Thermal Wave Imaging (United States)
In research, Thermal Wave Imaging (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,943 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#7,150 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.
- World rank, all time
- #18,023 of 42,892
- Rank in United States
- #3,916 of 8,685
- Research works
- 245 ▼ 62% vs 2013–17
- Citations
- 4.4k 17.9 per fractional work
- Top-10% rate
- 0.0% record average 16.5%
- Open access
- 13% world 28%
What is Thermal Wave Imaging (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.
| Field | World rank | Where that sits | Top-10% rate | Works |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical SciencesDomain | #9,943 of 21,541 | 14.2% | 234 | |
| EngineeringField | #7,150 of 11,412 | 13.2% | 182 |
Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Thermal Wave Imaging (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.
Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 5.6×. Every wedge is a field page.
Who are the top researchers at Thermal Wave Imaging (United States)?
Ranked on the composite score, Allan Rosencwaig, Jon Opsal and Steven M. Shepard lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Thermal Wave Imaging (United States).
- 1 Allan Rosencwaig United States · #76,246 worldwide 262 citations · 30 works
- 2 Jon Opsal United States · #281,137 worldwide 113 citations · 33 works
- 3 Steven M. Shepard United States · #391,098 worldwide 101 citations · 26 works
Which keywords describe research at Thermal Wave Imaging (United States)?
By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Non-Destructive Testing, Defect Detection, Infrared Thermography, Thermal Imaging, Composite Materials, Building Diagnostics, Pulsed Thermography and Solar Cells.
- Infrared
- Thin-Film Materials
- Antireflective Coatings
- Guided Lamb Waves
- Micromachining
- Damage Detection
- Numerical Simulation
- Residual Stress
- Laser Welding
- Material Characterization
- Nanofabrication
- Passivation
- Photovoltaics
- Photon Emission Microscopy
- Laser Voltage Probing
- Failure Analysis
- Solar Cells
- Building Diagnostics
- Thermal Imaging
- Defect Detection
- Non-Destructive Testing
- Infrared Thermography
- Composite Materials
- Pulsed Thermography
- Mechanical Properties
- Integrated Circuits
- Microstructure
- Nanostructures
- Efficiency
- Silicon
- Spectroscopy
- Welding
- Process Optimization
- Heat Transfer
- Photonic Crystals
- Detection
- Sparse Representation
- Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring
- Femtosecond Laser
- Transparent Materials
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
- Non-Destructive Testing39▲ 136×2 topics
- Defect Detection36▲ 139×2 topics
- Infrared Thermography32▲ 302×2 topics
- Thermal Imaging32▲ 302×2 topics
- Composite Materials32▲ 58×3 topics
- Building Diagnostics32▲ 610×1 topic
- Pulsed Thermography32▲ 610×1 topic
- Solar Cells24▲ 31×5 topics
- Mechanical Properties16▲ 6.9×13 topics
- Failure Analysis16▲ 47×3 topics
- Integrated Circuits15▲ 26×2 topics
- Laser Voltage Probing14▲ 110×1 topic
- Microstructure14▲ 11×9 topics
- Photon Emission Microscopy14▲ 110×1 topic
- Nanostructures13▲ 11×7 topics
- Photovoltaics11▲ 18×2 topics
- Efficiency10▲ 16×3 topics
- Passivation10▲ 99×1 topic
- Silicon10▲ 54×1 topic
- Nanofabrication9▲ 42×2 topics
- Spectroscopy9▲ 11×3 topics
- Material Characterization8▲ 42×2 topics
- Welding8▲ 57×3 topics
- Laser Welding8▲ 75×2 topics
- Process Optimization8▲ 51×2 topics
- Residual Stress8▲ 73×2 topics
- Heat Transfer8▲ 6.2×1 topic
- Numerical Simulation8▲ 9.5×1 topic
- Photonic Crystals7▲ 20×3 topics
- Damage Detection7▲ 40×2 topics
- Detection7▲ 10×3 topics
- Micromachining7▲ 57×2 topics
- Sparse Representation7▲ 16×2 topics
- Guided Lamb Waves7▲ 58×1 topic
- Piezoelectric Impedance-Based Health Monitoring7▲ 58×1 topic
- Antireflective Coatings7▲ 98×1 topic
- Femtosecond Laser7▲ 43×1 topic
- Thin-Film Materials7▲ 98×1 topic
- Transparent Materials7▲ 92×1 topic
- Infrared7▲ 93×1 topic
Which research topics does Thermal Wave Imaging (United States) publish most on?
By volume in 2022–2025: Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis, Mechatronics Education and Applications and Offshore Engineering and Technologies.
Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.
- 1 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 2 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 3 Mechatronics Education and Applications Mechanical Engineering 1 works
- 4 Offshore Engineering and Technologies Ocean Engineering 0 works
- 5 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 0 works
- 6 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
- 7 Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques Mechanics of Materials 0 works
- 8 Mechanical Failure Analysis and Simulation Mechanical Engineering 0 works
- 9 High Temperature Alloys and Creep Mechanical Engineering 0 works
- 10 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 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.
World: 28% of research is openly available.
World: 19% is written across borders.
How has Thermal Wave Imaging (United States)'s research output changed?
Output in 2018–2022 was 62% lower than in 2013–2017.
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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