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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research

Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering is a subfield of Environmental Science. Science Explorer counts 279k research works in it since 1950. 17.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: discipline of engineering dealing with various manufacturing sciences and practices including the research, design and development of systems, processes, machines, tools, and equipment.

Research works
279k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
49k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
9
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+52%
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What is Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Recycling, Waste Management, E-Waste, Environmental Impacts, Wastewater, Environmental Impact. Gaining share since 2009–13: Community Participation, Plastic Waste, Environmental Impact, Recycling, Waste Management. Losing share: Monitoring, UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Wastewater, Cesium Removal.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Recycling35k▲ 2.4×3 topics
  2. Waste Management35k▲ 2.4×3 topics
  3. E-Waste18k▲ 1.85×1 topic
  4. Environmental Impacts18k▲ 1.85×1 topic
  5. Wastewater17k▼ 0.51×2 topics
  6. Environmental Impact17k▲ 3.4×2 topics
  7. Sustainability15k▲ 1.53×2 topics
  8. Life Cycle Assessment15k▲ 1.66×2 topics
  9. Municipal Solid Waste12k▲ 1.63×2 topics
  10. Adsorption11k▼ 0.81×2 topics
  11. Monitoring11k▼ 0.40×1 topic
  12. UV-VIS Spectroscopy11k▼ 0.40×1 topic
  13. Developing Countries9,357▲ 2.1×1 topic
  14. Landfill9,357▲ 2.1×1 topic
  15. Community Participation7,671▲ 11×1 topic
  16. Plastic Waste7,671▲ 11×1 topic
  17. Phosphorus6,135◆ 1.07×1 topic
  18. Recovery6,135◆ 1.07×1 topic
  19. Constructed Wetlands5,836▼ 0.81×1 topic
  20. Wastewater Treatment5,836▼ 0.81×1 topic
  21. Wastewater Reuse5,349▲ 1.19×1 topic
  22. Water Scarcity5,349▲ 1.19×1 topic
  23. Cesium Removal5,239▼ 0.64×1 topic
  24. Ion Exchange5,239▼ 0.64×1 topic
  25. Geosynthetic Clay Liners2,960◆ 0.93×1 topic
  26. Landfill Gas2,960◆ 0.93×1 topic

Which countries lead Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, India and the United States rank highest in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (15k and 9.9k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #1 all time 26.1% top 10% · 15k works
  2. 2 India · #3 all time 18.8% top 10% · 6.2k works
  3. 3 United States · #2 all time 17.1% top 10% · 4.1k works
  4. 4 United Kingdom · #4 all time 25.4% top 10% · 1.3k works
  5. 5 Australia · #5 all time 30.9% top 10% · 927 works
  6. 6 Italy · #7 all time 25.5% top 10% · 1.3k works
  7. 7 Indonesia · #22 all time 2.2% top 10% · 9.9k works
  8. 8 Malaysia · #13 all time 15.6% top 10% · 1.1k works
  9. 9 Germany · #6 all time 19.1% top 10% · 1.3k works
  10. 10 Iran · #16 all time 19.7% top 10% · 1.1k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 50 countries ranked in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 15k works
  2. 2 Indonesia 9.9k works
  3. 3 India 6.2k works
  4. 4 United States 4.1k works
  5. 5 Brazil 2.3k works
  6. 6 Germany 1.3k works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 1.3k works
  8. 8 Italy 1.3k works
  9. 9 Japan 1.2k works
  10. 10 Türkiye 1.2k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 34.5%Indonesia: 22.4%India: 14.1%United States: 9.3%6 others listed: 19.7%34%largest
China15k · 34.5%Indonesia9,881 · 22.4%India6,208 · 14.1%United States4,122 · 9.3%6 others listed8,715 · 19.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research?

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Central South University and Tsinghua University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #1 all time 31.7% top 10% · 337 works
  2. 2 Central South University China · Changsha · #6 all time 31.8% top 10% · 230 works
  3. 3 Tsinghua University China · Beijing · #2 all time 34.5% top 10% · 185 works
  4. 4 Harbin Institute of Technology China · Harbin · #8 all time 32.2% top 10% · 161 works
  5. 5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #9 all time 32.0% top 10% · 176 works
  6. 6 Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang · #57 all time 39.0% top 10% · 91 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China · Shanghai · #4 all time 32.8% top 10% · 144 works
  8. 8 Tongji University China · Shanghai · #14 all time 25.1% top 10% · 186 works
  9. 9 Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou · #12 all time 29.5% top 10% · 161 works
  10. 10 China Agricultural University China · Beijing · #10 all time 34.3% top 10% · 111 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 130 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering.

Top 100 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 337 works
  2. 2 Central South University China 230 works
  3. 3 Sebelas Maret University Indonesia 196 works
  4. 4 Tongji University China 186 works
  5. 5 University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jawa Timur Indonesia 186 works
  6. 6 Tsinghua University China 185 works
  7. 7 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 176 works
  8. 8 Diponegoro University Indonesia 173 works
  9. 9 Harbin Institute of Technology China 161 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang University China 161 works

Who are the leading researchers in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering?

Among the most productive authors in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, James N. Galloway, Y. Arai and Nidal Hilal rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 James N. Galloway United States · #1,677 worldwide 2.3k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Y. Arai Japan · #2,486 worldwide 6k citations · 381 works
  3. 3 Nidal Hilal United Kingdom · #2,489 worldwide 2.4k citations · 118 works
  4. 4 Joseph Sarkis United States · #2,619 worldwide 2.5k citations · 148 works
  5. 5 Mark E. Thompson United States · #3,201 worldwide 1.9k citations · 106 works
  6. 6 Kannan Govindan Denmark · #3,518 worldwide 2.7k citations · 121 works
  7. 7 Walter J. Weber United States · #3,596 worldwide 2k citations · 66 works
  8. 8 Richard C. Thompson United Kingdom · #4,782 worldwide 1.3k citations · 108 works
  9. 9 Meghdad Pirsaheb Iran · #4,876 worldwide 2.8k citations · 60 works
  10. 10 Sérgio Ulgiati Italy · #5,386 worldwide 1.8k citations · 95 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,794 highest-output authors in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering researchers

Where is Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research done?

The largest centres of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Jakarta (Indonesia), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 2.9k works
  2. 2 Jakarta Indonesia 1k works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 947 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 918 works
  5. 5 Surabaya Indonesia 703 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 603 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 591 works
  8. 8 Bandung Indonesia 569 works
  9. 9 Hangzhou China 536 works
  10. 10 Semarang Indonesia 528 works
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Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research by country

The best places for Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering?

Among universities, judged by research, East China University of Technology, Northwest A&F University and Qatar University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 34.24%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →East China University of Technology: 56, 20.6%Northwest A&F University: 68, 42.0%Qatar University: 43, 37.7%RMIT University: 53, 36.8%University of Petroleum and Energy Studies: 40, 31.8%University of Technology Sydney: 61, 40.5%Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar: 38, 28.2%Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 58, 42.2%Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology: 41, 25.5%King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 59, 37.1%Northwest A&F Univer…Qatar UniversityRMIT UniversityEast China Universit…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1East China University of Technology China 58.820.6%9.4×56 +188.9%
2Northwest A&F University China 56.542.0%2.6×68 +146.6%
3Qatar University Qatar 54.837.7%2.2×43 +171.0%
4RMIT University Australia 53.636.8%2.2×53 +121.8%
5University of Petroleum and Energy Studies India 51.531.8%3.5×40 +345.5%
6University of Technology Sydney Australia 51.140.5%2.0×61 +40.4%
7Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar India 51.028.2%5.3×38 +294.0%
8Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 50.142.2%1.0×58 +19.0%
9Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland 49.725.5%6.1×41 +92.3%
10King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia 48.937.1%2.5×59 +44.5%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 52% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Waste Management and Recycling, Municipal Solid Waste Management and Recycling and Waste Management Techniques.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Waste Management and Recycling+2493%
  2. Municipal Solid Waste Management+318%
  3. Recycling and Waste Management Techniques+169%
  4. Wastewater Treatment and Reuse+162%
  5. Phosphorus and nutrient management+108%
  6. Landfill Environmental Impact Studies+77%
  7. Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis-26%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering include?

Water Quality Monitoring…67kWater Quality Monitoring and Analysis: 67k fractional worksRecycling and Waste Management Techniques: 54k fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Characterization: 37k fractional worksMunicipal Solid Waste Management: 26k fractional worksPhosphorus and nutrient management: 25k fractional worksConstructed Wetlands for…22kConstructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment: 22k fractional worksWastewater Treatment and Reuse: 18k fractional worksWaste Management and Recycling: 15k fractional worksLandfill Environmental Impact Studies: 13k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.