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Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 70k research works in it since 1950. 23.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the science, technology, and applications of metal matrix composites, particularly exploring the reinforcement with nanoparticles such as graphene and carbon nanotubes. It delves into the mechanical properties, processing techniques, and microstructure of these composites, with a specific emphasis on aluminum alloy-based materials.

  • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Reinforcement
  • Nanoparticles
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Graphene
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Processing Techniques
  • Microstructure
  • Friction Stir Processing
  • Aluminum Alloy
Research works
70k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
16k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+36%
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Which countries lead Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (6.4k and 2.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 6.4k works
  2. 2 India 2.1k works
  3. 3 United States 621 works
  4. 4 Japan 422 works
  5. 5 Russia 413 works
  6. 6 Iran 406 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 373 works
  8. 8 Germany 317 works
  9. 9 South Korea 266 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 230 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 55.3%India: 18.5%United States: 5.4%Japan: 3.6%6 others listed: 17.3%55%largest
China6,407 · 55.3%India2,140 · 18.5%United States621 · 5.4%Japan422 · 3.6%6 others listed2,005 · 17.3%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Central South University publishes the most Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Northeastern University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Central South University China 319 works
  2. 2 Harbin Institute of Technology China 232 works
  3. 3 Northeastern University China 177 works
  4. 4 Chongqing University China 169 works
  5. 5 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 159 works
  6. 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 154 works
  7. 7 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 144 works
  8. 8 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 122 works
  9. 9 Kunming University of Science and Technology China 120 works
  10. 10 Shandong University China 83 works

Who are the leading researchers in Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties include Wei Huang, Yury Gogotsi and Huan Liu.

  1. 1 Wei Huang 5.5k citations
  2. 2 Yury Gogotsi 5.1k citations
  3. 3 Huan Liu 4.9k citations
  4. 4 Akihisa Inoue 4.7k citations
  5. 5 Qiang Zhang 4.5k citations
  6. 6 Dierk Raabe 4.5k citations
  7. 7 Paul K. Chu 3.7k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research done?

The largest centres of Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Changsha (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Geesthacht, Tomsk and Saguenay.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 899 works
  2. 2 Xi'an China 428 works
  3. 3 Changsha China 408 works
  4. 4 Harbin China 354 works
  5. 5 Shenyang China 320 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 315 works
  7. 7 Chongqing China 268 works
  8. 8 Chennai India 264 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 220 works
  10. 10 Taiyuan China 209 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GeesthachtDE · 37.8 works62×
  2. TomskRU · 34.7 works54×
  3. SaguenayCA · 22.3 works24×
  4. BabolIR · 41.2 works19×
  5. LeobenAT · 24.9 works17×
  6. ChangwonKR · 29.2 works15×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties?

Among universities, judged by research, Central South University, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi and National University of Science and Technology 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 39.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Central South University: 319, 40.9%Université du Québec à Chicoutimi: 21, 62.3%National University of Science and Technology: 38, 37.8%Northeastern University: 177, 31.4%Suez University: 9, 38.7%Brunel University of London: 19, 55.1%Montanuniversität Leoben: 20, 49.2%Chongqing University: 169, 28.1%University of Science and Technology Beijing: 159, 29.9%Harbin Institute of Technology: 232, 25.0%Université du Québec…Central South Univer…National University …Northeastern Univers…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Central South University China 66.540.9%14.1×319 -0.3%
2Université du Québec à Chicoutimi Canada 65.162.3%27.7×21 +54.5%
3National University of Science and Technology Russia 64.937.8%40.5×38 +170.8%
4Northeastern University China 62.331.4%14.6×177 +56.1%
5Suez University Egypt 61.038.7%11.1×9 +370.9%
6Brunel University of London United Kingdom 60.055.1%9.2×19 +18.5%
7Montanuniversität Leoben Austria 58.649.2%22.4×20 +25.0%
8Chongqing University China 58.028.1%11.3×169 +2.9%
9University of Science and Technology Beijing China 58.029.9%14.7×159 +2.4%
10Harbin Institute of Technology China 57.625.0%10.2×232 -6.4%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.