In spite of the significant amount of scientific publications on the impact of fields on structural properties of nonmagnetic materials, investigations of structures of materials subjected to electromagnetic actions are relevant. The purpose of the paper is review and analysis of the state-of-the-art developments on the impact of electromagnetic fields that differ in power and nature. Analysis of the studied outputs enabled to conclude that direct contactless inertia-free effect on the material structure and dynamics of its defects at various levels. It was defined that the use of automated systems of research process management is difficult.