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Inspire

In research, Inspire stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,968 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#4,804 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,868
of 28,054 · #13,715 all time
Rank in Switzerland
#62
of 220
Research works
523
▲ 32% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
25.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
58%
world 28%

What is Inspire 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 #6,968 of 12,888 13.6%120 #9356
EngineeringField #4,804 of 6,636 12.8%95 #6011

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inspire 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 Inspire specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 9.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 29.0 works9.9×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.40× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.02× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.97× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.80× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.69× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.69× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.00× its world share, 95 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.56× its world share, 9 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.90× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Inspire?

Ranked on the composite score, Adriaan B. Spierings, Irina Agarkova and Efe C. Balta lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inspire.

  1. 1 Adriaan B. Spierings · #267,324 worldwide 168 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Irina Agarkova · #1,344,354 worldwide 25 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Efe C. Balta · #1,382,358 worldwide 36 citations · 30 works
All ranked researchers at Inspire

Which keywords describe research at Inspire?

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

▲ 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 Manufacturing19▲ 39×5 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties14▲ 8.8×16 topics
  3. Microstructure13▲ 16×9 topics
  4. Sustainability12▲ 3.0×6 topics
  5. 3D Printing11▲ 29×4 topics
  6. Process Parameters10▲ 58×3 topics
  7. Material Characterization9▲ 49×3 topics
  8. Applications9▲ 20×3 topics
  9. Metallic Components9▲ 81×1 topic
  10. Selective Laser Melting9▲ 81×1 topic
  11. Tool Wear9▲ 41×3 topics
  12. Challenges8▲ 45×2 topics
  13. Polymer Composites8▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Fused Deposition Modeling8▲ 46×1 topic
  15. Materials8▲ 22×1 topic
  16. Machine Learning7▲ 1.39×13 topics
  17. Assembly Planning7▲ 58×1 topic
  18. Design for Manufacture7▲ 58×1 topic
  19. Surface Roughness7▲ 33×4 topics
  20. Composite Materials7▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Flexible Automation6▲ 142×1 topic
  22. Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems6▲ 142×1 topic
  23. Machining5▲ 60×1 topic
  24. Surface Integrity5▲ 60×1 topic
  25. Supply Chain Management4▲ 3.0×4 topics
  26. Numerical Simulation4▲ 9.3×6 topics
  27. Nonlinear Systems4▲ 12×5 topics
  28. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.0×10 topics
  29. Optimization4▲ 4.8×4 topics
  30. Regenerative Medicine4▲ 8.6×5 topics
  31. Cell Culture3▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Machine Tools3▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Hydrogels3▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Chemical Mechanical Planarization3▲ 37×1 topic
  36. Material Removal Mechanism3▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Gene Therapy3▲ 9.0×3 topics
  38. Dimensional Metrology3▲ 78×1 topic
  39. Error Compensation3▲ 78×1 topic
  40. Microfluidic Devices3▲ 14×2 topics

Which research topics does Inspire publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Manufacturing Process and Optimization and Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems.

Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 9 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 8 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 7 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 6 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 5 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishi…3Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Measurement and Metrology Techniques: 3 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksDigital Transformation in Industry: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringAutomotive EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing Materials and ProcessesMechanical Engineering 9 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing TechnologiesAutomotive Engineering 8 works
  3. 3 Manufacturing Process and OptimizationIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing SystemsIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Advanced machining processes and optimizationMechanical Engineering 5 works
  6. 6 Advanced Surface Polishing TechniquesBiomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Advanced Measurement and Metrology TechniquesMechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchBiomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Digital Transformation in IndustryIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Welding Techniques and Residual StressesMechanical Engineering 2 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 available58.3%not open41.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.5%domestic only64.5%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Inspire's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 32% 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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