Freezing and Crystallization Processes
Freezing and Crystallization Processes is a research topic within Mechanics of Materials. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 12.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of freeze desalination and concentration techniques, including progressive freeze-concentration, eutectic freeze crystallization, and membrane distillation, for water treatment, wastewater management, and food processing. The use of LNG cold energy and scraped surface heat exchangers is explored to enhance the efficiency of these processes.
- Freeze Desalination
- Concentration
- Wastewater Treatment
- Ice Morphology
- Cryoconcentration Technology
- Membrane Distillation
- LNG Cold Energy
- Progressive Freeze-Concentration
- Eutectic Freeze Crystallization
- Scraped Surface Heat Exchanger
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +18% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Freezing and Crystallization Processes research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (535 and 232 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Freezing and Crystallization Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Freezing and Crystallization Processes research, followed by Kemerovo State University and Warsaw University of Life Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 13 works
- 2 Kemerovo State UniversityRussia 12 works
- 3 Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland 12 works
- 4 All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Refrigeration IndustryRussia 12 works
- 5 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina 11 works
- 6 Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates 11 works
- 7 Voronezh State University of Engineering TechnologiesRussia 10 works
- 8 Jiangsu UniversityChina 10 works
- 9 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 10 works
- 10 McGill UniversityCanada 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Freezing and Crystallization Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Freezing and Crystallization Processes include Da‐Wen Sun, Min Zhang and J. A. Teixeira.
- 1 Da‐Wen Sun Ireland 2.4k citations
- 2 Min Zhang China 1.8k citations
- 3 J. A. Teixeira Portugal 1.8k citations
- 4 Bhesh Bhandari Australia 1.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Freezing and Crystallization Processes research done?
The largest centres of Freezing and Crystallization Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 24.2 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Freezing and Crystallization Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Freezing and Crystallization Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan University, Warsaw University of Life Sciences and Khalifa 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 70.1 | 43.6% | 9.3× | 13 | -51.1% |
| 2 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesPoland | 62.4 | 33.0% | 29.9× | 12 | -54.9% |
| 3 | Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates | 58.6 | 16.5% | 18.2× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Voronezh State University of Engineering TechnologiesRussia | 50.9 | 3.3% | 151.1× | 10 | +338.2% |
| 5 | Kemerovo State UniversityRussia | 46.0 | 0.0% | 60.7× | 12 | — |
| 6 | Jiangsu UniversityChina | 37.7 | 48.7% | 5.5× | 10 | -57.7% |
| 7 | McGill UniversityCanada | 29.7 | 32.4% | 5.3× | 9 | +1.2% |
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 Freezing and Crystallization Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Freezing and Crystallization Processes.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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