A historical view of research capability enables us to better understand how today’s current research leaders in Smart materials got to where they are. Or alternatively, which countries used to have research strengths in a technology but have since seen their leadership position slip. We track their research capability with their publication rate between 2006 and 2025.

A historical view of research capability enables us to better understand how today’s current research leaders in Smart materials got to where they are. Or alternatively, which institutions used to have research strengths in a technology but have since seen their leadership position slip. We track their research capability with their publication rate between 2006 and 2025.