Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications
Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 22.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, properties, and applications of magnesium-based cements and nanomaterials, including magnesium oxide (MgO) and magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2). It covers topics such as the hydration mechanism, microstructure, phosphate ceramics, pore structure, and environmental remediation using these materials.
- Magnesium-Based Cements
- Nanomaterials
- Hydration Mechanism
- Microstructure
- Phosphate Ceramics
- MgO Nanoparticles
- Pore Structure
- Synthesis
- Characterization
- Environmental Remediation
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +70% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.4k and 638 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.4k works
- 2 India 638 works
- 3 United States 214 works
- 4 Russia 146 works
- 5 Iran 130 works
- 6 South Korea 116 works
- 7 Türkiye 104 works
- 8 Egypt 99 works
- 9 Saudi Arabia 98 works
- 10 Germany 97 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 Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Wuhan University of Technology publishes the most Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research, followed by Southeast University and Central South University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 62 works
- 2 Southeast UniversityChina 52 works
- 3 Central South UniversityChina 46 works
- 4 Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyChina 44 works
- 5 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 41 works
- 6 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 40 works
- 7 Northeastern UniversityChina 40 works
- 8 Tongji UniversityChina 38 works
- 9 Chongqing UniversityChina 34 works
- 10 Henan Polytechnic UniversityChina 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications include Shi Xue Dou, Yoshio Bando and Hideo Hosono.
- 1 Shi Xue Dou Australia 3.5k citations
- 2 Yoshio Bando Japan 3.4k citations
- 3 Hideo Hosono Japan 2.9k citations
- 4 John L. Provis United Kingdom 2.8k citations
- 5 Kazuo Shinozaki Japan 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuhan (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jiaozuo and Xining.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JiaozuoCN · 34.8 works19×
- XiningCN · 22.0 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Wuhan University of Technology and Southeast 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 | Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityHong Kong | 75.2 | 49.7% | 5.6× | 28 | +292.8% |
| 2 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 67.5 | 29.0% | 13.6× | 62 | +60.0% |
| 3 | Southeast UniversityChina | 66.2 | 39.2% | 6.8× | 52 | +100.7% |
| 4 | Hunan UniversityChina | 64.7 | 55.7% | 5.2× | 21 | +168.4% |
| 5 | Qingdao University of TechnologyChina | 61.2 | 38.6% | 26.4× | 24 | +21.8% |
| 6 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 60.9 | 32.8% | 9.2× | 41 | +19.4% |
| 7 | Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina | 60.7 | 31.2% | 23.4× | 40 | +9.4% |
| 8 | Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyChina | 59.0 | 22.4% | 23.3× | 44 | +41.2% |
| 9 | University of Hong KongHong Kong | 58.4 | 56.7% | 2.0× | 10 | +247.5% |
| 10 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 58.2 | 36.8% | 7.2× | 30 | +51.7% |
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 Oxide Properties and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 70% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications.
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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.