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Metallurgical Research Institute

In research, Metallurgical Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#6,138 of 10,670 worldwide) and Engineering (#3,831 of 5,901 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry (Mechanical Engineering is 14.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#17,248
of 22,385 · #21,305 all time
Rank in Romania
#81
of 126
Research works
1k
▲ 75% vs 2018-21
Citations
6.9k
6.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
47%
world 18%
Metallurgical Research Institute

What is Metallurgical Research Institute 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 #6,138 of 10,670 5.8%127 #9643
EngineeringField #3,831 of 5,901 4.5%78 #5555

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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Metallurgical Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 91% of research at Metallurgical Research Institute is in Physical Sciences, 4% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (56%), Materials Science (21%), Environmental Science (6%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 161 fractional works · 91.0% of its workEngineering: 98 fractional works · 55.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 46 fractional works · 26.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 7.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 8 fractional works · 4.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOcean Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Science: 37 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 22 fractional works · 12.2% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBiomaterials: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMetals and Alloys: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 5.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFuel Technology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthodontics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMetallurgicalResearch…177fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences91%Health Sciences2%Social Sciences4%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering9855.5%
    2. Materials Science3720.9%
    3. Environmental Science105.7%
    4. Energy42.5%
    5. Chemistry42.4%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.2%
    7. Chemical Engineering20.9%
    8. Physics and Astronomy10.7%
    9. Computer Science10.6%
    10. Mathematics10.6%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    2. Social Sciences21.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting20.9%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences31.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology20.9%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.1%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Medicine20.9%
    2. Dentistry10.6%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Health Professions00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Metallurgical Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 14.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 46.1 works14×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 21.6 works6.2×
← 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: 0.41× its world share, 3 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.69× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.53× its world share, 4 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.72× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.70× its world share, 98 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.14× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.99× its world share, 37 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 1 worksDentistryMedicine: 0.05× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.65× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.99×37 works
  2. Engineering3.70×98 works
  3. Energy2.72×4 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.69×2 works
  5. Chemistry1.53×4 works
  6. Dentistry1.33×1 works
  7. Environmental Science1.14×10 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.78×2 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.67×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.65×2 works
  11. Mathematics0.51×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.41×3 works
  13. Nursing0.32×0 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.30×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.27×2 works
  16. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.17×2 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  19. Computer Science0.08×1 works
  20. Psychology0.07×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.06×0 works
  22. Medicine0.05×2 works
  23. Immunology and Microbiology0.04×0 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Metallurgical Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhadiger Sadyk, Armat Zhakan and Frank N. Speller lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Metallurgical Research Institute.

  1. 1 Zhadiger Sadyk Romania · #1,317,641 worldwide 62 citations · 16 works
  2. 2 Armat Zhakan Romania · #1,729,387 worldwide 87 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Frank N. Speller Romania · #2,304,516 worldwide 598 citations · 36 works
  4. 4 Azamat Burumbayev Romania · #2,746,136 worldwide 68 citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Horace C. Knerr Romania · #3,394,335 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  6. 6 Heintz Romania · #3,747,994 worldwide 41 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Yerbolat Makhambetov Romania · #4,230,198 worldwide 159 citations · 48 works
  8. 8 A. N. Filin Romania · #4,894,891 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 A. S. Nevskii Romania · #5,067,456 worldwide 3 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 G. L. Katkeeva Romania · #5,101,774 worldwide 6 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Metallurgical Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Metallurgical Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Metallurgical Research Institute is "Laser material processing" (Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar, I. Manna, 2011), with 596 citations. Next come "Nonlinear optical properties of metal nanoparticles: a review" (426) and "Inequality relation between fuzzy numbers and its use in fuzzy optimization" (350).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Laser material processing Jyotsna Dutta Majumdar, I. Manna · International Materials Reviews 19 Sep 2011 596
2 Nonlinear optical properties of metal nanoparticles: a review Yuxi Zhang, Yuhua Wang · RSC Advances Open access 2017 426
3 Inequality relation between fuzzy numbers and its use in fuzzy optimization Jaroslav Ramı́k, Josef ímánek · Fuzzy Sets and Systems Jul 1985 350
4 Densification and grain growth during sintering of nanosized particles Zhigang Zak Fang, H. Wang · International Materials Reviews Nov 2008 333
5 Bioremediation of metal‐contaminated surface and groundwaters Córale L. Brierley · Geomicrobiology Journal Jul 1990 250
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Metallurgical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Energy Efficiency, Microstructure, Metallurgy, Metal Recovery, Circular Economy, 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-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 Properties25▲ 14×31 topics
  2. Energy Efficiency16▲ 10×13 topics
  3. Microstructure16▲ 17×16 topics
  4. Metallurgy15▲ 138×2 topics
  5. Environmental Impact13▲ 4.2×20 topics
  6. Sustainable Development11▲ 3.9×13 topics
  7. Metal Recovery11▲ 31×3 topics
  8. Sustainability11▲ 2.5×14 topics
  9. Circular Economy10▲ 21×3 topics
  10. Lithium-ion Batteries9▲ 12×4 topics
  11. Renewable Energy8▲ 3.1×12 topics
  12. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.4×26 topics
  13. Databases7▲ 148×1 topic
  14. Oxidation Mechanism7▲ 54×2 topics
  15. Thermochemical7▲ 148×1 topic
  16. Microbial Communities7▲ 9.5×2 topics
  17. Microbial Ecology7▲ 23×3 topics
  18. Bioleaching7▲ 129×1 topic
  19. Sulfide Minerals7▲ 129×1 topic
  20. Nanocomposites7▲ 4.9×17 topics
  21. Metallurgical Processes6▲ 149×2 topics
  22. Nanomaterials6▲ 3.5×17 topics
  23. Digital Economy6▲ 17×2 topics
  24. Graphene6▲ 5.2×9 topics
  25. Resource Efficiency6▲ 25×2 topics
  26. Aerospace Applications6▲ 33×3 topics
  27. Hydrogen6▲ 37×2 topics
  28. Recycling6▲ 8.1×7 topics
  29. Carbon Sequestration5▲ 41×2 topics
  30. Grain Refinement5▲ 26×4 topics
  31. Technological Innovation5▲ 41×2 topics
  32. Hydrogen Initiatives5▲ 128×1 topic
  33. Microstructural Evolution5▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Iron Oxides5▲ 152×1 topic
  35. Reduction Kinetics5▲ 152×1 topic
  36. Carbon Nanotubes4▲ 7.7×7 topics
  37. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 31×3 topics
  38. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  39. Hydrogen Production4▲ 9.3×5 topics
  40. Water Treatment4▲ 19×6 topics

Which research topics does Metallurgical Research Institute publish most on?

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

Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics: 7 fractional worksMetal Extraction and Bioleaching: 7 fractional worksIndustrial Engineering a…5Industrial Engineering and Technologies: 5 fractional worksIron and Steelmaking Pro…5Iron and Steelmaking Processes: 5 fractional worksMinerals Flotation and Separation Techniques: 4 fractional worksMining and Gasification Technologies: 4 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Pr…3Metal Alloys Wear and Properties: 3 fractional worksExtraction and Separation Processes: 3 fractional worksCorrosion Behavior and Inhibition: 3 fractional worksMetallurgy and Material Forming: 3 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringBiomedical EngineeringWater Science and TechnologyMaterials Chemistry1 others

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

  1. 1 Metallurgical Processes and Thermodynamics Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Metal Extraction and Bioleaching Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  3. 3 Industrial Engineering and Technologies Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  4. 4 Iron and Steelmaking Processes Mechanical Engineering 5 works
  5. 5 Minerals Flotation and Separation Techniques Water Science and Technology 4 works
  6. 6 Mining and Gasification Technologies Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  7. 7 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Extraction and Separation Processes Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Corrosion Behavior and Inhibition Materials Chemistry 3 works
  10. 10 Metallurgy and Material Forming Mechanics of Materials 3 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: 40% of research is openly available.

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

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Metallurgical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 75% higher 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 Metallurgical Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00038% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%Metallurgical Research Institute0.0011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Metallurgical Research Institute 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 2025Metallurgical Research Institute7.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 9.1% in 2011.

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