Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 56k research works in it since 1950. 12.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in lead-free piezoelectric materials, particularly on ferroelectric and relaxor ferroelectric materials with high piezoelectric properties. It covers topics such as perovskite structure, thin film ferroelectrics, electrocaloric effect, domain wall nanoelectronics, and high energy storage materials.
- Lead-free Piezoceramics
- Ferroelectric Materials
- Piezoelectric Properties
- Perovskite Structure
- Relaxor Ferroelectrics
- Thin Film Ferroelectrics
- Electrocaloric Effect
- Domain Wall Nanoelectronics
- High Energy Storage Materials
- Phase Boundary Piezoelectrics
- Research works
- 56k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +2% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.6k and 1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.6k works
- 2 India 1k works
- 3 United States 587 works
- 4 Russia 338 works
- 5 Japan 337 works
- 6 South Korea 251 works
- 7 Germany 244 works
- 8 France 219 works
- 9 United Kingdom 115 works
- 10 ?? 104 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 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Xi'an Jiaotong University publishes the most Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Guilin University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 147 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 98 works
- 3 Guilin University of TechnologyChina 77 works
- 4 Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityIndia 68 works
- 5 Tsinghua UniversityChina 67 works
- 6 Sichuan UniversityChina 62 works
- 7 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 58 works
- 8 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 53 works
- 9 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 53 works
- 10 Southern Federal UniversityRussia 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials include Zhong Lin Wang, David Vanderbilt and Takashi Taniguchi.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
- 2 David Vanderbilt United States 7.3k citations
- 3 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 4 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
- 5 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 6 David J. Singh United States 5.1k citations
- 7 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 8 Bruce Dunn United States 4.1k citations
- 9 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials research done?
The largest centres of Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Chengdu (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jingdezhen, Guilin and Rostov-on-Don.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JingdezhenCN · 25.9 works48×
- GuilinCN · 140.3 works21×
- Rostov-on-DonRU · 63.2 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Xi'an Jiaotong University and Shaanxi University of Science and 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.
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 | Hangzhou Dianzi UniversityChina | 63.6 | 22.6% | 10.5× | 29 | +369.7% |
| 2 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 62.5 | 20.3% | 11.3× | 147 | +13.0% |
| 3 | Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina | 61.3 | 29.9% | 25.4× | 51 | +22.8% |
| 4 | Guilin University of TechnologyChina | 60.4 | 22.8% | 44.1× | 77 | +41.0% |
| 5 | University of WollongongAustralia | 57.8 | 48.8% | 6.4× | 14 | +21.9% |
| 6 | Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityIndia | 56.5 | 10.4% | 41.0× | 68 | +106.7% |
| 7 | Xidian UniversityChina | 55.6 | 22.9% | 6.3× | 38 | +739.5% |
| 8 | Xi’an UniversityChina | 55.5 | 17.3% | 24.9× | 14 | +385.2% |
| 9 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina | 54.3 | 25.8% | 5.5× | 24 | +368.0% |
| 10 | University of JinanChina | 52.9 | 21.9% | 8.6× | 20 | +136.8% |
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 Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 2% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials.
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.