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Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

In research, Institute of Materials Research and Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#704 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#698 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#477 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Polymers and Plastics and Materials Science — Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is 9.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,182
of 28,054 · #1,227 all time
Rank in Singapore
#5
of 84
Research works
3.6k
▼ 15% vs 2013–17
Citations
174k
47.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
22%
world 28%

What is Institute of Materials Research and Engineering 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 #704 of 12,888 33.4%582 #853
EngineeringField #698 of 6,636 35.7%270 #848
Materials ScienceField #477 of 2,468 31.3%173 #370
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #517 of 2,318 36.3%106 #470
Materials ChemistrySubfield #481 of 1,556 28.0%96 #325

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Materials Research and Engineering 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#853 #704
  2. Engineering#848 #698
  3. Materials Science#370 #477
  4. Electrical and Electronic Engineering#470 #517
  5. Materials Chemistry#325 #481
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 Institute of Materials Research and Engineering specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials takes 9.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Electronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsSubfield · 28.2 works9.7×
  2. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 22.9 works8.9×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 172.7 works7.8×
  4. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 96.3 works7.7×
  5. Atomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsSubfield · 31.0 works6.8×
← 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: 0.23× its world share, 7 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.64× its world share, 22 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.42× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.36× its world share, 12 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.12× its world share, 31 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.98× its world share, 29 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.83× its world share, 270 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.76× its world share, 173 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.90× its world share, 41 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.12× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering?

Ranked on the composite score, Ming‐Yong Han, Zhaolin Liu and Chaobin He lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Materials Research and Engineering.

  1. 1 Ming‐Yong Han Singapore · #78,549 worldwide 460 citations · 41 works
  2. 2 Zhaolin Liu Singapore · #131,535 worldwide 598 citations · 58 works
  3. 3 Chaobin He Singapore · #150,048 worldwide 650 citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Xian Jun Loh Singapore · #159,451 worldwide 559 citations · 79 works
  5. 5 Jianwei Xu Singapore · #163,777 worldwide 485 citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Zibiao Li Singapore · #166,328 worldwide 376 citations · 55 works
  7. 7 Le Yang Singapore · #202,139 worldwide 406 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Yun Zong Singapore · #241,836 worldwide 363 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 S. J. O’Shea Singapore · #249,435 worldwide 159 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 Michel Bosman Singapore · #250,903 worldwide 249 citations · 51 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Materials Research and Engineering?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Energy Storage, Graphene, Cathode Materials, Nanomaterials and Biosensors.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications49▲ 6.5×33 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties40▲ 6.5×26 topics
  3. Nanomaterials39▲ 5.8×16 topics
  4. Nanoparticles38▲ 4.7×33 topics
  5. Nanocomposites37▲ 7.2×20 topics
  6. Energy Storage35▲ 8.5×9 topics
  7. Graphene35▲ 8.0×11 topics
  8. Cathode Materials35▲ 14×3 topics
  9. Biosensors32▲ 9.8×11 topics
  10. Microstructure31▲ 9.5×15 topics
  11. Catalysis31▲ 7.3×23 topics
  12. Tissue Engineering26▲ 6.6×12 topics
  13. Metal-Organic Frameworks24▲ 9.1×6 topics
  14. Semiconductors22▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Drug Delivery22▲ 6.3×14 topics
  16. Nanostructures22▲ 8.5×14 topics
  17. Rechargeable Batteries22▲ 13×2 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials22▲ 15×4 topics
  19. Lithium-ion Batteries21▲ 7.7×3 topics
  20. Additive Manufacturing20▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Water Splitting20▲ 8.6×4 topics
  22. Electronic Structure20▲ 17×8 topics
  23. Electrocatalysis20▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Energy Harvesting19▲ 16×2 topics
  25. Semiconductor19▲ 8.8×6 topics
  26. Materials18▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Nanocrystals18▲ 10×5 topics
  28. Metamaterials18▲ 20×4 topics
  29. Polymer Composites16▲ 9.8×6 topics
  30. Efficiency16▲ 8.4×4 topics
  31. Nanofibers16▲ 12×3 topics
  32. CO2 Reduction15▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Chemical Sensors15▲ 10.0×3 topics
  34. Self-Assembly15▲ 7.2×12 topics
  35. Photonic Crystals15▲ 19×5 topics
  36. Optical Modulators14▲ 15×3 topics
  37. Battery Technology14▲ 7.7×2 topics
  38. Hydrogels14▲ 12×5 topics
  39. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries14▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Battery Materials14▲ 13×1 topic

Which research topics does Institute of Materials Research and Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and 2D Materials and Applications.

Advancements in Battery …14Advancements in Battery Materials: 14 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…13Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 13 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 12 fractional works2D Materials and Applica…122D Materials and Applications: 12 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…11Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 11 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 10 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and Applications: 10 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …10Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 10 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices: 8 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMaterials ChemistryBiomedical Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 14 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 12 works
  4. 4 2D Materials and Applications Materials Chemistry 12 works
  5. 5 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  6. 6 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 10 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 10 works
  8. 8 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 10 works
  9. 9 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  10. 10 Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices Materials Chemistry 8 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 available21.7%not open78.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.2%domestic only60.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Materials Research and Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% 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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