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 China 2.6k works
- 2 United States 531 works
- 3 India 482 works
- 4 Japan 358 works
- 5 South Korea 211 works
- 6 Germany 209 works
- 7 France 183 works
- 8 Russia 175 works
- 9 Brazil 164 works
- 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.
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.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 205 works
- 2 Northeastern UniversityChina 99 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 81 works
- 4 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 47 works
- 5 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 47 works
- 6 Shanghai UniversityChina 41 works
- 7 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 41 works
- 8 Tohoku UniversityJapan 40 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 40 works
- 10 Tianjin UniversityChina 39 works
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 Dierk Raabe Germany 4.5k citations
- 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
Where it is the local speciality
- AnshanCN · 21.1 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hydrogen embrittlement and corrosion behaviors in metals than the world average.
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.
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 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 67.1 | 26.7% | 14.8× | 48 | +261.9% |
| 2 | Université Ibn-TofailMorocco | 66.6 | 40.7% | 12.0× | 16 | +167.1% |
| 3 | Indian Institute of Technology JodhpurIndia | 65.7 | 54.1% | 14.8× | 13 | — |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 63.6 | 23.4% | 38.4× | 205 | +20.5% |
| 5 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 63.5 | 20.3% | 16.6× | 99 | +123.0% |
| 6 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 58.2 | 24.0% | 9.9× | 24 | +73.4% |
| 7 | Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina | 52.1 | 13.9% | 21.8× | 47 | +72.3% |
| 8 | Covenant UniversityNigeria | 51.7 | 7.6% | 28.8× | 15 | +1091.9% |
| 9 | Yanshan UniversityChina | 51.6 | 16.5% | 12.3× | 28 | +93.0% |
| 10 | Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina | 50.0 | 22.2% | 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.
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.