Question 1

What is Western Digital (United States) known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Western Digital (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,201 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,947 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (Electrical and Electronic Engineering is 4.7× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Western Digital (United States) rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Western Digital (United States) ranks #8,091 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#4,099 all time), and #1,096 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Western Digital (United States)?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Barry C. Stipe, Oleksandr Mosendz and Lei Wan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Digital (United States).

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Western Digital (United States) is ""The very best of the millennium": Longitudinal research and the demand-control-(support) model." (Annet de Lange, Toon W. Taris, Michiel A. J. Kompier et al., 2003), with 1,068 citations. Next come "Genome-wide association analyses of risk tolerance and risky behaviors in over 1 million individuals identify hundreds of loci and shared genetic influences" (857) and "Are psychosocial factors, risk factors for symptoms and signs of the shoulder, elbow, or hand/wrist?: A review of the epidemiological literature" (680).

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Magnetic properties of thin films, Semiconductor materials and devices, Advanced Data Storage Technologies and Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Western Digital (United States)?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Spintronics, Deep Learning, Room Temperature, Magnetic Tunnel Junctions, Skyrmions, Nanoelectronics and Neuromorphic Computing.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Western Digital (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (40%), Computer Science (16%), Physics and Astronomy (8%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Question 8

Is Western Digital (United States)'s research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% higher than in 2018-2021.