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Manufacturing Institute

In research, Manufacturing Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,143 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,647 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 9.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,105
of 28,054 · #16,633 all time
Rank in United States
#1,219
of 4,192
Research works
356
▲ 293% vs 2013–17
Citations
6k
17.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is Manufacturing Institute 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 #5,143 of 12,888 16.9%138 #9516
EngineeringField #3,647 of 6,636 16.0%103 #6701

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Manufacturing Institute 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 Manufacturing Institute 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 · 27.3 works9.9×
  2. EngineeringField · 102.9 works4.6×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.20× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.90× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.58× its world share, 103 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.84× its world share, 15 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 2.83× its world share, 9 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 3 worksMedicineNursing: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Manufacturing Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Additive Manufacturing, Mechanical Properties, Polymer Composites, 3D Printing, Biomedical Engineering, Ceramics, Materials and Applications.

▲ 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 Manufacturing27▲ 58×5 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties20▲ 14×20 topics
  3. Sustainability17▲ 4.7×10 topics
  4. Polymer Composites17▲ 43×6 topics
  5. 3D Printing16▲ 46×3 topics
  6. Biomedical Engineering16▲ 72×2 topics
  7. Ceramics16▲ 70×3 topics
  8. Materials16▲ 45×3 topics
  9. Applications16▲ 38×2 topics
  10. Challenges16▲ 87×1 topic
  11. Fused Deposition Modeling16▲ 91×1 topic
  12. Microstructure16▲ 20×10 topics
  13. Flexible Electronics13▲ 51×3 topics
  14. Process Parameters11▲ 68×3 topics
  15. Metal Powders9▲ 84×2 topics
  16. Material Characterization9▲ 51×2 topics
  17. Metallic Components9▲ 87×1 topic
  18. Selective Laser Melting9▲ 87×1 topic
  19. Graphene9▲ 8.3×7 topics
  20. Nanogenerators7▲ 34×1 topic
  21. Wearable7▲ 34×1 topic
  22. Inkjet Printing6▲ 258×1 topic
  23. Transparent Electrodes6▲ 258×1 topic
  24. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.1×15 topics
  25. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 17×4 topics
  26. Cuprate Superconductors4▲ 73×1 topic
  27. High-Temperature Superconductivity4▲ 73×1 topic
  28. Composite Materials4▲ 12×6 topics
  29. Machine Vision3▲ 9.7×5 topics
  30. Phase Stability3▲ 31×2 topics
  31. Numerical Simulation3▲ 7.1×7 topics
  32. Semiconductors3▲ 6.7×4 topics
  33. Tool Wear3▲ 15×3 topics
  34. High-Temperature Electronics3▲ 33×2 topics
  35. Mechanical Metamaterials3▲ 30×2 topics
  36. Sintering3▲ 15×4 topics
  37. Thermal Behavior3▲ 44×2 topics
  38. High-Entropy Alloys3▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Multi-Component Alloys3▲ 35×1 topic
  40. Rare Earth Elements3▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Manufacturing Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials and Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies.

Additive Manufacturing a…16Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 16 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksNanomaterials and Printi…6Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies: 6 fractional worksPhysics of Superconducti…4Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism: 4 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and…3Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 3 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 2 fractional worksHigh-Temperature Coating Behaviors: 2 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 16 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 9 works
  3. 3 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  4. 4 Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 6 works
  5. 5 Physics of Superconductivity and Magnetism Condensed Matter Physics 4 works
  6. 6 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace 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 available32.8%not open67.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.4%domestic only68.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Manufacturing Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 293% 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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