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Electromagnetic wave absorption materials

Electromagnetic wave absorption materials is a research topic within Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1952. 23.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the development and characterization of advanced materials, such as graphene, carbon nanotubes, and MXenes, for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications. The research covers topics including microwave absorption enhancement, complex permittivity and permeability, lightweight and flexible composites, dielectric properties, and the use of magnetic nanoparticles to achieve high EMI shielding effectiveness.

  • Graphene
  • Microwave Absorption
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • MXenes
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Polymer Composites
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Magnetic Nanoparticles
  • Flexible Materials
  • EMI Shielding Effectiveness
Research works
18k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
4.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+83%
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Which countries lead Electromagnetic wave absorption materials research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (3.8k and 651 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 3.8k works
  2. 2 India 651 works
  3. 3 South Korea 165 works
  4. 4 United States 149 works
  5. 5 Pakistan 102 works
  6. 6 Iran 98 works
  7. 7 Russia 96 works
  8. 8 Saudi Arabia 92 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 88 works
  10. 10 France 63 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: 71.6%India: 12.3%South Korea: 3.1%United States: 2.8%6 others listed: 10.2%72%largest
China3,789 · 71.6%India651 · 12.3%South Korea165 · 3.1%United States149 · 2.8%6 others listed539 · 10.2%

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

Which institutions lead Electromagnetic wave absorption materials research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes the most Electromagnetic wave absorption materials research, followed by Sichuan University and Harbin Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 166 works
  2. 2 Sichuan UniversityChina 84 works
  3. 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 84 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 69 works
  5. 5 Shandong UniversityChina 61 works
  6. 6 Donghua UniversityChina 54 works
  7. 7 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 53 works
  8. 8 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 51 works
  9. 9 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 47 works
  10. 10 Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina 46 works

Who are the leading researchers in Electromagnetic wave absorption materials?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Electromagnetic wave absorption materials include Yury Gogotsi, Akihisa Inoue and Zhanhu Guo.

  1. 1 Yury Gogotsi United States 5.1k citations
  2. 2 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
  3. 3 Zhanhu Guo United States 4.4k citations
  4. 4 Abdullah M. Asiri Saudi Arabia 3.2k citations

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

Where is Electromagnetic wave absorption materials research done?

The largest centres of Electromagnetic wave absorption materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Chengdu (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Huainan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 478 works
  2. 2 Xi'an China 440 works
  3. 3 Chengdu China 232 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 229 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 217 works
  6. 6 Harbin China 146 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 129 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 128 works
  9. 9 Qingdao China 107 works
  10. 10 Jinan China 97 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HuainanCN · 42.3 works24×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Electromagnetic wave absorption materials than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Electromagnetic wave absorption materials?

Among universities, judged by research, Qingdao University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Hubei University of Automotive 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%50%100%mean 49.72%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Qingdao University: 33, 68.2%Northwestern Polytechnical University: 166, 48.8%Hubei University of Automotive Technology: 13, 91.3%Sichuan University: 84, 41.4%Shaanxi University of Science and Technology: 46, 37.8%Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics: 47, 48.7%Shandong University: 61, 37.7%Zhengzhou University: 43, 44.0%Qingdao University of Science and Technology: 30, 37.6%Xi'an Technological University: 21, 41.7%Hubei University of …Qingdao UniversityNorthwestern Polytec…Sichuan 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
1 Qingdao UniversityChina 72.868.2%10.1×33 +835.1%
2 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 70.848.8%24.1×166 +93.2%
3 Hubei University of Automotive TechnologyChina 66.391.3%44.6×13 —
4 Sichuan UniversityChina 65.541.4%8.4×84 +265.2%
5 Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina 64.637.8%31.1×46 +479.0%
6 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 63.348.7%8.8×47 +170.7%
7 Shandong UniversityChina 63.137.7%8.6×61 +234.9%
8 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 62.244.0%8.4×43 +228.1%
9 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 61.437.6%13.5×30 +492.9%
10 Xi'an Technological UniversityChina 60.141.7%25.0×21 +941.7%

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 Electromagnetic wave absorption materials research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 83% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Electromagnetic wave absorption materials.

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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.