Question 1

Which countries lead Textile materials and evaluations research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.5k and 660 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Textile materials and evaluations research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Donghua University publishes the most Textile materials and evaluations research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Jiangnan University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Textile materials and evaluations?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Textile materials and evaluations include Róbert Langer, Wei Huang and Yi Ping Cui.

Question 4

Where is Textile materials and evaluations research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Textile materials and evaluations research in 2022-now are Shanghai (China), Beijing (China), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Namangan, Liberec and Bahir Dar.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Textile materials and evaluations?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Donghua University, National Textile University and University of Bristol 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.

Question 6

Is Textile materials and evaluations research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Textile materials and evaluations.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Textile materials and evaluations?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Textile materials and evaluations is "A Re-Examination of the Relative Turgidity Technique for Estimating Water Deficits in Leaves" (HD Barrs, PE Weatherley, 1962), with 3,666 citations. Next come "The elasticity and strength of paper and other fibrous materials" (3,588) and "Fabric and Mineral Analysis of Soils" (1,646).