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High Entropy Alloys Studies

High Entropy Alloys Studies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1957. 28.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the exploration, design, and properties of high-entropy alloys, including multi-component alloys with unique microstructures and mechanical properties. It delves into phase stability, solid-solution phase formation, and the development of refractory alloys for various applications, such as cryogenic environments. Additionally, it investigates the characteristics of nanocrystalline structures in these alloys.

  • High-Entropy Alloys
  • Multi-Component Alloys
  • Microstructure
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Phase Stability
  • Refractory Alloys
  • Solid-Solution Phase Formation
  • Oxides
  • Cryogenic Applications
  • Nanocrystalline Structures
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1957
In the world top 10%
6.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
28.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+228%
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Which countries lead High Entropy Alloys Studies research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.5k and 746 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 5.5k works
  2. 2 United States 746 works
  3. 3 India 688 works
  4. 4 Russia 390 works
  5. 5 Germany 321 works
  6. 6 Japan 265 works
  7. 7 South Korea 254 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 174 works
  9. 9 France 174 works
  10. 10 Canada 164 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: 63.3%United States: 8.6%India: 7.9%Russia: 4.5%6 others listed: 15.6%63%largest
China5,483 · 63.3%United States746 · 8.6%India688 · 7.9%Russia390 · 4.5%6 others listed1,351 · 15.6%

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

Which institutions lead High Entropy Alloys Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Northwestern Polytechnical University publishes the most High Entropy Alloys Studies research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Central South University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 158 works
  2. 2 Harbin Institute of Technology China 150 works
  3. 3 Central South University China 140 works
  4. 4 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 136 works
  5. 5 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 129 works
  6. 6 Northeastern University China 114 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 94 works
  8. 8 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 86 works
  9. 9 Jiangsu University China 74 works
  10. 10 Dalian University of Technology China 67 works

Who are the leading researchers in High Entropy Alloys Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on High Entropy Alloys Studies include Akihisa Inoue, Dierk Raabe and Paul K. Chu.

  1. 1 Akihisa Inoue 4.7k citations
  2. 2 Dierk Raabe 4.5k citations
  3. 3 Paul K. Chu 3.7k citations
  4. 4 Han Zhang 3.2k citations
  5. 5 Terence G. Langdon 3k citations
  6. 6 J. Eckert 2.7k citations
  7. 7 Long‐Qing Chen 2.7k citations
  8. 8 Hao Chen 2.6k citations

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

Where is High Entropy Alloys Studies research done?

The largest centres of High Entropy Alloys Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Shenyang (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tomsk, Changwon and Anshan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 796 works
  2. 2 Xi'an China 409 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 304 works
  4. 4 Shenyang China 246 works
  5. 5 Harbin China 238 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 236 works
  7. 7 Changsha China 219 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 188 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 180 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 153 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TomskRU · 34.2 works72×
  2. ChangwonKR · 24.8 works17×
  3. AnshanCN · 24.8 works15×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in High Entropy Alloys Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study High Entropy Alloys Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Northwestern Polytechnical University and City University of Hong Kong 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 35.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Science and Technology Beijing: 136, 36.1%Northwestern Polytechnical University: 158, 34.1%City University of Hong Kong: 44, 44.4%Northeastern University: 114, 28.9%Harbin Institute of Technology: 150, 34.2%Central South University: 140, 29.6%University of Tennessee at Knoxville: 38, 38.7%Harbin Engineering University: 52, 33.2%Jiangsu University of Science and Technology: 40, 32.5%City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute: 10, 47.2%City University of H…University of Scienc…Northwestern Polytec…Northeastern Univers…
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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
1University of Science and Technology Beijing China 77.936.1%17.0×136 +166.9%
2Northwestern Polytechnical University China 77.534.1%13.5×158 +158.4%
3City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong 76.644.4%7.5×44 +492.9%
4Northeastern University China 74.628.9%12.8×114 +319.9%
5Harbin Institute of Technology China 74.534.2%9.0×150 +159.4%
6Central South University China 72.529.6%8.4×140 +780.8%
7University of Tennessee at Knoxville United States 72.338.7%9.5×38 +324.8%
8Harbin Engineering University China 70.933.2%9.7×52 +298.1%
9Jiangsu University of Science and Technology China 68.132.5%12.8×40 +175.0%
10City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute China 66.147.2%14.4×10

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 High Entropy Alloys Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 228% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are High Entropy Alloys Studies.

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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.