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Materials Processing (United States)

In research, Materials Processing (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,459 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,825 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Materials Chemistry (Mechanical Engineering is 8.3× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,952
of 22,385 · #3,923 all time
Rank in United States
#1,358
of 3,332
Research works
1.4k
▲ 7% vs 2018-21
Citations
42k
29.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Materials Processing (United States)

What is Materials Processing (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #2,459 of 10,670 8.8%138 #1577
EngineeringField #2,825 of 5,901 8.3%76 #1213

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Materials Processing (United States) 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 Materials Processing (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 89% of research at Materials Processing (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 6% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Materials Science (27%), Chemistry (4%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 164 fractional works · 89.0% of its workEngineering: 87 fractional works · 47.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 28 fractional works · 15.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 17 fractional works · 9.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 15 fractional works · 7.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 3.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 49 fractional works · 26.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 26 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiomaterials: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workWater Science and Technology: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 11 fractional works · 6.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workMedicine: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMaterialsProcessing…184fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences6%Physical Sciences89%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering8747.2%
    2. Materials Science4926.6%
    3. Chemistry74.0%
    4. Environmental Science63.2%
    5. Energy52.5%
    6. Computer Science42.0%
    7. Physics and Astronomy31.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.9%
    10. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology53.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.1%
    3. Neuroscience10.8%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine42.2%
    2. Nursing10.6%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences10.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities10.6%
    3. Decision Sciences00.2%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Materials Processing (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 8.3× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 28.1 works8.3×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 49.0 works7.6×
  3. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 26.2 works7.2×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.64× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.52× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.56× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.71× its world share, 5 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.15× its world share, 87 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.62× its world share, 49 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.79× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 1.17× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× 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, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science7.62×49 works
  2. Engineering3.15×87 works
  3. Energy2.71×5 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.64×2 works
  5. Chemistry2.52×7 works
  6. Nursing1.17×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.79×3 works
  8. Environmental Science0.64×6 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.56×6 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.56×2 works
  11. Neuroscience0.48×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×4 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  15. Computer Science0.25×4 works
  16. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  17. Immunology and Microbiology0.21×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.20×1 works
  19. Medicine0.11×4 works
  20. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.05×0 works
  22. Psychology0.05×0 works
  23. Social Sciences0.05×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Materials Processing (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Tetsuo Shiraga lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Materials Processing (United States).

  1. 1 Tetsuo Shiraga United States · #5,016,110 worldwide 268 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at Materials Processing (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Materials Processing (United States)?

The most cited paper from Materials Processing (United States) is "Safety and antitumor activity of recombinant soluble Apo2 ligand" (Avi Ashkenazi, Roger Pai, Sharon Fong et al., 1999), with 2,234 citations. Next come "Polyaniline Nanofibers: Facile Synthesis and Chemical Sensors" (1,662) and "Recent development in 2D materials beyond graphene" (1,567).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Safety and antitumor activity of recombinant soluble Apo2 ligand Avi Ashkenazi, Roger Pai, Sharon Fong et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation Open access 15 Jul 1999 2,234
2 Polyaniline Nanofibers: Facile Synthesis and Chemical Sensors Jiaxing Huang, Shabnam Virji, Bruce H. Weiller et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society 13 Dec 2002 1,662
3 Recent development in 2D materials beyond graphene Ankur Gupta, Tamilselvan Sakthivel, Sudipta Seal · Progress in Materials Science Open access 14 Mar 2015 1,567
4 Practical Chemical Sensors from Chemically Derived Graphene Jesse David Fowler, Matthew J. Allen, Vincent Tung et al. · ACS Nano 27 Jan 2009 1,447
5 Amyloid β-protein (Aβ) assembly: Aβ40 and Aβ42 oligomerize through distinct pathways Gal Bitan, Marina D. Kirkitadze, Aleksey Lomakin et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 27 Dec 2002 1,294
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Materials Processing (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Graphene, Nanocomposites, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Polymer Composites and Energy Storage.

▲ 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 Properties27▲ 15×26 topics
  2. Microstructure15▲ 15×16 topics
  3. Nanoparticles13▲ 5.7×26 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications12▲ 5.6×23 topics
  5. Graphene12▲ 9.5×11 topics
  6. Nanocomposites12▲ 8.0×21 topics
  7. Energy Storage10▲ 8.0×7 topics
  8. Polymer Composites10▲ 19×7 topics
  9. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 16×7 topics
  10. Nanomaterials9▲ 4.7×16 topics
  11. Environmental Impact8▲ 2.6×18 topics
  12. Cathode Materials8▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Carbon Nanotubes7▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 9.0×4 topics
  15. 3D Printing6▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Materials6▲ 14×6 topics
  17. Metal-Organic Frameworks6▲ 7.9×5 topics
  18. Applications6▲ 11×4 topics
  19. Rechargeable Batteries5▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Aerospace Applications5▲ 28×3 topics
  21. Biomedical Engineering5▲ 19×2 topics
  22. Processing Techniques5▲ 30×2 topics
  23. Ceramics5▲ 18×2 topics
  24. Nanostructures5▲ 6.3×12 topics
  25. Challenges5▲ 22×1 topic
  26. Fused Deposition Modeling5▲ 23×1 topic
  27. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 17×4 topics
  28. Grain Refinement4▲ 21×4 topics
  29. Two-Dimensional Materials4▲ 9.9×4 topics
  30. Friction Stir Processing4▲ 31×1 topic
  31. Metal Matrix Composites4▲ 28×2 topics
  32. Process Parameters4▲ 20×3 topics
  33. Reinforcement4▲ 30×1 topic
  34. Corrosion Behavior4▲ 25×3 topics
  35. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 11×4 topics
  36. Metal Powders4▲ 26×2 topics
  37. Rheology4▲ 9.8×6 topics
  38. Battery Materials3▲ 11×1 topic
  39. Metal Recovery3▲ 9.5×3 topics
  40. Nanostructured Anodes3▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does Materials Processing (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, Advancements in Battery Materials and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties.

Additive Manufacturing a…5Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 5 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…4Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 4 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery …3Advancements in Battery Materials: 3 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…3Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 3 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…2Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…2Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 2 fractional worksExtraction and Separatio…2Extraction and Separation Processes: 2 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…2Advanced battery technologies research: 2 fractional works
Automotive EngineeringMechanical EngineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringAerospace Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 5 works
  2. 2 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis Materials Chemistry 2 works
  7. 7 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic 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 available46.1%not open53.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.6%domestic only50.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Materials Processing (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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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 Materials Processing (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00069% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Materials Processing (United States)0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Materials Processing (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%Materials Processing (United States)10.6% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.1% in 2019.

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