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Materials Research Center

In research, Materials Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,664 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Materials Science — Materials Science is 8.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#11,966
of 28,054 · #10,423 all time
Rank in India
#837
of 1,840
Research works
545
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
12k
22.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

What is Materials Research Center 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 #6,664 of 12,888 17.0%69 #6163

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Materials Research Center 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 Materials Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Materials Science takes 8.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Materials ScienceField · 21.1 works8.0×
← 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: 0.76× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.37× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.47× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 4.17× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.77× its world share, 32 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.98× its world share, 21 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.60× its world share, 3 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and Humanities1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 8.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Materials Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Lithium-ion Batteries, Rechargeable Batteries, Nanocomposites, Nanomaterials, Graphene and Battery Materials.

▲ 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. Cathode Materials10▲ 35×3 topics
  2. Energy Storage10▲ 20×6 topics
  3. Lithium-ion Batteries7▲ 21×3 topics
  4. Rechargeable Batteries7▲ 32×2 topics
  5. Nanocomposites6▲ 9.8×16 topics
  6. Nanomaterials6▲ 7.4×13 topics
  7. Graphene6▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications5▲ 5.6×19 topics
  9. Battery Materials4▲ 35×1 topic
  10. Nanostructured Anodes4▲ 35×1 topic
  11. Nanoparticles4▲ 4.2×22 topics
  12. Metal-Organic Frameworks4▲ 12×5 topics
  13. Catalysis4▲ 7.4×16 topics
  14. Mechanical Properties4▲ 5.2×19 topics
  15. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries4▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Solid-State Electrolytes4▲ 40×1 topic
  17. Tissue Engineering3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  18. Two-Dimensional Materials3▲ 17×4 topics
  19. Electrocatalysis3▲ 12×4 topics
  20. Crystal Growth2▲ 12×9 topics
  21. Nanocrystals2▲ 12×5 topics
  22. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 9.4×6 topics
  23. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries2▲ 28×1 topic
  24. Organic Electronics2▲ 20×2 topics
  25. Semiconductors2▲ 9.3×4 topics
  26. Zinc Anode2▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Carbon-Based Materials2▲ 27×1 topic
  28. Efficiency2▲ 9.2×3 topics
  29. Electrochemical Capacitors2▲ 27×1 topic
  30. Catalysts2▲ 13×3 topics
  31. Electronic Structure2▲ 15×6 topics
  32. Nanofibers2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. MXenes2▲ 25×2 topics
  34. Polymer Composites2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  35. Materials2▲ 10×6 topics
  36. Solar Cells2▲ 12×5 topics
  37. Thermal Management2▲ 7.1×3 topics
  38. Battery Management Systems2▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Conducting Polymers2▲ 16×2 topics
  40. Thin Films2▲ 12×7 topics

Which research topics does Materials Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Advanced battery technologies research and Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

Advancements in Battery …4Advancements in Battery Materials: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 4 fractional worksAdvanced battery technol…2Advanced battery technologies research: 2 fractional worksSupercapacitor Materials…2Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Technologies Research: 2 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 2 fractional worksPerovskite Materials and…2Perovskite Materials and Applications: 2 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 1 fractional works2D Materials and Applications: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsAutomotive EngineeringPolymers and Plastics2 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced Battery Technologies Research Automotive Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 2 works
  7. 7 Perovskite Materials and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  10. 10 2D Materials and Applications 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 available38.4%not open61.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors78.0%domestic only22.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Materials Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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