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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. 9.9% 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%
1.9k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+56%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
59% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications

Which countries lead Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (2.8k and 813 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 2.8k works
  2. 2 India 813 works
  3. 3 United States 253 works
  4. 4 Russia 175 works
  5. 5 Iran 150 works
  6. 6 South Korea 133 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 127 works
  8. 8 Saudi Arabia 124 works
  9. 9 Egypt 116 works
  10. 10 Germany 115 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.

China: 58.7%India: 16.8%United States: 5.2%Russia: 3.6%6 others listed: 15.8%59%largest
China2,845 · 58.7%India813 · 16.8%United States253 · 5.2%Russia175 · 3.6%6 others listed764 · 15.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research?

By volume in 2022-now, Wuhan University of Technology publishes the most Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Southeast University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 67 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 64 works
  3. 3 Southeast UniversityChina 59 works
  4. 4 Central South UniversityChina 51 works
  5. 5 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 48 works
  6. 6 Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyChina 47 works
  7. 7 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 46 works
  8. 8 Northeastern UniversityChina 46 works
  9. 9 Xi'an University of Architecture and TechnologyChina 44 works
  10. 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 43 works

Who are the leading researchers in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications include Zhong Lin Wang, Yury G. Gogotsi and Wei Huang.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
  2. 2 Yury G. Gogotsi United States 313k citations
  3. 3 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  4. 4 Omar M. Yaghi United States 254k citations
  5. 5 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
  6. 6 Lei Jiang China 214k citations
  7. 7 Jiaguo Yu China 207k citations
  8. 8 Guangming Zeng China 204k citations
  9. 9 Hua Zhang Singapore 196k citations
  10. 10 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 186k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

What are the most cited papers in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications?

The most cited paper in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications is "Eco-efficient cements: Potential economically viable solutions for a low-CO2 cement-based materials industry" (Karen Louise Scrivener, Vanderley Moacyr John, Ellis M. Gartner, 2018), with 3,484 citations. Next come "Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles" (2,402) and "Alkali-activated fly ashes" (2,322).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Eco-efficient cements: Potential economically viable solutions for a low-CO2 cement-based materials industry Karen Louise Scrivener, Vanderley Moacyr John, Ellis M. Gartner · Cement and Concrete Research Open access 28 Jun 2018 3,484
2 Biological synthesis of metallic nanoparticles Kaushik N. Thakkar, Snehit S. Mhatre, Rasesh Y. Parikh · Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine 17 Jul 2009 2,402
3 Alkali-activated fly ashes A. Palomo, Michael W. Grutzeck, María Teresa Blanco‐Varela · Cement and Concrete Research Aug 1999 2,322
4 Alkali-activated materials John L. Provis · Cement and Concrete Research 2 Mar 2017 2,198
5 The role of inorganic polymer technology in the development of ‘green concrete’ Peter Duxson, John L. Provis, Grant C. Lukey et al. · Cement and Concrete Research 21 Sep 2007 2,001
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Where is Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research done?

The largest centres of Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research in 2022-now 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-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 353 works
  2. 2 WuhanChina 210 works
  3. 3 NanjingChina 177 works
  4. 4 Xi'anChina 132 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 123 works
  6. 6 ShenyangChina 101 works
  7. 7 ChangshaChina 97 works
  8. 8 ChennaiIndia 89 works
  9. 9 JinanChina 85 works
  10. 10 ZhengzhouChina 83 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. JiaozuoCN · 37.7 works17×
  2. XiningCN · 25.1 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunan University 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.

0%20%40%mean 17.07%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Hunan UniversityHong Kong Polytechni…Southeast UniversityWuhan University of …
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina 77.224.5%5.8×30 +126.1%
2Hunan UniversityChina 74.233.5%5.2×22 +44.1%
3Southeast UniversityChina 66.514.4%6.7×59 +89.3%
4Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 65.412.3%14.0×67 +30.6%
5Tongji UniversityChina 60.416.7%4.6×42 +46.8%
6Shenzhen UniversityChina 59.015.2%7.4×33 +87.5%
7Qingdao University of TechnologyChina 57.817.7%26.6×26 +123.2%
8Chongqing UniversityChina 57.512.7%5.9×39 +68.8%
9University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 57.111.3%9.8×46 +98.9%
10Northeastern UniversityChina 57.012.4%8.5×46 +100.3%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications, country by country

Is Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 56% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.028% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Magnesium Oxide Properties and Applications9.7% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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