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U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate

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Research works
63
▼ 10% vs 2013–17
Citations
1.9k
30.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 2.69× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 7.30× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.13× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 12.28× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 12.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Graphene, Nanostructures, Microstructure, Nanostructured Materials and Sintering.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties5▲ 9.1×16 topics
  2. Nanoparticles5▲ 6.5×16 topics
  3. Nanocomposites4▲ 8.1×15 topics
  4. Graphene4▲ 11×9 topics
  5. Nanostructures4▲ 12×14 topics
  6. Microstructure3▲ 9.4×10 topics
  7. Nanostructured Materials3▲ 24×4 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications3▲ 4.1×11 topics
  9. Composite Materials3▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Polymer Composites3▲ 24×5 topics
  11. Sintering3▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Spark Plasma Sintering3▲ 39×2 topics
  13. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 26×4 topics
  14. Crystal Growth3▲ 12×8 topics
  15. Colloidal Crystals2▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Semiconductor2▲ 12×5 topics
  17. Applications2▲ 17×4 topics
  18. Ceramic Materials2▲ 35×4 topics
  19. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 25×2 topics
  20. Photonic Crystals2▲ 23×5 topics
  21. Transparent Conductors2▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Nanomaterials2▲ 4.3×9 topics
  23. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 9.4×5 topics
  24. Raman Spectroscopy2▲ 14×3 topics
  25. High-Temperature Applications2▲ 51×1 topic
  26. Nanocrystalline Ceramics2▲ 51×1 topic
  27. Semiconductors2▲ 12×4 topics
  28. Shape Memory Polymers2▲ 61×2 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 14×4 topics
  30. Photodetectors2▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Liquid Crystals2▲ 79×1 topic
  32. Nanocrystals2▲ 11×5 topics
  33. Nanowires2▲ 12×4 topics
  34. Self-Organization2▲ 56×1 topic
  35. Graphene Oxide2▲ 25×2 topics
  36. Bioinspired Materials2▲ 29×3 topics
  37. Optical Modulators2▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Raman Lasers2▲ 14×2 topics
  39. Thin Films2▲ 8.8×6 topics
  40. Nonlinear Optical Materials1▲ 36×3 topics

Which research topics does U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, MXene and MAX Phase Materials, Semiconductor materials and devices and Advanced ceramic materials synthesis.

Advanced Photocatalysis …1Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksMXene and MAX Phase Mate…0MXene and MAX Phase Materials: 0 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …0Semiconductor materials and devices: 0 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materia…0Advanced ceramic materials synthesis: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Memory and Neural Computing: 0 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 0 fractional worksCovalent Organic Framewo…0Covalent Organic Framework Applications: 0 fractional worksGa2O3 and related materi…0Ga2O3 and related materials: 0 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…0Graphene research and applications: 0 fractional worksLiquid Crystal Research …0Liquid Crystal Research Advancements: 0 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringCeramics and Composites1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  2. 2 MXene and MAX Phase Materials Materials Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced Memory and Neural Computing Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  7. 7 Covalent Organic Framework Applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Ga2O3 and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  10. 10 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic 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.

openly available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% 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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