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Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication

In research, Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,490 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,840
of 34,923
Rank in Australia
#138
of 476
Research works
233
▼ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
15k
66.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.27×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
54%
world 40%
International
46%
world 18%
Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication

What is Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication 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 #2,490 of 17,446 23.5%202

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication 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 Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication work in?

In 2022-now, 76% of research at Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication is in Physical Sciences, 19% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (41%), Materials Science (20%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (12%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 27 fractional works · 75.7% of its workEngineering: 15 fractional works · 41.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 22.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 14.9% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 7 fractional works · 19.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 9.2% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 18.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 11.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.2% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStructural Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMelbourne Centrefor…36fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences19%Physical Sciences76%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences1%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1541.3%
    2. Materials Science719.9%
    3. Physics and Astronomy26.4%
    4. Environmental Science12.9%
    5. Energy11.8%
    6. Chemical Engineering01.3%
    7. Chemistry01.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology411.6%
    2. Neuroscience13.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.2%
    1. Medicine24.6%
    2. Nursing00.2%
    1. Psychology00.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.20× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 9.52× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.77× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.00× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 2.75× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.71× its world share, 7 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.87× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksNursingEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 9.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics9.52×1 works
  2. Materials Science5.71×7 works
  3. Chemical Engineering3.77×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy2.87×2 works
  5. Engineering2.75×15 works
  6. Neuroscience2.20×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.18×4 works
  8. Energy2.00×1 works
  9. Chemistry0.73×0 works
  10. Environmental Science0.59×1 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.54×0 works
  12. Nursing0.38×0 works
  13. Medicine0.24×2 works
  14. Immunology and Microbiology0.15×0 works
  15. Psychology0.12×0 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication?

Ranked on the quality score, Md Hemayet Uddin and F. Eftekhari lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication.

  1. 1 Md Hemayet Uddin Australia · #1,230,458 worldwide 3k citations · 88 works
  2. 2 F. Eftekhari Australia · #2,464,589 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication

What are the most cited papers from Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication?

The most cited paper from Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication is "A wearable and highly sensitive pressure sensor with ultrathin gold nanowires" (Shu Ping Gong, Willem Schwalb, Yongwei Wang et al., 2014), with 2,074 citations. Next come "A Fast Deposition‐Crystallization Procedure for Highly Efficient Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin‐Film Solar Cells" (1,635) and "Ultrafast laser processing of materials: from science to industry" (1,379).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A wearable and highly sensitive pressure sensor with ultrathin gold nanowires Shu Ping Gong, Willem Schwalb, Yongwei Wang et al. · Nature Communications Open access 4 Feb 2014 2,074
2 A Fast Deposition‐Crystallization Procedure for Highly Efficient Lead Iodide Perovskite Thin‐Film Solar Cells Manda Xiao, Fuzhi Huang, Wenchao Huang et al. · Angewandte Chemie International Edition 22 Jul 2014 1,635
3 Ultrafast laser processing of materials: from science to industry Mangirdas Malinauskas, Albertas Žukauskas, Satoshi Hasegawa et al. · Light Science & Applications Open access 14 Mar 2016 1,379
4 Measurement of surface and interfacial tension using pendant drop tensiometry Joseph D. Berry, Michael J. Neeson, Raymond Riley Dagastine et al. · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science Jun 2015 1,130
5 Degradation observations of encapsulated planar CH 3 NH 3 PbI 3 perovskite solar cells at high temperatures and humidity Yu Han, S. Meyer, Yasmina Dkhissi et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2015 1,003
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Nanoparticles, Biomedical Applications, Drug Delivery, Graphene, Solar Cells, Tissue Engineering and Semiconductor.

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

All 30 words, with their numbers
  1. Biosensors5▲ 28×9 topics
  2. Nanoparticles4▲ 8.2×12 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications3▲ 8.0×15 topics
  4. Drug Delivery2▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Graphene2▲ 9.9×7 topics
  6. Solar Cells2▲ 32×5 topics
  7. Nanomaterials2▲ 5.7×6 topics
  8. Tissue Engineering2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  9. Semiconductor2▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Optical Modulators2▲ 32×3 topics
  11. Optoelectronic Devices2▲ 47×2 topics
  12. Photonic Crystals2▲ 33×5 topics
  13. Energy Conversion1▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Nanosensors1▲ 164×1 topic
  15. Nanowire1▲ 164×1 topic
  16. Bioimaging1▲ 16×4 topics
  17. Nanophotonics1▲ 38×3 topics
  18. Photothermal Therapy1▲ 28×2 topics
  19. Electrochemistry1▲ 15×2 topics
  20. Metamaterials1▲ 24×3 topics
  21. Nanofabrication1▲ 55×3 topics
  22. Optical Fiber1▲ 32×2 topics
  23. Self-Assembly1▲ 10×5 topics
  24. Gold Nanoparticles1▲ 37×2 topics
  25. Lab-on-a-Chip1▲ 26×4 topics
  26. Microfluidic Devices1▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Nanocomposites1▲ 3.9×6 topics
  28. Tumor Targeting1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Cancer Therapy1▲ 5.0×3 topics
  30. Nanocrystals1▲ 11×4 topics

Which research topics does Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Nanowire Synthesis and Applications, Neuroscience and Neural Engineering, Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications and Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors.

Nanowire Synthesis and A…1Nanowire Synthesis and Applications: 1 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural …1Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 1 fractional worksGold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Fiber Optic Sensors: 1 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 1 fractional worksPlasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksPhotonic and Optical Dev…1Photonic and Optical Devices: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 1 fractional worksSilicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceElectronic, Optical and Magnetic MaterialsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Nanowire Synthesis and Applications Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 1 works
  3. 3 Gold and Silver Nanoparticles Synthesis and Applications Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fiber Optic Sensors Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Plasmonic and Surface Plasmon Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  8. 8 Photonic and Optical Devices Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Silicon Nanostructures and Photoluminescence 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 available54.4%not open45.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.6%domestic only54.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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 Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication0.000085% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Melbourne Centre for Nanofabrication over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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