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Concrete and Cement Materials Research

Concrete and Cement Materials Research is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 58k research works in it since 1950. 27.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on advances in geopolymer technology, alternative cementitious materials, and their applications in sustainable concrete production. It covers topics such as the utilization of fly ash, alkali-activated materials, carbon emissions, nanotechnology in concrete, hydration mechanisms, and the environmental impact of cement production.

  • Geopolymer
  • Cementitious Materials
  • Fly Ash
  • Alkali-Activated Materials
  • Sustainable Concrete
  • Carbon Emissions
  • Nanotechnology
  • Hydration Mechanisms
  • Environmental Impact
  • CO2 Sequestration
Research works
58k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
16k
per year above
Top-10% rate
27.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+91%
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Which countries lead Concrete and Cement Materials Research research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (6.5k and 2.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 6.5k works
  2. 2 India 2.1k works
  3. 3 United States 861 works
  4. 4 Türkiye 533 works
  5. 5 Brazil 504 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 375 works
  7. 7 Iraq 366 works
  8. 8 Iran 356 works
  9. 9 Japan 350 works
  10. 10 Australia 347 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: 52.9%India: 17.1%United States: 7.0%Türkiye: 4.3%6 others listed: 18.7%53%largest
China6,494 · 52.9%India2,096 · 17.1%United States861 · 7.0%Türkiye533 · 4.3%6 others listed2,298 · 18.7%

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

Which institutions lead Concrete and Cement Materials Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Southeast University publishes the most Concrete and Cement Materials Research research, followed by Tongji University and Wuhan University of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Southeast University China 212 works
  2. 2 Tongji University China 180 works
  3. 3 Wuhan University of Technology China 148 works
  4. 4 Central South University China 122 works
  5. 5 Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology China 118 works
  6. 6 Harbin Institute of Technology China 109 works
  7. 7 Hohai University China 108 works
  8. 8 Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 104 works
  9. 9 Shenzhen University China 99 works
  10. 10 Chang'an University China 93 works

Who are the leading researchers in Concrete and Cement Materials Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Concrete and Cement Materials Research include Lei Jiang, Kai Wang and Victor C. Li.

  1. 1 Lei Jiang 3.8k citations
  2. 2 Kai Wang 3.1k citations
  3. 3 Victor C. Li 3k citations
  4. 4 Zdeněk P. Bažant 2.8k citations
  5. 5 John L. Provis 2.8k citations
  6. 6 Tuan Ngo 2.6k citations

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

Where is Concrete and Cement Materials Research research done?

The largest centres of Concrete and Cement Materials Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Krakow, Rolla and Jiaozuo.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 770 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 503 works
  3. 3 Wuhan China 449 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 335 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 319 works
  6. 6 Changsha China 267 works
  7. 7 Jinan China 201 works
  8. 8 Zhengzhou China 194 works
  9. 9 Chennai India 187 works
  10. 10 Qingdao China 183 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KrakowPL · 26.1 works18×
  2. RollaUS · 30.2 works14×
  3. JiaozuoCN · 72.2 works12×
  4. JalandharIN · 56.3 works12×
  5. Nanjing23.8 works11×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Concrete and Cement Materials Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Concrete and Cement Materials Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Suez University and Southeast 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 47.34%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Hong Kong Polytechnic University: 104, 52.0%Suez University: 12, 63.4%Southeast University: 212, 41.4%Hunan University: 76, 50.4%Lublin University of Technology: 17, 47.8%Missouri University of Science and Technology: 30, 34.1%RMIT University: 27, 59.2%Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar: 22, 51.6%Chang'an University: 93, 30.9%Shenzhen University: 99, 42.6%Suez UniversityHong Kong Polytechni…Hunan UniversitySoutheast University
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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
1Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong 79.552.0%6.6×104 +200.0%
2Suez University Egypt 75.163.4%10.3×12 +190.2%
3Southeast University China 71.541.4%8.6×212 +82.1%
4Hunan University China 68.750.4%6.0×76 +206.0%
5Lublin University of Technology Poland 68.047.8%9.9×17 +518.5%
6Missouri University of Science and Technology United States 66.934.1%14.6×30 +318.1%
7RMIT University Australia 66.459.2%4.2×27 +303.1%
8Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar India 66.251.6%11.1×22 +128.2%
9Chang'an University China 65.830.9%13.6×93 +118.1%
10Shenzhen University China 65.642.6%7.3×99 +109.0%

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 Concrete and Cement Materials Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 91% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Concrete and Cement Materials Research.

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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.