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Mumbai’s
chemicals and materials industry,
in focus.
The companies, capital and talent shaping chemicals and materials in Mumbai. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.
MEET THE COMPANIESExplore Mumbai’s chemicals and materials leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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Explore Mumbai’s chemicals and materials leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
Recorded evidence onlyRecently founded independent companies
Recently founded means a recorded 2023–2026 founding year and no recorded parent, acquirer or public-company status. These companies are not labelled startups without that separate classification.
Explore classified startups in Radar ↗Chemicals and Materials industry KPIs in Mumbai
A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
100 of 1,240 tracked companies have open roles.
24 of 1,240 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 15 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 63.4% of disclosed capital, while 98.1% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow Mumbai chemicals and materials has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How Mumbai chemicals and materials has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $93.08M | 10 | 1 |
| 2017 | $0 | 27 | 0 |
| 2018 | $89.28M | 40 | 1 |
| 2019 | $10.57M | 37 | 1 |
| 2020 | $0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2021 | $201.48M | 20 | 2 |
| 2022 | $85.65M | 20 | 3 |
| 2023 | $82.63M | 22 | 3 |
| 2024 | $3.1M | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | $7.7M | 2 | 1 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- JSW Cement34.7%
- JBF Industries17.7%
- Excel Crop Care11.0%
- Other companies36.6%
Funding by stage
18 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in chemicals and materials company rounds since 2016.
- 01Jungle Ventures 2 rounds
- 02India Quotient 2 rounds
- 03Vedanta Capital 2 rounds
- 04RB Investments 2 rounds
- 05Mehak Bhuta 2 rounds
- 06Panthera Peak Capital 2 rounds
- 07Ankur Singla 2 rounds
- 08Meenakshi Iyengar 2 rounds
- 09The Bombay Oil 1 rounds
- 010Synergy Capital 1 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDLargest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Synergy Capital and Apollo Global Management and others.
Backed by Arpit Khandelwal and Pantomath Group and others.
Backed by Standard Chartered.
Backed by The Bombay Oil.
Backed by Jungle Ventures and India Quotient and others.
Backed by Jungle Ventures and India Quotient and others.
Backed by The Bombay Oil.
Backed by Aditya Parekh.
Backed by The Bombay Oil.
Backed by Kailash Agarwal.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · annual statements grouped by reported fiscal year; exact entity periods remain on preview rows · 392 reporting entities from 488 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Mumbai market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
329 of 392 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 392 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JSW Steel ↗L27102MH1994PLC152925 | ₹127,702.0 crore | ₹5,837.0 crore | +4.6% | — | ₹192,261.0 crore |
| Aditya Birla Chemicals ↗L17124MP1947PLC000410 | ₹31,563.2 crore | ₹212.1 crore | +0.7% | — | ₹77,980.8 crore |
| Bhilosa ↗U18101DN1988PTC000365 | ₹12,891.0 crore | ₹621.9 crore | +4.8% | — | ₹10,507.5 crore |
| Pidilite ↗L24100MH1969PLC014336 | ₹12,072.7 crore | ₹2,073.8 crore | +17.2% | — | ₹13,271.1 crore |
| JSW Cement ↗L26957MH2006PLC160839 | ₹5,505.5 crore | ₹101.9 crore | +1.9% | — | ₹11,619.9 crore |
| Tata Chemicals ↗L24239MH1939PLC002893 | ₹4,441.0 crore | ₹557.0 crore | +12.5% | — | ₹22,711.0 crore |
| Godrej Chemicals ↗L24241MH1988PLC097781 | ₹4,171.2 crore | ₹189.7 crore | +4.5% | — | ₹12,849.3 crore |
| Sanathan ↗L17299DN2005PLC005690 | ₹2,996.8 crore | ₹174.5 crore | +5.8% | — | ₹2,453.7 crore |
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Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.
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Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
Web traffic, app reach and release cadence
How the Mumbai companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.
Busiest websites
5 of the 1,241 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (0.4%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 245,329 visits.
| Company | Monthly visits | Authority | Mobile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birla Opusbirlaopus.com | 505,475 | 44 | 88.9% |
| Kansai Nerolacnerolac.com | 388,580 | 51 | 93.5% |
| Pidilitepidilite.com | 245,329 | 44 | 85.8% |
| Garwarehitechfilmsgarwarehitechfilms.com | 196,800 | 43 | 89.4% |
| JSW Paintsjswpaints.in | 115,117 | 45 | 83.4% |
Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.
Most-installed apps
23 of these companies (1.9%) publish at least one Android app — 57 apps in all, carrying 21.5M installs between them.
| App | Installs | Rating | Store category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colour with Asian PaintsAsian Paints | 9.3M | 3.6 | House & Home |
| MasterstrokesAsian Paints | 3.3M | 3.9 | Business |
| FCC – Fevicol Champions ClubPidilite | 2.3M | 4 | Business |
| Nerolac PragatiKansai Nerolac | 969.6K | — | Productivity |
| Star Champs AppPidilite | 867.1K | — | Business |
| Masterstrokes ScannerAsian Paints | 786.6K | 3.6 | Business |
| Pidilite Genie - Dealer appPidilite | 692K | — | Business |
| Nerolac - Colour My SpaceKansai Nerolac | 653.7K | — | House & Home |
| Dr. Fixit Contractor AppPidilite | 605.6K | — | Business |
| MyAwaazAsian Paints | 486.5K | — | Productivity |
Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.
App reach by segment
The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2026Q1).
| Segment | Apps | Installs | Leading app | Release trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Building Materials | 35 | 21.3M | Colour with Asian Paints 9.3M | |
| Paints And Coatings | 29 | 16.5M | Masterstrokes 3.3M | |
| Construction Chemicals | 8 | 4.8M | FCC – Fevicol Champions Club 2.3M | |
| Adhesives And Sealants | 7 | 4.8M | Star Champs App 867.1K | |
| Materials Equipment Manufacturers | 4 | 7K | Hardness Calculator 4.2K | |
| Diversified Chemicals | 5 | 7K | Spectrochem 3K | |
| Polymers | 3 | 498 | Thermocol India - S&B 232 | |
| Metals And Alloys | 2 | 247 | eAM Mobility 199 |
A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.
Release cadence by quarter
New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.
Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 25 of 57 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe Mumbai chemicals and materials market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
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The Mumbai chemicals and materials market map
Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.
Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Segment data unavailable
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
0 companies hiring · $0 disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Ace investor Radhakishan Damani acquired a 2.2 percent stake in the company during Q4 FY26 by purchasing 186,187 equity shares worth Rs 8.7 crore.
Time Technoplast added 3.59% to Rs 190.50 after the company said that it has entered a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the promoters of Systoverse (SPL) for acquiring 76% stake in SPL on a net asset basis.
Prasol Chemicals intends to list its equity shares on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) and the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).
These include Veritas Finance, Credila Financial Services, Hero FinCorp, Greaves Electric Mobility and Dorf Ketal Chemicals.
Welspun Corp has announced a delay in the acquisition of approximately 2.57% equity stake in its subsidiary, Welspun Mauritius Holdings Limited (WMHL).
Industrial and medical gas maker INOX Air Products is planning to launch a $1 billion initial public offering in Mumbai, and has appointed Kotak, JPMorgan and Citi to manage the IPO
JSW Steel Limited said its arm will acquire the steel business undertaking of BPSL through a slump sale on a going-concern basis.
The acquisition, which was completed in December 2025, has instantly elevated JSW Paints to the fourth-largest player in the Indian paints industry, giving the group control of the iconic Dulux brand in India.
Stock of THIS chemical company to be in focus after it raises Rs 14.52 crore through warrant conversion
SBI Mutual Fund has picked up 22.4 lakh shares (equivalent to 5.73 percent of paid-up equity capital) for Rs 634.8 crore at Rs 2,833.96 per share.
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 1,759 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
25 companies with recorded IPO activity
IPO · NSE, BSE4 reports
IPO3 reports
IPO · Mumbai2 reports
IPO · BSE59 reports
IPO · NSE, BSE36 reports
IPO · BSE5 reports
IPO3 reports
IPO1 reports
Leadership moves
7 tracked people moves
Appointment Chairperson
Appointment Interim Chief Financial Officer
Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer
Appointment Chief Human Resources Officer
Appointment Chairman
Resignation Previously Chief Financial Officer
Appointment Chief Marketing Officer
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
Crop Nutrition
Crop Nutrition
Cryogenic tanker
Cryogenic tanker
Premium tinplate material for packaging
Customer Relationship Management
Specialty chemicals
Contract wins
63 recorded customer wins
Customer:
Customer: Defence
Customer: Agrochemicals
Customer: leading global agrochemical innovatoragrochemicals
Customer: government of assamMining
Customer: TACC LimitedIndustrial
Regulatory events
53 recorded events
approved for production and supplyPetroleum and Explosives Safety Organization (PESO)
investigating alleged price‑fixingCompetition Commission of India
penalty imposedDeputy Commissioner of State Tax, Appeal, Mazgaon Division Nodal-04, Mumbai
levied 12% safeguard duty for three yearsGovernment of India
Litigation
29 tracked suits
cheating and criminal breach of trustCriminal · Ongoing
land revenue arrears disputeCivil · Verdict
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 873 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radhakishan Damani→Mangalam Organics ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-26 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Time Technoplast→Systoverse | Announced | 2026-04-16 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Welspun Corp→Welspun Mauritius Holdings Limited | Announced | 2026-03-31 | Not stated in snapshot |
| JSW Steel→BPSL | Announced | 2026-03-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
| JSW Steel→Minas de Revuboe | Completed | 2026-03-27 | $74.2M |
| Welspun Corp→Welspun Corporate Services Limited (WCSL) | Completed | 2026-03-25 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
235 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 356-posting snapshot covers 59 employers.
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The talent market
235 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 356-posting snapshot covers 59 employers.
Most advertised job titles
2 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
150 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 356 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 92 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Companies hiring
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Banswara Garments ↗ | 11,560 |
| Asian Paints ↗ | 9,482 |
| Pidilite ↗ | 7,788 |
| Aarti Industries ↗ | 6,655 |
| Welspun Corp ↗ | 5,070 |
| Kansai Nerolac ↗ | 4,011 |
| Ginza Industries ↗ | 3,750 |
| Essar Steel ↗ | 2,500 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
467 founders and chief executives across 413 companies.
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Founders and leaders
467 founders and chief executives across 413 companies.
Parth Jindal
JSW Cement ↗JSW Cement and JSW Paints.
Chetan Shah
Excel Crop Care ↗Ex - New Chemi Industries, Sumitomo Chemical India. Mumbai University, Northrop University MBA
Rajan Venkatesh
Laxmi ↗Laxmi Organic Industries, ex-Basf, ex-Eindhoven University Of Technology, Eindhoven University of Technology, 2004
Deepak Birewar
Inventys ↗Owner-Multi Organics, Inventys Research Company · Ex-Rushi International, i2 Technologies · IIT Bombay BTech 1985, Carnegie Mellon University PhD 1989
D Rao
Privi ↗Minar Organics, Privi Biotechnologies, Vivira Chemicals, Satellite Technologies.
Rajen Mariwala
Eternis ↗Cornell University 1986
Viraj Shah
Distil ↗Ex-Drip Capital, Zephyr Peacock India · IIT Bombay BTech MTech 2011
Chandrakant Gogri
Aarti Industries ↗Founder-Aarti Group
Deepak Chander
Calibre Chemicals ↗Ex-Elementis Global, Vertellus, DSM, Lanxess. Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi BTech, Indian Institute of Management, Indore MBA
Balkrishan Goenka
RMG Alloy Steel ↗Ex- Welspun
Nandan Agrawaal
Nandan Petrochem ↗NPL Bluesky Automotive, NUTRAHELIX BIOTECH. SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research MBA 2011, D J Sanghvi College of Engineering BE 2007
Anuj Bareja
Asier ↗Ex-Trafigura, Hindalco Industries, Usha Martin. Maharashtra College of Engineering Nilanga BE 1995, Centre for Management Development MBA 1998
Education networks
18 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
0 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
2,062 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
2,062 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Chemicals and Materials coverage tagged Mumbai · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 334 |
| 2021Q3 | 356 |
| 2021Q4 | 285 |
| 2022Q1 | 388 |
| 2022Q2 | 416 |
| 2022Q3 | 421 |
| 2022Q4 | 663 |
| 2023Q1 | 433 |
| 2023Q2 | 468 |
| 2023Q3 | 490 |
| 2023Q4 | 514 |
| 2024Q1 | 476 |
| 2024Q2 | 525 |
| 2024Q3 | 639 |
| 2024Q4 | 705 |
| 2025Q1 | 660 |
| 2025Q2 | 398 |
| 2025Q3 | 572 |
| 2025Q4 | 496 |
| 2026Q1 | 538 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
3,245 recorded company events across 134 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Chemicals and Materials coverage tagged Mumbai · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
India comparison coverage
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| chemical pricing | 378 | 232 | 63% |
| commodity chemical sourcing | 226 | 143 | 58% |
| copper demand | 221 | 137 | 61% |
| bulk chemical suppliers | 213 | 143 | 49% |
| rare earth elements extraction | 209 | 31 | 574% |
| fertilizer application | 205 | 143 | 43% |
| polymer import tariffs | 177 | 64 | 177% |
| fertilizer scheduling | 174 | 112 | 55% |
| petrochemical r&d | 150 | 94 | 60% |
| fertilizer placement | 148 | 94 | 57% |
| stock indices | 198 | 367 | -46% |
| shikoku pilgrimage | 25 | 262 | -90% |
| trapped miners | 44 | 119 | -63% |
| gold futures trends | 65 | 116 | -44% |
| precious metals volatility | 49 | 93 | -47% |
Event and signal lenses
India comparison coverage
Regulatory Risk
58,657 classified articlesstock performance, stock indices, plastic recycling
44.2% critical · 36.8% positiveFunding Momentum
10,366 classified articlespre-ipo valuation, trapped miners, ipo pricing
45.3% critical · 44.9% positiveGrowth
60,216 classified articleschemical pricing, commodity chemical sourcing, bulk chemical suppliers
23.6% critical · 51.1% positiveChemicals and Materials coverage tagged Mumbai. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Chemicals and Materials research is working on
601 papers in the recorded india scope.
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What Chemicals and Materials research is working on
601 papers in the recorded india scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 558 positive · 40 neutral · 3 negative.
- Smart material21 papers
- Nanotechnology8 papers
- Soft materials4 papers
- 3D printing4 papers
- Self-healing hydrogels4 papers
- Biomimetic materials4 papers
- Elastomer4 papers
- Soft robotics3 papers
Landmark: 4D printing: Fundamentals, materials, applications and challenges
- Smart material5 papers
- Hysteresis3 papers
- Interfacing2 papers
- Tissue engineering2 papers
- Dissipation2 papers
- Coating2 papers
- New product development2 papers
- Product2 papers
Landmark: Progress in nanocomposite based flexible temperature sensors: A review
- Smart material120 papers
- Actuator49 papers
- Shape-memory alloy40 papers
- Composite material37 papers
- Nanotechnology36 papers
- Vibration32 papers
- Composite number31 papers
- Piezoelectricity30 papers
Landmark: Smart polymers for the controlled delivery of drugs – a concise overview
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Cutting edge development on graphene derivatives modified by liquid crystal and CdS/TiO<sub>2</sub>hybrid matrix: optoelectronics and biotechnological182 citations
- Expanding the Structural Diversity and Functional Scope of Diphenylalanine-Based Peptide Architectures by Hierarchical Coassembly103 citations
- Biodegradable toughened nanohybrid shape memory polymer for smart biomedical applications96 citations
- Multi-stimuli responsive smart elastomeric hyperbranched polyurethane/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites91 citations
- Magnetic And Transport Properties Of Conducting polyaniline/nickel Oxide Nanocomposites77 citations
Common problems researchers identify
37 papers · 3 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Challenges in Smart Material Integration
24 papers64.9% of this theme group
Researchers highlight difficulties linking nanotech, 3D printing, and soft robotics into functional smart devices.
Smart material (18) · Nanotechnology (7) · 3D printing (4) · Soft robotics (3)
Physics of 2D Materials for Developing Smart Devices
Smart Biodegradable and Bio-Based Polymeric Biomaterials for Biomedical Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6270.3 |
| 2023 | 6308.0 |
| 2024 | 6706.7 |
| 2025 | 5425.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Limits of Self‑Healing Hydrogels
6 papers16.2% of this theme group
Papers point to unresolved issues in hydrogel stability, tissue compatibility, and controlled drug release.
Self-healing hydrogels (4) · Tissue engineering (2) · Nanotechnology (4) · Drug delivery (2)
Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-Based Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: A Review of the State-of-the-Art
Rational Design of Peptide-based Smart Hydrogels for Therapeutic Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6161.8 |
| 2023 | 6183.9 |
| 2024 | 6542.8 |
| 2025 | 5268.7 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Durability of Shape‑Memory Cement Composites
5 papers13.5% of this theme group
Studies note concerns over long‑term performance, self‑healing efficiency, and sensing reliability in cementitious systems.
Shape-memory alloy (2) · Service life (2) · Self-healing (2) · Cementitious (2)
Structural health monitoring methods, dispersion of fibers, micro and macro structural properties, sensing, and mechanical properties of sel
Smart Self-Healing and Self-Sensing Cementitious Composites—Recent Developments, Challenges, and Prospects
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 91.3 |
| 2023 | 71.0 |
| 2024 | 79.4 |
| 2025 | 94.1 |
A further 2 papers sit in smaller themes.
Cautions
12 papers · 3 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Safety Concerns for Smart Dental Materials
4 papers33.3% of this theme group
Authors urge careful assessment of biocompatibility and long‑term behavior of responsive dental composites.
Smart material (4)
Smart materials in dentistry
Progress in nanocomposite based flexible temperature sensors: A review
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.3 |
| 2023 | 30.7 |
| 2024 | 21.5 |
| 2025 | 32.1 |
Cautions · 02Interface Risks in Tissue‑Engineered Scaffolds
3 papers25.0% of this theme group
Works caution about potential mismatches between engineered scaffolds and native tissue responses.
Tissue engineering (2) · Interfacing (2)
Recent advances in tailoring stimuli-responsive hybrid scaffolds for cardiac tissue engineering and allied applications
Graphene–hydrogel biointerfaces: Comparative design frameworks and translational pathways in biomedicine
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 96.2 |
| 2023 | 106.2 |
| 2024 | 93.6 |
| 2025 | 95.8 |
Cautions · 03Reliability of Composite Actuators
3 papers25.0% of this theme group
Research warns of fatigue, damping, and energy‑harvesting limits in smart actuator designs.
Composite material (2) · Actuator (2) · Smart material (2)
Passive Damping Characterization of Parabolic Composite Reflectors with Hybrid PZT-Coated Layers
Electromechanical fatigue in IPMC under dynamic energy harvesting conditions
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3602.6 |
| 2023 | 3550.4 |
| 2024 | 3224.4 |
| 2025 | 2374.1 |
A further 2 papers sit in smaller themes.
Opportunities
366 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Graphene‑Based Nanocomposite Innovations
84 papers23.0% of this theme group
Explorations focus on leveraging graphene and oxides for multifunctional, responsive polymer systems.
Graphene (17) · Nanocomposite (17) · Nanotechnology (23) · Oxide (6)
Multi-stimuli responsive smart elastomeric hyperbranched polyurethane/reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites
4D Printing of Smart Polymer Nanocomposites: Integrating Graphene and Acrylate Based Shape Memory Polymers
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6169.5 |
| 2023 | 6189.1 |
| 2024 | 6525.9 |
| 2025 | 5280.8 |
Opportunities · 02Emerging Smart Polymers for Dentistry
82 papers22.4% of this theme group
Studies reveal new polymer formulations offering adaptive, sustainable properties for dental applications.
Smart material (65) · Smart polymer (13) · Dentistry (7) · Polymer (14)
Nanocomposites as sustainable smart materials: A review
Recent Progress in Smart Polymers: Behavior, Mechanistic Understanding and Application
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 82.6 |
| 2023 | 85.7 |
| 2024 | 96.3 |
| 2025 | 91.0 |
Opportunities · 03Active Vibration Control Technologies
48 papers13.1% of this theme group
Papers present advances in actuators and control strategies for reducing unwanted structural vibrations.
Vibration (23) · Actuator (23) · Vibration control (10) · Active vibration control (7)
Shape and vibration control of a smart composite plate with matrix cracks
Active vibration control of smart structure using poling tuned piezoelectric material
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 780.2 |
| 2023 | 762.0 |
| 2024 | 641.4 |
| 2025 | 826.3 |
Opportunities · 04Shape‑Memory Alloys in Composite Structures
44 papers12.0% of this theme group
Research highlights the potential of SMA‑reinforced polymers for adaptable, high‑performance components.
Shape-memory alloy (40) · SMA* (19) · Shape-memory polymer (16) · Actuator (17)
A review on shape memory alloy reinforced polymer composite materials and structures
Review on development and performance of shape memory alloy/polyimide thin-film composites
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 191.3 |
| 2023 | 185.5 |
| 2024 | 211.1 |
| 2025 | 203.2 |
Opportunities · 05Self‑Healing Hydrogels with Luminescent Features
37 papers10.1% of this theme group
Works explore renewable‑based hydrogels that combine healing ability with optical responsiveness.
Self-healing hydrogels (13) · Liquid crystal (4) · Nanotechnology (9) · Luminescence (3)
Hybrid hydrogels derived from renewable resources as a smart stimuli responsive soft material for drug delivery applications
Advances in Self‐Healing Polymers: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Perspectives
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 6163.9 |
| 2023 | 6180.6 |
| 2024 | 6540.8 |
| 2025 | 5263.1 |
Opportunities · 06Magnetorheological Elastomers for Adaptive Mechanics
37 papers10.1% of this theme group
Studies investigate magnetically tunable elastomers and modeling methods for dynamic structural applications.
Elastomer (11) · Magnetorheological fluid (9) · Magnetorheological elastomer (6) · Finite element method (8)
Smart electro-magneto-viscoelastomer minimum energy structures with particle-reinforcements: Theoretical equilibrium and nonlinear dynamics
Material modeling of frequency, magnetic field and strain dependent response of magnetorheological elastomer
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 127.9 |
| 2023 | 118.7 |
| 2024 | 119.7 |
| 2025 | 124.8 |
Opportunities · 07Piezoresistive Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring
34 papers9.3% of this theme group
Research develops carbon‑nanotube and piezoelectric sensors to track concrete and infrastructure condition.
Structural health monitoring (6) · Carbon nanotube (6) · Piezoresistive effect (4) · Piezoelectricity (9)
Development and evaluation of an external reusable piezo-based concrete hydration-monitoring sensor
Piezoelectricity and Its Applications
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 258.9 |
| 2023 | 239.5 |
| 2024 | 184.2 |
| 2025 | 192.2 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Promising | 41.8% | 36.6% |
| Descriptive | 25.1% | 17.6% |
| Breakthrough | 21.6% | 26.4% |
| Problem-identifying | 6.5% | 9.7% |
| Comparative | 2.7% | 3.9% |
| Cautionary | 2.0% | 4.7% |
| Critical | 0.3% | 1.0% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bias & fairnessA chemically robust amine-grafted Zn(<scp>ii</scp>)-based smart supramolecular gel as a regenerative platform for trace | 1 | 0.17% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.02% |
| Energy & datacenter footprint | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.01% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chain | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Labour & data work | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Privacy & surveillance | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.08% |
| Safety & misuse | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Concentration of compute power | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: India. This may be broader than the company geography.
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