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Zygo (United States)

In research, Zygo (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,609 of 21,541 worldwide) and Engineering (#9,809 of 11,412 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#28,674
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#6,144
of 8,685
Research works
381
▲ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.9k
20.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
23%
world 28%

What is Zygo (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 #16,609 of 21,541 13.1%276
EngineeringField #9,809 of 11,412 13.0%179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Zygo (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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.82× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.42× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 2.26× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.87× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.00× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.97× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.37× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 2.78× its world share, 3 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.29× its world share, 6 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Arts and Humanities, 2.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Peter J. de Groot, L. Deck and Mike Nichols lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Zygo (United States).

  1. 1 Peter J. de Groot United States · #298,398 worldwide 144 citations · 47 works
  2. 2 L. Deck United States · #381,324 worldwide 99 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Mike Nichols United States · #551,894 worldwide 28 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 David M. Aikens United States · #560,709 worldwide 26 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Richard N. Youngworth United States · #708,515 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Xavier Colonna de Lega United States · #940,018 worldwide 51 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Zygo (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Zygo (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Tools, Migration, European Union, Dimensional Metrology, Error Compensation, Roughness Measurement, Surface Characterization and Security.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Machine Tools3▲ 109×2 topics
  2. Migration2▲ 22×3 topics
  3. European Union2▲ 31×4 topics
  4. Dimensional Metrology2▲ 313×1 topic
  5. Error Compensation2▲ 313×1 topic
  6. Roughness Measurement2▲ 328×1 topic
  7. Surface Characterization2▲ 271×1 topic
  8. Education2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  9. Security2▲ 8.4×2 topics
  10. Structured Light2▲ 100×2 topics
  11. Camera Calibration2▲ 161×1 topic
  12. Fringe Projection2▲ 161×1 topic
  13. Remote Sensing2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  14. Tool Wear2▲ 33×2 topics
  15. Cultural Studies1▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Biosensors1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  17. Raman Lasers1▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Chemical Mechanical Planarization1▲ 75×1 topic
  19. Globalization1▲ 1.81×4 topics
  20. Integrated Circuits1▲ 22×2 topics
  21. Material Removal Mechanism1▲ 75×1 topic
  22. Russia1▲ 79×1 topic
  23. Ukraine1▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Economic Growth1▲ 3.5×1 topic
  25. Nanofabrication1▲ 48×2 topics
  26. Nighttime Light Data1▲ 96×1 topic
  27. Optical Modulators1▲ 20×1 topic
  28. Silicon Photonics1▲ 27×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques, Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements, Optical measurement and interference techniques and European Politics and Security.

Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 2 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 2 fractional worksOptical measurement and …2Optical measurement and interference techniques: 2 fractional worksEuropean Politics and Se…1European Politics and Security: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksImpact of Light on Envir…1Impact of Light on Environment and Health: 1 fractional worksPolish Historical and Cu…1Polish Historical and Cultural Studies: 1 fractional worksTheology and Canon Law S…1Theology and Canon Law Studies: 1 fractional worksAdvanced optical system …1Advanced optical system design: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringComputational MechanicsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionPolitical Science and International Relations4 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 2 works
  3. 3 Optical measurement and interference techniques Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 2 works
  4. 4 European Politics and Security Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Impact of Light on Environment and Health Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Polish Historical and Cultural Studies Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  9. 9 Theology and Canon Law Studies Religious studies 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced optical system design Biomedical 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 available23.4%not open76.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.3%domestic only86.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.