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UL Research Institutes

In research, UL Research Institutes stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,071 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#16,305
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,380
of 7,310
Research works
249
▼ 49% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.7k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
UL Research Institutes

What is UL Research Institutes 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 #5,071 of 17,446 8.6%178

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where UL Research Institutes 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 UL Research Institutes work in?

In 2022-now, 63% of research at UL Research Institutes is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (38%), Medicine (13%), Environmental Science (9%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 63.1% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 37.9% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 14.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 8.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 4.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 5.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 15.6% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 13.3% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workALL ITS WORKUL ResearchInstitutes26fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences5%Physical Sciences63%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1037.9%
    2. Environmental Science28.9%
    3. Computer Science27.7%
    4. Chemistry12.6%
    5. Materials Science12.6%
    6. Physics and Astronomy01.8%
    7. Energy01.2%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    1. Decision Sciences25.9%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance25.8%
    3. Social Sciences13.4%
    4. Psychology00.8%
    1. Medicine313.3%
    2. Health Professions01.9%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.2%
    2. Neuroscience01.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.6%
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: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.53× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.79× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.69× its world share, 3 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 6.14× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.70× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 6.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences6.14×2 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.70×2 works
  3. Engineering2.53×10 works
  4. Environmental Science1.79×2 works
  5. Chemistry1.64×1 works
  6. Energy1.35×0 works
  7. Computer Science0.99×2 works
  8. Neuroscience0.93×0 works
  9. Dentistry0.88×0 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.82×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.74×1 works
  12. Health Professions0.74×0 works
  13. Medicine0.69×3 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.59×1 works
  15. Psychology0.28×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.27×1 works
  17. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.25×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.12×0 works

Who are the top researchers at UL Research Institutes?

Ranked on the quality score, Marilyn Black, Pravinray D. Gandhi and Liang Ji lead among researchers whose main affiliation is UL Research Institutes.

  1. 1 Marilyn Black United States · #605,037 worldwide 1.4k citations · 42 works
  2. 2 Pravinray D. Gandhi United States · #1,987,388 worldwide 424 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Liang Ji United States · #1,989,008 worldwide 1.8k citations · 55 works
  4. 4 Kenneth P. Boyce United States · #4,881,058 worldwide 178 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at UL Research Institutes

What are the most cited papers from UL Research Institutes?

The most cited paper from UL Research Institutes is "Interdigital sensors and transducers" (Alexander V. Mamishev, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Fumin Yang et al., 2004), with 578 citations. Next come "Machine Learning of Toxicological Big Data Enables Read-Across Structure Activity Relationships (RASAR) Outperforming Animal Test Reproducibility" (333) and "Targeting high value metals in lithium-ion battery recycling via shredding and size-based separation" (236).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Interdigital sensors and transducers Alexander V. Mamishev, Kishore Sundara-Rajan, Fumin Yang et al. · Proceedings of the IEEE 26 Apr 2004 578
2 Machine Learning of Toxicological Big Data Enables Read-Across Structure Activity Relationships (RASAR) Outperforming Animal Test Reproducibility Thomas Luechtefeld, Dan H. Marsh, Craig Rowlands et al. · Toxicological Sciences Open access 20 Jun 2018 333
3 Targeting high value metals in lithium-ion battery recycling via shredding and size-based separation Xue Wang, Gabrielle G. Gaustad, Callie W. Babbitt · Waste Management Open access 11 Nov 2015 236
4 Lithium-ion energy storage battery explosion incidents Robert G. Zalosh, Pravinray D. Gandhi, Adam Barowy · Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries 2 Jun 2021 227
5 Contamination of firefighter personal protective equipment and skin and the effectiveness of decontamination procedures Kenneth W. Fent, Barbara M. Alexander, Jennifer Roberts et al. · Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene Open access 21 Jun 2017 182
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at UL Research Institutes?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lithium-ion Batteries, Electric Vehicles, Battery Management Systems, Thermal Runaway, Cathode Materials, Photovoltaic Systems, Electrical Systems and Rechargeable Batteries.

▲ 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-now 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 18 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Lithium-ion Batteries3▲ 27×2 topics
  2. Electric Vehicles2▲ 28×2 topics
  3. Battery Management Systems2▲ 52×1 topic
  4. Thermal Runaway2▲ 52×1 topic
  5. Cathode Materials2▲ 19×3 topics
  6. Photovoltaic Systems2▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Arc Fault1▲ 322×1 topic
  8. Detection1▲ 17×1 topic
  9. Electrical Systems1▲ 131×2 topics
  10. Energy Storage1▲ 7.6×2 topics
  11. Rechargeable Batteries1▲ 19×2 topics
  12. Battery Technology1▲ 15×2 topics
  13. Epidemiology1◆ 1.03×4 topics
  14. Bayesian Networks1▲ 43×1 topic
  15. COVID-191▲ 3.0×1 topic
  16. Deep Learning1▲ 1.17×5 topics
  17. Fault Tree Analysis1▲ 86×1 topic
  18. Pandemic1▲ 3.9×1 topic

Which research topics does UL Research Institutes publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection, Risk and Safety Analysis and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Advanced Battery Technol…2Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksElectrical Fault Detection and Protection: 1 fractional worksRisk and Safety Analysis1Risk and Safety Analysis: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Pandemic Impacts1COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 1 fractional worksBurn Injury Management a…1Burn Injury Management and Outcomes: 1 fractional worksRestraint-Related Deaths1Restraint-Related Deaths: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyEconomics and Econometrics4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Electrical Fault Detection and Protection Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Risk and Safety Analysis Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  4. 4 COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  7. 7 Burn Injury Management and Outcomes Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Restraint-Related Deaths Emergency Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has UL Research Institutes's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 49% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is UL Research Institutes as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%UL Research Institutes0.000054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of UL Research Institutes over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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