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Materials Technology (United Kingdom)

In research, Materials Technology (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,935 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 10.7× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#19,938
of 22,385 · #13,373 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#728
of 862
Research works
935
▲ 58% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
24.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
22%
world 40%
International
42%
world 18%
Materials Technology (United Kingdom)

What is Materials Technology (United Kingdom) 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 #6,935 of 10,670 7.6%73 #5423

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

In 2022-now, 92% of research at Materials Technology (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Materials Science (22%), Chemistry (4%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 96 fractional works · 92.5% of its workEngineering: 57 fractional works · 54.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 21 fractional works · 19.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 12 fractional works · 11.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 5.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 5.1% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 23 fractional works · 22.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 11.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMaterialsTechnology…104fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences92%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences0%

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 18 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering5754.5%
    2. Materials Science2322.2%
    3. Chemistry43.9%
    4. Environmental Science43.4%
    5. Energy33.0%
    6. Computer Science21.8%
    7. Physics and Astronomy21.5%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences11.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.3%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine21.5%
    2. Health Professions10.9%
    3. Dentistry10.6%
    1. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    2. Decision Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Materials Technology (United Kingdom) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 20.5 works11×
  2. Materials ScienceField · 23.1 works6.4×
  3. EngineeringField · 56.7 works3.6×
← 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: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.46× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.26× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.63× its world share, 57 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.69× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 6.36× its world share, 23 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 18 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science6.36×23 works
  2. Engineering3.63×57 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.26×1 works
  4. Energy3.26×3 works
  5. Chemistry2.46×4 works
  6. Dentistry1.21×1 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy0.70×2 works
  8. Environmental Science0.69×4 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×1 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.42×2 works
  11. Health Professions0.36×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.27×1 works
  13. Immunology and Microbiology0.24×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.23×2 works
  15. Neuroscience0.21×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  17. Medicine0.08×2 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.06×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, D.P. Davies, N.M. Shorrocks and D.C.J. Reid lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Materials Technology (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 D.P. Davies United Kingdom · #1,564,385 worldwide 1.3k citations · 18 works
  2. 2 N.M. Shorrocks United Kingdom · #1,893,679 worldwide 1.1k citations · 35 works
  3. 3 D.C.J. Reid United Kingdom · #2,742,671 worldwide 778 citations · 39 works
  4. 4 A.J. Holden United Kingdom · #2,824,825 worldwide 15k citations · 63 works
  5. 5 Nicholas Carr United Kingdom · #3,424,275 worldwide 1.3k citations · 79 works
  6. 6 Brennan Buck United Kingdom · #3,724,067 worldwide 89 citations · 35 works
  7. 7 Derek K. Skinner United Kingdom · #3,762,868 worldwide 314 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 R.G. Arnold United Kingdom · #4,265,296 worldwide 291 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 Rosie Cush United Kingdom · #4,434,278 worldwide 609 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Martin J. Goodwin United Kingdom · #4,696,531 worldwide 555 citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Materials Technology (United Kingdom)

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

The most cited paper from Materials Technology (United Kingdom) is "Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena" (John Brian Pendry, A.J. Holden, David Robbins et al., 1999), with 8,749 citations. Next come "Extremely Low Frequency Plasmons in Metallic Mesostructures" (4,347) and "Low frequency plasmons in thin-wire structures" (1,399).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Magnetism from conductors and enhanced nonlinear phenomena John Brian Pendry, A.J. Holden, David Robbins et al. · IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques 1999 8,749
2 Extremely Low Frequency Plasmons in Metallic Mesostructures John Brian Pendry, A.J. Holden, Will Stewart et al. · Physical Review Letters 17 Jun 1996 4,347
3 Low frequency plasmons in thin-wire structures John Brian Pendry, A.J. Holden, David Robbins et al. · Journal of Physics Condensed Matter Open access 8 Jun 1998 1,399
4 The ecoinvent Database: Overview and Methodological Framework (7 pp) Rolf Frischknecht, Niels Jungbluth, Hans‐Jörg Althaus et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Open access 22 Oct 2004 1,109
5 Molecular Orbital Theoretical Studies of Some Organic Corrosion Inhibitors V. S. Sastri, Jayarama R. Perumareddi · CORROSION Aug 1997 636
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Materials Technology (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanocomposites, Cathode Materials, Energy Storage, Graphene, Nanoparticles and Lithium-ion Batteries.

▲ 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 Properties16▲ 15×28 topics
  2. Microstructure9▲ 17×11 topics
  3. Nanocomposites7▲ 8.1×21 topics
  4. Nanoparticles6▲ 4.4×28 topics
  5. Biomedical Applications5▲ 4.3×19 topics
  6. Energy Storage5▲ 7.6×7 topics
  7. Cathode Materials5▲ 12×3 topics
  8. Graphene5▲ 7.1×12 topics
  9. Nanomaterials4▲ 3.8×14 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries4▲ 9.5×4 topics
  11. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 12×6 topics
  12. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 25×4 topics
  13. Grain Refinement4▲ 31×4 topics
  14. Composite Materials3▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Polymer Composites3▲ 11×6 topics
  16. Rechargeable Batteries3▲ 10×2 topics
  17. Carbon Nanotubes3▲ 7.8×7 topics
  18. Metal-Organic Frameworks3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  19. Battery Materials2▲ 14×1 topic
  20. Nanostructured Anodes2▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Tool Wear2▲ 19×3 topics
  22. Heat Transfer2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  23. Sintering2▲ 18×4 topics
  24. Tissue Engineering2▲ 3.8×8 topics
  25. Vibration Analysis2▲ 8.5×3 topics
  26. Aerospace Applications2▲ 22×3 topics
  27. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 26×3 topics
  28. Electrocatalysis2▲ 7.5×5 topics
  29. Lithium-Sulfur Batteries2▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Nanostructured Cathodes2▲ 17×1 topic
  31. Recycling2▲ 5.3×6 topics
  32. Solid-State Electrolytes2▲ 17×1 topic
  33. High Temperature2▲ 29×2 topics
  34. Ionic Liquids2▲ 6.7×8 topics
  35. Rheology2▲ 9.9×5 topics
  36. Surface Roughness2▲ 14×4 topics
  37. Metal Powders2▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Rolling Contact Fatigue2▲ 30×2 topics
  39. Energy Conversion2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  40. Processing Techniques2▲ 18×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Advancements in Battery Materials, Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies, Metallurgy and Material Forming and Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis.

Advancements in Battery …2Advancements in Battery Materials: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materia…2Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 2 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksGear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis: 2 fractional worksAdvanced machining processes and optimization: 2 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 1 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…1Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 1 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Properties: 1 fractional worksAdvanced materials and composites: 1 fractional works
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  2. 2 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  4. 4 Gear and Bearing Dynamics Analysis Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 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 available22.3%not open77.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors42.3%domestic only57.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 58% 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 Technology (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00030% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%Materials Technology (United Kingdom)0.00070% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Materials Technology (United Kingdom) 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 counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025Materials Technology (United Kingdom)9.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.8% in 1994.

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