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UL Research Institutes

In research, UL Research Institutes stands highest in Physical Sciences (#17,709 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#27,931
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#5,998
of 8,685
Research works
249
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.7k
14.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

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 #17,709 of 21,541 14.8%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 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: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.19× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.73× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 2 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 7.39× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at UL Research Institutes?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Lithium-ion Batteries, Cathode Materials, Photovoltaic Systems, Electric Vehicles, Electrical Systems, Battery Management Systems, Thermal Runaway and Energy Storage.

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

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 24×2 topics
  2. Cathode Materials2▲ 22×3 topics
  3. Electric Vehicles2▲ 23×2 topics
  4. Photovoltaic Systems2▲ 78×2 topics
  5. Arc Fault1▲ 408×1 topic
  6. Battery Management Systems1▲ 39×1 topic
  7. Detection1▲ 20×1 topic
  8. Electrical Systems1▲ 153×2 topics
  9. Energy Storage1▲ 9.1×2 topics
  10. Rechargeable Batteries1▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Thermal Runaway1▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Battery Technology1▲ 18×2 topics
  13. Bayesian Networks1▲ 54×1 topic
  14. COVID-191▲ 3.4×1 topic
  15. Deep Learning1▲ 1.42×5 topics
  16. Fault Tree Analysis1▲ 98×1 topic
  17. Pandemic1▲ 4.3×1 topic

Which research topics does UL Research Institutes publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Battery Technologies Research, Electrical Fault Detection and Protection, Risk and Safety Analysis and COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts.

Advanced Battery Technologies Research: 1 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 worksAdvanced Battery Materia…1Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 1 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 0 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyEconomics and Econometrics3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 1 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 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has UL Research Institutes's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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