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Erosion and Abrasive Machining

Erosion and Abrasive Machining is a research topic within Ecological Modeling. Science Explorer counts 9.3k research works in it since 1954. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the modeling and experimental study of erosion caused by solid particle impact, including abrasive waterjet machining, slurry erosion, and erosion-corrosion interactions. It covers various materials and environments such as oil and gas wells, pipelines, marine conditions, hydro turbines, and composite materials.

  • Erosion
  • Solid Particle
  • Abrasive Waterjet Machining
  • Corrosion
  • Slurry Erosion
  • CFD Simulation
  • Wear Resistance
  • Hydro Turbines
  • Surface Roughness
  • Composite Materials
Research works
9.3k
fractional, since 1954
In the world top 10%
923
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+18%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
56% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Erosion and Abrasive Machining

Which countries lead Erosion and Abrasive Machining research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.2k and 391 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 1.2k works
  2. 2 India 391 works
  3. 3 United States 129 works
  4. 4 Japan 73 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 65 works
  6. 6 Russia 59 works
  7. 7 Germany 58 works
  8. 8 Poland 50 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 43 works
  10. 10 Canada 37 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: 56.0%India: 19.0%United States: 6.3%Japan: 3.5%6 others listed: 15.2%56%largest
China1,154 · 56.0%India391 · 19.0%United States129 · 6.3%Japan73 · 3.5%6 others listed312 · 15.2%

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

Which institutions lead Erosion and Abrasive Machining research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Erosion and Abrasive Machining research, followed by Jiangsu University and Chongqing University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 32 works
  2. 2 Jiangsu UniversityChina 24 works
  3. 3 Chongqing UniversityChina 23 works
  4. 4 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 21 works
  5. 5 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 20 works
  6. 6 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 19 works
  7. 7 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 19 works
  8. 8 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 18 works
  9. 9 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 17 works
  10. 10 Nanjing University of Aeronautics and AstronauticsChina 17 works

Who are the leading researchers in Erosion and Abrasive Machining?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Erosion and Abrasive Machining include Kai You Wang, Paul K. Chu and Jing Li.

  1. 1 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  2. 2 Paul K. Chu China 130k citations
  3. 3 Jing Li United States 120k citations
  4. 4 Robert O. Ritchie United States 100k citations
  5. 5 Manoj Kumar Gupta Singapore 95k citations
  6. 6 Bharat Bhushan United States 94k 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 Erosion and Abrasive Machining?

The most cited paper in Erosion and Abrasive Machining is "Erosion of surfaces by solid particles" (I. Finnie, 1960), with 1,839 citations. Next come "A study of erosion phenomena part I" (1,353) and "Laser shock processing and its effects on microstructure and properties of metal alloys: a review" (1,109).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Erosion of surfaces by solid particles I. Finnie · Wear Mar 1960 1,839
2 A study of erosion phenomena part I J. G. A. Bitter · Wear 1963 1,353
3 Laser shock processing and its effects on microstructure and properties of metal alloys: a review Charles S. Montross · International Journal of Fatigue Oct 2002 1,109
4 Cavitation erosion by single laser-produced bubbles A. Philipp, Werner H. Lauterborn · Journal of Fluid Mechanics 25 Apr 1998 1,043
5 A study of erosion phenomena J. G. A. Bitter · Wear May 1963 1,025
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Where is Erosion and Abrasive Machining research done?

The largest centres of Erosion and Abrasive Machining research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Chennai (India) and Nanjing (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 212 works
  2. 2 Xi'anChina 82 works
  3. 3 ChennaiIndia 54 works
  4. 4 NanjingChina 51 works
  5. 5 ChengduChina 51 works
  6. 6 HangzhouChina 50 works
  7. 7 WuhanChina 43 works
  8. 8 ShanghaiChina 41 works
  9. 9 QingdaoChina 40 works
  10. 10 ChongqingChina 37 works
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Where is the best place to study Erosion and Abrasive Machining?

Among universities, judged by research, Jiangsu University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Chongqing 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%10%20%30%mean 18.65%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Jiangsu UniversityDalian University of…Northwestern Polytec…Chongqing University
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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.

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
1Jiangsu UniversityChina 82.924.7%13.4×24 -3.2%
2Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 76.018.3%7.5×20 +27.2%
3Chongqing UniversityChina 74.815.1%9.2×23 +147.1%
4Dalian University of TechnologyChina 65.718.6%7.1×15 +53.8%
5China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 64.213.9%22.2×20 +25.8%
6Tsinghua UniversityChina 62.120.9%3.0×16 +103.3%
7China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 61.713.0%17.9×19 +70.1%
8Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 58.416.8%9.1×11 +36.3%
9Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 56.722.4%4.3×17 -25.8%
10Northeastern UniversityChina 56.222.8%5.6×12 +22.6%

Universities only. The score blends 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 Erosion and Abrasive Machining, country by country

Is Erosion and Abrasive Machining research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Erosion and Abrasive Machining.

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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 Erosion and Abrasive Machining as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0091% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Erosion and Abrasive Machining0.011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Erosion and Abrasive Machining 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.

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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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