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The Crucible

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Research works
85
▼ 87% vs 2013–17
Citations
679
8.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
0.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
14%
world 28%

Not ranked overall: The Crucible 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.

Which keywords describe research at The Crucible?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microstructure, Mechanical Properties, Nanocomposites, Permanent Magnets, Rare-Earth, Diversity, Nanoparticles and Doctoral Education.

▲ 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. Microstructure15▲ 35×8 topics
  2. Mechanical Properties11▲ 14×12 topics
  3. Nanocomposites8▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Permanent Magnets6▲ 327×1 topic
  5. Rare-Earth6▲ 327×1 topic
  6. Nanoparticles6▲ 5.5×7 topics
  7. Diversity5▲ 35×2 topics
  8. Doctoral Education5▲ 988×1 topic
  9. Graduate School Socialization5▲ 988×1 topic
  10. Academic Performance4▲ 65×2 topics
  11. Social Support4▲ 9.3×2 topics
  12. Academic Medicine4▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Career Development4▲ 47×2 topics
  14. College Retention4▲ 195×1 topic
  15. Student Engagement4▲ 16×1 topic
  16. Magnetic Materials3▲ 76×1 topic
  17. Magnetostriction3▲ 76×1 topic
  18. Aerospace Applications3▲ 31×3 topics
  19. Higher Education3▲ 9.7×4 topics
  20. Biomass3▲ 41×3 topics
  21. Grain Refinement3▲ 26×2 topics
  22. Pyrolysis3▲ 60×2 topics
  23. Skyrmions3▲ 61×1 topic
  24. Spintronics3▲ 18×1 topic
  25. High-Strength Steels3▲ 71×1 topic
  26. Martensite Transformation3▲ 71×1 topic
  27. Bio-oil3▲ 87×1 topic
  28. Hydrothermal Carbonization3▲ 87×1 topic
  29. Evidence-Based Practice2▲ 18×4 topics
  30. Sintering2▲ 19×3 topics
  31. Social Justice2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  32. Thin Films2▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Oxidation Resistance2▲ 19×3 topics
  34. Reflective Practice2▲ 16×4 topics
  35. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Organizational Commitment2▲ 27×2 topics
  37. Interdisciplinary Research2▲ 30×1 topic
  38. Processing Techniques2▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Professional Development2▲ 15×3 topics
  40. Team Science2▲ 138×1 topic

Which research topics does The Crucible publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Material Properties and Applications, Bauxite Residue and Utilization, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties.

Material Properties and …1Material Properties and Applications: 1 fractional worksBauxite Residue and Utilization: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloys Composites Properties: 0 fractional worksAluminum Alloy Microstru…0Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties: 0 fractional works
General Materials ScienceMechanical EngineeringAerospace Engineering

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

  1. 1 Material Properties and Applications General Materials Science 1 works
  2. 2 Bauxite Residue and Utilization Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 0 works
  4. 4 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 0 works
  5. 5 Philosophy and Historical Thought Philosophy 0 works
  6. 6 Philosophical and Cultural Analysis Philosophy 0 works
  7. 7 Philosophical Thought and Analysis General Social Sciences 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 available13.8%not open86.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors5.7%domestic only94.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Crucible's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 87% lower than in 2013–2017.

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