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Micro Materials (United Kingdom)

In research, Micro Materials (United Kingdom) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#10,264 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#29,485
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,589
of 1,844
Research works
182
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.3k
23.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
21%
world 40%
International
50%
world 18%
Micro Materials (United Kingdom)

What is Micro Materials (United Kingdom) 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 #10,264 of 17,446 15.9%168

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Micro Materials (United Kingdom) 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 Micro Materials (United Kingdom) work in?

In 2022-now, 95% of research at Micro Materials (United Kingdom) is in Physical Sciences, 3% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (54%), Materials Science (21%), Physics and Astronomy (5%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 21 fractional works · 95.1% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 54.0% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 23.1% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 9.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 20.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 18.1% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHardware and Architecture: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKMicro Materials(United Kingdom)22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences1%Physical Sciences95%Health Sciences3%Social Sciences0%

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 12 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1254.0%
    2. Materials Science520.7%
    3. Physics and Astronomy15.4%
    4. Environmental Science15.1%
    5. Computer Science13.8%
    6. Energy12.5%
    7. Chemical Engineering02.0%
    8. Chemistry01.6%
    1. Medicine13.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    2. Social Sciences00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 5.65× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 2.74× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.60× its world share, 12 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.92× its world share, 5 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.44× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 5.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science5.92×5 works
  2. Chemical Engineering5.65×0 works
  3. Engineering3.60×12 works
  4. Energy2.74×1 works
  5. Physics and Astronomy2.44×1 works
  6. Chemistry1.06×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.02×1 works
  8. Computer Science0.49×1 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.24×0 works
  10. Medicine0.18×1 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.03×0 works
  12. Social Sciences0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Micro Materials (United Kingdom)?

Ranked on the quality score, Ben D. Beake, Adrian J. Harris and Stephen R. Goodes lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Micro Materials (United Kingdom).

  1. 1 Ben D. Beake United Kingdom · #922,195 worldwide 7k citations · 218 works
  2. 2 Adrian J. Harris United Kingdom · #2,160,926 worldwide 661 citations · 30 works
  3. 3 Stephen R. Goodes United Kingdom · #2,259,059 worldwide 596 citations · 27 works
  4. 4 Gerard A. Bell United Kingdom · #4,473,219 worldwide 255 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Micro Materials (United Kingdom)

What are the most cited papers from Micro Materials (United Kingdom)?

The most cited paper from Micro Materials (United Kingdom) is "The influence of the H/E ratio on wear resistance of coating systems – Insights from small-scale testing" (Ben D. Beake, 2022), with 359 citations. Next come "Rational design of polyaromatic ionomers for alkaline membrane fuel cells with >1 W cm −2 power density" (268) and "Effect of mechanical properties measured at room and elevated temperatures on the wear resistance of cutting tools with TiAlN and AlCrN coatings" (234).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The influence of the H/E ratio on wear resistance of coating systems – Insights from small-scale testing Ben D. Beake · Surface and Coatings Technology 23 Feb 2022 359
2 Rational design of polyaromatic ionomers for alkaline membrane fuel cells with >1 W cm −2 power density Sandip Maurya, Sangtaik Noh, Ivana Matanović et al. · Energy & Environmental Science Open access 2018 268
3 Effect of mechanical properties measured at room and elevated temperatures on the wear resistance of cutting tools with TiAlN and AlCrN coatings German Fox‐Rabinovich, Ben D. Beake, J.L. Endrino et al. · Surface and Coatings Technology 14 Oct 2005 234
4 Shape control in ZIF-8 nanocrystals and metal nanoparticles@ZIF-8 heterostructures Guangchao Zheng, Zhuwen Chen, Kadir Sentosun et al. · Nanoscale 2017 209
5 Platinum group metal-free NiMo hydrogen oxidation catalysts: high performance and durability in alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells Sadia Kabir, Kenneth Lemire, Kateryna Artyushkova et al. · Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2017 202
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Micro Materials (United Kingdom)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Thin Films, Coatings, Nanoindentation, Biomedical Applications, Nanodiamonds and Quantum Sensing.

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

All 15 words, with their numbers
  1. Mechanical Properties6▲ 26×8 topics
  2. Nanocomposites4▲ 24×2 topics
  3. Thin Films4▲ 89×3 topics
  4. Coatings4▲ 281×1 topic
  5. Nanoindentation4▲ 294×1 topic
  6. Biomedical Applications2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  7. Nanodiamonds2▲ 265×1 topic
  8. Quantum Sensing2▲ 265×1 topic
  9. Nanoparticles2▲ 6.1×4 topics
  10. Microstructure1▲ 12×5 topics
  11. Graphene1▲ 8.4×4 topics
  12. High-Temperature Electronics1▲ 89×2 topics
  13. Atomic Force Microscopy1▲ 218×1 topic
  14. Force Spectroscopy1▲ 218×1 topic
  15. Wear Resistance1▲ 121×2 topics

Which research topics does Micro Materials (United Kingdom) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Metal and Thin Film Mechanics, Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research, Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications and Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies.

Metal and Thin Film Mech…4Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 4 fractional worksDiamond and Carbon-based Materials Research: 2 fractional worksForce Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksElectronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies: 1 fractional worksMetal Alloys Wear and Pr…1Metal Alloys Wear and Properties: 1 fractional worksTribology and Wear Analysis: 1 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Surface Polishing Techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 0 fractional works
Mechanics of MaterialsMaterials ChemistryAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectrical and Electronic Engineering3 others

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

  1. 1 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 4 works
  2. 2 Diamond and Carbon-based Materials Research Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Force Microscopy Techniques and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  4. 4 Electronic Packaging and Soldering Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  5. 5 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties Materials Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Tribology and Wear Analysis Mechanics of Materials 1 works
  7. 7 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Surface Polishing Techniques Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 0 works
  10. 10 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 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 available20.9%not open79.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.8%domestic only50.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Micro Materials (United Kingdom)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Micro Materials (United Kingdom) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Micro Materials (United Kingdom)0.00018% in 20251990200020102020

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