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Specialty Materials (United States)

In research, Specialty Materials (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#8,351 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#9,946 of 16,688 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,526 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,435
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,983
of 7,310
Research works
635
▲ 26% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
20.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Specialty Materials (United States)

What is Specialty Materials (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
MedicineField #8,351 of 14,558 8.5%150
Health SciencesDomain #9,946 of 16,688 8.1%170
Physical SciencesDomain #12,526 of 17,446 7.3%346
EngineeringField #7,968 of 9,532 7.4%168

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

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Specialty Materials (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Engineering (18%), Social Sciences (13%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 24 fractional works · 38.9% of its workEngineering: 11 fractional works · 17.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 8.6% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 6.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 22 fractional works · 35.8% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 28.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 18.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 12.8% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety Research: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSpecialtyMaterials (Unite…63fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences7%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences19%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1117.6%
    2. Environmental Science58.6%
    3. Materials Science46.9%
    4. Computer Science11.7%
    5. Chemistry11.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy11.3%
    7. Energy00.6%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Medicine1828.8%
    2. Health Professions23.5%
    3. Dentistry12.3%
    4. Veterinary00.8%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Social Sciences812.8%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.9%
    3. Psychology11.8%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    5. Decision Sciences10.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology23.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.1%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
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: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.61× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.17× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.74× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.97× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.84× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.35× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 5.87× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.01× its world share, 8 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary5.87×0 works
  2. Dentistry4.84×2 works
  3. Materials Science1.97×4 works
  4. Environmental Science1.74×5 works
  5. Medicine1.50×18 works
  6. Health Professions1.35×2 works
  7. Engineering1.17×11 works
  8. Chemistry1.04×1 works
  9. Social Sciences1.01×8 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.94×1 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology0.85×0 works
  12. Chemical Engineering0.76×0 works
  13. Energy0.67×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.67×1 works
  15. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.66×2 works
  16. Nursing0.63×0 works
  17. Neuroscience0.61×1 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.60×1 works
  19. Psychology0.60×1 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.50×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.23×1 works
  23. Computer Science0.22×1 works
  24. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  25. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Specialty Materials (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Alaa E. E. Ahmed, James B. Peter and Madhumita Patnaik lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Specialty Materials (United States).

  1. 1 Alaa E. E. Ahmed United States · #1,395,034 worldwide 1.6k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 James B. Peter United States · #2,015,936 worldwide 18k citations · 224 works
  3. 3 Madhumita Patnaik United States · #3,419,328 worldwide 1.3k citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Rudraneel Das United States · #3,955,442 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Douglas C. Aziz United States · #4,156,170 worldwide 423 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 KS Narayanan United States · #4,197,944 worldwide 51 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Larry Senak United States · #4,209,904 worldwide 229 citations · 28 works
  8. 8 Erin T. McDevitt United States · #4,325,920 worldwide 413 citations · 24 works
  9. 9 Azumi Ito United States · #4,685,411 worldwide 209 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Melkon S. Agopian United States · #4,931,917 worldwide 303 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Specialty Materials (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Specialty Materials (United States) is "Cerebrospinal fluid analysis: disease-related data patterns and evaluation programs" (Hansotto Reiber, James B. Peter, 2001), with 736 citations. Next come "Multichannel film dosimetry with nonuniformity correction" (460) and "Association of human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) with multiple sclerosis: Increased IgM response to HHV-6 early antigen and detection of serum HHV-6 DNA" (447).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cerebrospinal fluid analysis: disease-related data patterns and evaluation programs Hansotto Reiber, James B. Peter · Journal of the Neurological Sciences Open access Mar 2001 736
2 Multichannel film dosimetry with nonuniformity correction Andre Micke, David F. Lewis, Xiang Yu · Medical Physics 2 May 2011 460
3 Association of human herpes virus 6 (HHV-6) with multiple sclerosis: Increased IgM response to HHV-6 early antigen and detection of serum HHV-6 DNA Samantha S. Soldan, Rossana Berti, N. Ben Salem et al. · Nature Medicine Dec 1997 447
4 Risk factors for subclinical atherosclerosis in a prospective cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus Andrea. Schwartz Doria, Y Shoenfeld, R Wu et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 28 Oct 2003 405
5 Systematic Effects of Carbon Doping on the Superconducting Properties of Mg ( B 1 − x C x ) 2 Rudeger H. T. Wilke, Sergey L. Bud’ko, Paul C. Canfield et al. · Physical Review Letters Open access 27 May 2004 355
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Specialty Materials (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Wastewater Treatment, Environmental Impact, Public Health, Grain Refinement, Health Effects and Ethnicity.

▲ 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 29 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 29 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties3▲ 4.8×13 topics
  2. Epidemiology3▲ 1.17×21 topics
  3. Environmental Impact3▲ 2.4×11 topics
  4. Microstructure3▲ 8.0×9 topics
  5. Public Health2▲ 2.6×11 topics
  6. Quality of Life2▲ 2.1×18 topics
  7. Wastewater Treatment2▲ 12×4 topics
  8. Sustainability2◆ 1.09×10 topics
  9. Health Effects2▲ 4.2×6 topics
  10. Diagnosis2▲ 2.5×8 topics
  11. Management1▲ 2.8×7 topics
  12. Ethnicity1▲ 5.7×3 topics
  13. Inflammation1◆ 1.00×12 topics
  14. Nanoparticles1▲ 1.68×7 topics
  15. Biomedical Applications1▲ 1.68×6 topics
  16. Ethical Considerations1▲ 5.6×5 topics
  17. Global Burden1▲ 3.5×5 topics
  18. Grain Refinement1▲ 17×3 topics
  19. Human Rights1▲ 1.82×4 topics
  20. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.20×7 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes1▲ 5.1×5 topics
  22. Chemotherapy1▲ 2.5×10 topics
  23. Precision Medicine1▲ 3.6×4 topics
  24. Qualitative Research1▲ 2.0×4 topics
  25. Recycling1▲ 4.5×4 topics
  26. Anammox Bacteria1▲ 50×1 topic
  27. Nitrogen-Cycling Network1▲ 50×1 topic
  28. Surgical Management1▲ 4.0×6 topics
  29. Treatment1▲ 1.37×6 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research and Human Health and Disease.

Wastewater Treatment and…1Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal: 1 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and…1Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 1 fractional worksChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research: 1 fractional worksHuman Health and Disease1Human Health and Disease: 1 fractional worksMigration, Refugees, and…1Migration, Refugees, and Integration: 1 fractional worksPer- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research: 1 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 1 fractional worksFluoride Effects and Rem…1Fluoride Effects and Removal: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional worksMicrostructure and mechanical properties: 0 fractional works
PollutionGeneticsPulmonary and Respiratory MedicinePediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 Wastewater Treatment and Nitrogen Removal Pollution 1 works
  2. 2 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Human Health and Disease Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Migration, Refugees, and Integration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  6. 6 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research Environmental Chemistry 1 works
  7. 7 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Fluoride Effects and Removal Water Science and Technology 1 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 26% higher 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 Specialty Materials (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Specialty Materials (United States)0.00031% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Specialty Materials (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.

5%10%15%Specialty Materials (United States)12.2% in 2011all institutions10.0% in 201120002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 12.2% in 2011.

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