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Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)

In research, Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#18,020 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Engineering — Engineering is 5.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#25,324
of 28,054 · #31,311 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#974
of 1,094
Research works
168
▲ 91% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
20.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
39%
world 28%

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 #18,020 of 21,541 22.1%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Engineering takes 5.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EngineeringField · 49.1 works5.1×
← 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: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 5.11× its world share, 49 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.98× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.34× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.35× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.13× 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, 5.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Colin Brewer lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Colin Brewer United Kingdom · #810,066 worldwide 13 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Manufacturing Technology Centre (United Kingdom)

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

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

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties10▲ 16×20 topics
  2. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 47×6 topics
  3. Tool Wear8▲ 99×3 topics
  4. Microstructure7▲ 20×7 topics
  5. Micromachining6▲ 210×2 topics
  6. Process Parameters6▲ 92×3 topics
  7. Sustainability6▲ 3.7×7 topics
  8. Material Characterization6▲ 73×2 topics
  9. Molecular Dynamics Simulation6▲ 78×2 topics
  10. Chemical Mechanical Planarization6▲ 183×1 topic
  11. Laser Ablation6▲ 237×2 topics
  12. Material Removal Mechanism6▲ 183×1 topic
  13. Femtosecond Laser5▲ 175×1 topic
  14. Transparent Materials5▲ 384×1 topic
  15. Metal Powders5▲ 110×2 topics
  16. Metallic Components5▲ 110×1 topic
  17. Selective Laser Melting5▲ 110×1 topic
  18. 3D Printing4▲ 30×3 topics
  19. Polymer Composites4▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Surface Roughness4▲ 48×4 topics
  21. Materials4▲ 27×2 topics
  22. Applications4▲ 23×2 topics
  23. Challenges4▲ 53×2 topics
  24. Biomedical Engineering4▲ 41×1 topic
  25. Fused Deposition Modeling4▲ 54×1 topic
  26. Composite Materials4▲ 28×5 topics
  27. Machining3▲ 82×1 topic
  28. Surface Integrity3▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.2×8 topics
  30. Assembly Planning2▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Design for Manufacture2▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Residual Stress2▲ 52×2 topics
  33. Heat Transfer2▲ 5.3×3 topics
  34. Optimization2▲ 5.7×3 topics
  35. Taguchi Method2▲ 51×2 topics
  36. Defect Detection2▲ 17×3 topics
  37. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 23×3 topics
  38. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.9×2 topics
  39. Laser Welding1▲ 46×1 topic
  40. Welding1▲ 33×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques, Laser Material Processing Techniques, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 6 fractional worksLaser Material Processing Techniques: 5 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: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Machining and Optimization Techniques: 1 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringComputational MechanicsMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Laser Material Processing Techniques Computational Mechanics 5 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 1 works
  8. 8 Advanced Machining and Optimization Techniques Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% 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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