Question 1

What are the most cited papers from Step Tools (United States)?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Step Tools (United States) is "The irradiance volume" (Gene Greger, Peter Shirley, Philip M. Hubbard et al., 1998), with 191 citations. Next come "A roadmap for STEP-NC-enabled interoperable manufacturing" (60) and "NIIIP-SMART: an investigation of distributed object approaches to support MES development and deployment in a virtual enterprise" (37).

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Question 3

Which fields of science does Step Tools (United States) work in?

Accepted Answer

In all years, 89% of research at Step Tools (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (77%), Computer Science (7%), Environmental Science (4%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Physical Sciences.