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Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)

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Research works
87
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
81
0.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.3%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
67%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)

Not ranked overall: Vacuum Process Engineering (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Vacuum Process Engineering (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 51% of research at Vacuum Process Engineering (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 39% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Business, Management and Accounting (27%), Social Sciences (9%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 50.7% of its workEngineering: 10 fractional works · 40.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 3 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 10.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 39.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 7 fractional works · 26.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 5 fractional works · 21.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 9.4% of its workLaw: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVacuum ProcessEngineering…25fractional works, 2022-now
Physical Sciences51%Health Sciences10%Social Sciences39%

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 3 domains and 13 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1040.0%
    2. Energy26.3%
    3. Environmental Science01.3%
    4. Materials Science01.0%
    5. Chemical Engineering00.7%
    6. Computer Science00.7%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.7%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting726.9%
    2. Social Sciences29.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities12.7%
    1. Health Professions15.4%
    2. Medicine14.8%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
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.

Chemical Engineering: 1.92× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 6.82× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.67× its world share, 10 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.04× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 8.34× its world share, 7 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Business, Management and Accounting, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Business, Management and Accounting8.34×7 works
  2. Energy6.82×2 works
  3. Engineering2.67×10 works
  4. Health Professions2.04×1 works
  5. Chemical Engineering1.92×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.93×1 works
  7. Veterinary0.90×0 works
  8. Social Sciences0.74×2 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.30×0 works
  10. Materials Science0.29×0 works
  11. Environmental Science0.27×0 works
  12. Medicine0.25×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.09×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Varian Associates lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Vacuum Process Engineering (United States).

  1. 1 Varian Associates United States · #4,125,606 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)?

The most cited paper from Vacuum Process Engineering (United States) is "Feeding the Hungry Soul: Music as a Therapeutic Modality in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa" (A. B. Parente, 1989), with 11 citations. Next come "High precision coating technology for large aperture NIF optics" (11) and "Experimental characterization of heat transfer coefficients in a moving-bed shell-and-plate heat exchanger with non-contact temperature measurements" (7).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Feeding the Hungry Soul: Music as a Therapeutic Modality in the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa A. B. Parente · Music Therapy Perspectives 1989 11
2 High precision coating technology for large aperture NIF optics James B. Oliver, J.D. Howe, Amy L. Rigatti et al. · Optical Interference Coatings Conference paper 2001 11
3 Experimental characterization of heat transfer coefficients in a moving-bed shell-and-plate heat exchanger with non-contact temperature measurements J. Michael Mayer, Noah Walters, Kevin Albrecht et al. · International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer Open access 23 Feb 2025 7
4 Real-Time characterization and optimization of e-beam evaporated optical coatings James B. Oliver, Alexander Vladimirovich Tikhonravov, Michael K. Trubetskov et al. · Optical Interference Coatings Conference paper 2001 7
5 The Chemistry–Process–Structure Relationships of a Functionally Graded Ti-6Al-4V/Ti-1B Alloy Processed with Laser-Engineered Net Shaping Creates Borlite Denver W. Seely, Mohammad Ali Bagheri, Doyl Dickel et al. · Materials Open access 14 Jul 2024 4
All 31 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Sustainability, Digital Transformation, Mobile Health, Sustainable Development, Business Models and Customer Experience.

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

All 21 words, with their numbers
  1. Big Data9▲ 39×4 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence9▲ 24×4 topics
  3. Sustainability6▲ 10×7 topics
  4. Digital Transformation6▲ 45×2 topics
  5. Mobile Health6▲ 166×2 topics
  6. Sustainable Development6▲ 15×3 topics
  7. Business Models5▲ 296×1 topic
  8. Customer Experience5▲ 132×1 topic
  9. Internet of Things4▲ 19×3 topics
  10. Renewable Energy2▲ 6.3×3 topics
  11. Data Protection2▲ 276×1 topic
  12. Digital Rights2▲ 906×1 topic
  13. Thermal Management2▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Digital Twin1▲ 39×1 topic
  15. Energy Consumption1▲ 24×1 topic
  16. Energy Storage1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  17. Engineering1▲ 118×1 topic
  18. Fluid Dynamics1▲ 38×1 topic
  19. Mobile Devices1▲ 92×1 topic
  20. Smart Manufacturing1▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Environmental Impact1▲ 2.4×3 topics

Which research topics does Vacuum Process Engineering (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Digital Innovation in Industries, Digitalization, Law, and Regulation, Physics and Engineering Research Articles and Digital Transformation in Industry.

Digital Innovation in In…5Digital Innovation in Industries: 5 fractional worksDigitalization, Law, and…2Digitalization, Law, and Regulation: 2 fractional worksPhysics and Engineering …1Physics and Engineering Research Articles: 1 fractional worksDigital Transformation i…1Digital Transformation in Industry: 1 fractional worksGreen IT and Sustainabil…1Green IT and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigura…1Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 1 fractional worksRobotic Process Automation Applications: 1 fractional worksDigital Platforms and Economics: 1 fractional worksMobile Health and mHealth Applications: 1 fractional worksHealthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring: 1 fractional works
Management of Technology and InnovationLawComputational MechanicsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Digital Innovation in Industries Management of Technology and Innovation 5 works
  2. 2 Digitalization, Law, and Regulation Law 2 works
  3. 3 Physics and Engineering Research Articles Computational Mechanics 1 works
  4. 4 Digital Transformation in Industry Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Green IT and Sustainability Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Robotic Process Automation Applications Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Digital Platforms and Economics Strategy and Management 1 works
  9. 9 Mobile Health and mHealth Applications General Health Professions 1 works
  10. 10 Healthcare Technology and Patient Monitoring Surgery 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 available66.8%not open33.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.5%domestic only82.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Vacuum Process Engineering (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000042% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Vacuum Process Engineering (United States)0.0000066% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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