Iron and Steelmaking Processes
Iron and Steelmaking Processes is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 9.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the reduction kinetics of iron oxides using hydrogen and carbon monoxide in various ironmaking processes, particularly in the context of steel industry sustainability and energy efficiency. It also explores the potential applications of biomass and innovative metallurgical processes.
- Reduction Kinetics
- Iron Oxides
- Hydrogen
- Carbon Monoxide
- Steel Industry
- Blast Furnace
- Sustainability
- Biomass Applications
- Energy Efficiency
- Metallurgical Processes
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Iron and Steelmaking Processes research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (1.7k and 296 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 Russia 296 works
- 3 India 204 works
- 4 United States 178 works
- 5 Australia 109 works
- 6 Japan 101 works
- 7 Germany 91 works
- 8 Brazil 87 works
- 9 Ukraine 86 works
- 10 South Korea 72 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.
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Which institutions lead Iron and Steelmaking Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Science and Technology Beijing publishes the most Iron and Steelmaking Processes research, followed by Northeastern University and Central South University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Science and Technology Beijing China 213 works
- 2 Northeastern University China 161 works
- 3 Central South University China 108 works
- 4 Chongqing University China 48 works
- 5 North China University of Science and Technology China 47 works
- 6 Kunming University of Science and Technology China 39 works
- 7 Wuhan University of Science and Technology China 36 works
- 8 Anhui University of Technology China 33 works
- 9 University of Science and Technology Liaoning China 32 works
- 10 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 27 works
Who are the leading researchers in Iron and Steelmaking Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Iron and Steelmaking Processes include İbrahim Dinçer, Witold Pedrycz and Dierk Raabe.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
- 2 Witold Pedrycz 5.4k citations
- 3 Dierk Raabe 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Iron and Steelmaking Processes research done?
The largest centres of Iron and Steelmaking Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shenyang (China), Changsha (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Anshan, Tangshan and Ma'anshan City.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AnshanCN · 47.1 works80×
- TangshanCN · 51.7 works57×
- Ma'anshan CityCN · 33.1 works48×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Iron and Steelmaking Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Iron and Steelmaking Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Northeastern University, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Central South 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 | Northeastern University China | 61.2 | 11.7% | 49.6× | 162 | +47.2% |
| 2 | University of Science and Technology Beijing China | 59.5 | 11.4% | 73.1× | 212 | -7.8% |
| 3 | Central South University China | 57.6 | 10.9% | 17.8× | 108 | +27.5% |
| 4 | Chongqing University China | 54.8 | 9.1% | 11.8× | 48 | +86.0% |
| 5 | Montanuniversität Leoben Austria | 54.5 | 7.1% | 71.1× | 17 | +143.7% |
| 6 | Xi'an Jiaotong University China | 53.5 | 29.1% | 4.6× | 27 | +89.9% |
| 7 | The University of Queensland Australia | 53.3 | 12.0% | 7.7× | 23 | +113.5% |
| 8 | Ural Federal University Russia | 51.0 | 1.6% | 19.9× | 22 | +270.5% |
| 9 | University of Oulu Finland | 50.8 | 14.9% | 12.5× | 12 | -9.2% |
| 10 | South Ural State University Russia | 49.7 | 0.0% | 45.8× | 20 | +297.6% |
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 Iron and Steelmaking Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Iron and Steelmaking Processes.
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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.