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SunEdison (United States)

In research, SunEdison (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,273 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#8,915 of 11,412 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#3,947 of 4,248 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,894
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,134
of 8,685
Research works
377
▼ 86% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.6k
12.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

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 #13,273 of 21,541 7.2%346
EngineeringField #8,915 of 11,412 6.5%242
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #3,947 of 4,248 6.0%173

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 11.40× its world share, 2 worksChemistryEngineering: 2.34× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringMaterials Science: 2.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.62× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.76× 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, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Georg Pawlowski, Francis M. Houlihan and Munirathna Padmanaban lead among researchers whose main affiliation is SunEdison (United States).

  1. 1 Georg Pawlowski United States · #195,410 worldwide 124 citations · 25 works
  2. 2 Francis M. Houlihan United States · #940,098 worldwide 68 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Munirathna Padmanaban United States · #1,242,439 worldwide 26 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Takanori Kudo United States · #1,277,066 worldwide 24 citations · 15 works
  5. 5 Mark Neisser United States · #1,297,104 worldwide 31 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Medhat A. Toukhy United States · #1,578,518 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Hengpeng Wu United States · #1,582,523 worldwide 19 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at SunEdison (United States)

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 2022–2025: 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 worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolism and Applications: 0 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 0 fractional works
SpectroscopyAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic EngineeringSurfaces, Coatings and Films2 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 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 0 works
  9. 9 Microbial Metabolism and Applications Biotechnology 0 works
  10. 10 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic 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 available21.8%not open78.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 86% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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