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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. 9.8% 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%
6.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+8%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
55% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties

Which countries lead Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (7k and 2.4k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 7k works
  2. 2 India 2.4k works
  3. 3 United States 668 works
  4. 4 Japan 446 works
  5. 5 Iran 434 works
  6. 6 Russia 431 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 407 works
  8. 8 Germany 339 works
  9. 9 South Korea 283 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 247 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: 55.4%India: 18.8%United States: 5.3%Japan: 3.5%6 others listed: 16.9%55%largest
China7,004 · 55.4%India2,378 · 18.8%United States668 · 5.3%Japan446 · 3.5%6 others listed2,140 · 16.9%

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

Which institutions lead Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research?

By volume in 2022-now, Central South University publishes the most Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Harbin Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Central South UniversityChina 350 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 250 works
  3. 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 247 works
  4. 4 Northeastern UniversityChina 189 works
  5. 5 Chongqing UniversityChina 179 works
  6. 6 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 172 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 169 works
  8. 8 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 166 works
  9. 9 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 157 works
  10. 10 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 129 works

Who are the leading researchers in Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties include Zhong Lin Wang, Yury G. Gogotsi and Sudhir Kumar.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
  2. 2 Yury G. Gogotsi United States 313k citations
  3. 3 Sudhir Kumar United States 295k citations
  4. 4 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  5. 5 Yi Ping Cui United States 261k citations
  6. 6 Xiaogang Wang China 260k citations
  7. 7 Ralph B. D’Agostino United States 255k citations
  8. 8 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  9. 9 Jürgen Furthmüller Germany 217k citations
  10. 10 Lei Jiang China 214k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties?

The most cited paper in Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties is "Friction stir welding and processing" (Rajiv Sharan Mishra, Z.Y. Ma, 2005), with 6,773 citations. Next come "Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials" (4,611) and "Principles of equal-channel angular pressing as a processing tool for grain refinement" (4,148).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Friction stir welding and processing Rajiv Sharan Mishra, Z.Y. Ma · Materials Science and Engineering R Reports Aug 2005 6,773
2 Mechanical properties of nanocrystalline materials Marc André Meyers, Avanish Mishra, David John Benson · Progress in Materials Science 18 Nov 2005 4,611
3 Principles of equal-channel angular pressing as a processing tool for grain refinement Ruslan Zufarovich Valiev, Terence G. Langdon · Progress in Materials Science 27 Apr 2006 4,148
4 The MN+1AXN phases: A new class of solids Michel W. Barsoum · Progress in Solid State Chemistry 2000 3,678
5 Ultrahigh Strength and High Electrical Conductivity in Copper Lei Lu, Y.F. Shen, Xianhua Chen et al. · Science 22 Mar 2004 3,389
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Where is Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research done?

The largest centres of Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research in 2022-now 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-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 979 works
  2. 2 Xi'anChina 462 works
  3. 3 ChangshaChina 437 works
  4. 4 HarbinChina 381 works
  5. 5 ShenyangChina 346 works
  6. 6 ShanghaiChina 341 works
  7. 7 ChennaiIndia 300 works
  8. 8 ChongqingChina 284 works
  9. 9 NanjingChina 239 works
  10. 10 TaiyuanChina 226 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GeesthachtDE · 39.8 works56×
  2. TomskRU · 34.7 works55×
  3. SaguenayCA · 23.3 works23×
  4. BabolIR · 42.1 works18×
  5. FreibergDE · 21.6 works17×
  6. LeobenAT · 25.6 works16×
  7. ChangwonKR · 30.3 works14×
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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, Chongqing University and Harbin Institute of Technology score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 19.27%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Northwestern Polytec…Chongqing UniversityCentral South Univer…Harbin Institute of …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Central South UniversityChina 68.714.7%13.6×350 +37.1%
2Chongqing UniversityChina 68.219.7%12.4×179 +43.2%
3Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 65.013.9%11.3×247 +26.3%
4Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 62.920.3%10.4×157 +13.1%
5City University of Hong KongChina 62.429.5%1.9×15 +23.0%
6University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 61.915.2%16.6×172 +24.3%
7Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 61.721.8%4.4×169 -2.5%
8Northeastern UniversityChina 60.313.2%15.9×189 +19.5%
9Saveetha UniversityIndia 58.215.1%5.8×74 +257.2%
10Suez UniversityEgypt 57.729.3%12.3×10 +21.1%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties, country by country

Is Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% higher than in 2018-2021, 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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.067% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Aluminum Alloys Composites Properties9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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