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Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers

Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers is a research topic within Building and Construction. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 14.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores recent advancements in textile dyeing techniques, materials, and processes. It covers a wide range of topics including the use of natural dyes, keratin-based biomaterials for biomedical applications, enzymatic processing of fibers, sustainable production methods, and the use of antimicrobial agents in textiles. The research also delves into the application of ionic liquids, eco-friendly dyeing processes, and the development of high-performance textiles.

  • Textiles
  • Dyeing
  • Natural Dyes
  • Keratin
  • Antimicrobial
  • Biomedical Applications
  • Enzymatic Processing
  • Sustainable Production
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Fibers
Research works
26k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+10%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (921 and 425 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 921 works
  2. 2 India 425 works
  3. 3 Türkiye 257 works
  4. 4 United States 239 works
  5. 5 Indonesia 219 works
  6. 6 Egypt 218 works
  7. 7 South Korea 144 works
  8. 8 Pakistan 110 works
  9. 9 Bangladesh 108 works
  10. 10 Japan 107 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: 33.5%India: 15.5%Türkiye: 9.4%United States: 8.7%6 others listed: 33.0%34%largest
China921 · 33.5%India425 · 15.5%Türkiye257 · 9.4%United States239 · 8.7%6 others listed906 · 33.0%

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

Which institutions lead Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers research?

By volume in 2022–2025, National Research Centre publishes the most Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers research, followed by Donghua University and Jiangnan University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 National Research Centre Egypt 71 works
  2. 2 Donghua University China 50 works
  3. 3 Jiangnan University China 42 works
  4. 4 Zhejiang Sci-Tech University China 36 works
  5. 5 Wuhan Textile University China 35 works
  6. 6 Qingdao University China 34 works
  7. 7 Bangladesh University of Textiles Bangladesh 33 works
  8. 8 Textile Research Institute United States 29 works
  9. 9 Nanjing Forestry University China 28 works
  10. 10 Benha University Egypt 26 works

Who are the leading researchers in Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers include Wei Huang, Abdullah M. Asiri and Gordon McKay.

  1. 1 Wei Huang 5.5k citations
  2. 2 Abdullah M. Asiri 3.2k citations
  3. 3 Gordon McKay 2.4k citations
  4. 4 Bharat Bhushan 2.2k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers research done?

The largest centres of Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers research in 2022–2025 are Shanghai (China), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Beijing (China) and Giza (Egypt). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Monastir, Banhā and Faisalabad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Shanghai China 98 works
  2. 2 Dhaka Bangladesh 91 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 88 works
  4. 4 Giza Egypt 88 works
  5. 5 Wuhan China 59 works
  6. 6 Hangzhou China 57 works
  7. 7 New Delhi India 53 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 49 works
  9. 9 Cairo Egypt 49 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 49 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MonastirTN · 24.1 works30×
  2. BanhāEG · 25.6 works20×
  3. FaisalabadPK · 39.7 works19×
  4. GizaEG · 88.0 works14×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers?

Among universities, judged by research, Qingdao University, Bangladesh University of Textiles and Aalto 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 23.12%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Qingdao University: 34, 40.9%Bangladesh University of Textiles: 33, 22.6%Aalto University: 9, 43.5%Government College University, Faisalabad: 15, 17.8%Bahir Dar University: 14, 19.5%Nanjing Forestry University: 28, 25.2%Yazd University: 9, 32.1%Benha University: 26, 2.9%Jiangnan University: 42, 12.6%Indian Institute of Technology Delhi: 23, 14.1%Aalto UniversityQingdao UniversityBangladesh Universit…Government College U…
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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
1Qingdao University China 69.040.9%15.2×34 -34.3%
2Bangladesh University of Textiles Bangladesh 64.922.6%318.7×33
3Aalto University Finland 64.743.5%7.1×9 +126.2%
4Government College University, Faisalabad Pakistan 64.217.8%22.7×15 +275.7%
5Bahir Dar University Ethiopia 61.519.5%22.9×14 +475.0%
6Nanjing Forestry University China 56.025.2%14.6×28 -70.5%
7Yazd University Iran 55.132.1%23.7×9 +21.4%
8Benha University Egypt 52.22.9%19.8×26 +134.2%
9Jiangnan University China 51.412.6%17.1×42 -41.0%
10Indian Institute of Technology Delhi India 51.114.1%10.8×23 +28.3%

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 Dyeing and Modifying Textile Fibers research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 10% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025.

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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.