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Metallurgical Research Institute

In research, Metallurgical Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,564 of 12,888 worldwide) and Engineering (#5,977 of 6,636 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering — Mechanical Engineering is 14.0× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#12,014
of 28,054 · #12,297 all time
Rank in Romania
#56
of 126
Research works
1k
◆ 2% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.9k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Metallurgical Research Institute 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 #6,564 of 12,888 8.4%127 #7025
EngineeringField #5,977 of 6,636 8.6%78 #6791

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Metallurgical Research 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Metallurgical Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 14.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 35.4 works14×
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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: 0.43× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.85× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.73× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.89× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.78× its world share, 78 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.66× its world share, 27 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.46× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciencesworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Metallurgical Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Ж. И. Сагинтаева lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metallurgical Research Institute.

  1. 1 Ж. И. Сагинтаева Romania · #1,601,566 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
All ranked researchers at Metallurgical Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Metallurgical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Energy Efficiency, Metallurgy, Circular Economy, Metal Recovery, Environmental Impact 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 2022–2025 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. Mechanical Properties20▲ 15×28 topics
  2. Microstructure14▲ 19×15 topics
  3. Energy Efficiency13▲ 10.0×12 topics
  4. Metallurgy11▲ 135×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact10▲ 4.3×20 topics
  6. Circular Economy8▲ 22×3 topics
  7. Metal Recovery8▲ 29×3 topics
  8. Sustainability8▲ 2.3×13 topics
  9. Sustainable Development8▲ 3.5×11 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries6▲ 11×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy6▲ 3.0×8 topics
  12. Databases6▲ 144×1 topic
  13. Thermochemical6▲ 144×1 topic
  14. Nanoparticles6▲ 3.3×21 topics
  15. Oxidation Mechanism6▲ 53×2 topics
  16. Bioleaching6▲ 126×1 topic
  17. Microbial Communities6▲ 9.4×2 topics
  18. Microbial Ecology6▲ 23×2 topics
  19. Sulfide Minerals6▲ 126×1 topic
  20. Nanocomposites5▲ 4.9×15 topics
  21. Aerospace Applications5▲ 36×3 topics
  22. Digital Economy5▲ 20×2 topics
  23. Graphene5▲ 5.0×9 topics
  24. Metallurgical Processes5▲ 142×2 topics
  25. Grain Refinement5▲ 29×4 topics
  26. Recycling4▲ 8.4×7 topics
  27. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 21×3 topics
  28. Carbon Sequestration4▲ 42×2 topics
  29. Technological Innovation4▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Hydrogen Initiatives4▲ 119×1 topic
  31. Resource Efficiency4▲ 21×1 topic
  32. Hydrogen4▲ 35×2 topics
  33. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 8.4×5 topics
  34. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 7.8×7 topics
  35. Hydrogen Production4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  36. Iron Oxides3▲ 139×1 topic
  37. Reduction Kinetics3▲ 139×1 topic
  38. Water Treatment3▲ 20×6 topics
  39. Electrical Properties3▲ 25×3 topics
  40. Wear Resistance3▲ 61×2 topics

Which research topics does Metallurgical Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics, Metal Extraction and Bioleaching, Industrial Engineering and Technologies and Iron and Steelmaking Processes.

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  3. 3 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  6. 6 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 3 works
  7. 7 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  8. 8 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Recycling and utilization of industrial and municipal waste in materials production Building and Construction 2 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors47.4%domestic only52.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Metallurgical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% 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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