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Textile Research Institute

In research, Textile Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#7,964 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#4,976 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#2,413 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Polymers and Plastics, Building and Construction and Biomaterials — Polymers and Plastics is 41.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,339
of 28,054 · #10,150 all time
Rank in United States
#1,678
of 4,192
Research works
2.5k
▼ 9% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
8.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
32%
world 28%

What is Textile 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 #7,964 of 12,888 8.8%252 #6826
EngineeringField #4,976 of 6,636 11.1%102 #4212
Materials ScienceField #2,413 of 2,468 8.0%96 #3357

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Textile 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Physical Sciences#6,826 #7,964
  2. Engineering#4,212 #4,976
  3. Materials Science#3,357 #2,413
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Textile Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Polymers and Plastics takes 41.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Polymers and PlasticsSubfield · 57.8 works41×
  2. Building and ConstructionSubfield · 32.1 works15×
  3. BiomaterialsSubfield · 20.2 works14×
  4. Materials ScienceField · 95.7 works7.9×
← 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: 0.86× its world share, 14 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.82× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.07× its world share, 17 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.27× its world share, 4 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.97× its world share, 102 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 14 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.94× its world share, 96 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.21× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.19× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 1.66× its world share, 17 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.82× its world share, 9 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.36× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 4 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.54× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Textile Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, J. B. Speakman, H.‐D. Weigmann and Carol Bier lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Textile Research Institute.

  1. 1 J. B. Speakman United States · #99,746 worldwide 164 citations · 40 works
  2. 2 H.‐D. Weigmann United States · #456,831 worldwide 61 citations · 19 works
  3. 3 Carol Bier United States · #502,779 worldwide 9 citations · 38 works
  4. 4 Ludwig Rebenfeld United States · #524,287 worldwide 73 citations · 32 works
  5. 5 Siegfried Hobe United States · #787,403 worldwide 1 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Norbert Lloyd Enrick United States · #832,522 worldwide 13 citations · 19 works
  7. 7 Bernard Miller United States · #939,571 worldwide 89 citations · 32 works
  8. 8 W. H. Corfield United States · #980,329 worldwide 0 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 W. James Lyons United States · #1,257,358 worldwide 18 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 C. S. Whewell United States · #1,274,692 worldwide 23 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at Textile Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Textile Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biomedical Applications, Artificial Intelligence, Thermal Properties, Heat Transfer, Fabric Comfort, Moisture Management, Ionic Liquids and Antimicrobial.

▲ 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. Biomedical Applications55▲ 13×26 topics
  2. Artificial Intelligence42▲ 8.8×15 topics
  3. Thermal Properties38▲ 87×4 topics
  4. Heat Transfer37▲ 22×6 topics
  5. Fabric Comfort37▲ 353×1 topic
  6. Moisture Management37▲ 353×1 topic
  7. Ionic Liquids33▲ 34×6 topics
  8. Antimicrobial33▲ 34×8 topics
  9. Sustainable Production29▲ 136×2 topics
  10. Dyeing29▲ 415×1 topic
  11. Textiles29▲ 415×1 topic
  12. Nanocomposites24▲ 8.7×17 topics
  13. Mechanical Properties23▲ 6.9×21 topics
  14. Sustainability22▲ 2.7×25 topics
  15. Environmental Impact20▲ 3.5×19 topics
  16. Tissue Engineering20▲ 9.3×10 topics
  17. Drug Delivery14▲ 7.3×9 topics
  18. Polymer Composites12▲ 13×6 topics
  19. Nanofibers11▲ 15×3 topics
  20. Natural Fibers10▲ 45×2 topics
  21. Composites10▲ 38×2 topics
  22. Biodegradable9▲ 37×1 topic
  23. Reinforced Polymers9▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 8.7×5 topics
  25. 3D Printing9▲ 11×4 topics
  26. Flexible Electronics9▲ 15×3 topics
  27. Applications8▲ 8.9×6 topics
  28. Health Monitoring8▲ 11×3 topics
  29. Regenerative Medicine8▲ 8.6×4 topics
  30. Biomaterials8▲ 9.3×6 topics
  31. Energy Harvesting8▲ 12×2 topics
  32. Nanogenerators7▲ 16×1 topic
  33. Wearable7▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Challenges7▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Fused Deposition Modeling7▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Materials7▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Scaffold7▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Biodegradable Polymers7▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Biodegradation7▲ 19×3 topics
  40. Electrospinning6▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Textile Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Textile materials and evaluations, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers, Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites and Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials.

Textile materials and ev…37Textile materials and evaluations: 37 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Tex…29Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 29 fractional worksNatural Fiber Reinforced…9Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites: 9 fractional worksAdvanced Sensor and Ener…7Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials: 7 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing a…7Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 7 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 6 fractional worksConducting polymers and applications: 5 fractional worksSilk-based biomaterials and applications: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Cellulose Research Studies: 4 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 4 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsBuilding and ConstructionBiomedical EngineeringAutomotive Engineering2 others

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

  1. 1 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 37 works
  2. 2 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 29 works
  3. 3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites Polymers and Plastics 9 works
  4. 4 Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials Biomedical Engineering 7 works
  5. 5 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 6 works
  7. 7 Conducting polymers and applications Polymers and Plastics 5 works
  8. 8 Silk-based biomaterials and applications Biomaterials 4 works
  9. 9 Advanced Cellulose Research Studies Biomaterials 4 works
  10. 10 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 4 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 available31.9%not open68.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.0%domestic only72.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Textile Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% 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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