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I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre

In research, I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,537 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,558 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 13.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,530
of 28,054 · #22,396 all time
Rank in Ireland
#31
of 79
Research works
216
▲ 2803% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.3k
24.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
70%
world 28%

What is I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre 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 #6,537 of 12,888 27.0%105 #12709
EngineeringField #3,558 of 6,636 28.0%77 #7226

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre 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).

What does I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 13.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 28.0 works13×
  2. EngineeringField · 76.6 works4.4×
← 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: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.48× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.55× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.38× its world share, 77 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.63× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.45× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Microstructure, Process Parameters, Material Characterization, Metallic Components, Selective Laser Melting and 3D Printing.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties23▲ 20×24 topics
  2. Additive Manufacturing22▲ 62×5 topics
  3. Microstructure20▲ 33×11 topics
  4. Process Parameters12▲ 93×3 topics
  5. Material Characterization10▲ 75×2 topics
  6. Sustainability10▲ 3.6×8 topics
  7. Metallic Components10▲ 126×1 topic
  8. Selective Laser Melting10▲ 126×1 topic
  9. Biomedical Applications9▲ 6.7×16 topics
  10. 3D Printing9▲ 33×4 topics
  11. Biomedical Engineering9▲ 52×2 topics
  12. Polymer Composites9▲ 29×4 topics
  13. Applications8▲ 27×4 topics
  14. Materials8▲ 30×2 topics
  15. Challenges8▲ 58×1 topic
  16. Fused Deposition Modeling8▲ 61×1 topic
  17. Heat Transfer6▲ 10×9 topics
  18. Laser Ablation5▲ 112×2 topics
  19. Nanoparticles5▲ 3.2×13 topics
  20. Numerical Simulation5▲ 14×7 topics
  21. Phase Stability4▲ 56×2 topics
  22. High-Entropy Alloys4▲ 75×1 topic
  23. Multi-Component Alloys4▲ 75×1 topic
  24. Process Optimization4▲ 45×2 topics
  25. Tissue Engineering4▲ 5.0×9 topics
  26. Laser Welding4▲ 62×1 topic
  27. Residual Stress4▲ 55×2 topics
  28. Welding4▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Gold Nanoparticles3▲ 35×2 topics
  30. Micromachining3▲ 56×2 topics
  31. Martensitic Transformation3▲ 180×1 topic
  32. Shape Memory Alloys3▲ 180×1 topic
  33. Microstructure Evolution3▲ 35×4 topics
  34. Surface Chemistry3▲ 61×3 topics
  35. Metal Nanoparticles3▲ 14×4 topics
  36. Colloids2▲ 150×1 topic
  37. Composite Materials2▲ 11×6 topics
  38. Corrosion Resistance2▲ 32×3 topics
  39. Liquid Environment2▲ 150×1 topic
  40. Microstructural Evolution2▲ 14×3 topics

Which research topics does I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, High Entropy Alloys Studies and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

Additive Manufacturing M…10Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 10 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…8Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 4 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 4 fractional worksShape Memory Alloy Transformations: 3 fractional worksLaser-Ablation Synthesis…2Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles: 2 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 2 fractional worksTitanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties: 2 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksBone Tissue Engineering Materials: 1 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Shape Memory Alloy Transformations Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 2 works
  8. 8 Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties Materials Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Bone Tissue Engineering Materials 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 available69.8%not open30.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.5%domestic only59.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2803% 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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