Polymer crystallization and properties
Polymer crystallization and properties is a research topic within Polymers and Plastics. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 15.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the crystallization behavior, properties, and processing of polymers, including the influence of nanoparticles, recycling methods, and the mechanical and rheological aspects of polymer blends. It covers topics such as polymer crystallization kinetics, morphology development, conducting polymers, and the use of various techniques to characterize the properties of polymers.
- Polymer Crystallization
- Polymer Blends
- Nanoparticles
- Recycling
- Mechanical Properties
- Morphology Development
- Rheology
- Conducting Polymers
- Crystallization Kinetics
- Chemical Recycling
- Research works
- 46k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Polymer crystallization and properties research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 490 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 United States 490 works
- 3 Japan 230 works
- 4 Germany 203 works
- 5 India 180 works
- 6 France 180 works
- 7 Russia 120 works
- 8 Iran 102 works
- 9 Italy 100 works
- 10 South Korea 99 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 Polymer crystallization and properties research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Polymer crystallization and properties research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan University China 49 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 37 works
- 3 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 37 works
- 4 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 36 works
- 5 East China University of Science and Technology China 31 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 29 works
- 7 Zhejiang University China 24 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology of China China 23 works
- 9 Zhengzhou University China 23 works
- 10 Donghua University China 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Polymer crystallization and properties?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer crystallization and properties include P. G. de Gennes, Paul J. Flory and Kurt Binder.
- 1 P. G. de Gennes 4.3k citations
- 2 Paul J. Flory 3.7k citations
- 3 Kurt Binder 3.5k citations
- 4 Enrico Drioli 2.9k citations
- 5 Jack L. Koenig 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Polymer crystallization and properties research done?
The largest centres of Polymer crystallization and properties research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Hangzhou (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Villeurbanne.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- VilleurbanneFR · 26.8 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer crystallization and properties than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Polymer crystallization and properties?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Ghent University and East China University of Science 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 | University of Massachusetts Lowell United States | 57.8 | 13.8% | 20.3× | 9 | +381.0% |
| 2 | Ghent University Belgium | 54.8 | 24.7% | 5.2× | 12 | +86.1% |
| 3 | East China University of Science and Technology China | 53.7 | 9.6% | 15.5× | 31 | -6.3% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China | 53.6 | 8.9% | 21.0× | 37 | -28.2% |
| 5 | Sichuan University China | 53.1 | 13.6% | 7.3× | 49 | -40.0% |
| 6 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia | 52.8 | 11.7% | 7.5× | 8 | +198.9% |
| 7 | University of Delaware United States | 52.4 | 26.8% | 7.1× | 8 | +45.3% |
| 8 | University of Science and Technology of China China | 49.6 | 21.0% | 4.8× | 23 | +25.1% |
| 9 | Qingdao University of Science and Technology China | 49.1 | 5.6% | 23.9× | 36 | -36.0% |
| 10 | University of Akron United States | 47.3 | 12.5% | 40.7× | 10 | +12.4% |
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 Polymer crystallization and properties research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2007.
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.