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The Welding Institute

In research, The Welding Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#9,410 of 10,670 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering and Engineering (Mechanical Engineering is 20.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#20,108
of 22,385 · #15,987 all time
Rank in United Kingdom
#738
of 862
Research works
1.2k
▼ 16% vs 2018-21
Citations
11k
9.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
23%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
The Welding Institute

What is The Welding Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #9,410 of 10,670 6.0%66 #7434

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Welding 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does The Welding Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 85% of research at The Welding Institute is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Social Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (68%), Materials Science (11%), Social Sciences (3%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 82 fractional works · 85.1% of its workEngineering: 65 fractional works · 68.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 35 fractional works · 36.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 9 fractional works · 9.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOcean Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 6.0% of its workMetals and Alloys: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 8 fractional works · 8.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPublic Administration: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKThe WeldingInstitute96fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences3%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences8%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering6568.3%
    2. Materials Science1111.3%
    3. Environmental Science22.2%
    4. Computer Science11.3%
    5. Energy10.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    7. Chemistry00.4%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Social Sciences33.4%
    2. Arts and Humanities21.6%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance11.1%
    4. Decision Sciences11.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    6. Psychology00.3%
    1. Medicine33.1%
    2. Health Professions10.7%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology22.3%
    2. Neuroscience00.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does The Welding Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 20.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 35.2 works20×
  2. EngineeringField · 65.4 works4.5×
← 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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 4.55× its world share, 65 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.44× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 3.24× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.16× its world share, 3 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.51× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Engineering, 4.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Engineering4.55×65 works
  2. Materials Science3.24×11 works
  3. Decision Sciences1.02×1 works
  4. Energy0.77×1 works
  5. Veterinary0.64×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.54×2 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.51×1 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.44×2 works
  9. Environmental Science0.44×2 works
  10. Mathematics0.30×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.28×1 works
  12. Social Sciences0.27×3 works
  13. Chemistry0.24×0 works
  14. Neuroscience0.23×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.23×0 works
  16. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.17×1 works
  18. Medicine0.16×3 works
  19. Dentistry0.14×0 works
  20. Psychology0.11×0 works
  21. Immunology and Microbiology0.09×0 works
  22. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at The Welding Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, W. M. Thomas, E.D. Nicholas and John Rudlin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Welding Institute.

  1. 1 W. M. Thomas United Kingdom · #559,694 worldwide 3.2k citations · 33 works
  2. 2 E.D. Nicholas United Kingdom · #1,185,741 worldwide 1.4k citations · 16 works
  3. 3 John Rudlin United Kingdom · #1,447,486 worldwide 1.7k citations · 79 works
  4. 4 D. J. Abson United Kingdom · #1,520,503 worldwide 629 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 C. S. Wiesner United Kingdom · #1,729,049 worldwide 1.1k citations · 26 works
  6. 6 R.H. Leggatt United Kingdom · #1,834,624 worldwide 692 citations · 29 works
  7. 7 Ian Norris United Kingdom · #2,061,175 worldwide 375 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 S. D. Smith United Kingdom · #2,093,538 worldwide 696 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 S. J. Maddox United Kingdom · #2,146,801 worldwide 1.2k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 S J Maddox United Kingdom · #2,465,340 worldwide 320 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at The Welding Institute

What are the most cited papers from The Welding Institute?

The most cited paper from The Welding Institute is "Practitioner Review: Engaging fathers – recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence" (Catherine Panter‐Brick, Adrienne Burgess, Mark Eggerman et al., 2014), with 773 citations. Next come "Digital image correlation using iterative least squares and pointwise least squares for displacement field and strain field measurements" (455) and "The crack opening displacement approach to fracture mechanics in yielding materials" (395).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Practitioner Review: Engaging fathers – recommendations for a game change in parenting interventions based on a systematic review of the global evidence Catherine Panter‐Brick, Adrienne Burgess, Mark Eggerman et al. · Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry ReviewOpen access Jul 2014 773
2 Digital image correlation using iterative least squares and pointwise least squares for displacement field and strain field measurements Bing Pan, Anand Asundi, Huimin Xie et al. · Optics and Lasers in Engineering 22 Feb 2009 455
3 The crack opening displacement approach to fracture mechanics in yielding materials F.M. Burdekin, D.E.W. Stone · The Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design 1966 395
4 Intelligent fault diagnosis of machinery using digital twin-assisted deep transfer learning Min Xia, Haidong Shao, Darren L. Williams et al. · Reliability Engineering & System Safety Open access 24 Jul 2021 379
5 Replication timing of the human genome Kathryn Woodfine, Heike Fiegler, David M. Beare et al. · Human Molecular Genetics 25 Nov 2003 326
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at The Welding Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Heat Transfer, Welding, Laser Welding, Numerical Simulation, Process Optimization and Residual Stress.

▲ 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 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 Properties22▲ 23×21 topics
  2. Microstructure17▲ 34×14 topics
  3. Heat Transfer9▲ 20×5 topics
  4. Welding8▲ 134×3 topics
  5. Laser Welding8▲ 174×2 topics
  6. Numerical Simulation8▲ 27×4 topics
  7. Process Optimization8▲ 120×2 topics
  8. Residual Stress7▲ 143×2 topics
  9. Keyhole Formation7▲ 167×1 topic
  10. Weld Pool Dynamics7▲ 167×1 topic
  11. Material Characterization7▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Additive Manufacturing6▲ 22×5 topics
  13. Process Parameters5▲ 48×3 topics
  14. Metal Powders5▲ 65×2 topics
  15. Metallic Components4▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Numerical Modeling4▲ 44×2 topics
  17. Selective Laser Melting4▲ 68×1 topic
  18. Corrosion Behavior4▲ 50×2 topics
  19. Friction Stir Welding4▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Hydrogen Embrittlement4▲ 49×3 topics
  21. Processing4▲ 69×1 topic
  22. Microstructural Evolution4▲ 26×4 topics
  23. Grain Refinement4▲ 33×4 topics
  24. Pitting Corrosion4▲ 71×2 topics
  25. Fatigue Crack Closure3▲ 118×1 topic
  26. Fracture Toughness Testing3▲ 118×1 topic
  27. Grain Boundary Engineering3▲ 46×2 topics
  28. Phase Stability3▲ 43×2 topics
  29. Defect Detection3▲ 22×3 topics
  30. Passive Films3▲ 84×1 topic
  31. Stainless Steels3▲ 84×1 topic
  32. Corrosion3▲ 22×5 topics
  33. Eddy Current Testing2▲ 58×1 topic
  34. High-Entropy Alloys2▲ 47×1 topic
  35. Multi-Component Alloys2▲ 47×1 topic
  36. Non-Destructive Evaluation2▲ 58×1 topic
  37. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 24×2 topics
  38. Polymer Composites2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  39. Aerospace Applications2▲ 22×3 topics
  40. Thermal Conductivity2▲ 13×3 topics

Which research topics does The Welding Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses, Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes, Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis and Fatigue and fracture mechanics.

Welding Techniques and R…7Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses: 7 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing Materials and Processes: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Welding Techniq…4Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis: 4 fractional worksFatigue and fracture mec…3Fatigue and fracture mechanics: 3 fractional worksHydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals: 3 fractional worksHigh Entropy Alloys Studies: 2 fractional worksNon-Destructive Testing …2Non-Destructive Testing Techniques: 2 fractional worksMechanical stress and fatigue analysis: 2 fractional worksMicrostructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels: 2 fractional worksUltrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation: 2 fractional works
Mechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsMetals and Alloys

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

  1. 1 Welding Techniques and Residual Stresses Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  2. 2 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  3. 3 Advanced Welding Techniques Analysis Mechanical Engineering 4 works
  4. 4 Fatigue and fracture mechanics Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  5. 5 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals Metals and Alloys 3 works
  6. 6 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  7. 7 Non-Destructive Testing Techniques Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  8. 8 Mechanical stress and fatigue analysis Mechanics of Materials 2 works
  9. 9 Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Steels Mechanical Engineering 2 works
  10. 10 Ultrasonics and Acoustic Wave Propagation Mechanics of Materials 2 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 available23.3%not open76.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors26.3%domestic only73.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has The Welding Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is The Welding Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00028% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%The Welding Institute0.00041% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025The Welding Institute6.3% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 15.8% in 2003.

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