"Materials Science" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An interdisciplinary study of the microstructure and composition of various materials such as metals, semiconductors, ceramics, and polymers, in relation to their macromolecular physical and chemical properties. Materials science enables the custom creation of new materials with specific properties and uses.
| Descriptor ID |
D000074266
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
H01.413 J01.897.461
|
| Concept/Terms |
Materials Science- Materials Science
- Materials Sciences
- Science, Materials
- Sciences, Materials
- Material Science
- Material Sciences
- Science, Material
- Sciences, Material
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Materials Science".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Materials Science".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Materials Science" by people in this website by year, and whether "Materials Science" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
![]()
To see the data from this visualization as text,
click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Materials Science" by people in Profiles.