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Silk Technologies (United States)

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Research works
8
▲ 191% vs 2018-21
Citations
66
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
9%
world 18%
Silk Technologies (United States)

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

In all years, 40% of research at Silk Technologies (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (26%), Medicine (15%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%). It does 1.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 40.0% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 26.4% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 22.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 10.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 5.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 31.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 4.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 28.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 14.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 6.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 1 fractional works · 13.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKSilk Technologies(United States)8fractional works, all years
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences40%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences1%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science226.4%
    2. Engineering110.6%
    3. Computer Science02.2%
    4. Chemistry00.8%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology113.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology19.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences04.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics04.3%
    1. Medicine114.9%
    2. Health Professions113.1%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    2. Social Sciences00.4%
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: 1.88× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 19.51× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Engineering: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 9.55× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.51× its world share, 0 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 19.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 6 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology19.51×1 works
  2. Materials Science9.55×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.35×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.88×0 works
  5. Engineering0.69×0 works
  6. Medicine0.51×0 works

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

The most cited paper from Silk Technologies (United States) is "Silk-Derived Protein Enhances Corneal Epithelial Migration, Adhesion, and Proliferation" (Waleed Abdel‐Naby, Brigette Cole, Aihong Liu et al., 2017), with 64 citations. Next come "Enabling alternative ethylene production through its selective adsorption in the metal–organic framework Mn 2 ( m -dobdc)" (60) and "Treatment with solubilized Silk-Derived Protein (SDP) enhances rabbit corneal epithelial wound healing" (31).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Silk-Derived Protein Enhances Corneal Epithelial Migration, Adhesion, and Proliferation Waleed Abdel‐Naby, Brigette Cole, Aihong Liu et al. · Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science Open access 3 Mar 2017 64
2 Enabling alternative ethylene production through its selective adsorption in the metal–organic framework Mn 2 ( m -dobdc) Jonathan E. Bachman, Douglas A. Reed, Matthew T. Kapelewski et al. · Energy & Environmental Science 2018 60
3 Treatment with solubilized Silk-Derived Protein (SDP) enhances rabbit corneal epithelial wound healing Waleed Abdel‐Naby, Brigette Cole, Aihong Liu et al. · PLoS ONE Open access 20 Nov 2017 31
4 Effect of silk fibroin protein hydrolysis on biochemistry, gelation kinetics, and NF-kB bioactivity in vitro Brian D. Lawrence, David W. Infanger · International Journal of Biological Macromolecules Open access 27 May 2024 13
5 Silk-Derived Protein-4 Versus Vehicle Control in Treating Patients With Moderate to Severe Dry Eye Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial Brian D. Lawrence, Paul M Karpecki, David W. Infanger et al. · American Journal of Ophthalmology 31 Aug 2024 8
All 15 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

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

By volume in 2022-now: Silk-based biomaterials and applications, Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities, Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides and Silkworms and Sericulture Research.

Silk-based biomaterials …1Silk-based biomaterials and applications: 1 fractional worksAntimicrobial Peptides and Activities: 1 fractional worksProtein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides: 0 fractional worksSilkworms and Sericulture Research: 0 fractional worksUltrasound and Hyperthermia Applications: 0 fractional worksBiochemical and Structural Characterization: 0 fractional worksBlood properties and coagulation: 0 fractional worksUltrasound and Cavitation Phenomena: 0 fractional worksCorneal Surgery and Treatments: 0 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 0 fractional works
BiomaterialsMicrobiologyMolecular BiologyInsect Science4 others

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

  1. 1 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 1 works
  2. 2 Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities Microbiology 1 works
  3. 3 Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Silkworms and Sericulture Research Insect Science 0 works
  5. 5 Ultrasound and Hyperthermia Applications Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Biochemical and Structural Characterization Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Blood properties and coagulation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena Materials Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Corneal Surgery and Treatments Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials Biomedical Engineering 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 available40.7%not open59.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.9%domestic only91.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 191% higher than in 2018-2021.

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