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Synopsys (United States)

In research, Synopsys (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,584 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#5,490 of 6,636 worldwide) and Electrical and Electronic Engineering (#2,233 of 2,318 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering — Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 11.3× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,460
of 28,054 · #6,934 all time
Rank in United States
#2,342
of 4,192
Research works
1.8k
▲ 8% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
12.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
8%
world 28%

What is Synopsys (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #8,584 of 12,888 3.5%228 #4125
EngineeringField #5,490 of 6,636 2.3%155 #2456
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,233 of 2,318 2.4%101 #1215

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Synopsys (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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#4,125 #8,584
  2. Engineering#2,456 #5,490
  3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#1,215 #2,233
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Synopsys (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 11.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 100.7 works11×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.29× its world share, 44 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.13× its world share, 155 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.11× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.49× its world share, 14 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 5 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.49× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Olivier Coudert, Victor Moroz and Yunqiang Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Synopsys (United States).

  1. 1 Olivier Coudert United States · #86,564 worldwide 226 citations · 28 works
  2. 2 Victor Moroz United States · #262,028 worldwide 125 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 Yunqiang Zhang United States · #335,878 worldwide 75 citations · 24 works
  4. 4 Anshuman Chandra United States · #348,177 worldwide 127 citations · 30 works
  5. 5 Mahesh A. Iyer United States · #410,858 worldwide 93 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Narendra Shenoy United States · #449,830 worldwide 101 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 John R. Rogers United States · #500,775 worldwide 22 citations · 45 works
  8. 8 Michael Keating United States · #591,404 worldwide 71 citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Xi–Wei Lin United States · #641,711 worldwide 104 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Lawrence S. Melvin United States · #764,738 worldwide 47 citations · 39 works
All ranked researchers at Synopsys (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Synopsys (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Process Variation, Integrated Circuits, Nanofabrication, High-Resolution Patterning, Energy Efficiency, Failure Analysis, Electron Beam Lithography and Resolution Limits.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Process Variation17▲ 119×2 topics
  2. Integrated Circuits16▲ 42×3 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency14▲ 6.2×9 topics
  4. Nanofabrication14▲ 93×2 topics
  5. High-Resolution Patterning14▲ 269×2 topics
  6. Failure Analysis12▲ 50×2 topics
  7. Electron Beam Lithography12▲ 485×1 topic
  8. Resolution Limits12▲ 485×1 topic
  9. Fault Localization11▲ 67×2 topics
  10. Nanowire Transistors11▲ 113×1 topic
  11. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors11▲ 113×1 topic
  12. Laser Voltage Probing11▲ 148×1 topic
  13. Photon Emission Microscopy11▲ 148×1 topic
  14. Nanoelectronics11▲ 48×2 topics
  15. CMOS Technology10▲ 48×4 topics
  16. Neural Networks10▲ 2.5×14 topics
  17. Atomic Layer Deposition9▲ 50×1 topic
  18. High-k Dielectrics9▲ 50×1 topic
  19. Embedded Cores8▲ 212×1 topic
  20. Test Data Compression8▲ 212×1 topic
  21. Thermal Management8▲ 9.7×4 topics
  22. Neuromorphic Computing8▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Low-Power8▲ 74×2 topics
  24. Virtual Prototyping7▲ 31×2 topics
  25. FPGA7▲ 76×2 topics
  26. Assembly Planning7▲ 37×1 topic
  27. Design for Manufacture7▲ 37×1 topic
  28. Approximate Computing6▲ 132×1 topic
  29. VLSI Circuits6▲ 132×1 topic
  30. Parallel Computing6▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Compound Eyes6▲ 285×1 topic
  32. Freeform Optics6▲ 285×1 topic
  33. Machine Vision6▲ 9.9×5 topics
  34. Power Optimization6▲ 85×2 topics
  35. Fault Tolerance6▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Optical Modulators5▲ 15×2 topics
  37. Non-Volatile Memory5▲ 22×2 topics
  38. Interconnect5▲ 123×1 topic
  39. Microcavities5▲ 18×1 topic
  40. Through-Silicon Via5▲ 123×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Photolithography Techniques, Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design, Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis and Semiconductor materials and devices.

Advancements in Photolit…12Advancements in Photolithography Techniques: 12 fractional worksAdvancements in Semicond…11Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 11 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and …11Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 11 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …9Semiconductor materials and devices: 9 fractional worksVLSI and Analog Circuit Testing: 8 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 7 fractional worksLow-power high-performan…6Low-power high-performance VLSI design: 6 fractional worksAdvanced optical system design: 6 fractional works3D IC and TSV technologies: 5 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringHardware and ArchitectureIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  3. 3 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 9 works
  5. 5 VLSI and Analog Circuit Testing Hardware and Architecture 8 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  7. 7 Low-power high-performance VLSI design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  8. 8 Advanced optical system design Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 3D IC and TSV technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  10. 10 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 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 available8.4%not open91.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.7%domestic only66.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher 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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