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Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

In research, Metal Industries Research & Development Centre stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,585 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now.

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World rank, 2022-now
#21,795
of 22,385 · #23,543 all time
Rank in Taiwan
#179
of 185
Research works
490
▼ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.8k
11.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
34%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

What is Metal Industries Research & Development Centre 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 #9,585 of 10,670 5.1%63 #8516

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metal Industries Research & Development Centre 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 Metal Industries Research & Development Centre work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Metal Industries Research & Development Centre is in Physical Sciences, 5% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (60%), Materials Science (14%), Computer Science (6%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 70 fractional works · 91.1% of its workEngineering: 46 fractional works · 59.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 17.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 9 fractional works · 12.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 14.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 7.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNuclear Energy and Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 5.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMetal IndustriesResearch &…77fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences2%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences5%

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. Engineering4659.8%
    2. Materials Science1114.3%
    3. Computer Science56.1%
    4. Environmental Science33.6%
    5. Energy22.6%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.9%
    7. Physics and Astronomy11.4%
    8. Chemistry10.9%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.5%
    1. Psychology11.9%
    2. Decision Sciences11.4%
    3. Social Sciences10.9%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting10.7%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Medicine11.4%
    2. Health Professions00.3%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology00.7%
    2. Neuroscience00.4%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology00.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.40× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.78× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.85× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.99× its world share, 46 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.09× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.63× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 5.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemical Engineering5.40×1 works
  2. Materials Science4.09×11 works
  3. Engineering3.99×46 works
  4. Energy2.85×2 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.42×1 works
  6. Computer Science0.78×5 works
  7. Environmental Science0.73×3 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology0.65×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.63×1 works
  10. Psychology0.63×2 works
  11. Chemistry0.55×1 works
  12. Dentistry0.40×0 works
  13. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.32×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×0 works
  15. Neuroscience0.22×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.22×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.12×0 works
  19. Medicine0.08×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.07×1 works
  21. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.06×0 works
  22. Arts and Humanities0.05×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metal Industries Research & Development Centre?

Ranked on the quality score, Chiu‐Feng Lin, Fu-Chuan Hsu and Chun‐Chieh Tseng lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metal Industries Research & Development Centre.

  1. 1 Chiu‐Feng Lin Taiwan · #1,466,821 worldwide 1.6k citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Fu-Chuan Hsu Taiwan · #1,851,023 worldwide 959 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 Chun‐Chieh Tseng Taiwan · #2,013,491 worldwide 1.2k citations · 75 works
  4. 4 Yu-Fu Lin Taiwan · #2,068,124 worldwide 710 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Chorng-Tyan Lin Taiwan · #2,657,677 worldwide 328 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Tsung-Pin Hung Taiwan · #3,423,155 worldwide 639 citations · 41 works
  7. 7 George G. Cheng Taiwan · #3,654,214 worldwide 288 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Guo-Hsin Hu Taiwan · #3,737,222 worldwide 137 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Chih‐Chin Wen Taiwan · #3,765,464 worldwide 160 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Zheng Hong Taiwan · #4,115,444 worldwide 85 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Metal Industries Research & Development Centre

What are the most cited papers from Metal Industries Research & Development Centre?

The most cited paper from Metal Industries Research & Development Centre is "The impact of selected environmental forces upon consumers' willingness to buy foreign products" (Chih-Kang Wang, Charles W. Lamb, 1983), with 354 citations. Next come "Effects of nano-Al2O3 additions on microstructure development and hardness of Sn3.5Ag0.5Cu solder" (209) and "Graphene oxide conjugated with polymers: a study of culture condition to determine whether a bacterial growth stimulant or an antimicrobial agent?" (188).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The impact of selected environmental forces upon consumers' willingness to buy foreign products Chih-Kang Wang, Charles W. Lamb · Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science Dec 1983 354
2 Effects of nano-Al2O3 additions on microstructure development and hardness of Sn3.5Ag0.5Cu solder L.C. Tsao, Shih‐Ying Chang, Chih-Chen Lee et al. · Materials & Design (1980-2015) 3 May 2010 209
3 Graphene oxide conjugated with polymers: a study of culture condition to determine whether a bacterial growth stimulant or an antimicrobial agent? Ping-Ching Wu, Hua-Han Chen, Shih‐Yao Chen et al. · Journal of Nanobiotechnology Open access 10 Jan 2018 188
4 Stable mode-locked fiber laser based on CVD fabricated graphene saturable absorber Pi Ling Huang, Shau-Ching Lin, Chao-Yung Yeh et al. · Optics Express Open access 19 Jan 2012 181
5 Enhancement of ECDM efficiency and accuracy by spherical tool electrode Cheng-Kuang Yang, Kun-Ling Wu, Jung-Chou Hung et al. · International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture 16 Mar 2011 169
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metal Industries Research & Development Centre?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Microstructural Evolution, Energy Storage, Heat Transfer, Additive Manufacturing, Nanomaterials and Tool Wear.

▲ 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 Properties8▲ 11×17 topics
  2. Microstructure5▲ 12×11 topics
  3. Nanomaterials4▲ 4.5×12 topics
  4. Energy Storage3▲ 6.7×7 topics
  5. Microstructural Evolution3▲ 28×3 topics
  6. Graphene3▲ 5.6×6 topics
  7. Heat Transfer3▲ 7.7×7 topics
  8. Additive Manufacturing3▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Tool Wear3▲ 28×2 topics
  10. Grain Refinement2▲ 28×4 topics
  11. Nanocomposites2▲ 4.1×7 topics
  12. Composite Materials2▲ 14×4 topics
  13. Microstructure Evolution2▲ 37×4 topics
  14. Corrosion Resistance2▲ 37×4 topics
  15. Molecular Dynamics Simulation2▲ 25×2 topics
  16. Artificial Neural Networks2▲ 5.4×2 topics
  17. Process Parameters2▲ 24×3 topics
  18. Surface Roughness2▲ 19×3 topics
  19. Thin Films2▲ 13×2 topics
  20. Cathode Materials2▲ 6.1×3 topics
  21. Coatings2▲ 40×1 topic
  22. Dynamic Recrystallization2▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Hot Deformation2▲ 62×1 topic
  24. Nanoindentation2▲ 42×1 topic
  25. 3D Printing2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  26. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  27. Implantable Devices2▲ 42×2 topics
  28. Numerical Simulation2▲ 7.4×5 topics
  29. Biodegradable Materials2▲ 54×1 topic
  30. Chemical Kinetics2▲ 23×3 topics
  31. Corrosion Behavior2▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Ductile Fracture2▲ 82×1 topic
  33. Machining2▲ 37×1 topic
  34. Magnesium Alloys2▲ 84×1 topic
  35. Rechargeable Batteries2▲ 8.0×2 topics
  36. Sheet Metal Forming2▲ 82×1 topic
  37. Surface Integrity2▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Material Characterization2▲ 17×2 topics
  39. Product Design2▲ 14×3 topics
  40. Thermal Analysis2▲ 16×4 topics

Which research topics does Metal Industries Research & Development Centre publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metallurgy and Material Forming, Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications and Metal Forming Simulation Techniques.

Metallurgy and Material …2Metallurgy and Material Forming: 2 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…2Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 2 fractional worksMagnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications: 2 fractional worksMetal Forming Simulation…2Metal Forming Simulation Techniques: 2 fractional worksAdvanced machining proce…2Advanced machining processes and optimization: 2 fractional worksIndustrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 1 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composit…1Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 1 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 1 fractional worksInnovations in Concrete and Construction Materials: 1 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsBiomaterialsMechanical EngineeringIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  2. 2 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  3. 3 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications Biomaterials 2 works
  4. 4 Metal Forming Simulation Techniques Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  5. 5 Advanced machining processes and optimization Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  6. 6 Industrial Vision Systems and Defect Detection Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 1 works
  10. 10 Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials Building and Construction 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 available33.7%not open66.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.1%domestic only85.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metal Industries Research & Development Centre's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Metal Industries Research & Development Centre as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00027% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Metal Industries Research & Development Centre0.00038% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metal Industries Research & Development Centre 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 2025Metal Industries Research & Development Centre8.6% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 10.4% in 2012.

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