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Material Measurement Laboratory

In research, Material Measurement Laboratory stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,873 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,067 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,783
of 28,054 · #3,139 all time
Rank in United States
#665
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
39k
32.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What is Material Measurement Laboratory 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 #2,873 of 12,888 15.3%184 #2128
EngineeringField #5,067 of 6,636 13.9%68 #3498

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Material Measurement Laboratory 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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.96× its world share, 24 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.86× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 4.91× its world share, 4 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.71× its world share, 20 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.35× its world share, 6 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.11× its world share, 4 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.01× its world share, 68 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.21× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.26× its world share, 22 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.93× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× 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, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Material Measurement Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Molecular Dynamics, Additive Manufacturing, Crystal Structures, Computational Chemistry and Quantum Mechanics.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles15▲ 5.2×30 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties13▲ 5.8×20 topics
  3. Microstructure11▲ 9.5×12 topics
  4. Machine Learning11▲ 1.47×15 topics
  5. Molecular Dynamics9▲ 24×5 topics
  6. Additive Manufacturing8▲ 12×4 topics
  7. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.0×20 topics
  8. Crystal Structures7▲ 40×3 topics
  9. Nanocomposites7▲ 3.8×17 topics
  10. Nanostructures7▲ 7.4×13 topics
  11. Computational Chemistry7▲ 40×2 topics
  12. High-Throughput6▲ 55×1 topic
  13. Materials Informatics6▲ 55×1 topic
  14. Quantum Mechanics6▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Biosensors6▲ 5.3×10 topics
  16. Mass Spectrometry6▲ 17×5 topics
  17. Materials6▲ 11×6 topics
  18. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy6▲ 33×2 topics
  19. Polymer Composites6▲ 9.4×6 topics
  20. Superconductivity6▲ 15×9 topics
  21. Quantitative Analysis6▲ 12×3 topics
  22. Catalysis5▲ 3.5×17 topics
  23. Electron Inelastic Mean Free Paths5▲ 117×1 topic
  24. Scanning Electron Microscopy5▲ 99×1 topic
  25. Electronic Structure5▲ 12×8 topics
  26. Structure Determination5▲ 74×2 topics
  27. 3D Printing5▲ 9.1×4 topics
  28. Ceramics5▲ 13×3 topics
  29. Imaging4▲ 7.8×4 topics
  30. Process Parameters4▲ 17×2 topics
  31. Applications4▲ 6.5×3 topics
  32. Material Characterization4▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Data Analysis4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  34. Proteomics4▲ 29×2 topics
  35. Metallic Components4▲ 25×1 topic
  36. Selective Laser Melting4▲ 25×1 topic
  37. Crystal Structure4▲ 12×3 topics
  38. Biomedical Engineering4▲ 11×2 topics
  39. Challenges4▲ 13×1 topic
  40. Fused Deposition Modeling4▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Material Measurement Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Machine Learning in Materials Science, Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes and Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies.

Machine Learning in Materials Science: 6 fractional worksElectron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques: 5 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing M…4Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…4Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 4 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksX-ray Diffraction in Crystallography: 3 fractional worksX-ray Spectroscopy and F…3X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis: 3 fractional worksPhase Equilibria and Thermodynamics: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Laser Applications: 2 fractional worksIon-surface interactions and analysis: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistrySurfaces, Coatings and FilmsMechanical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering4 others

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

  1. 1 Machine Learning in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 6 works
  2. 2 Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques Surfaces, Coatings and Films 5 works
  3. 3 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 4 works
  5. 5 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 3 works
  6. 6 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography Materials Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 X-ray Spectroscopy and Fluorescence Analysis Radiation 3 works
  8. 8 Phase Equilibria and Thermodynamics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Spectroscopy and Laser Applications Spectroscopy 2 works
  10. 10 Ion-surface interactions and analysis Computational Mechanics 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 available43.9%not open56.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Material Measurement Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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