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Western Metal Materials (China)

In research, Western Metal Materials (China) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,783 of 12,888 worldwide), Engineering (#3,185 of 6,636 worldwide) and Materials Science (#1,400 of 2,468 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Mechanical Engineering, Materials Chemistry and Materials Science — Mechanical Engineering is 14.9× its share of world research.

World rank, 2022–2025
#6,740
of 28,054 · #16,136 all time
Rank in China
#1,396
of 3,058
Research works
467
▲ 70% vs 2013–17
Citations
4.2k
8.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
24%
world 28%

What is Western Metal Materials (China) 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 #3,783 of 12,888 17.0%237 #8949
EngineeringField #3,185 of 6,636 18.5%132 #7749
Materials ScienceField #1,400 of 2,468 15.4%81 #3439
Mechanical EngineeringSubfield #896 of 1,351 17.9%66 #2160
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,308 of 1,556 14.2%60

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Western Metal Materials (China) 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#8,949 #3,783
  2. Engineering#7,749 #3,185
  3. Materials Science#3,439 #1,400
  4. Mechanical Engineering#2,160 #896
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 Western Metal Materials (China) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Mechanical Engineering takes 14.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Mechanical EngineeringSubfield · 66.1 works15×
  2. Materials ChemistrySubfield · 60.2 works13×
  3. Materials ScienceField · 80.9 works9.6×
← less than its size predictsmore →

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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 3.30× its world share, 3 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 3.14× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 3.64× its world share, 132 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 9.62× its world share, 81 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 1.46× its world share, 8 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.04× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksNursingPsychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychologyworld share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, and 2×. Widest outward: Materials Science, 9.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Western Metal Materials (China)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yan Guo, Xiaoqing Zhang and Chengze Liu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Western Metal Materials (China).

  1. 1 Yan Guo China · #443,447 worldwide 188 citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Xiaoqing Zhang China · #1,121,825 worldwide 93 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Chengze Liu China · #1,559,549 worldwide 40 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 Jianping Xu China · #1,562,242 worldwide 33 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 Kaixuan Wang China · #1,626,135 worldwide 18 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Western Metal Materials (China)

Which keywords describe research at Western Metal Materials (China)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mechanical Properties, Microstructure, Microstructure Evolution, Biomedical Applications, Microstructural Evolution, Corrosion Resistance, Processing Techniques and Graphene.

▲ 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. Mechanical Properties88▲ 37×24 topics
  2. Microstructure58▲ 47×14 topics
  3. Biomedical Applications21▲ 7.4×17 topics
  4. Microstructure Evolution21▲ 121×5 topics
  5. Microstructural Evolution20▲ 55×4 topics
  6. Corrosion Resistance19▲ 120×4 topics
  7. Graphene18▲ 11×11 topics
  8. Processing Techniques18▲ 81×2 topics
  9. Sintering17▲ 55×4 topics
  10. Grain Refinement16▲ 60×4 topics
  11. Nanoparticles16▲ 5.4×15 topics
  12. Shape Memory Effect16▲ 279×1 topic
  13. Spark Plasma Sintering16▲ 63×2 topics
  14. Titanium Alloys16▲ 279×1 topic
  15. Oxidation Resistance15▲ 59×3 topics
  16. Carbon Nanotubes13▲ 16×6 topics
  17. Aerospace Applications13▲ 54×3 topics
  18. Nanocomposites13▲ 6.7×15 topics
  19. Nanostructured Materials13▲ 31×3 topics
  20. Cemented Carbides13▲ 92×1 topic
  21. Tungsten Carbide13▲ 92×1 topic
  22. Metal Matrix Composites11▲ 61×2 topics
  23. Friction Stir Processing11▲ 65×1 topic
  24. Reinforcement11▲ 64×1 topic
  25. Grain Boundary Engineering11▲ 72×2 topics
  26. Energy Storage10▲ 6.5×9 topics
  27. Corrosion Behavior10▲ 51×2 topics
  28. Phase Stability10▲ 59×2 topics
  29. Additive Manufacturing9▲ 13×6 topics
  30. Hydrogen Embrittlement9▲ 47×3 topics
  31. Thin Films8▲ 18×5 topics
  32. Coatings8▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Nanoindentation8▲ 53×1 topic
  34. Constitutive Modeling7▲ 44×2 topics
  35. Thermal Conductivity7▲ 20×3 topics
  36. High-Entropy Alloys7▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Multi-Component Alloys7▲ 61×1 topic
  38. Nanocrystalline Materials7▲ 97×1 topic
  39. Severe Plastic Deformation7▲ 97×1 topic
  40. Metal Powders7▲ 39×2 topics

Which research topics does Western Metal Materials (China) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties, Advanced materials and composites, Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties and Metal and Thin Film Mechanics.

  1. 1 Titanium Alloys Microstructure and Properties Materials Chemistry 16 works
  2. 2 Advanced materials and composites Mechanical Engineering 13 works
  3. 3 Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties Mechanical Engineering 11 works
  4. 4 Metal and Thin Film Mechanics Mechanics of Materials 8 works
  5. 5 High Entropy Alloys Studies Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  6. 6 Microstructure and mechanical properties Materials Chemistry 7 works
  7. 7 Intermetallics and Advanced Alloy Properties Mechanical Engineering 7 works
  8. 8 High-Temperature Coating Behaviors Aerospace Engineering 6 works
  9. 9 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes Mechanical Engineering 6 works
  10. 10 Aluminum Alloy Microstructure Properties Aerospace Engineering 6 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 available24.4%not open75.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.3%domestic only85.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Western Metal Materials (China)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 70% 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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