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CSIRO Manufacturing

In research, CSIRO Manufacturing stands highest in Physical Sciences (#1,934 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#1,704 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,192 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 5.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,147
of 28,054 · #1,107 all time
Rank in Australia
#54
of 391
Research works
4.8k
▼ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
215k
45.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
27%
world 28%

What is CSIRO Manufacturing known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #1,934 of 12,888 27.6%334 #788
EngineeringField #1,704 of 6,636 29.7%155 #822
Materials ScienceField #1,192 of 2,468 24.4%67 #381

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where CSIRO Manufacturing 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#788 #1,934
  2. Engineering#822 #1,704
  3. Materials Science#381 #1,192
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does CSIRO Manufacturing specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 5.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 40.7 works5.8×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.33× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.61× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.02× its world share, 7 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.15× its world share, 25 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.51× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.21× its world share, 11 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.69× its world share, 155 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.85× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.97× its world share, 67 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.75× its world share, 15 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 13 worksMedicineNursing: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at CSIRO Manufacturing?

Ranked on the composite score, San H. Thang, Graeme Moad and Paul W. Cleary lead among researchers whose main affiliation is CSIRO Manufacturing.

  1. 1 San H. Thang Australia · #19,929 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Graeme Moad Australia · #23,970 worldwide 1.3k citations · 38 works
  3. 3 Paul W. Cleary Australia · #49,023 worldwide 626 citations · 71 works
  4. 4 S Furman Australia · #73,001 worldwide 235 citations · 36 works
  5. 5 A.E. Hughés Australia · #88,109 worldwide 557 citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Ivan Cole Australia · #95,823 worldwide 579 citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Richard A. Evans Australia · #96,805 worldwide 300 citations · 62 works
  8. 8 Tim H. Muster Australia · #109,201 worldwide 205 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Anita J. Hill Australia · #114,129 worldwide 529 citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Gordon F. Meijs Australia · #125,156 worldwide 796 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at CSIRO Manufacturing

Which keywords describe research at CSIRO Manufacturing?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Biomedical Applications, Nanocomposites, Polymer Composites, 3D Printing, Materials and Catalysis.

▲ 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 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. Additive Manufacturing25▲ 21×6 topics
  2. Biomedical Applications24▲ 5.4×29 topics
  3. Mechanical Properties24▲ 6.4×26 topics
  4. Nanocomposites19▲ 6.2×18 topics
  5. Sustainability18▲ 1.88×23 topics
  6. Nanomaterials17▲ 4.1×14 topics
  7. Catalysis16▲ 6.5×18 topics
  8. Polymer Composites16▲ 16×5 topics
  9. Energy Storage16▲ 6.3×9 topics
  10. 3D Printing16▲ 17×5 topics
  11. Materials16▲ 17×5 topics
  12. Graphene15▲ 5.5×9 topics
  13. Nanoparticles14▲ 3.0×27 topics
  14. Environmental Impact14▲ 2.1×22 topics
  15. Lithium-ion Batteries13▲ 8.1×3 topics
  16. Cathode Materials13▲ 8.5×3 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering13▲ 5.5×11 topics
  18. Microstructure13▲ 6.4×13 topics
  19. Applications13▲ 12×5 topics
  20. Challenges12▲ 27×1 topic
  21. Fused Deposition Modeling12▲ 28×1 topic
  22. Metal-Organic Frameworks11▲ 6.8×6 topics
  23. Semiconductors10▲ 8.6×5 topics
  24. CO2 Capture10▲ 17×4 topics
  25. Drug Delivery10▲ 4.8×13 topics
  26. Recycling10▲ 6.6×8 topics
  27. Process Parameters9▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Rechargeable Batteries9▲ 8.9×2 topics
  29. Metal Recovery9▲ 12×3 topics
  30. Nanostructures9▲ 5.8×15 topics
  31. Efficiency8▲ 7.1×4 topics
  32. Membrane Technology8▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Material Characterization8▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Desalination7▲ 32×1 topic
  35. Metallic Components7▲ 29×1 topic
  36. Nanofiltration7▲ 32×1 topic
  37. Selective Laser Melting7▲ 29×1 topic
  38. Stability7▲ 8.4×4 topics
  39. Raman Spectroscopy7▲ 9.4×5 topics
  40. Light-Emitting Diodes7▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does CSIRO Manufacturing publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Membrane Separation Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Advancements in Battery Materials.

Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 12 fractional worksMembrane Separation Technologies: 7 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…7Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 7 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …6Advancements in Battery Materials: 6 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 6 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 4 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…4Graphene research and applications: 4 fractional worksMembrane Separation and Gas Transport: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 4 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 12 works
  2. 2 Membrane Separation Technologies Water Science and Technology 7 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  6. 6 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 4 works
  7. 7 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 4 works
  8. 8 Membrane Separation and Gas Transport Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  9. 9 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 4 works
  10. 10 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 4 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 available27.2%not open72.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors24.7%domestic only75.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has CSIRO Manufacturing's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% lower 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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