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SunEdison (Italy)

In research, SunEdison (Italy) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#11,296 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#34,417
of 34,923
Rank in Italy
#740
of 743
Research works
133
▼ 53% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
18.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
13%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
SunEdison (Italy)

What is SunEdison (Italy) 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
Physical SciencesDomain #11,296 of 17,446 13.0%130

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where SunEdison (Italy) 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 SunEdison (Italy) work in?

In all years, 98% of research at SunEdison (Italy) is in Physical Sciences, 1% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (66%), Materials Science (17%), Physics and Astronomy (13%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 130 fractional works · 98.1% of its workEngineering: 87 fractional works · 65.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 78 fractional works · 58.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 22 fractional works · 16.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 14.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 17 fractional works · 12.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 16 fractional works · 12.0% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSunEdison (Italy)133fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences98%Health Sciences0%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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8765.8%
    2. Materials Science2216.6%
    3. Physics and Astronomy1712.6%
    4. Chemistry21.8%
    5. Energy10.7%
    6. Computer Science00.2%
    7. Environmental Science00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences10.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    1. Medicine00.2%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.38× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.97× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 3.41× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 4.18× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 4.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Physics and Astronomy4.18×0 works
  2. Engineering3.41×2 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.97×0 works
  4. Arts and Humanities1.61×0 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.38×0 works
  6. Materials Science1.33×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.09×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.60×0 works
  9. Medicine0.42×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SunEdison (Italy)?

Ranked on the quality score, Roberto Scala, M. Olmo and Vladimir V. Voronkov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SunEdison (Italy).

  1. 1 Roberto Scala Italy · #1,894,917 worldwide 414 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 M. Olmo Italy · #2,303,241 worldwide 524 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Vladimir V. Voronkov Italy · #2,534,454 worldwide 3.7k citations · 193 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Falster Italy · #3,203,487 worldwide 4.6k citations · 242 works
  5. 5 D. Gambaro Italy · #4,115,405 worldwide 391 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Anna V. Batunina Italy · #4,759,273 worldwide 144 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Maria Porrini Italy · #5,729,642 worldwide 254 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Gabriella Borionetti Italy · #5,916,451 worldwide 323 citations · 52 works
All ranked researchers at SunEdison (Italy)

What are the most cited papers from SunEdison (Italy)?

The most cited paper from SunEdison (Italy) is "On the Properties of the Intrinsic Point Defects in Silicon: A Perspective from Crystal Growth and Wafer Processing" (Robert J. Falster, Vladimir V. Voronkov, F. Quast, 2000), with 212 citations. Next come "Determination of vacancy concentrations in the bulk of silicon wafers by platinum diffusion experiments" (159) and "Grown-in microdefects, residual vacancies and oxygen precipitation bands in Czochralski silicon" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On the Properties of the Intrinsic Point Defects in Silicon: A Perspective from Crystal Growth and Wafer Processing Robert J. Falster, Vladimir V. Voronkov, F. Quast · physica status solidi (b) Nov 2000 212
2 Determination of vacancy concentrations in the bulk of silicon wafers by platinum diffusion experiments Mohan Vadakkedam Jacob, P. Pichler, H. Ryssel et al. · Journal of Applied Physics Open access Jul 1997 159
3 Grown-in microdefects, residual vacancies and oxygen precipitation bands in Czochralski silicon Vladimir V. Voronkov, Robert J. Falster · Journal of Crystal Growth Aug 1999 156
4 Latent complexes of interstitial boron and oxygen dimers as a reason for degradation of silicon-based solar cells Vladimir V. Voronkov, Robert J. Falster · Journal of Applied Physics Mar 2010 139
5 Vacancy and self-interstitial concentration incorporated into growing silicon crystals Vladimir V. Voronkov, Robert J. Falster · Journal of Applied Physics Dec 1999 128
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SunEdison (Italy)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Photovoltaics, Efficiency, Passivation, Silicon, Plasmonics, Thin-Film Transistors and Electrical Properties.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Solar Cells71▲ 172×5 topics
  2. Photovoltaics36▲ 111×3 topics
  3. Efficiency36▲ 104×3 topics
  4. Passivation36▲ 676×1 topic
  5. Silicon36▲ 366×1 topic
  6. Plasmonics20▲ 195×1 topic
  7. Thin-Film Transistors20▲ 343×1 topic
  8. Electrical Properties14▲ 67×2 topics
  9. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts14▲ 205×1 topic
  10. Schottky Barrier14▲ 205×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles13▲ 7.4×6 topics
  12. Drug Delivery11▲ 17×2 topics
  13. Luminescent10▲ 241×1 topic
  14. Porous Silicon10▲ 241×1 topic
  15. Atomic Layer Deposition10▲ 56×1 topic
  16. High-k Dielectrics10▲ 56×1 topic
  17. Crystal Growth5▲ 12×2 topics
  18. Integrated Circuits5▲ 17×2 topics
  19. Failure Analysis5▲ 29×1 topic
  20. Photon Emission Microscopy5▲ 78×1 topic
  21. Phase-Field Models5▲ 185×1 topic
  22. Solidification5▲ 185×1 topic
  23. Chemical Mechanical Planarization2▲ 32×1 topic
  24. Material Removal Mechanism2▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Catalysis2▲ 1.97×4 topics
  26. Nanowire Transistors2▲ 25×1 topic
  27. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors2▲ 25×1 topic
  28. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 5.9×3 topics
  29. Cathode Materials2▲ 6.5×3 topics
  30. Energy Storage2▲ 3.5×3 topics
  31. Battery Technology2▲ 6.8×2 topics
  32. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 7.8×2 topics
  33. Surface Engineering2▲ 10×2 topics
  34. Hybrid Materials1▲ 9.8×1 topic
  35. Ion Beam1▲ 21×1 topic
  36. Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes1▲ 39×1 topic
  37. Surface Analysis1▲ 21×1 topic
  38. Battery Materials1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  39. Nanostructured Anodes1▲ 9.2×1 topic
  40. Fiber Reinforced Concrete1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does SunEdison (Italy) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Semiconductor materials and interfaces, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis, Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies and Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques.

Semiconductor materials …0Semiconductor materials and interfaces: 0 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …0Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 0 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 0 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 0 fractional worksSustainable Building Design and Assessment: 0 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 0 fractional worksConservation Techniques …0Conservation Techniques and Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Chemical Sensor Technologies: 0 fractional worksSmart Cities and Technologies: 0 fractional works
Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and interfaces Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  2. 2 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Sustainable Building Design and Assessment Building and Construction 0 works
  7. 7 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 0 works
  8. 8 Conservation Techniques and Studies Conservation 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Chemical Sensor Technologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Smart Cities and Technologies Media Technology 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 available13.4%not open86.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.4%domestic only63.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SunEdison (Italy)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 53% lower 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 SunEdison (Italy) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000024% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%SunEdison (Italy)0.000016% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of SunEdison (Italy) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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