Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications
Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications is a research topic within Biomaterials. Science Explorer counts 23k research works in it since 1950. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of magnesium and its alloys as biodegradable materials for orthopedic and biomedical applications. The research covers topics such as corrosion resistance, biocompatibility, texture modification, degradation behavior, and the development of implantable devices and metallic stents.
- Magnesium Alloys
- Biodegradable Materials
- Orthopedic Biomaterials
- Corrosion Resistance
- Biocompatibility
- Texture Modification
- Degradation Behavior
- Implantable Devices
- Metallic Stents
- Microstructure Evolution
- Research works
- 23k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +23% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.7k and 449 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.7k works
- 2 India 449 works
- 3 United States 193 works
- 4 Japan 168 works
- 5 Iran 167 works
- 6 Germany 151 works
- 7 Russia 124 works
- 8 South Korea 107 works
- 9 Türkiye 94 works
- 10 Poland 72 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chongqing University publishes the most Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications research, followed by Northeastern University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chongqing UniversityChina 168 works
- 2 Northeastern UniversityChina 89 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 75 works
- 4 Central South UniversityChina 71 works
- 5 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 61 works
- 6 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina 54 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 51 works
- 8 North University of ChinaChina 48 works
- 9 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 44 works
- 10 Taiyuan University of Science and TechnologyChina 42 works
Who are the leading researchers in Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications include Huan Liu, Dierk Raabe and Paul K. Chu.
- 1 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 2 Dierk Raabe Germany 4.5k citations
- 3 Paul K. Chu Hong Kong 3.7k citations
- 4 Shi Xue Dou Australia 3.5k citations
- 5 Terence G. Langdon United States 3k citations
- 6 Fusheng Pan China 2.7k citations
- 7 J. Eckert Germany 2.7k citations
- 8 Michel W. Barsoum United States 2.6k citations
- 9 Hao Chen China 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chongqing (China), Shenyang (China) and Taiyuan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Geesthacht, Taiyuan and Xining.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GeesthachtDE · 41.3 works191×
- TaiyuanCN · 153.7 works19×
- XiningCN · 22.6 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Bu-Ali Sina University, Chongqing University and Northeastern 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 | Bu-Ali Sina UniversityIran | 71.0 | 62.4% | 18.2× | 8 | +190.9% |
| 2 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 61.5 | 27.0% | 31.4× | 168 | -11.5% |
| 3 | Northeastern UniversityChina | 56.6 | 17.8% | 20.6× | 89 | +58.8% |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 52.2 | 20.1% | 11.4× | 44 | +41.9% |
| 5 | Hunan University of Science and TechnologyChina | 51.6 | 22.6% | 10.5× | 8 | +335.2% |
| 6 | University of TehranIran | 51.3 | 20.1% | 11.9× | 34 | +28.8% |
| 7 | Central South UniversityChina | 49.9 | 23.1% | 8.8× | 71 | -20.5% |
| 8 | Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina | 49.1 | 13.2% | 26.3× | 54 | +29.0% |
| 9 | Hebei University of TechnologyChina | 49.0 | 20.3% | 12.1× | 24 | +59.4% |
| 10 | National Taiwan University of Science and TechnologyTaiwan | 48.7 | 17.2% | 9.1× | 9 | +321.2% |
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 Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 23% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Magnesium Alloys: Properties and Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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