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SunEdison (United States)

In research, SunEdison (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,815 of 17,446 worldwide), Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,819 of 3,725 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,843 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,840
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,832
of 7,310
Research works
377
▲ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.83×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
SunEdison (United States)

What is SunEdison (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
Physical SciencesDomain #10,815 of 17,446 5.9%346
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,819 of 3,725 6.0%173
EngineeringField #7,843 of 9,532 6.4%242

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

In all years, 92% of research at SunEdison (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (64%), Materials Science (13%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 346 fractional works · 91.6% of its workEngineering: 242 fractional works · 64.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 173 fractional works · 45.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 32 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 8 fractional works · 2.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 49 fractional works · 13.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 28 fractional works · 7.3% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 12 fractional works · 3.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 6 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 29 fractional works · 7.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 26 fractional works · 6.9% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 6 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 18 fractional works · 4.7% of its workMedicine: 17 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 1.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKSunEdison (UnitedStates)377fractional works, all years
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering24264.1%
    2. Materials Science4913.0%
    3. Physics and Astronomy297.8%
    4. Energy61.6%
    5. Chemistry51.3%
    6. Computer Science51.3%
    7. Environmental Science41.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.6%
    9. Mathematics20.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    1. Medicine174.5%
    2. Veterinary00.1%
    3. Health Professions00.0%
    4. Nursing00.0%
    1. Social Sciences30.9%
    2. Decision Sciences30.8%
    3. Arts and Humanities20.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    6. Psychology00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences30.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.4%
    3. Neuroscience10.2%
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: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 10.81× its world share, 2 worksChemistryEngineering: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 3.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.09× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 10.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry10.81×2 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy8.09×2 works
  3. Materials Science3.16×1 works
  4. Engineering2.34×3 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×0 works
  6. Business, Management and Accounting0.72×0 works
  7. Medicine0.59×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.24×0 works

Who are the top researchers at SunEdison (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Graham R. Fisher, David J. Abdallah and Robert Standley lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SunEdison (United States).

  1. 1 Graham R. Fisher United States · #1,929,342 worldwide 1.4k citations · 50 works
  2. 2 David J. Abdallah United States · #2,208,853 worldwide 2k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Robert Standley United States · #2,545,605 worldwide 388 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Yi Cao United States · #2,978,021 worldwide 899 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Hengpeng Wu United States · #3,196,560 worldwide 340 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Anastasios Golnas United States · #3,464,673 worldwide 491 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Francis M. Houlihan United States · #3,582,470 worldwide 1.3k citations · 86 works
  8. 8 Georg Pawlowski United States · #4,026,304 worldwide 1.4k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Larry W. Shive United States · #4,087,259 worldwide 431 citations · 28 works
  10. 10 Shinji Miyazaki United States · #4,174,128 worldwide 209 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at SunEdison (United States)

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

The most cited paper from SunEdison (United States) is "Redox Flow Batteries: An Engineering Perspective" (Babu R. Chalamala, Thiagarajan Soundappan, Graham R. Fisher et al., 2014), with 238 citations. Next come "On the Properties of the Intrinsic Point Defects in Silicon: A Perspective from Crystal Growth and Wafer Processing" (212) and "Grinding of silicon wafers: A review from historical perspectives" (190).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Redox Flow Batteries: An Engineering Perspective Babu R. Chalamala, Thiagarajan Soundappan, Graham R. Fisher et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE 16 May 2014 238
2 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
3 Grinding of silicon wafers: A review from historical perspectives Zhi Pei, Graham R. Fisher, J. Liu · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture 6 Jun 2008 190
4 Grinding induced subsurface cracks in silicon wafers Zhijian Pei, S.R. Billingsley, Seiji Miura · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture Jul 1999 170
5 Intrinsic Point Defects and Impurities in Silicon Crystal Growth Vladimir V. Voronkov, Robert J. Falster · Journal of The Electrochemical Society 2002 167
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at SunEdison (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Solar Cells, Photovoltaics, Efficiency, Silicon, Heterojunction, Passivation, High-Resolution Patterning and Nanofabrication.

▲ 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 Cells94▲ 81×7 topics
  2. Photovoltaics59▲ 63×4 topics
  3. Efficiency55▲ 56×4 topics
  4. Silicon54▲ 193×2 topics
  5. Heterojunction54▲ 353×1 topic
  6. Passivation54▲ 353×1 topic
  7. High-Resolution Patterning26▲ 177×2 topics
  8. Nanofabrication25▲ 74×2 topics
  9. Tool Wear24▲ 45×3 topics
  10. Nanoelectronics22▲ 38×2 topics
  11. Atomic Layer Deposition22▲ 44×1 topic
  12. High-k Dielectrics22▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Electron Beam Lithography21▲ 277×1 topic
  14. Molecular Dynamics Simulation21▲ 37×3 topics
  15. Resolution Limits21▲ 277×1 topic
  16. Chemical Mechanical Planarization21▲ 93×1 topic
  17. Material Removal Mechanism21▲ 93×1 topic
  18. Flexible Electronics20▲ 38×2 topics
  19. Plasmonics20▲ 68×1 topic
  20. Thin-Film Transistors20▲ 119×1 topic
  21. Integrated Circuits19▲ 21×3 topics
  22. Dielectric Properties17▲ 31×3 topics
  23. Electrical Properties17▲ 28×3 topics
  24. Failure Analysis16▲ 32×1 topic
  25. Photon Emission Microscopy16▲ 84×1 topic
  26. Metal-Semiconductor Contacts16▲ 81×1 topic
  27. Schottky Barrier16▲ 81×1 topic
  28. Thin Films11▲ 11×7 topics
  29. Crystal Growth11▲ 8.3×5 topics
  30. Thermal Management11▲ 9.9×4 topics
  31. Numerical Simulation10▲ 8.3×3 topics
  32. Nanostructures10▲ 5.6×9 topics
  33. Phase-Field Models10▲ 134×1 topic
  34. Solidification10▲ 134×1 topic
  35. Nanowires10▲ 11×3 topics
  36. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy8▲ 16×2 topics
  37. Electromigration8▲ 40×2 topics
  38. Process Variation8▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Nanowire Transistors8▲ 32×1 topic
  40. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors8▲ 32×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Spectroscopy and Laser Applications, Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies, Terahertz technology and applications and Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies.

Spectroscopy and Laser A…2Spectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies: 1 fractional worksTerahertz technology and applications: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…0Photonic and Optical Devices: 0 fractional worksFungal Biology and Applications: 0 fractional worksStrong Light-Matter Interactions: 0 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 0 fractional works
SpectroscopyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and Films1 others

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

  1. 1 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Fiber Laser Technologies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  3. 3 Terahertz technology and applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 1 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Fungal Biology and Applications Pharmacology 0 works
  8. 8 Strong Light-Matter Interactions Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 0 works
  9. 9 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has SunEdison (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 SunEdison (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000043% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%SunEdison (United States)0.000071% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of SunEdison (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%all institutions10.0% in 2014SunEdison (United States)4.0% in 20142010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 5.9% in 2006.

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