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VRC Metal Systems (United States)

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Research works
25
▲ 478% vs 2013–17
Citations
321
12.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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

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: 4.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 4.44× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.69× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at VRC Metal Systems (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Thermal Conductivity, Gas Turbine Engines, Thermal Barrier Coatings, Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering and Oxidation Resistance.

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

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Thermal Conductivity5▲ 154×2 topics
  2. Gas Turbine Engines5▲ 396×1 topic
  3. Thermal Barrier Coatings5▲ 641×1 topic
  4. Mechanical Properties4▲ 18×8 topics
  5. Microstructure4▲ 28×5 topics
  6. Sintering3▲ 87×2 topics
  7. Spark Plasma Sintering3▲ 118×2 topics
  8. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 68×3 topics
  9. Cemented Carbides2▲ 173×1 topic
  10. Nanostructured Materials2▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Composite Materials2▲ 25×2 topics
  12. Nanocomposites2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  13. Material Properties1▲ 43×2 topics
  14. Hydrogen Embrittlement1▲ 51×2 topics
  15. Accident Tolerant Fuels1▲ 94×1 topic
  16. Fuel Cladding1▲ 94×1 topic
  17. Multiphase Flow1▲ 49×3 topics
  18. Ceramic Materials1▲ 40×1 topic
  19. High-Temperature Applications1▲ 70×1 topic
  20. Plant Immunity1▲ 44×1 topic
  21. Viral RNA Silencing1▲ 86×1 topic
  22. Wear Resistance1▲ 85×2 topics

Which research topics does VRC Metal Systems (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: High-Temperature Coating Behaviors, Advanced materials and composites, Advanced ceramic materials synthesis and Nuclear Materials and Properties.

High-Temperature Coating…3High-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 3 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 1 fractional worksAdvanced ceramic materials synthesis: 1 fractional worksNuclear Materials and Properties: 0 fractional worksCombustion and Detonation Processes: 0 fractional worksSolar Radiation and Photovoltaics: 0 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 0 fractional worksFlame retardant materials and properties: 0 fractional worksParticle Dynamics in Fluid Flows: 0 fractional worksEngineering Applied Research: 0 fractional works
Aerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringCeramics and CompositesMaterials Chemistry4 others

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

  1. 1 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  2. 2 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Advanced ceramic materials synthesis Ceramics and Composites 1 works
  4. 4 Nuclear Materials and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  5. 5 Combustion and Detonation Processes Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  7. 7 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 0 works
  8. 8 Flame retardant materials and properties Polymers and Plastics 0 works
  9. 9 Particle Dynamics in Fluid Flows Ocean Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Engineering Applied Research Civil and Structural 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 available38.0%not open62.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.1%domestic only89.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has VRC Metal Systems (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 478% 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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