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Nanoporous metals and alloys

Nanoporous metals and alloys is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 6.9k research works in it since 1950. 13.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the evolution, fabrication, characterization, and diverse applications of nanoporous metals, particularly emphasizing dealloying as a key technique. The research covers areas such as catalysis, surface chemistry, electrochemical applications, mechanical properties, plasmonic metamaterials, and energy storage. It also explores the use of nanoporous metals in biosensor applications.

  • Nanoporous Metals
  • Dealloying
  • Catalysis
  • Surface Chemistry
  • Electrochemical Applications
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Fabrication Strategies
  • Plasmonic Metamaterials
  • Energy Storage
  • Biosensor Applications
Research works
6.9k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
946
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Nanoporous metals and alloys research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (428 and 95 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 428 works
  2. 2 United States 95 works
  3. 3 India 64 works
  4. 4 Japan 53 works
  5. 5 Germany 53 works
  6. 6 South Korea 39 works
  7. 7 Russia 30 works
  8. 8 France 27 works
  9. 9 Iran 19 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 16 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: 52.0%United States: 11.5%India: 7.8%Japan: 6.5%6 others listed: 22.3%52%largest
China428 · 52.0%United States95 · 11.5%India64 · 7.8%Japan53 · 6.5%6 others listed183 · 22.3%

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

Which institutions lead Nanoporous metals and alloys research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Nanoporous metals and alloys research, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and Harbin Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 12 works
  2. 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 11 works
  3. 3 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 10 works
  4. 4 Central South UniversityChina 8 works
  5. 5 Shandong UniversityChina 8 works
  6. 6 Tohoku UniversityJapan 8 works
  7. 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 7 works
  8. 8 Northeastern UniversityChina 7 works
  9. 9 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 7 works
  10. 10 Hebei University of TechnologyChina 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Nanoporous metals and alloys?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Nanoporous metals and alloys include Akihisa Inoue.

  1. 1 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations

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

Where is Nanoporous metals and alloys research done?

The largest centres of Nanoporous metals and alloys research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tianjin.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 55 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 28 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 26 works
  4. 4 Wuhan China 24 works
  5. 5 Tianjin China 21 works
  6. 6 Xi'an China 20 works
  7. 7 Jinan China 16 works
  8. 8 Changsha China 15 works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 14 works
  10. 10 Harbin China 13 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. TianjinCN · 21.1 works4.4×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nanoporous metals and alloys than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Nanoporous metals and alloys?

Among universities, judged by research, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Harbin Institute of Technology and Shandong 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%5%10%mean 8.025%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 10, 9.3%Harbin Institute of Technology: 10, 10.7%Shandong University: 8, 6.1%Central South University: 8, 6.0%Harbin Institute of …Shanghai Jiao Tong U…Shandong UniversityCentral South Univer…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 64.39.3%4.7×10 +16.6%
2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 60.710.7%5.6×10 -32.2%
3 Shandong UniversityChina 27.76.1%6.5×8 -53.2%
4 Central South UniversityChina 15.06.0%4.9×8 -44.2%

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 Nanoporous metals and alloys research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Nanoporous metals and alloys.

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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.

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.