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Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Technology Division

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Research works
86
▲ 52% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.5k
40.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Technology Division is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

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: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.05× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemical Engineering: 4.30× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.94× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.63× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyArts and Humanities: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.24× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.18× 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, 4.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Technology Division?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Nanoparticles, Grain Refinement, Nanocomposites, Microstructural Evolution, Additive Manufacturing and Grain Boundary Engineering.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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 Properties11▲ 13×25 topics
  2. Microstructure8▲ 18×13 topics
  3. Nanoparticles7▲ 6.3×21 topics
  4. Grain Refinement5▲ 42×3 topics
  5. Nanocomposites5▲ 7.4×13 topics
  6. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 26×4 topics
  7. Additive Manufacturing4▲ 21×6 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.9×15 topics
  9. Grain Boundary Engineering3▲ 42×2 topics
  10. Nanostructures3▲ 6.5×12 topics
  11. Corrosion Behavior3▲ 33×2 topics
  12. Graphene2▲ 5.4×8 topics
  13. Materials2▲ 17×6 topics
  14. Thin Films2▲ 10×8 topics
  15. Aerospace Applications2▲ 22×3 topics
  16. Ceramics2▲ 24×3 topics
  17. Nanocrystalline Materials2▲ 55×1 topic
  18. Phase Separation2▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Severe Plastic Deformation2▲ 55×1 topic
  20. Sintering2▲ 15×4 topics
  21. Carbon Nanotubes2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  22. Composite Materials2▲ 9.8×7 topics
  23. Crystal Growth2▲ 6.6×7 topics
  24. Energy Storage2▲ 5.7×7 topics
  25. Molecular Dynamics2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  26. Polymer Composites2▲ 12×6 topics
  27. Aluminium Alloys2▲ 44×1 topic
  28. Applications2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  29. Automotive Industry2▲ 44×1 topic
  30. Ballistic Impact2▲ 28×2 topics
  31. Finite Element Analysis2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  32. Material Characterization2▲ 25×2 topics
  33. Spintronics2▲ 10×3 topics
  34. 3D Printing2▲ 9.9×4 topics
  35. Fracture Mechanics2▲ 24×3 topics
  36. Mechanical Behavior2▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Alternative Splicing2▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Constitutive Modeling2▲ 19×2 topics
  39. Process Parameters2▲ 26×2 topics
  40. RNA-Binding Proteins2▲ 28×1 topic

Which research topics does Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Technology Division publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA Research and Splicing, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties.

RNA Research and Splicing1RNA Research and Splicing: 1 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…0RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 0 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 0 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 0 fractional worksMetal and Thin Film Mech…0Metal and Thin Film Mechanics: 0 fractional worksMedieval and Classical Philosophy: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksManufacturing Process an…0Manufacturing Process and Optimization: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of Materials3 others

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

  1. 1 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 0 works
  3. 3 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  6. 6 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  8. 8 Medieval and Classical Philosophy Philosophy 0 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Manufacturing Process and Optimization Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 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 available49.7%not open50.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.3%domestic only72.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Research Laboratory Materials Science and Technology Division's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher 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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