Research trend share of all papers we track, per year

Each point is this institution's share of the papers credited to all institutions that year, with credit split across co-authoring institutions. A share, not a count, because our collection grows unevenly by year. Hover a point for the figures. The hollow point is the year in progress.

Where it works most top research communities, by papers

• Low-Temperature Plasma Generation, Diagnostics, and Surface Treatment #6 of 7,940 institutions · 734 papers
• Fiber Lasers, Photonic Crystals, and Optical Sensing #8 of 7,858 institutions · 659 papers
• Silicon and III-V Semiconductor Devices for Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics #8 of 7,745 institutions · 638 papers
• Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices for Power Electronics and Optoelectronics #7 of 6,618 institutions · 548 papers
• Laser Spectroscopy, Ablation, and Ophthalmic and Cardiac Interventions #3 of 8,850 institutions · 374 papers

Check communities to show the trend above for them only. Positions are by fractional papers across all years. A community page ranks its institutions by citation-weighted credit, so its order can differ.

Covers the materials and chemistry research Elements Live tracks, not everything United States Department of Defense publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.