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Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties

Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties is a research topic within Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Science Explorer counts 9.8k research works in it since 1951. 12.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the electronic and magnetic properties of half-metallic alloys, particularly Heusler compounds. It explores topics such as band gaps, spin polarization, thermodynamic properties, and their potential applications in spintronics.

  • Half-Metallic
  • Heusler Compounds
  • Electronic Structure
  • Spintronics
  • Semilocal Exchange-Correlation Potential
  • Band Gaps
  • Magnetic Properties
  • Generalized Gradient Approximation
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Spin Polarization
Research works
9.8k
fractional, since 1951
In the world top 10%
1.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
12.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+39%
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Which countries lead Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (555 and 375 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 555 works
  2. 2 India 375 works
  3. 3 Pakistan 151 works
  4. 4 Saudi Arabia 140 works
  5. 5 Algeria 139 works
  6. 6 Japan 129 works
  7. 7 United States 112 works
  8. 8 Morocco 103 works
  9. 9 Russia 79 works
  10. 10 Germany 55 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: 30.2%India: 20.4%Pakistan: 8.2%Saudi Arabia: 7.6%6 others listed: 33.5%30%largest
China555 · 30.2%India375 · 20.4%Pakistan151 · 8.2%Saudi Arabia140 · 7.6%6 others listed616 · 33.5%

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

Which institutions lead Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University publishes the most Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties research, followed by King Khalid University and King Saud University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah UniversityMorocco 26 works
  2. 2 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia 24 works
  3. 3 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 24 works
  4. 4 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 24 works
  5. 5 National Institute for Materials ScienceJapan 23 works
  6. 6 Jiwaji UniversityIndia 20 works
  7. 7 Tohoku UniversityJapan 19 works
  8. 8 Riphah International UniversityPakistan 19 works
  9. 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 19 works
  10. 10 Université Djilali de Sidi Bel AbbèsAlgeria 18 works

Who are the leading researchers in Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties include J. Häfner, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.

  1. 1 J. Häfner Austria 11k citations
  2. 2 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
  3. 3 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
  4. 4 David J. Singh United States 5.1k citations
  5. 5 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
  6. 6 Steven G. Louie United States 3.8k citations
  7. 7 R. J. Cava United States 3.6k citations
  8. 8 Claudia Felser Germany 2.7k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties research done?

The largest centres of Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Lahore (Pakistan) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Gwalior.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 89 works
  2. 2 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 53 works
  3. 3 Lahore Pakistan 35 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 34 works
  5. 5 Tsukuba Japan 34 works
  6. 6 Chennai India 33 works
  7. 7 Rabat Morocco 31 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 30 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 26 works
  10. 10 Fes Morocco 26 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GwaliorIN · 21.5 works53×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties?

Among universities, judged by research, King Khalid University, King Saud University and Mohammed V 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%20%40%mean 26.74%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →King Khalid University: 24, 32.9%King Saud University: 24, 23.8%Mohammed V University: 24, 22.3%Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University: 17, 29.3%Riphah International University: 19, 30.9%Jiwaji University: 20, 22.3%Université Djilali de Sidi Bel Abbès: 18, 19.1%Taif University: 10, 31.2%Government College University, Lahore: 9, 37.4%University of the Punjab: 10, 18.2%King Khalid UniversityPrincess Nourah bint…King Saud UniversityMohammed V University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia 86.032.9%28.3×24 —
2 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 80.923.8%11.4×24 +138.5%
3 Mohammed V UniversityMorocco 78.422.3%26.0×24 +303.4%
4 Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversitySaudi Arabia 77.329.3%28.2×17 —
5 Riphah International UniversityPakistan 74.830.9%57.7×19 —
6 Jiwaji UniversityIndia 74.022.3%369.5×20 +490.2%
7 Université Djilali de Sidi Bel AbbèsAlgeria 68.419.1%141.4×18 +154.4%
8 Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia 67.431.2%18.4×10 —
9 Government College University, LahorePakistan 66.737.4%39.4×9 —
10 University of the PunjabPakistan 62.618.2%15.3×10 +592.7%

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 Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties.

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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.

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.