Metal Alloys Wear and Properties
Metal Alloys Wear and Properties is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 9.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the effects of cryogenic treatment on the microstructure, wear resistance, and mechanical properties of various materials, including tool steels and high chromium cast iron. The research focuses on understanding the influence of cryogenic treatment on carbide formation, abrasive wear behavior, and the enhancement of material properties.
- Cryogenic Treatment
- Microstructure
- Wear Resistance
- Tool Steels
- High Chromium Cast Iron
- Mechanical Properties
- Carbides
- Hardfacing Alloys
- Abrasive Wear
- High Speed Steel
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Metal Alloys Wear and Properties research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (2.4k and 535 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.
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Which institutions lead Metal Alloys Wear and Properties research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Science and Technology Beijing publishes the most Metal Alloys Wear and Properties research, followed by Northeastern University and Yanshan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 152 works
- 2 Northeastern UniversityChina 141 works
- 3 Yanshan UniversityChina 61 works
- 4 Central South UniversityChina 56 works
- 5 Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyChina 49 works
- 6 Shanghai UniversityChina 49 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 45 works
- 8 China Iron and Steel Research Institute GroupChina 42 works
- 9 AGH University of KrakowPoland 38 works
- 10 Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina 33 works
Who are the leading researchers in Metal Alloys Wear and Properties?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Metal Alloys Wear and Properties include Akihisa Inoue, Dierk Raabe and Han Zhang.
- 1 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
- 2 Dierk Raabe Germany 4.5k citations
- 3 Han Zhang China 3.2k citations
- 4 J. Eckert Germany 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Metal Alloys Wear and Properties research done?
The largest centres of Metal Alloys Wear and Properties research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shenyang (China), Moscow (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Novokuznetsk and Anshan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NovokuznetskRU · 24.1 works183×
- AnshanCN · 32.9 works34×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Metal Alloys Wear and Properties than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Metal Alloys Wear and Properties?
Among universities, judged by research, Northeastern University, University of Oulu and Düzce Üniversitesi 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 UniversityChina | 66.9 | 14.2% | 26.1× | 141 | +35.3% |
| 2 | University of OuluFinland | 66.0 | 16.3% | 9.9× | 15 | +134.5% |
| 3 | Düzce ÜniversitesiTürkiye | 64.4 | 27.6% | 8.8× | 9 | +127.9% |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 61.2 | 11.6% | 31.5× | 152 | -24.9% |
| 5 | Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina | 58.6 | 25.5% | 6.9× | 32 | -4.1% |
| 6 | Yanshan UniversityChina | 58.2 | 15.2% | 29.2× | 61 | -28.1% |
| 7 | Karabük UniversityTürkiye | 55.0 | 6.7% | 18.3× | 19 | +348.2% |
| 8 | South Ural State UniversityRussia | 54.1 | 5.2% | 21.4× | 16 | +640.1% |
| 9 | Ural Federal UniversityRussia | 53.9 | 2.8% | 13.2× | 24 | +386.3% |
| 10 | Wuhan University of Science and TechnologyChina | 53.8 | 11.7% | 24.1× | 49 | -11.5% |
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 Metal Alloys Wear and Properties research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Metal Alloys Wear and Properties.
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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.