Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1951. 23.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the additive manufacturing of metallic components, particularly through processes such as selective laser melting and electron beam melting. The research covers aspects such as microstructure, mechanical properties, process parameters, and material characterization for various metal powders used in the additive manufacturing process.
- Additive Manufacturing
- Metallic Components
- Selective Laser Melting
- Microstructure
- Mechanical Properties
- Process Parameters
- Metal Powders
- Electron Beam Melting
- Material Characterization
- Metal 3D Printing
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 7.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +232% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 5k works
- 2 United States 1.6k works
- 3 India 1.2k works
- 4 Germany 801 works
- 5 Russia 455 works
- 6 Italy 425 works
- 7 United Kingdom 385 works
- 8 South Korea 333 works
- 9 Japan 323 works
- 10 France 299 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes the most Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 134 works
- 2 Harbin Institute of Technology China 131 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 118 works
- 4 Central South University China 117 works
- 5 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 107 works
- 6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China 106 works
- 7 Northeastern University China 100 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 100 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 99 works
- 10 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 90 works
Who are the leading researchers in Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes include Akihisa Inoue, Dierk Raabe and Paul K. Chu.
- 1 Akihisa Inoue 4.7k citations
- 2 Dierk Raabe 4.5k citations
- 3 Paul K. Chu 3.7k citations
- 4 J. Eckert 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes research done?
The largest centres of Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tomsk, Trollhättan and Changwon.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TomskRU · 55.4 works86×
- TrollhättanSE · 22.7 works53×
- ChangwonKR · 32.2 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Northeastern University and Northwestern Polytechnical 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China | 79.5 | 36.1% | 9.2× | 100 | +187.2% |
| 2 | Northeastern University China | 74.2 | 30.8% | 8.2× | 100 | +868.6% |
| 3 | Northwestern Polytechnical University China | 73.0 | 32.7% | 8.4× | 134 | +107.9% |
| 4 | Politecnico di Torino Italy | 72.5 | 24.4% | 9.7× | 61 | +674.8% |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics China | 71.8 | 24.9% | 8.6× | 106 | +253.6% |
| 6 | Jiangsu University of Science and Technology China | 68.7 | 27.4% | 9.4× | 40 | +207.1% |
| 7 | Nanyang Technological University Singapore | 66.9 | 33.2% | 4.9× | 54 | +187.2% |
| 8 | Central South University China | 66.4 | 28.6% | 5.2× | 117 | +243.6% |
| 9 | RMIT University Australia | 66.4 | 38.8% | 5.2× | 25 | +418.2% |
| 10 | Indian Institute of Technology Indore India | 65.9 | 23.9% | 11.6× | 28 | +270.5% |
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 Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 232% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes.
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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.