Material Properties and Processing
Material Properties and Processing is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 7.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the mechanics and properties of paper materials, including fiber network deformation, elastic-plastic behavior, moisture diffusion, inkjet coating, vibration analysis, and packaging technology. It explores the structural design and performance testing of corrugated board packages, as well as the influence of various factors on the mechanical behavior of paper-based materials.
- Paper Mechanics
- Fiber Networks
- Elastic-Plastic Deformation
- Corrugated Board
- Moisture Diffusion
- Inkjet Coating
- Vibration Analysis
- Porous Structures
- Packaging Technology
- Material Modeling
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Material Properties and Processing research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (462 and 247 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 462 works
- 2 United States 247 works
- 3 India 129 works
- 4 Germany 119 works
- 5 Japan 115 works
- 6 Indonesia 103 works
- 7 France 78 works
- 8 Türkiye 72 works
- 9 Poland 62 works
- 10 United Kingdom 60 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 Material Properties and Processing research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Technische Universität Darmstadt publishes the most Material Properties and Processing research, followed by University of Zagreb and Nanjing Forestry University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany 16 works
- 2 University of Zagreb Croatia 14 works
- 3 Nanjing Forestry University China 12 works
- 4 University of Life Sciences in Poznań Poland 12 works
- 5 South China University of Technology China 10 works
- 6 Lodz University of Technology Poland 9 works
- 7 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 9 works
- 8 North Carolina State University United States 9 works
- 9 Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland 9 works
- 10 Northeast Forestry University China 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Material Properties and Processing?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Material Properties and Processing include Sabu Thomas.
- 1 Sabu Thomas 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Material Properties and Processing research done?
The largest centres of Material Properties and Processing research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Xi'an (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Poznań.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PoznańPL · 20.6 works9.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Material Properties and Processing than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Material Properties and Processing?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, University of Life Sciences in Poznań and Technische Universität Darmstadt 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 | Nanjing Forestry University China | 64.6 | 13.3% | 12.1× | 12 | -61.9% |
| 2 | University of Life Sciences in Poznań Poland | 63.7 | 8.3% | 50.1× | 12 | +80.0% |
| 3 | Technische Universität Darmstadt Germany | 60.3 | 4.1% | 22.6× | 16 | -17.1% |
| 4 | Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology Finland | 58.0 | 3.9% | 38.1× | 9 | +144.8% |
| 5 | North Carolina State University United States | 51.1 | 13.3% | 7.2× | 9 | +7.7% |
| 6 | University of Zagreb Croatia | 50.9 | 0.0% | 11.5× | 14 | +29.6% |
| 7 | Lodz University of Technology Poland | 44.8 | 1.2% | 32.2× | 9 | +97.2% |
| 8 | South China University of Technology China | 42.1 | 15.4% | 4.1× | 10 | -77.5% |
| 9 | Northeast Forestry University China | 28.9 | 2.0% | 12.7× | 8 | -79.0% |
| 10 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 23.5 | 6.9% | 2.5× | 9 | +27.9% |
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 Material Properties and Processing research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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.