Engineering and Materials Science Studies
Engineering and Materials Science Studies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 4.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to advanced lightweight materials and engineering applications, including the development of composite structures, ultrasonic testing techniques, thermoplastic composites, additive manufacturing, structural analysis, hot-dip galvanization, machine elements, and the use of renewable resources in material design.
- Lightweight Materials
- Automotive Engineering
- Composite Structures
- Ultrasonic Testing
- Thermoplastic Composites
- Additive Manufacturing
- Structural Analysis
- Hot-Dip Galvanization
- Machine Elements
- Renewable Resources
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 921 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 4.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -7% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Engineering and Materials Science Studies research?
By volume, Germany and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 85 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Germany 1.3k works
- 2 United States 85 works
- 3 Switzerland 55 works
- 4 Austria 52 works
- 5 China 40 works
- 6 Russia 29 works
- 7 United Kingdom 24 works
- 8 India 19 works
- 9 Italy 17 works
- 10 Japan 16 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 Engineering and Materials Science Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Stuttgart publishes the most Engineering and Materials Science Studies research, followed by RWTH Aachen University and Reutlingen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of StuttgartGermany 57 works
- 2 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 51 works
- 3 Reutlingen UniversityGermany 50 works
- 4 FH MünsterGermany 36 works
- 5 Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany 36 works
- 6 Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied SciencesGermany 35 works
- 7 Technical University of MunichGermany 31 works
- 8 Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgGermany 29 works
- 9 Technische Universität BraunschweigGermany 26 works
- 10 Technische Universität DresdenGermany 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Engineering and Materials Science Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Engineering and Materials Science Studies include O. Schneider, H. Vogel and Thomas Hofmann.
- 1 O. Schneider Switzerland 5.2k citations
- 2 H. Vogel United States 4.1k citations
- 3 Thomas Hofmann Germany 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Engineering and Materials Science Studies research done?
The largest centres of Engineering and Materials Science Studies research in 2022–2025 are Stuttgart (Germany), Aachen (Germany), Munich (Germany) and Berlin (Germany). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Reutlingen, Hamm and Chemnitz.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ReutlingenDE · 50.4 works774×
- HammDE · 35.6 works463×
- ChemnitzDE · 20.1 works78×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Engineering and Materials Science Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Engineering and Materials Science Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Universität Hamburg, Reutlingen University and Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied Sciences 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 | Universität HamburgGermany | 73.1 | 9.1% | 14.4× | 13 | +73.5% |
| 2 | Reutlingen UniversityGermany | 57.5 | 0.0% | 932.9× | 50 | +116.8% |
| 3 | Hamm-Lippstadt University of Applied SciencesGermany | 56.8 | 0.0% | 1309.2× | 35 | +2552.2% |
| 4 | Technical University of MunichGermany | 56.7 | 1.3% | 24.7× | 31 | +54.4% |
| 5 | University of StuttgartGermany | 56.1 | 0.0% | 100.0× | 57 | +67.2% |
| 6 | FH MünsterGermany | 54.2 | 0.0% | 562.8× | 36 | +126.9% |
| 7 | Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany | 52.3 | 0.9% | 67.1× | 36 | +19.3% |
| 8 | RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany | 52.2 | 0.3% | 44.2× | 51 | -6.0% |
| 9 | TU Bergakademie FreibergGermany | 51.9 | 3.7% | 75.4× | 9 | +82.7% |
| 10 | Otto-von-Guericke-Universität MagdeburgGermany | 49.8 | 0.0% | 104.8× | 29 | +69.6% |
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 Engineering and Materials Science Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are Engineering and Materials Science Studies.
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.