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United Microelectronics (United States)

In research, United Microelectronics (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,399 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 10.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,594
of 22,385 · #18,882 all time
Rank in United States
#2,739
of 3,332
Research works
574
▲ 314% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
10.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
53%
world 18%
United Microelectronics (United States)

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

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #6,399 of 10,670 6.9%92 #7229

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where United Microelectronics (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does United Microelectronics (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at United Microelectronics (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (57%), Computer Science (13%), Materials Science (8%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 126 fractional works · 89.1% of its workEngineering: 81 fractional works · 57.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 54 fractional works · 38.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 18 fractional works · 13.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHardware and Architecture: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 4.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 11 fractional works · 7.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKUnitedMicroelectronics…142fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences4%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8157.4%
    2. Computer Science1813.0%
    3. Materials Science117.7%
    4. Physics and Astronomy117.5%
    5. Environmental Science21.2%
    6. Chemistry10.8%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology21.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.3%
    3. Neuroscience11.0%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.5%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting21.1%
    3. Social Sciences10.6%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
    5. Psychology00.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine32.2%
    2. Health Professions00.2%
    3. Dentistry00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does United Microelectronics (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electrical and Electronic Engineering takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield · 53.8 works11×
  2. EngineeringField · 81.4 works3.8×
← 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.32× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.68× its world share, 18 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.83× its world share, 81 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.21× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 3.38× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.71× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 3.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering3.83×81 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.38×11 works
  3. Materials Science2.21×11 works
  4. Computer Science1.68×18 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.32×1 works
  6. Energy0.71×1 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.71×2 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.70×1 works
  9. Neuroscience0.59×1 works
  10. Chemistry0.52×1 works
  11. Decision Sciences0.36×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×2 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×2 works
  14. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.24×2 works
  16. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  17. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  18. Medicine0.12×3 works
  19. Psychology0.12×0 works
  20. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  21. Health Professions0.08×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.04×1 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Rodney J. Hurditch, C. C. Huang and Yoshitsugu ARAKAKI lead among researchers whose main affiliation is United Microelectronics (United States).

  1. 1 Rodney J. Hurditch United States · #2,895,929 worldwide 411 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 C. C. Huang United States · #3,099,038 worldwide 273 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Yoshitsugu ARAKAKI United States · #3,153,359 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 Jun Yuan Wu United States · #3,191,143 worldwide 60 citations · 19 works
  5. 5 Fu‐Tai Liou United States · #3,663,516 worldwide 148 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Hao Wang United States · #3,712,443 worldwide 1 citations · 17 works
  7. 7 Richard Fothergill United States · #3,790,099 worldwide 41 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Ted Guo United States · #3,840,240 worldwide 288 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Yasunori TANIMOTO United States · #3,864,472 worldwide 0 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 C. T. Lin United States · #3,975,266 worldwide 37 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at United Microelectronics (United States)

What are the most cited papers from United Microelectronics (United States)?

The most cited paper from United Microelectronics (United States) is "Effect of titanium surface roughness on proliferation, differentiation, and protein synthesis of human osteoblast‐like cells (MG63)" (J. Y. Martin, Zvi Schwartz, Thomas W. Hummert et al., 1995), with 1,120 citations. Next come "Compact and Highly Efficient Grating Couplers Between Optical Fiber and Nanophotonic Waveguides" (373) and "Reusability Framework, Assessment, and Directions" (368).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of titanium surface roughness on proliferation, differentiation, and protein synthesis of human osteoblast‐like cells (MG63) J. Y. Martin, Zvi Schwartz, Thomas W. Hummert et al. · Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Mar 1995 1,120
2 Compact and Highly Efficient Grating Couplers Between Optical Fiber and Nanophotonic Waveguides Frederik Van Laere, Gnther Roelkens, M. Ayre et al. · Journal of Lightwave Technology Open access 2007 373
3 Reusability Framework, Assessment, and Directions Ted J. Biggerstaff, Chris Richter · IEEE Software Mar 1987 368
4 A model of authorization for next-generation database systems Fausto Rabitti, Elisa Bertino, Won Bae Kim et al. · ACM Transactions on Database Systems Open access Mar 1991 322
5 Bio‐Inspired Sandwich‐Structured All‐Day‐Round Solar Evaporator for Synergistic Clean Water and Electricity Generation Ran Niu, Jiaxin Ren, J. Justin Koh et al. · Advanced Energy Materials Open access 16 Oct 2023 314
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at United Microelectronics (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Integrated Circuits, Biosensors, Thermal Management, Optical Modulators, Silicon Photonics, Microcavities, Nanophotonic Waveguides and Reliability.

▲ 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 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. Integrated Circuits9▲ 42×3 topics
  2. Deep Learning8▲ 1.73×41 topics
  3. Machine Learning7▲ 1.49×29 topics
  4. Biosensors7▲ 9.7×6 topics
  5. Neural Networks6▲ 2.7×20 topics
  6. Thermal Management6▲ 13×5 topics
  7. Optical Modulators6▲ 28×3 topics
  8. Energy Efficiency5▲ 4.0×12 topics
  9. Silicon Photonics5▲ 36×2 topics
  10. Microcavities5▲ 34×1 topic
  11. Nanophotonic Waveguides5▲ 39×1 topic
  12. Reliability5▲ 45×2 topics
  13. CMOS5▲ 67×2 topics
  14. Power Electronics5▲ 10×7 topics
  15. Delta-Sigma Modulator4▲ 97×2 topics
  16. High-Temperature Electronics4▲ 53×2 topics
  17. Power Devices4▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Frequency Synthesizer4▲ 77×2 topics
  19. CMOS Technology4▲ 36×4 topics
  20. Nanoelectronics4▲ 36×2 topics
  21. Nanowires4▲ 21×4 topics
  22. Semiconductors4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  23. Artificial Neural Networks4▲ 5.8×5 topics
  24. Silicon Carbide4▲ 56×1 topic
  25. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors4▲ 65×1 topic
  26. Band Parameters4▲ 47×2 topics
  27. Process Variation4▲ 44×2 topics
  28. Light-Emitting Diodes4▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Atomic Layer Deposition3▲ 36×1 topic
  30. GaN3▲ 64×2 topics
  31. High-k Dielectrics3▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Low-Power3▲ 52×2 topics
  33. AlGaN/GaN HEMTs3▲ 70×1 topic
  34. III-Nitrides3▲ 70×1 topic
  35. Nanowire Transistors3▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Tunnel Field-Effect Transistors3▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Optical Fiber3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 8.2×3 topics
  39. Wireless Communications2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  40. ADC2▲ 80×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Photonic and Optical Devices, Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies, Semiconductor materials and devices and GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials.

Photonic and Optical Dev…5Photonic and Optical Devices: 5 fractional worksSilicon Carbide Semicond…4Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies: 4 fractional worksSemiconductor materials …3Semiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor …3GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 3 fractional worksAdvancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design: 3 fractional worksAnalog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksMicrowave Engineering an…2Microwave Engineering and Waveguides: 2 fractional worksRadio Frequency Integrat…2Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in PLL and …2Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced MIMO Systems Op…2Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization: 2 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCondensed Matter PhysicsBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 3 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Microwave Engineering and Waveguides Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Advancements in PLL and VCO Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 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 available17.7%not open82.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors52.8%domestic only47.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 314% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is United Microelectronics (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%United Microelectronics (United States)0.0010% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of United Microelectronics (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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