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Silicon Labs (United States)

In research, Silicon Labs (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,738 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 6.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#15,816
of 22,385 · #3,971 all time
Rank in United States
#2,279
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
29.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.91×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
19%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Silicon Labs (United States)

What is Silicon Labs (United States) known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,738 of 10,670 7.3%94 #1503

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Silicon Labs (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 Silicon Labs (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 74% of research at Silicon Labs (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 11% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (36%), Computer Science (15%), Medicine (9%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 119 fractional works · 74.2% of its workEngineering: 58 fractional works · 36.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 34 fractional works · 21.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 25 fractional works · 15.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInformation Systems: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 13 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 6.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 8.7% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Arts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClassics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness and International Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSilicon Labs(United States)160fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences74%Health Sciences11%Social Sciences8%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5836.1%
    2. Computer Science2515.4%
    3. Physics and Astronomy137.8%
    4. Materials Science116.8%
    5. Environmental Science63.5%
    6. Chemistry42.2%
    7. Energy10.9%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.8%
    9. Mathematics10.4%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Medicine148.7%
    2. Health Professions42.3%
    1. Social Sciences53.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.5%
    3. Decision Sciences21.2%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.9%
    5. Psychology10.7%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences32.0%
    3. Neuroscience21.2%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Silicon Labs (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 34.3 works6.0×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.58× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.40× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.98× its world share, 25 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.97× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.41× its world share, 58 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.71× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.95× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.52× its world share, 12 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.87× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.45× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.22× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 3.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy3.52×12 works
  2. Engineering2.41×58 works
  3. Computer Science1.98×25 works
  4. Materials Science1.95×11 works
  5. Chemistry1.40×4 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.22×2 works
  7. Energy0.97×1 works
  8. Health Professions0.87×4 works
  9. Neuroscience0.74×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering0.74×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.71×6 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.59×0 works
  13. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.58×5 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.51×2 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.50×1 works
  16. Medicine0.45×14 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×3 works
  18. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.33×1 works
  19. Mathematics0.30×1 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×1 works
  21. Social Sciences0.26×5 works
  22. Psychology0.24×1 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Silicon Labs (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeffrey M. Arnold, Mark Segal and Fred Chow lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Silicon Labs (United States).

  1. 1 Jeffrey M. Arnold United States · #927,993 worldwide 930 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Mark Segal United States · #1,152,547 worldwide 1.8k citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Fred Chow United States · #1,234,367 worldwide 1.2k citations · 34 works
  4. 4 Carl Phillip Korobkin United States · #1,506,557 worldwide 517 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Shin-Ming Liu United States · #1,524,249 worldwide 624 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 J. Kao United States · #1,594,765 worldwide 824 citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Rudolf P. Severns United States · #1,640,480 worldwide 890 citations · 23 works
  8. 8 Bin Li United States · #1,724,374 worldwide 1.1k citations · 159 works
  9. 9 Mohamed N. Darwish United States · #1,834,159 worldwide 1.4k citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Mark S. Peercy United States · #1,947,446 worldwide 502 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Silicon Labs (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Silicon Labs (United States) is "OpenMP: an industry standard API for shared-memory programming" (Leonardo Dagum, Ramesh G. Menon, 1998), with 3,386 citations. Next come "A complete basis set model chemistry. VI. Use of density functional geometries and frequencies" (2,748) and "Methane storage in metal–organic frameworks" (1,683).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 OpenMP: an industry standard API for shared-memory programming Leonardo Dagum, Ramesh G. Menon · IEEE Computational Science and Engineering 1998 3,386
2 A complete basis set model chemistry. VI. Use of density functional geometries and frequencies John A. Jr. Montgomery, Michael J. Frisch, Joseph W. Ochterski et al. · The Journal of Chemical Physics 8 Feb 1999 2,748
3 Methane storage in metal–organic frameworks Yabing He, Wei Zhou, Guodong Qian et al. · Chemical Society Reviews Review 2014 1,683
4 Inside the Slammer worm David Moore, Vern Paxson, Stefan Savage et al. · IEEE Security & Privacy Jul 2003 981
5 Feature-based image metamorphosis Thaddeus Beier, Shawn Neely Conference paperOpen access Jul 1992 917
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Silicon Labs (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Silicon, Thermal Management, Failure Analysis, Machine Learning, Integrated Circuits, Entanglement and Reliability.

▲ 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 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. Machine Learning8▲ 1.54×30 topics
  2. Deep Learning7▲ 1.31×31 topics
  3. Solar Cells5▲ 16×6 topics
  4. Nanoparticles4▲ 2.2×19 topics
  5. Silicon4▲ 77×2 topics
  6. Energy Storage4▲ 4.0×8 topics
  7. Nanomaterials4▲ 2.4×11 topics
  8. Thermal Management4▲ 7.1×4 topics
  9. Graphene4▲ 3.3×8 topics
  10. Failure Analysis4▲ 24×2 topics
  11. Energy Efficiency3▲ 2.3×11 topics
  12. Entanglement3▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Integrated Circuits3▲ 15×3 topics
  14. Efficiency3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  15. Reliability3▲ 26×2 topics
  16. Biosensors3▲ 3.9×5 topics
  17. Cathode Materials3▲ 4.7×3 topics
  18. Photovoltaics3▲ 12×4 topics
  19. Distributed Systems3▲ 10×4 topics
  20. Process Variation3▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Thermal Behavior3▲ 42×2 topics
  22. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 3.9×3 topics
  23. Nanowire Transistors2▲ 41×1 topic
  24. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Heterojunction2▲ 90×1 topic
  26. Nanoelectronics2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Passivation2▲ 90×1 topic
  28. Sensors2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Atomic Layer Deposition2▲ 23×1 topic
  30. High-k Dielectrics2▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Resource Management2▲ 8.2×3 topics
  32. Fault Localization2▲ 18×2 topics
  33. Microfabrication2▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Renormalization Group2▲ 23×2 topics
  35. CMOS Technology2▲ 16×4 topics
  36. High-Temperature Electronics2▲ 21×2 topics
  37. Resonators2▲ 27×2 topics
  38. Thin Films2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  39. Actuators2▲ 7.6×1 topic
  40. MEMS2▲ 66×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies, Semiconductor materials and devices and Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies.

Advancements in Semicond…2Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell T…2Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 2 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …2Semiconductor materials and devices: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MEMS and NEMS T…2Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies: 2 fractional worksStructural Analysis of Composite Materials: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksQuantum many-body systems: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies13D IC and TSV technologies: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsAutomotive Engineering

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Advanced MEMS and NEMS Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Structural Analysis of Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Quantum many-body systems Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic 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 available19.1%not open80.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Silicon Labs (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00047% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Silicon Labs (United States)0.00099% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting20%40%60%all institutions10.0% in 2025Silicon Labs (United States)6.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 42.2% in 1992.

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