Fire effects on concrete materials
Fire effects on concrete materials is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 17k research works in it since 1950. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the behavior of concrete and steel structures at high temperatures, particularly in the context of fire resistance, spalling prevention, and mechanical properties. It explores the effects of elevated temperatures on concrete, including its microstructure and thermal properties, as well as the use of fiber reinforcement to enhance performance.
- High-Temperature
- Concrete
- Steel Structures
- Fire Resistance
- Spalling Prevention
- Mechanical Properties
- Elevated Temperatures
- Fiber Reinforcement
- Microstructure
- Thermal Properties
- Research works
- 17k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +44% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fire effects on concrete materials research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.5k and 284 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 India 284 works
- 3 United States 191 works
- 4 United Kingdom 126 works
- 5 Russia 124 works
- 6 Brazil 95 works
- 7 Australia 94 works
- 8 Iran 93 works
- 9 Türkiye 92 works
- 10 Japan 88 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 Fire effects on concrete materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Fire effects on concrete materials research, followed by Chongqing University and Southeast University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji UniversityChina 73 works
- 2 Chongqing UniversityChina 55 works
- 3 Southeast UniversityChina 47 works
- 4 Beijing University of TechnologyChina 43 works
- 5 Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong 36 works
- 6 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 34 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 32 works
- 8 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 32 works
- 9 Tianjin UniversityChina 30 works
- 10 Moscow State University of Civil EngineeringRussia 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fire effects on concrete materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fire effects on concrete materials include Zdeněk P. Bažant, C. Guedes Soares and Tuan Ngo.
- 1 Zdeněk P. Bažant United States 2.8k citations
- 2 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations
- 3 Tuan Ngo Australia 2.6k citations
- 4 Hong Hao Australia 2.5k citations
- 5 Caijun Shi China 2.3k citations
- 6 Chi Sun Poon Hong Kong 2.3k citations
- 7 K.M. Liew Hong Kong 2.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fire effects on concrete materials research done?
The largest centres of Fire effects on concrete materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xuzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XuzhouCN · 34.5 works9.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fire effects on concrete materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fire effects on concrete materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Chongqing University, Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Nanyang Technological 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 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 84.7 | 31.0% | 12.9× | 55 | +342.1% |
| 2 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 81.5 | 32.8% | 10.7× | 36 | +53.1% |
| 3 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 69.4 | 33.2% | 6.8× | 22 | +100.2% |
| 4 | Tongji UniversityChina | 65.3 | 19.6% | 14.7× | 73 | -6.8% |
| 5 | Southeast UniversityChina | 62.3 | 20.4% | 8.9× | 47 | +44.9% |
| 6 | Sharif University of TechnologyIran | 61.6 | 33.3% | 10.9× | 9 | — |
| 7 | Beijing University of TechnologyChina | 61.3 | 22.2% | 15.4× | 43 | -9.2% |
| 8 | Chang'an UniversityChina | 59.1 | 18.3% | 17.1× | 25 | +81.7% |
| 9 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 58.1 | 20.9% | 9.7× | 21 | +67.5% |
| 10 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 57.9 | 23.1% | 29.0× | 34 | -41.4% |
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 Fire effects on concrete materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 44% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Fire effects on concrete materials.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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