 worldwide 37 citations · 96 works
All ranked researchers at Sensors (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Sensors (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Semiconductors, Deep Learning, Nanocrystals, Field-Effect Transistors, Nanomaterials, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor.

▲ 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. Deep Learning8▲ 1.73×39 topics
  2. Biosensors8▲ 11×11 topics
  3. Nanomaterials5▲ 3.4×11 topics
  4. Neural Networks5▲ 2.2×14 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications4▲ 2.6×15 topics
  6. Energy Efficiency4▲ 3.1×8 topics
  7. Semiconductors4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  8. Graphene4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  9. Field-Effect Transistors4▲ 15×4 topics
  10. Nanocrystals4▲ 9.0×4 topics
  11. Integrated Circuits3▲ 15×3 topics
  12. Semiconductor3▲ 6.8×5 topics
  13. Artificial Neural Networks3▲ 4.7×5 topics
  14. Lab-on-a-Chip3▲ 17×4 topics
  15. Nanostructures3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  16. Sparse Representation3▲ 9.9×4 topics
  17. Radiation Detection3▲ 42×2 topics
  18. Breath Analysis3▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Electrochemistry3▲ 8.0×2 topics
  20. Sensors3▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Biosensor Applications2▲ 15×2 topics
  22. Crystal Growth2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  23. Detection2▲ 5.7×5 topics
  24. Nanowires2▲ 11×4 topics
  25. Room Temperature2▲ 10.0×3 topics
  26. Metamaterial2▲ 16×2 topics
  27. Photon Counting2▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Thin Films2▲ 8.0×7 topics
  29. Vanadium Oxide2▲ 20×2 topics
  30. Detector Performance2▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Infrared Detectors2▲ 112×1 topic
  32. Microcavities2▲ 13×2 topics
  33. Optical Modulators2▲ 10.0×2 topics
  34. Optical Sensors2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Optoelectronic2▲ 24×2 topics
  36. Semiconductor Materials2▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Silicon Photonics2▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Metal-Insulator Transition2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Nanostructured Materials2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  40. Wireless Communications2▲ 7.9×4 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials, Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors, Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials and Photonic and Optical Devices.

Advanced Semiconductor D…2Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials: 2 fractional worksGas Sensing Nanomaterial…2Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors: 2 fractional worksTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials: 2 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…2Photonic and Optical Devices: 2 fractional worksElectrochemical sensors …2Electrochemical sensors and biosensors: 2 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 2 fractional worksInfrared Target Detection Methodologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor…2Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 2 fractional worksMicrowave Imaging and Scattering Analysis: 1 fractional worksAntenna Design and Analysis: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringPolymers and PlasticsBioengineeringAerospace Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  4. 4 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Electrochemical sensors and biosensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 2 works
  7. 7 Infrared Target Detection Methodologies Aerospace Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Microwave Imaging and Scattering Analysis Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Antenna Design and Analysis Aerospace Engineering 1 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 available16.6%not open83.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.9%domestic only81.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017.

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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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