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Varex Imaging (United States)

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Research works
29
▼ 56% vs 2018-21
Citations
181
6.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.9%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
19%
world 18%
Varex Imaging (United States)

Not ranked overall: Varex Imaging (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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

In all years, 66% of research at Varex Imaging (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (32%), Medicine (28%), Physics and Astronomy (16%). It does 1.5× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 66.3% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 32.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 16.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 10.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 16.1% of its workRadiation: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 2 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.0% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 4.8% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 8 fractional works · 29.1% of its workMedicine: 8 fractional works · 27.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 19.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVarex Imaging(United States)29fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences66%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering932.2%
    2. Physics and Astronomy516.1%
    3. Materials Science25.3%
    4. Computer Science14.8%
    5. Chemistry13.5%
    6. Environmental Science11.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering01.1%
    1. Medicine827.9%
    2. Dentistry01.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology13.8%
    1. Decision Sciences00.4%
    2. Social Sciences00.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 13.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.00× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.94× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 9.76× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 1.86× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 13.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering13.21×0 works
  2. Dentistry9.76×0 works
  3. Materials Science4.94×1 works
  4. Engineering2.00×2 works
  5. Medicine1.86×3 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.35×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.62×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.59×0 works
  9. Arts and Humanities0.20×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Varex Imaging (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Minghui Lu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Varex Imaging (United States).

  1. 1 Minghui Lu United States · #3,396,601 worldwide 677 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Varex Imaging (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Varex Imaging (United States) is "Characterization and potential applications of a dual‐layer flat‐panel detector" (Linxi Shi, Minghui Lu, Nathaniel Robert Bennett et al., 2020), with 71 citations. Next come "Dual energy imaging with a dual-layer flat panel detector" (32) and "Investigation of the Influence of Particle Size on the Productivity of Preparative HPLC Columns" (27).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Characterization and potential applications of a dual‐layer flat‐panel detector Linxi Shi, Minghui Lu, Nathaniel Robert Bennett et al. · Medical Physics Open access 29 Apr 2020 71
2 Dual energy imaging with a dual-layer flat panel detector Minghui Lu, Adam Wang, Edward G. Shapiro et al. · Medical Imaging 2019: Physics of Medical Imaging Conference paper 4 Mar 2019 32
3 Investigation of the Influence of Particle Size on the Productivity of Preparative HPLC Columns Joan Newburger, Leonard Liebes, Henri Colin et al. · Separation Science and Technology Aug 1987 27
4 AAPM Task Group Report 272: Comprehensive acceptance testing and evaluation of fluoroscopy imaging systems Pei‐Jan Paul Lin et al. · Medical Physics 15 Jan 2022 25
5 A novel multilayer MV imager computational model for component optimization Marios E. Myronakis, Josh M. Star-Lack, Paul Baturin et al. · Medical Physics Open access 29 May 2017 23
All 56 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Varex Imaging (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Dual-Energy CT, Material Differentiation, Cancer, Imaging, PET/CT, tumor, Photon Counting and X-ray Imaging.

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

All 28 words, with their numbers
  1. Dual-Energy CT4▲ 304×1 topic
  2. Material Differentiation4▲ 304×1 topic
  3. Cancer3▲ 7.9×3 topics
  4. Imaging3▲ 28×2 topics
  5. PET/CT3▲ 123×1 topic
  6. tumor3▲ 123×1 topic
  7. Photon Counting2▲ 117×2 topics
  8. X-ray Imaging2▲ 129×2 topics
  9. Detector Performance2▲ 109×2 topics
  10. Medical Imaging2▲ 22×3 topics
  11. Particle Detectors2▲ 193×1 topic
  12. Silicon Detectors2▲ 193×1 topic
  13. Digital Mammography1▲ 290×1 topic
  14. Mammographic Density1▲ 290×1 topic
  15. Computed Tomography1▲ 76×1 topic
  16. Deep Learning1▲ 1.90×3 topics
  17. Radiation Detection1▲ 61×2 topics
  18. Radiation Exposure1▲ 35×1 topic
  19. Tomography1▲ 16×4 topics
  20. Machine Learning1▲ 1.71×3 topics
  21. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 4.2×3 topics
  22. CMOS Image Sensors1▲ 133×1 topic
  23. Chiral Separation1▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Feature Extraction1▲ 12×2 topics
  25. High-Speed Imaging1▲ 28×1 topic
  26. Inorganic Scintillators1▲ 84×1 topic
  27. Liquid Chromatography1▲ 23×1 topic
  28. Scintillation Detectors1▲ 84×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications, Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging and Analytical Chemistry and Sensors.

Advanced X-ray and CT Im…1Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 1 fractional worksMedical Imaging Techniqu…1Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksDigital Radiography and Breast Imaging: 1 fractional worksAnalytical Chemistry and Sensors: 0 fractional worksDental Radiography and Imaging: 0 fractional worksRadiation Dose and Imaging: 0 fractional worksGraphene research and applications: 0 fractional worksElectrical and Bioimpedance Tomography: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksCarbon Nanotubes in Composites: 0 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPulmonary and Respiratory MedicineBioengineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  3. 3 Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  4. 4 Analytical Chemistry and Sensors Bioengineering 0 works
  5. 5 Dental Radiography and Imaging Oral Surgery 0 works
  6. 6 Radiation Dose and Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  7. 7 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Electrical and Bioimpedance Tomography Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  10. 10 Carbon Nanotubes in Composites Materials Chemistry 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 available42.1%not open57.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.8%domestic only81.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Varex Imaging (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000023% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Varex Imaging (United States)0.000029% in 20251990200020102020

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

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