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The Textile Institute

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World rank, all time
#30,883
of 34,923
Rank in United Kingdom
#1,660
of 1,844
Research works
167
▼ 25% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.8k
16.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.90×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
36%
world 18%
The Textile Institute

Which fields of science does The Textile Institute work in?

In all years, 70% of research at The Textile Institute is in Physical Sciences, 16% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Materials Science (31%), Engineering (27%), Arts and Humanities (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 117 fractional works · 70.0% of its workMaterials Science: 52 fractional works · 31.0% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 37 fractional works · 21.9% of its workBiomaterials: 8 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 45 fractional works · 26.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 15 fractional works · 8.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 11 fractional works · 6.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 27 fractional works · 16.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 14 fractional works · 8.4% of its workMuseology: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArcheology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workUrban Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnthropology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workLife Sciences: 14 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 5.3% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKThe TextileInstitute167fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences70%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences16%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Materials Science5231.0%
    2. Engineering4526.8%
    3. Chemistry116.5%
    4. Environmental Science42.7%
    5. Computer Science20.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.4%
    8. Energy10.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    10. Mathematics00.2%
    1. Arts and Humanities148.4%
    2. Social Sciences74.1%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting31.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.8%
    5. Psychology10.8%
    6. Decision Sciences10.6%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology74.3%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.6%
    3. Neuroscience00.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine74.4%
    2. Health Professions10.6%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 3.57× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.92× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 2.95× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.92× its world share, 4 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 7.07× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 0.90× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.08× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Materials Science7.07×3 works
  2. Chemical Engineering3.57×0 works
  3. Energy2.95×0 works
  4. Chemistry2.92×1 works
  5. Engineering1.92×4 works
  6. Environmental Science1.58×1 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting1.28×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities1.08×0 works
  9. Medicine0.90×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.40×0 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.26×0 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×0 works
  13. Neuroscience0.19×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.16×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.13×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Textile Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Walter M. Gardner, W. H. Beal and Don Hill lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Textile Institute.

  1. 1 Walter M. Gardner United Kingdom · #2,515,746 worldwide 87 citations · 39 works
  2. 2 W. H. Beal United Kingdom · #3,211,613 worldwide 72 citations · 77 works
  3. 3 Don Hill United Kingdom · #3,315,145 worldwide 7 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Leslie Valentine United Kingdom · #3,667,983 worldwide 610 citations · 38 works
  5. 5 H. A. Turner United Kingdom · #4,327,747 worldwide 218 citations · 36 works
All ranked researchers at The Textile Institute

What are the most cited papers from The Textile Institute?

The most cited paper from The Textile Institute is "Cell migration and organization in the intestinal crypt using a lattice‐free model" (Frank Meineke, Christopher S. Potten, Markus W. Loeffler, 2001), with 295 citations. Next come "X-ray and electron microscope studies of the degradation of cellulose by sulphuric acid" (209) and "The Mechanical Properties of Woven Fabrics Part II: The Bending of Woven Fabrics" (206).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cell migration and organization in the intestinal crypt using a lattice‐free model Frank Meineke, Christopher S. Potten, Markus W. Loeffler · Cell Proliferation Open access Aug 2001 295
2 X-ray and electron microscope studies of the degradation of cellulose by sulphuric acid Sriparna Mukherjee, H. J. Woods · Biochimica et Biophysica Acta 1953 209
3 The Mechanical Properties of Woven Fabrics Part II: The Bending of Woven Fabrics P. Grosberg · Textile Research Journal Mar 1966 206
4 Characterization of Azo Reduction Activity in a Novel Ascomycete Yeast Strain Patrícia A. Ramalho, María Helena Cabral de Almeida Cardoso, Artur Manuel Cavaco-Paulo et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Apr 2004 154
5 Advances in luminescent materials with aggregation-induced emission (AIE) properties for biomedical applications Haibo Wang, Gongyan Liu · Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2018 123
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Which keywords describe research at The Textile Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Artificial Intelligence, Heat Transfer, Thermal Properties, Fabric Comfort, Moisture Management, Biomedical Applications, 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 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. Artificial Intelligence30▲ 22×6 topics
  2. Heat Transfer30▲ 35×5 topics
  3. Thermal Properties29▲ 115×3 topics
  4. Fabric Comfort29▲ 429×1 topic
  5. Moisture Management29▲ 429×1 topic
  6. Biomedical Applications22▲ 13×13 topics
  7. Ionic Liquids18▲ 32×4 topics
  8. Sustainability15▲ 5.0×13 topics
  9. Antimicrobial14▲ 33×4 topics
  10. Dyeing14▲ 356×1 topic
  11. Textiles14▲ 356×1 topic
  12. Mechanical Properties11▲ 7.2×15 topics
  13. Globalization7▲ 2.2×5 topics
  14. Identity7▲ 5.3×3 topics
  15. Nanoparticles6▲ 2.7×13 topics
  16. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.7×12 topics
  17. Adhesive Joints6▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Cultural Studies6▲ 8.9×2 topics
  19. Fashion6▲ 118×2 topics
  20. Clothing6▲ 195×1 topic
  21. Cultural Heritage6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  22. Material Culture6▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Polymer Composites5▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Finite Element Analysis5▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Mechanical Behavior5▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Tissue Engineering4▲ 4.7×8 topics
  27. Metal Nanoparticles4▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Recycling4▲ 9.4×4 topics
  29. Space Applications4▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Cellulose Nanocrystals3▲ 68×1 topic
  31. Fracture Mechanics3▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Nanocellulose3▲ 68×1 topic
  33. Cohesive Zone Models3▲ 48×1 topic
  34. Delamination3▲ 36×2 topics
  35. Fiber-Reinforced Composites3▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Well-being3▲ 7.5×2 topics
  37. Biomaterials3▲ 9.3×4 topics
  38. Craftivism3▲ 225×1 topic
  39. Handicraft3▲ 225×1 topic
  40. Applications3▲ 8.4×2 topics

Which research topics does The Textile Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Textile materials and evaluations, Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers, Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal and Asthma and respiratory diseases.

Textile materials and ev…1Textile materials and evaluations: 1 fractional worksDyeing and Modifying Tex…1Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers: 1 fractional worksAdsorption and biosorpti…0Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal: 0 fractional worksAsthma and respiratory diseases: 0 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 0 fractional worksVirology and Viral Diseases: 0 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 0 fractional worksFlexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems: 0 fractional worksFashion and Cultural Textiles: 0 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 0 fractional works
Polymers and PlasticsBuilding and ConstructionWater Science and TechnologyPhysiology6 others

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

  1. 1 Textile materials and evaluations Polymers and Plastics 1 works
  2. 2 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers Building and Construction 1 works
  3. 3 Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal Water Science and Technology 0 works
  4. 4 Asthma and respiratory diseases Physiology 0 works
  5. 5 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Virology and Viral Diseases Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 0 works
  8. 8 Flexible and Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Fashion and Cultural Textiles Museology 0 works
  10. 10 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 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 available16.4%not open83.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.3%domestic only63.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Textile Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 25% 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 The Textile Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000077% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%The Textile Institute0.000044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of The Textile Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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