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Mechanics' Institute

In research, Mechanics' Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,000 of 17,446 worldwide) and Engineering (#2,124 of 9,532 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#8,284
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,724
of 7,310
Research works
708
▼ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
23.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
18%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Mechanics' Institute

What is Mechanics' Institute 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 #3,000 of 17,446 11.8%648
EngineeringField #2,124 of 9,532 10.5%414

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Mechanics' Institute 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 Mechanics' Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 78% of research at Mechanics' Institute is in Physical Sciences, 12% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Materials Science (15%), Earth and Planetary Sciences (6%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 35 fractional works · 77.7% of its workEngineering: 18 fractional works · 40.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 5.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workBuilding and Construction: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 15.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 5 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMetals and Alloys: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.4% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFiltration and Separation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 12.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 2 fractional works · 4.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 6.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKMechanics'Institute45fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences78%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences12%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1840.7%
    2. Materials Science715.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences36.4%
    4. Environmental Science24.9%
    5. Physics and Astronomy23.4%
    6. Computer Science13.0%
    7. Chemistry11.7%
    8. Chemical Engineering11.1%
    9. Mathematics00.7%
    10. Energy00.4%
    1. Arts and Humanities24.4%
    2. Decision Sciences23.8%
    3. Social Sciences11.6%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.7%
    6. Psychology00.7%
    1. Medicine36.3%
    2. Health Professions11.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology11.6%
    2. Neuroscience00.5%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.24× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.11× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.47× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.71× its world share, 18 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.99× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.38× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 3 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.97× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.24× 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: Materials Science, 4.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science4.38×7 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences4.11×3 works
  3. Decision Sciences3.97×2 works
  4. Chemical Engineering3.24×0 works
  5. Engineering2.71×18 works
  6. Physics and Astronomy1.54×2 works
  7. Arts and Humanities1.54×2 works
  8. Chemistry1.06×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.99×2 works
  10. Mathematics0.63×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.49×1 works
  12. Energy0.47×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.38×1 works
  14. Dentistry0.38×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.35×0 works
  16. Medicine0.33×3 works
  17. Neuroscience0.32×0 works
  18. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.29×1 works
  19. Psychology0.24×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.23×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.13×1 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Mechanics' Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, N. S. Schneider, Gary L. Hagnauer and Robert E. Singler lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Mechanics' Institute.

  1. 1 N. S. Schneider United States · #308,578 worldwide 2.8k citations · 66 works
  2. 2 Gary L. Hagnauer United States · #1,178,384 worldwide 1.7k citations · 52 works
  3. 3 Robert E. Singler United States · #2,037,767 worldwide 793 citations · 42 works
  4. 4 Anthony F. Wilde United States · #2,267,750 worldwide 389 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Anna B. Hamman United States · #2,563,515 worldwide 0 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Bernard R. Laliberte United States · #2,602,446 worldwide 303 citations · 20 works
  7. 7 Glennon Gilboy United States · #2,759,334 worldwide 60 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 J. Trevelyan United States · #3,261,849 worldwide 161 citations · 32 works
  9. 9 Robert Dudley French United States · #3,499,084 worldwide 29 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 F.B. Porzel United States · #3,957,287 worldwide 12 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Mechanics' Institute

What are the most cited papers from Mechanics' Institute?

The most cited paper from Mechanics' Institute is "The Dynamic Response of Vascular Endothelial Cells to Fluid Shear Stress" (Charles F. Dewey, S. R. Bussolari, Michael A. Gimbrone et al., 1981), with 1,143 citations. Next come "Highly Sensitive Skin‐Mountable Strain Gauges Based Entirely on Elastomers" (831) and "A generalized-α method for integrating the filtered Navier–Stokes equations with a stabilized finite element method" (811).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Dynamic Response of Vascular Endothelial Cells to Fluid Shear Stress Charles F. Dewey, S. R. Bussolari, Michael A. Gimbrone et al. · Journal of Biomechanical Engineering Aug 1981 1,143
2 Highly Sensitive Skin‐Mountable Strain Gauges Based Entirely on Elastomers Nanshu Lu, Chi Lu, Shixuan Yang et al. · Advanced Functional Materials 12 Jun 2012 831
3 A generalized-α method for integrating the filtered Navier–Stokes equations with a stabilized finite element method Kenneth E. Jansen, Christian H. Whiting, Gregory M. Hulbert · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Oct 2000 811
4 Introduction to Optimum Design Zhiye Zhao · Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics Jun 1990 787
5 Structure and mechanics of interfaces in biological materials François Barthelat, Yin Zhen, Markus J. Buehler · Nature Reviews Materials Review 8 Mar 2016 764
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Mechanics' Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Two-Dimensional Materials, Science, Nanocomposites, Sediment Transport, Neural Networks, Numerical Simulation and Innovation.

▲ 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 26 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties3▲ 5.8×12 topics
  2. Machine Learning2▲ 1.26×6 topics
  3. Neural Networks2▲ 2.8×5 topics
  4. Two-Dimensional Materials2▲ 18×4 topics
  5. Climate Change2▲ 1.38×8 topics
  6. Innovation2▲ 3.6×2 topics
  7. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.6×6 topics
  8. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.7×9 topics
  9. Epidemiology1▼ 0.76×4 topics
  10. Deep Learning1▼ 0.82×3 topics
  11. History1▲ 4.2×1 topic
  12. Science1▲ 12×1 topic
  13. Sediment Transport1▲ 17×3 topics
  14. Microstructure1▲ 5.0×6 topics
  15. Numerical Simulation1▲ 9.0×4 topics
  16. Risk Assessment1▲ 4.0×4 topics
  17. Biomedical Applications1▲ 2.0×7 topics
  18. Grain Boundary Engineering1▲ 36×2 topics
  19. Raman Spectroscopy1▲ 13×4 topics
  20. Sustainability1◆ 0.98×4 topics
  21. Sustainable Development1▲ 1.63×3 topics
  22. Multiphase Flow1▲ 27×3 topics
  23. Stock Market Prediction1▲ 39×1 topic
  24. Time Series Forecasting1▲ 39×1 topic
  25. Urban Underground Space1▲ 192×1 topic
  26. Utility Tunnels1▲ 192×1 topic

Which research topics does Mechanics' Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: History of Science and Medicine, Stock Market Forecasting Methods, Underground infrastructure and sustainability and Tunneling and Rock Mechanics.

History of Science and M…1History of Science and Medicine: 1 fractional worksStock Market Forecasting…1Stock Market Forecasting Methods: 1 fractional worksUnderground infrastructu…1Underground infrastructure and sustainability: 1 fractional worksTunneling and Rock Mecha…1Tunneling and Rock Mechanics: 1 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 1 fractional worksDrilling and Well Engineering: 1 fractional worksHeart Failure Treatment …1Heart Failure Treatment and Management: 1 fractional worksGraphene research and ap…1Graphene research and applications: 1 fractional worksExplainable Artificial I…0Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI): 0 fractional worksCoastal and Marine Dynam…0Coastal and Marine Dynamics: 0 fractional works
History and Philosophy of ScienceManagement Science and Operations ResearchBuilding and ConstructionCivil and Structural Engineering6 others

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

  1. 1 History of Science and Medicine History and Philosophy of Science 1 works
  2. 2 Stock Market Forecasting Methods Management Science and Operations Research 1 works
  3. 3 Underground infrastructure and sustainability Building and Construction 1 works
  4. 4 Tunneling and Rock Mechanics Civil and Structural Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 1 works
  6. 6 Drilling and Well Engineering Ocean Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Heart Failure Treatment and Management Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 1 works
  8. 8 Graphene research and applications Materials Chemistry 1 works
  9. 9 Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  10. 10 Coastal and Marine Dynamics Earth-Surface Processes 0 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 available18.0%not open82.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Mechanics' Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Mechanics' Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Mechanics' Institute0.00024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Mechanics' Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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