Innovative concrete reinforcement materials
Innovative concrete reinforcement materials is a research topic within Civil and Structural Engineering. Science Explorer counts 48k research works in it since 1950. 24.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of fiber reinforced concrete in civil engineering, particularly exploring mechanical properties, ultra-high performance concrete, recycled materials, artificial neural networks for prediction, durability, polymer-modified mortars, waste tire rubber as aggregate, and the use of steel fibers in concrete. It also covers topics such as self-compacting concrete and the utilization of various recycled and waste materials in concrete production.
- Fiber Reinforced Concrete
- Mechanical Properties
- Ultra-High Performance Concrete
- Recycled Materials
- Artificial Neural Networks
- Durability
- Polymer-modified Mortars
- Waste Tire Rubber
- Steel Fibers
- Self-Compacting Concrete
- Research works
- 48k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 12k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +115% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Innovative concrete reinforcement materials research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (5.5k and 2.2k works in 2022–2025).
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 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Tongji University publishes the most Innovative concrete reinforcement materials research, followed by Southeast University and Chang'an University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Tongji University China 212 works
- 2 Southeast University China 197 works
- 3 Chang'an University China 115 works
- 4 Harbin Institute of Technology China 99 works
- 5 Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology China 98 works
- 6 Wuhan University of Technology China 95 works
- 7 Zhengzhou University China 91 works
- 8 Hohai University China 89 works
- 9 Beijing University of Technology China 88 works
- 10 Shenzhen University China 83 works
Who are the leading researchers in Innovative concrete reinforcement materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Innovative concrete reinforcement materials include Victor C. Li, Zdeněk P. Bažant and John L. Provis.
- 1 Victor C. Li 3k citations
- 2 Zdeněk P. Bažant 2.8k citations
- 3 John L. Provis 2.8k citations
- 4 Tuan Ngo 2.6k citations
- 5 Hong Hao 2.5k citations
- 6 Karen Scrivener 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Innovative concrete reinforcement materials research done?
The largest centres of Innovative concrete reinforcement materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Krakow, Sulaymaniyah and Ramadi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KrakowPL · 21.5 works16×
- SulaymaniyahIQ · 56.3 works15×
- RamadiIQ · 49.9 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Innovative concrete reinforcement materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Innovative concrete reinforcement materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Islamic University of Gaza, Southeast University and Tongji 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.
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 | Islamic University of Gaza Palestine | 77.5 | 75.8% | 27.2× | 10 | +197.4% |
| 2 | Southeast University China | 68.7 | 40.1% | 8.9× | 197 | +92.7% |
| 3 | Tongji University China | 67.3 | 35.6% | 10.0× | 212 | +51.0% |
| 4 | Missouri University of Science and Technology United States | 64.3 | 36.6% | 12.9× | 24 | +252.8% |
| 5 | University of Engineering and Technology Taxila Pakistan | 63.8 | 32.6% | 29.5× | 23 | +276.1% |
| 6 | Suez University Egypt | 63.8 | 64.9% | 12.8× | 13 | — |
| 7 | Lublin University of Technology Poland | 62.6 | 48.7% | 9.3× | 14 | +314.4% |
| 8 | Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong | 61.6 | 51.4% | 5.5× | 79 | +40.8% |
| 9 | National University of Sciences and Technology Pakistan | 61.3 | 46.5% | 6.6× | 22 | +204.5% |
| 10 | Universidad de Burgos Spain | 61.3 | 37.2% | 13.7× | 19 | +246.1% |
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 Innovative concrete reinforcement materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 115% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Innovative concrete reinforcement materials.
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.