MXene and MAX Phase Materials
MXene and MAX Phase Materials is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1951. 27.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the research and development of two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides, known as MXenes. The papers cover a wide range of topics including energy storage, electrochemical properties, batteries, capacitance, nanosheets, electrocatalysis, and photothermal conversion.
- MXenes
- two-dimensional materials
- energy storage
- nanocrystals
- electrochemical properties
- batteries
- capacitance
- nanosheets
- electrocatalysis
- photothermal conversion
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +140% the tick is no change
Which countries lead MXene and MAX Phase Materials research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (8k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 8k works
- 2 India 1.5k works
- 3 United States 807 works
- 4 South Korea 621 works
- 5 Iran 329 works
- 6 Germany 264 works
- 7 Japan 254 works
- 8 Russia 222 works
- 9 ?? 202 works
- 10 Saudi Arabia 200 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead MXene and MAX Phase Materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most MXene and MAX Phase Materials research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Northwestern Polytechnical University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 186 works
- 2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 140 works
- 3 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 134 works
- 4 Central South UniversityChina 91 works
- 5 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 84 works
- 6 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 78 works
- 7 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 74 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 74 works
- 9 Jilin UniversityChina 74 works
- 10 Shandong UniversityChina 73 works
Who are the leading researchers in MXene and MAX Phase Materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on MXene and MAX Phase Materials include Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi and Hua Zhang.
- 1 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 2 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 3 Hua Zhang Singapore 5.9k citations
- 4 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 5 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
- 6 David J. Singh United States 5.1k citations
- 7 Yury Gogotsi United States 5.1k citations
- 8 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 9 Marvin L. Cohen United States 4.7k citations
- 10 Qiang Zhang China 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is MXene and MAX Phase Materials research done?
The largest centres of MXene and MAX Phase Materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chernogolovka.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChernogolovkaRU · 20.6 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in MXene and MAX Phase Materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study MXene and MAX Phase Materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Drexel University, Yeungnam University and City University of Hong Kong 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 | Drexel UniversityUnited States | 75.7 | 42.7% | 12.9× | 41 | +240.0% |
| 2 | Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea | 72.7 | 34.5% | 10.6× | 33 | +434.4% |
| 3 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 70.5 | 45.9% | 5.2× | 44 | +413.7% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 70.1 | 37.0% | 8.7× | 55 | +349.2% |
| 5 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 67.8 | 34.7% | 8.0× | 134 | +111.8% |
| 6 | Sunway UniversityMalaysia | 66.6 | 50.7% | 9.4× | 13 | — |
| 7 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina | 64.7 | 34.3% | 6.2× | 78 | +343.8% |
| 8 | Sejong UniversitySouth Korea | 63.8 | 42.0% | 6.7× | 18 | +315.1% |
| 9 | Xiangtan UniversityChina | 62.7 | 19.5% | 12.9× | 46 | +223.9% |
| 10 | Guangdong University of TechnologyChina | 62.3 | 34.1% | 6.3× | 51 | +1692.9% |
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 MXene and MAX Phase Materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 140% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are MXene and MAX Phase Materials.
The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
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.