Concrete Corrosion and Durability
Concrete Corrosion and Durability is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 19.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the corrosion of reinforcement in concrete structures, including topics such as chloride-induced corrosion, structural reliability, monitoring techniques, corrosion rate measurement, bond behavior, and life-cycle cost analysis. The papers discuss various aspects of reinforcement corrosion and its impact on the durability and performance of concrete structures.
- Corrosion
- Reinforced Concrete
- Chloride-induced
- Structural Reliability
- Monitoring Techniques
- Service Life Prediction
- Corrosion Rate Measurement
- Bond Behavior
- Life-cycle Cost Analysis
- Cathodic Protection
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.7k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +55% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Concrete Corrosion and Durability research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.5k and 701 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.5k works
- 2 United States 701 works
- 3 India 670 works
- 4 Italy 337 works
- 5 Germany 295 works
- 6 Japan 269 works
- 7 Canada 247 works
- 8 Iran 239 works
- 9 United Kingdom 232 works
- 10 Egypt 220 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Concrete Corrosion and Durability research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Concrete Corrosion and Durability research, followed by Southeast University and Harbin Institute of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji UniversityChina 136 works
- 2 Southeast UniversityChina 120 works
- 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 69 works
- 4 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 68 works
- 5 Politecnico di MilanoItaly 64 works
- 6 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 59 works
- 7 Hohai UniversityChina 58 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 55 works
- 9 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 54 works
- 10 Shenzhen UniversityChina 54 works
Who are the leading researchers in Concrete Corrosion and Durability?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Concrete Corrosion and Durability include Victor C. Li, Zdeněk P. Bažant and John L. Provis.
- 1 Victor C. Li United States 3k citations
- 2 Zdeněk P. Bažant United States 2.8k citations
- 3 John L. Provis United Kingdom 2.8k citations
- 4 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations
- 5 Tuan Ngo Australia 2.6k citations
- 6 Hong Hao Australia 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Concrete Corrosion and Durability research done?
The largest centres of Concrete Corrosion and Durability research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kenitra and Dhahran.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KenitraMA · 26.7 works13×
- DhahranSA · 53.4 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Concrete Corrosion and Durability than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Concrete Corrosion and Durability?
Among universities, judged by research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Hong Kong Polytechnic 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.
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 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 72.7 | 26.4% | 12.3× | 43 | +181.4% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 69.7 | 46.4% | 6.8× | 59 | -19.0% |
| 3 | Southeast UniversityChina | 68.7 | 31.1% | 8.9× | 120 | +45.4% |
| 4 | Tongji UniversityChina | 68.3 | 28.9% | 10.6× | 136 | +8.3% |
| 5 | Université Ibn-TofailMorocco | 65.2 | 36.8% | 13.4× | 27 | +80.0% |
| 6 | Politecnico di MilanoItaly | 64.5 | 28.2% | 9.2× | 64 | +52.2% |
| 7 | Future University in EgyptEgypt | 63.7 | 40.2% | 15.5× | 8 | — |
| 8 | Hohai UniversityChina | 62.2 | 23.1% | 10.5× | 58 | +65.5% |
| 9 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 62.1 | 26.2% | 7.3× | 54 | +139.3% |
| 10 | Hunan UniversityChina | 61.5 | 44.9% | 6.3× | 43 | +34.1% |
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 Concrete Corrosion and Durability research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 55% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Concrete Corrosion and Durability.
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.