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Institution of Mechanical Engineers

In research, Institution of Mechanical Engineers stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,659 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#35,203
of 42,892
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,889
of 2,253
Research works
272
▼ 13% vs 2013–17
Citations
942
3.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Institution of Mechanical Engineers known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #18,659 of 21,541 6.5%179

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institution of Mechanical Engineers 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).

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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 8.43× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.14× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.55× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.48× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 8.28× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.63× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institution of Mechanical Engineers?

Ranked on the composite score, Michael Neidle lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institution of Mechanical Engineers.

  1. 1 Michael Neidle United Kingdom · #1,075,822 worldwide 3 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Institution of Mechanical Engineers

Which keywords describe research at Institution of Mechanical Engineers?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Renewable Energy, Innovation, Supernovae, Cosmological Parameters, Dark Energy, Equation of State, Gravitational Waves and Sustainability.

▲ 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 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. Renewable Energy12▲ 4.3×17 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 2.4×22 topics
  3. Innovation11▲ 4.4×11 topics
  4. Education10▲ 2.9×17 topics
  5. Energy Efficiency8▲ 3.8×10 topics
  6. Supernovae7▲ 26×2 topics
  7. Cosmological Parameters7▲ 36×1 topic
  8. Dark Energy7▲ 31×1 topic
  9. Equation of State7▲ 31×2 topics
  10. Gravitational Waves7▲ 38×2 topics
  11. History7▲ 3.0×11 topics
  12. Binary Black Hole6▲ 70×1 topic
  13. Neutron Star6▲ 70×1 topic
  14. STEM Education6▲ 7.3×4 topics
  15. Quantum Gravity5▲ 16×2 topics
  16. Mental Workload5▲ 34×2 topics
  17. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  18. Brain Activity5▲ 27×2 topics
  19. Relativity5▲ 36×2 topics
  20. Hypersonic Effect4▲ 68×1 topic
  21. Ultrasonic Perception4▲ 68×1 topic
  22. Internet4▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Engineering Design4▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Numerical Simulation4▲ 4.5×7 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis4▲ 5.0×5 topics
  26. Engineering Education4▲ 15×2 topics
  27. General Covariance4▲ 80×1 topic
  28. Unified Field Theories4▲ 80×1 topic
  29. Failure Analysis4▲ 9.8×4 topics
  30. Cultural Impact4▲ 18×2 topics
  31. Open Access3▲ 15×3 topics
  32. Asset Pricing3▲ 9.0×2 topics
  33. Economic Evaluation3▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Remote Laboratories3▲ 28×1 topic
  35. Virtual Labs3▲ 28×1 topic
  36. Assembly Planning3▲ 13×1 topic
  37. Design for Manufacture3▲ 13×1 topic
  38. Financial Analysis3▲ 13×1 topic
  39. Optimal Control3▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Construction Safety3▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Institution of Mechanical Engineers publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Relativity and Gravitational Theory, Cosmology and Gravitation Theories, Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring and International Science and Diplomacy.

Relativity and Gravitational Theory: 1 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 1 fractional worksInfrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring: 0 fractional worksInternational Science and Diplomacy: 0 fractional worksChina's Global Influence and Migration: 0 fractional worksNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories: 0 fractional worksStructural Health Monito…0Structural Health Monitoring Techniques: 0 fractional worksPulsars and Gravitational Waves Research: 0 fractional worksScience, Research, and Medicine: 0 fractional worksNeural Networks and Appl…0Neural Networks and Applications: 0 fractional works
Astronomy and AstrophysicsCivil and Structural EngineeringPolitical Science and International RelationsAnthropology3 others

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

  1. 1 Relativity and Gravitational Theory Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  2. 2 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  3. 3 Infrastructure Maintenance and Monitoring Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 International Science and Diplomacy Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  5. 5 China's Global Influence and Migration Anthropology 0 works
  6. 6 Noncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  7. 7 Structural Health Monitoring Techniques Civil and Structural Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Pulsars and Gravitational Waves Research Astronomy and Astrophysics 0 works
  9. 9 Science, Research, and Medicine Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Neural Networks and Applications Artificial Intelligence 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 available32.3%not open67.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.4%domestic only84.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institution of Mechanical Engineers's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 13% 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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