Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing
Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 9.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the technology and utilization of coal water slurry, including its rheological behavior, combustion characteristics, stability improvement using surfactants, environmental impact, utilization of petrochemicals, microwave irradiation for property enhancement, and waste material utilization for energy efficiency.
- Coal Water Slurry
- Rheology
- Combustion
- Stability
- Surfactants
- Environmental Impact
- Petrochemicals
- Microwave Irradiation
- Waste Utilization
- Energy Efficiency
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (834 and 634 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 834 works
- 2 Russia 634 works
- 3 Ukraine 167 works
- 4 India 152 works
- 5 United States 141 works
- 6 Uzbekistan 97 works
- 7 Poland 89 works
- 8 Indonesia 66 works
- 9 Kazakhstan 51 works
- 10 Japan 46 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Mining and Technology publishes the most Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and National Research Tomsk State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China University of Mining and Technology China 35 works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 34 works
- 3 National Research Tomsk State University Russia 33 works
- 4 Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov Uzbekistan 28 works
- 5 Tomsk Polytechnic University Russia 26 works
- 6 Moscow Power Engineering Institute Russia 25 works
- 7 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ukraine 20 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 17 works
- 9 Taiyuan University of Technology China 17 works
- 10 Russian Academy of Sciences Russia 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing include Kefa Cen and Chunshan Song.
- 1 Kefa Cen 2.1k citations
- 2 Chunshan Song 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing research done?
The largest centres of Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), Xi'an (China) and Tomsk (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tomsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 166 works
- 2 Beijing China 149 works
- 3 Xi'an China 75 works
- 4 Tomsk Russia 68 works
- 5 Tashkent Uzbekistan 61 works
- 6 Kyiv Ukraine 61 works
- 7 Novosibirsk Russia 46 works
- 8 Shanghai China 41 works
- 9 Saint Petersburg Russia 38 works
- 10 Kazan’ Russia 37 works
Where it is the local speciality
- TomskRU · 67.7 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing?
Among universities, judged by research, Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov, China University of Mining and Technology and National Research Tomsk State University 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tashkent State Technical University named after Islam Karimov Uzbekistan | 80.9 | 34.3% | 128.5× | 28 | — |
| 2 | China University of Mining and Technology China | 70.9 | 26.5% | 15.9× | 35 | -53.3% |
| 3 | National Research Tomsk State University Russia | 69.0 | 3.8% | 62.2× | 33 | +334.4% |
| 4 | Tomsk Polytechnic University Russia | 67.7 | 3.6% | 133.6× | 26 | +381.4% |
| 5 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 67.4 | 26.3% | 7.5× | 34 | +7.0% |
| 6 | AGH University of Krakow Poland | 61.0 | 19.4% | 8.1× | 9 | +364.2% |
| 7 | Taiyuan University of Technology China | 60.6 | 24.0% | 14.2× | 17 | -4.8% |
| 8 | National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute" Ukraine | 58.0 | 15.3% | 30.9× | 9 | +429.2% |
| 9 | Moscow Power Engineering Institute Russia | 55.9 | 1.3% | 60.5× | 25 | +159.9% |
| 10 | Xi'an University of Science and Technology China | 54.1 | 23.9% | 17.9× | 12 | -12.1% |
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 Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Coal Combustion and Slurry Processing.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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