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Veeco (United States)

In research, Veeco (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#14,605 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#8,071 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,951
of 22,385 · #23,467 all time
Rank in United States
#2,802
of 3,332
Research works
614
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.7k
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Veeco (United States)

What is Veeco (United States) 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 #14,605 of 17,446 5.6%474
EngineeringField #8,071 of 9,532 5.2%264

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Veeco (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 Veeco (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 49% of research at Veeco (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 26% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (31%), Medicine (13%), Social Sciences (12%).

Physical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 48.6% of its workEngineering: 23 fractional works · 31.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 16.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 9.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 19 fractional works · 26.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 9 fractional works · 11.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMuseology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workTourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 17.7% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 13.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKVeeco (UnitedStates)73fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences49%Health Sciences18%Social Sciences26%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2331.5%
    2. Materials Science79.3%
    3. Environmental Science23.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy23.1%
    5. Computer Science11.3%
    6. Energy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences911.9%
    2. Arts and Humanities57.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance22.8%
    4. Decision Sciences11.4%
    5. Psychology11.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting11.1%
    1. Medicine1013.1%
    2. Health Professions22.8%
    3. Veterinary10.9%
    4. Dentistry10.8%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences23.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.9%
    3. Neuroscience11.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.55× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.10× its world share, 23 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.68× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.38× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.59× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.68× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.30× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 2.59× its world share, 6 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.31× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.94× its world share, 9 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary6.30×1 works
  2. Materials Science2.68×7 works
  3. Arts and Humanities2.59×6 works
  4. Engineering2.10×23 works
  5. Dentistry1.59×1 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.49×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.38×2 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.31×2 works
  9. Health Professions1.06×2 works
  10. Social Sciences0.94×9 works
  11. Neuroscience0.70×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×2 works
  13. Medicine0.68×10 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.65×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.63×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.55×2 works
  17. Nursing0.46×0 works
  18. Psychology0.44×1 works
  19. Business, Management and Accounting0.33×1 works
  20. Energy0.25×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.17×1 works
  22. Immunology and Microbiology0.11×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Sergei Magonov, J. Ramer and Fardad Michael Serry lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Veeco (United States).

  1. 1 Sergei Magonov United States · #819,901 worldwide 10k citations · 194 works
  2. 2 J. Ramer United States · #1,616,298 worldwide 1.3k citations · 49 works
  3. 3 Fardad Michael Serry United States · #2,703,371 worldwide 754 citations · 17 works
  4. 4 Aditya H. Parekh United States · #3,344,089 worldwide 337 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 V. N. Merai United States · #3,423,073 worldwide 462 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Thomas R. Schneider United States · #3,836,664 worldwide 1.7k citations · 56 works
  7. 7 Natalia A. Erina United States · #4,063,379 worldwide 1k citations · 39 works
  8. 8 Joanna M. Schmit United States · #4,069,883 worldwide 1.9k citations · 107 works
  9. 9 Bojan M. Mitrovic United States · #4,143,200 worldwide 310 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Meng Lee United States · #4,259,500 worldwide 597 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Veeco (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Veeco (United States) is "Nanostructured artificial nacre" (Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Sergei Magonov et al., 2003), with 1,454 citations. Next come "Self-assembly of amphiphilic dendritic dipeptides into helical pores" (645) and "An atomic force microscope tip designed to measure time-varying nanomechanical forces" (483).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nanostructured artificial nacre Zhiyong Tang, Nicholas A. Kotov, Sergei Magonov et al. · Nature Materials 23 May 2003 1,454
2 Self-assembly of amphiphilic dendritic dipeptides into helical pores Virgil Percec, Andrés E. Dulcey, Venkatachalapathy S. K. Balagurusamy et al. · Nature Aug 2004 645
3 An atomic force microscope tip designed to measure time-varying nanomechanical forces Özgür Şahin, Sergei Magonov, Chanmin Su et al. · Nature Nanotechnology 29 Jul 2007 483
4 An XML framework for agent-based E-commerce Robert J. Glushko, Jay M. Tenenbaum, Bart Meltzer · Communications of the ACM Open access Mar 1999 233
5 Torrefaction of biomass: A review of production methods for biocoal from cultured and waste lignocellulosic feedstocks S. O. Barskov, Mark E. Zappi, Prashanth Reddy Buchireddy et al. · Renewable Energy 16 Apr 2019 222
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Veeco (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanowires, Solar Cells, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Atomic Layer Deposition, High-k Dielectrics, Nanostructures, Thin Films and Nanofabrication.

▲ 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. Nanowires4▲ 36×4 topics
  2. Solar Cells4▲ 23×6 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties3▲ 4.1×8 topics
  4. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy3▲ 56×2 topics
  5. Atomic Layer Deposition3▲ 62×1 topic
  6. High-k Dielectrics3▲ 62×1 topic
  7. Nanostructures3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  8. Thin Films3▲ 19×2 topics
  9. Nanofabrication2▲ 53×2 topics
  10. Semiconductors2▲ 10×3 topics
  11. Ion Beam2▲ 193×1 topic
  12. Surface Analysis2▲ 193×1 topic
  13. Teacher Training2▲ 4.5×6 topics
  14. Band Parameters2▲ 49×2 topics
  15. Electron Beam Lithography2▲ 290×1 topic
  16. Microstructure2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  17. Resolution Limits2▲ 290×1 topic
  18. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths2▲ 136×1 topic
  19. Failure Analysis2▲ 26×1 topic
  20. III-Nitrides2▲ 80×1 topic
  21. Integrated Circuits2▲ 17×1 topic
  22. Light-Emitting Diodes2▲ 16×1 topic
  23. Scanning Electron Microscopy2▲ 111×1 topic
  24. Electromigration2▲ 81×2 topics
  25. Public Policy2▲ 5.0×6 topics
  26. Educational Practices2▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Photovoltaics2▲ 15×4 topics
  28. Efficiency2▲ 7.0×3 topics
  29. Low-k Dielectrics1▲ 199×1 topic
  30. Machine Vision1▲ 9.4×2 topics
  31. Microelectronics1▲ 162×1 topic
  32. Passivation1▲ 107×1 topic
  33. Silicon1▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Coatings1▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Historiography1▲ 13×4 topics
  36. Nanoindentation1▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Artistic Expression1▲ 46×2 topics
  38. Fabric Defect Detection1▲ 21×1 topic
  39. Gender Roles1▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Texture Analysis1▲ 6.9×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Semiconductor materials and devices, Ion-surface interactions and analysis, Advancements in Photolithography Techniques and Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques.

Semiconductor materials …3Semiconductor materials and devices: 3 fractional worksIon-surface interactions…2Ion-surface interactions and analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Photolit…2Advancements in Photolithography Techniques: 2 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spect…2Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 2 fractional worksIntegrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis: 2 fractional worksGaN-based semiconductor devices and materials: 2 fractional worksCopper Interconnects and…1Copper Interconnects and Reliability: 1 fractional worksSilicon and Solar Cell T…1Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies: 1 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…1Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision System…1Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringComputational MechanicsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsCondensed Matter Physics3 others

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

  1. 1 Semiconductor materials and devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Photolithography Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 2 works
  5. 5 Integrated Circuits and Semiconductor Failure Analysis Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials Condensed Matter Physics 2 works
  7. 7 Copper Interconnects and Reliability Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  8. 8 Silicon and Solar Cell Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  10. 10 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing 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 available26.5%not open73.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.2%domestic only74.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% 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 Veeco (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00039% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Veeco (United States)0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2024Veeco (United States)9.0% in 2024200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 2007.

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