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IK4-Lortek

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Research works
25
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
979
39.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: IK4-Lortek is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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.

Which keywords describe research at IK4-Lortek?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Laser Welding, Welding, Numerical Simulation, Residual Stress, Additive Manufacturing and Material Characterization.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties7▲ 31×12 topics
  2. Microstructure6▲ 52×8 topics
  3. Laser Welding5▲ 424×2 topics
  4. Welding5▲ 316×2 topics
  5. Numerical Simulation4▲ 52×1 topic
  6. Residual Stress4▲ 387×1 topic
  7. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 82×6 topics
  8. Material Characterization4▲ 174×2 topics
  9. Metal Powders3▲ 266×2 topics
  10. Metallic Components3▲ 346×1 topic
  11. Selective Laser Melting3▲ 346×1 topic
  12. Friction Stir Welding2▲ 329×1 topic
  13. Processing2▲ 114×1 topic
  14. Deep Learning2▲ 3.2×5 topics
  15. Defect Detection2▲ 59×2 topics
  16. 3D Printing1▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Feature Extraction1▲ 19×2 topics
  18. Machine Learning1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  19. Sustainability1▲ 3.1×2 topics
  20. Applications1▲ 23×1 topic
  21. Materials1▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Grain Refinement1▲ 32×3 topics
  23. Machine Vision1▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Composite Materials1▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 91×1 topic
  26. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 91×1 topic

Which research topics does IK4-Lortek publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies and Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses.

Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 0 fractional worksAdvanced X-ray and CT Imaging: 0 fractional worksTime Series Analysis and Forecasting: 0 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 0 fractional worksSurface Roughness and Optical Measurements: 0 fractional worksFault Detection and Control Systems: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 0 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringBiomedical Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 Time Series Analysis and Forecasting Signal Processing 0 works
  7. 7 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  8. 8 Surface Roughness and Optical Measurements Computational Mechanics 0 works
  9. 9 Fault Detection and Control Systems Control and Systems Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 0 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 available32.4%not open67.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has IK4-Lortek's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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.