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Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)

In research, Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,634 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering (Engineering is 5.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,619
of 22,385 · #28,036 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#819
of 862
Research works
168
▲ 54% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.5k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.94×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
22%
world 18%
Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)

What is Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) 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 #10,634 of 17,446 14.7%135

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (74%), Materials Science (7%), Computer Science (3%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 63 fractional works · 91.1% of its workEngineering: 52 fractional works · 74.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 22.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 11.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 6 fractional works · 9.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 5 fractional works · 7.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 5 fractional works · 6.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workMechanics of Materials: 3 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLaw: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMedical Laboratory Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKManufacturingTechnology Centr…69fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences0%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5274.3%
    2. Materials Science57.5%
    3. Computer Science23.1%
    4. Environmental Science12.0%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.9%
    6. Chemistry11.0%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    8. Energy00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    4. Decision Sciences10.9%
    5. Psychology00.5%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.2%
    1. Medicine11.9%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.1%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 5.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 51.5 works5.0×
← 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.95× its world share, 52 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.15× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.86× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.91× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× 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, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.95×52 works
  2. Materials Science2.15×5 works
  3. Decision Sciences0.91×1 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy0.86×1 works
  5. Chemistry0.65×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.50×1 works
  8. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.49×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×1 works
  10. Computer Science0.40×2 works
  11. Environmental Science0.40×1 works
  12. Energy0.35×0 works
  13. Health Professions0.31×1 works
  14. Psychology0.18×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.12×1 works
  16. Medicine0.10×1 works
  17. Arts and Humanities0.08×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  20. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Mohammad Antar, Sundar Marimuthu and Bethan Smith lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Mohammad Antar United Kingdom · #450,120 worldwide 1.1k citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Sundar Marimuthu United Kingdom · #966,343 worldwide 2.2k citations · 106 works
  3. 3 Bethan Smith United Kingdom · #1,444,495 worldwide 777 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 Ben Dutton United Kingdom · #1,652,825 worldwide 521 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 Nick Brierley United Kingdom · #2,466,484 worldwide 315 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Tian Long See United Kingdom · #2,654,439 worldwide 963 citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Helen Elkington United Kingdom · #3,085,681 worldwide 91 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Mitchell Leering United Kingdom · #3,520,036 worldwide 143 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Colin L Brewer United Kingdom · #4,801,182 worldwide 2.3k citations · 162 works
  10. 10 Priyanka Ghosh United Kingdom · #5,666,371 worldwide 286 citations · 35 works
All ranked researchers at Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) is "Review of in-situ process monitoring and in-situ metrology for metal additive manufacturing" (Sarah K. Everton, Matthias Hirsch, Petros Stravroulakis et al., 2016), with 1,466 citations. Next come "A comprehensive review on laser powder bed fusion of steels: Processing, microstructure, defects and control methods, mechanical properties, current challenges and future trends" (508) and "Laser polishing of selective laser melted components" (281).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Review of in-situ process monitoring and in-situ metrology for metal additive manufacturing Sarah K. Everton, Matthias Hirsch, Petros Stravroulakis et al. · Materials & Design Open access 23 Jan 2016 1,466
2 A comprehensive review on laser powder bed fusion of steels: Processing, microstructure, defects and control methods, mechanical properties, current challenges and future trends Shubhavardhan Ramadurga Narasimharaju, Wenhan Zeng, Tian Long See et al. · Journal of Manufacturing Processes Open access 18 Jan 2022 508
3 Laser polishing of selective laser melted components Sundar Marimuthu, Andrew Triantaphyllou, Mohammad Antar et al. · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture Open access 12 May 2015 281
4 Keyhole formation and thermal fluid flow-induced porosity during laser fusion welding in titanium alloys: Experimental and modelling Chinnapat Panwisawas, Bama Perumal, Robin Ward et al. · Acta Materialia Open access 28 Dec 2016 279
5 Surface texture measurement for additive manufacturing Andrew Triantaphyllou, Claudiu L. Giusca, Gavin D. MacAulay et al. · Surface Topography Metrology and Properties Open access 5 May 2015 254
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Additive Manufacturing, Tool Wear, Micromachining, Microstructure, Process Parameters, Laser Ablation and Femtosecond Laser.

▲ 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-now 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. Mechanical Properties10▲ 15×21 topics
  2. Additive Manufacturing10▲ 45×6 topics
  3. Tool Wear9▲ 98×3 topics
  4. Micromachining7▲ 215×2 topics
  5. Microstructure7▲ 19×7 topics
  6. Process Parameters6▲ 88×3 topics
  7. Femtosecond Laser6▲ 162×1 topic
  8. Laser Ablation6▲ 235×2 topics
  9. Transparent Materials6▲ 378×1 topic
  10. Sustainability6▲ 3.5×7 topics
  11. Material Characterization6▲ 71×2 topics
  12. Molecular Dynamics Simulation6▲ 74×2 topics
  13. Chemical Mechanical Planarization6▲ 177×1 topic
  14. Material Removal Mechanism6▲ 177×1 topic
  15. Metal Powders5▲ 104×2 topics
  16. Metallic Components5▲ 104×1 topic
  17. Selective Laser Melting5▲ 104×1 topic
  18. 3D Printing4▲ 29×3 topics
  19. Ceramics4▲ 42×2 topics
  20. Surface Roughness4▲ 46×4 topics
  21. Polymer Composites4▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Materials4▲ 25×2 topics
  23. Applications4▲ 21×2 topics
  24. Challenges4▲ 51×2 topics
  25. Biomedical Engineering4▲ 40×1 topic
  26. Fused Deposition Modeling4▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Composite Materials4▲ 26×5 topics
  28. Machining3▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Surface Integrity3▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Biomedical Applications3▲ 3.2×10 topics
  31. Residual Stress2▲ 55×2 topics
  32. Assembly Planning2▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Design for Manufacture2▲ 39×1 topic
  34. Machine Vision2▲ 11×4 topics
  35. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.7×2 topics
  36. Process Optimization2▲ 34×2 topics
  37. Taguchi Method2▲ 50×2 topics
  38. Defect Detection2▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Laser Welding2▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Welding2▲ 34×1 topic

Which research topics does Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Laser Material Processing Techniques, Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Laser Material Processing Techniques: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 6 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…4Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…3Advanced machining processes and optimization: 3 fractional worksManufacturing Process and Optimization: 2 fractional worksWelding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 1 fractional works
Computational MechanicsBiomedical EngineeringMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 6 works
  2. 2 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 1 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 available39.3%not open60.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 54% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)0.00037% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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