Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
Fiber-reinforced polymer composites is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 17.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Carbon Fiber
- Recycling
- Composite Materials
- Polymer Composites
- Interfacial Properties
- Thermal Treatment
- Graphene Oxide
- Mechanical Properties
- Environmental Impact
- Pyrolysis
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +16% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fiber-reinforced polymer composites research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 388 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.8k works
- 2 United States 388 works
- 3 India 347 works
- 4 Japan 190 works
- 5 South Korea 177 works
- 6 Germany 164 works
- 7 Russia 163 works
- 8 Türkiye 129 works
- 9 France 128 works
- 10 United Kingdom 116 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Fiber-reinforced polymer composites research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Donghua University publishes the most Fiber-reinforced polymer composites research, followed by Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Donghua UniversityChina 54 works
- 2 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 42 works
- 3 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 42 works
- 4 Sichuan UniversityChina 41 works
- 5 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 36 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 36 works
- 7 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 23 works
- 8 Shandong UniversityChina 23 works
- 9 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 22 works
- 10 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fiber-reinforced polymer composites?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fiber-reinforced polymer composites include Ben Zhong Tang, Martin Winter and J. R. Dahn.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Martin Winter Germany 4.9k citations
- 3 J. R. Dahn Canada 4.8k citations
- 4 M. S. Dresselhaus United States 4.2k citations
- 5 Feiyu Kang China 3.9k citations
- 6 Lei Jiang China 3.8k citations
- 7 Hui–Ming Cheng China 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fiber-reinforced polymer composites research done?
The largest centres of Fiber-reinforced polymer composites research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Chengdu (China).
Where is the best place to study Fiber-reinforced polymer composites?
Among universities, judged by research, Deakin University, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Donghua 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 | Deakin UniversityAustralia | 63.8 | 30.2% | 7.5× | 16 | +183.0% |
| 2 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 62.3 | 34.0% | 8.0× | 42 | -30.6% |
| 3 | Donghua UniversityChina | 61.2 | 19.8% | 32.2× | 54 | -32.0% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 55.8 | 17.7% | 21.4× | 42 | -48.9% |
| 5 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 54.0 | 29.8% | 5.3× | 41 | +11.2% |
| 6 | Dalian UniversityChina | 53.0 | 33.7% | 9.5× | 10 | -2.1% |
| 7 | Changchun University of Technology?? | 51.6 | 23.3% | 28.5× | 15 | +23.5% |
| 8 | Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina | 50.2 | 28.1% | 11.1× | 12 | -42.3% |
| 9 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 49.6 | 29.8% | 4.8× | 36 | -13.5% |
| 10 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 48.2 | 25.8% | 2.8× | 20 | +256.9% |
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 Fiber-reinforced polymer composites research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Fiber-reinforced polymer composites.
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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.