Mining and Gasification Technologies
Mining and Gasification Technologies is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 4.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the fundamentals, applications, and environmental impact of underground coal gasification (UCG), including topics such as gasification processes, hydrogen and syngas production, geomechanical analysis, carbon capture and storage, and economic assessments. It also covers the potential for UCG in different regions, such as India and China, as well as the technological aspects and challenges associated with UCG.
- Gasification
- Coal
- Underground
- UCG
- Carbon Capture and Storage
- Hydrogen Production
- Environmental Impact
- Geomechanical Analysis
- Syngas Composition
- Economic Assessment
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 699 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 4.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +124% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Mining and Gasification Technologies research?
By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (1.1k and 691 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 1.1k works
- 2 Ukraine 691 works
- 3 China 363 works
- 4 United States 201 works
- 5 Kazakhstan 196 works
- 6 Uzbekistan 137 works
- 7 Poland 119 works
- 8 India 58 works
- 9 Romania 41 works
- 10 Indonesia 36 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 Mining and Gasification Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine publishes the most Mining and Gasification Technologies research, followed by Dnipro University of Technology and Saint Petersburg Mining University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine Ukraine 74 works
- 2 Dnipro University of Technology Ukraine 64 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Mining University Russia 46 works
- 4 Satbayev University Kazakhstan 45 works
- 5 China University of Mining and Technology China 43 works
- 6 Weatherford College United States 37 works
- 7 Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv Ukraine 32 works
- 8 National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Ukraine 30 works
- 9 Kuzbass State Technical University Russia 27 works
- 10 Kryvyi Rih National University Ukraine 26 works
Where is Mining and Gasification Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Mining and Gasification Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine), Dnipro (Ukraine) and Saint Petersburg (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Petroşani, Kryvyi Rih and Navoiy.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 283 works
- 2 Kyiv Ukraine 250 works
- 3 Dnipro Ukraine 115 works
- 4 Saint Petersburg Russia 94 works
- 5 Beijing China 87 works
- 6 Almaty Kazakhstan 85 works
- 7 Yekaterinburg Russia 77 works
- 8 Tashkent Uzbekistan 77 works
- 9 Kharkiv Ukraine 62 works
- 10 Novosibirsk Russia 61 works
Where it is the local speciality
- PetroşaniRO · 20.2 works199×
- Kryvyi RihUA · 35.5 works176×
- NavoiyUZ · 21.1 works122×
- DniproUA · 115.5 works105×
- KemerovoRU · 48.0 works104×
- KaragandaKZ · 28.7 works82×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Mining and Gasification Technologies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Mining and Gasification Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, Dnipro University of Technology, Saint Petersburg Mining University and China University of Mining and Technology 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 | Dnipro University of Technology Ukraine | 72.5 | 12.0% | 354.2× | 64 | +847.9% |
| 2 | Saint Petersburg Mining University Russia | 66.7 | 10.0% | 242.1× | 46 | +1937.8% |
| 3 | China University of Mining and Technology China | 65.6 | 20.0% | 16.1× | 43 | +15.2% |
| 4 | Xi'an University of Science and Technology China | 63.2 | 29.2% | 12.4× | 10 | — |
| 5 | Satbayev University Kazakhstan | 63.0 | 5.3% | 181.0× | 44 | +180.5% |
| 6 | Silesian University of Technology Poland | 57.8 | 9.6% | 17.8× | 15 | +202.1% |
| 7 | National University of Science and Technology Zimbabwe | 57.4 | 8.3% | 62.1× | 12 | +245.3% |
| 8 | Abylkas Saginov Karaganda Technical University Kazakhstan | 57.2 | 5.0% | 236.2× | 23 | +247.0% |
| 9 | Kryvyi Rih National University Ukraine | 56.7 | 4.5% | 467.0× | 26 | +1544.6% |
| 10 | National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute” Ukraine | 56.4 | 3.6% | 38.5× | 30 | +273.1% |
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 Mining and Gasification Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 124% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Mining and Gasification Technologies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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