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Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals

Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals is a research topic within Metals and Alloys. Science Explorer counts 40k research works in it since 1950. 15.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the phenomenon of hydrogen embrittlement in metals and alloys, particularly stainless steels. It covers topics such as passive films, corrosion behavior, microstructural properties, pitting corrosion, grain boundary engineering, electrochemical studies, hydrogen trapping, and mechanical properties.

  • Hydrogen Embrittlement
  • Passive Films
  • Stainless Steels
  • Corrosion Behavior
  • Microstructural Properties
  • Pitting Corrosion
  • Grain Boundary Engineering
  • Electrochemical Studies
  • Hydrogen Trapping
  • Mechanical Properties
Research works
40k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+29%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.6k and 531 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.6k works
  2. 2 United States 531 works
  3. 3 India 482 works
  4. 4 Japan 358 works
  5. 5 South Korea 211 works
  6. 6 Germany 209 works
  7. 7 France 183 works
  8. 8 Russia 175 works
  9. 9 Brazil 164 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 161 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: 51.4%United States: 10.4%India: 9.5%Japan: 7.0%6 others listed: 21.7%51%largest
China2,613 · 51.4%United States531 · 10.4%India482 · 9.5%Japan358 · 7.0%6 others listed1,104 · 21.7%

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

Which institutions lead Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Science and Technology Beijing publishes the most Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals research, followed by Northeastern University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Who are the leading researchers in Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals include Dierk Raabe and C. Guedes Soares.

  1. 1 Dierk Raabe Germany 4.5k citations
  2. 2 C. Guedes Soares Portugal 2.7k citations

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

Where is Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals research done?

The largest centres of Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Shenyang (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Anshan.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 654 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 169 works
  3. 3 Shenyang China 129 works
  4. 4 Xi'an China 128 works
  5. 5 Chengdu China 115 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 114 works
  7. 7 Qingdao China 96 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 94 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 82 works
  10. 10 Tianjin China 68 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AnshanCN · 21.1 works20×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals?

Among universities, judged by research, China University of Petroleum, East China, Université Ibn-Tofail and Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur 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%60%mean 24.94%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China University of Petroleum, East China: 48, 26.7%Université Ibn-Tofail: 16, 40.7%Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur: 13, 54.1%University of Science and Technology Beijing: 205, 23.4%Northeastern University: 99, 20.3%King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 24, 24.0%Southwest Petroleum University: 47, 13.9%Covenant University: 15, 7.6%Yanshan University: 28, 16.5%Taiyuan University of Technology: 19, 22.2%Indian Institute of …Université Ibn-TofailChina University of …University of Scienc…
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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 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 67.126.7%14.8×48 +261.9%
2 Université Ibn-TofailMorocco 66.640.7%12.0×16 +167.1%
3 Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurIndia 65.754.1%14.8×13
4 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 63.623.4%38.4×205 +20.5%
5 Northeastern UniversityChina 63.520.3%16.6×99 +123.0%
6 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 58.224.0%9.9×24 +73.4%
7 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 52.113.9%21.8×47 +72.3%
8 Covenant UniversityNigeria 51.77.6%28.8×15 +1091.9%
9 Yanshan UniversityChina 51.616.5%12.3×28 +93.0%
10 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina 50.022.2%6.8×19 +214.2%

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 Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals.

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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.