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Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation

Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation is a research topic within Polymers and Plastics. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1952. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and properties of polymer nanocomposites, particularly those involving polyvinyl alcohol and various metal nanoparticles. The research covers a wide range of topics including dielectric, optical, structural, and electrical properties, as well as the influence of factors such as gamma irradiation and thermal characteristics.

  • Polyvinyl Alcohol
  • Nanocomposites
  • Dielectric Properties
  • Optical Characteristics
  • Structural Studies
  • Electrical Properties
  • Synthesis and Characterization
  • Gamma Irradiation
  • Metal Nanoparticles
  • Thermal Properties
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1952
In the world top 10%
1.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+16%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
India
24% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation

Which countries lead Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (551 and 437 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 India 551 works
  2. 2 China 437 works
  3. 3 Egypt 243 works
  4. 4 Saudi Arabia 242 works
  5. 5 Iraq 240 works
  6. 6 Russia 192 works
  7. 7 Türkiye 130 works
  8. 8 United States 126 works
  9. 9 Iran 103 works
  10. 10 Japan 62 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.

India: 23.7%China: 18.8%Egypt: 10.4%Saudi Arabia: 10.4%6 others listed: 36.7%24%largest
India551 · 23.7%China437 · 18.8%Egypt243 · 10.4%Saudi Arabia242 · 10.4%6 others listed853 · 36.7%

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

Which institutions lead Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation research?

By volume in 2022-now, University of Babylon publishes the most Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 University of BabylonIraq 93 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 68 works
  3. 3 Egyptian Atomic Energy AuthorityEgypt 47 works
  4. 4 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 35 works
  5. 5 Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 32 works
  6. 6 National Research CentreEgypt 31 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 26 works
  8. 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 24 works
  9. 9 University of BaghdadIraq 22 works
  10. 10 Jouf UniversitySaudi Arabia 19 works

Who are the leading researchers in Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation include Zhong Lin Wang, Wei Huang and Ben Zhong Tang.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
  2. 2 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  3. 3 Ben Zhong Tang China 261k citations
  4. 4 Ralph B. D’Agostino United States 255k citations
  5. 5 Patrizio Lancellotti Belgium 245k citations
  6. 6 Rodney S. Ruoff United States 231k citations
  7. 7 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 186k citations
  8. 8 Richard Henry Friend United Kingdom 185k citations
  9. 9 Gerasimos S Filippatos Greece 184k citations
  10. 10 Hui–Ming Cheng China 183k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation?

The most cited paper in Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation is "Polymer nanotechnology: Nanocomposites" (D.R. Paul, Lloyd M. Robeson, 2008), with 3,301 citations. Next come "Review article: Polymer-matrix Nanocomposites, Processing, Manufacturing, and Application: An Overview" (2,236) and "Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles for development of organic–inorganic nanocomposites—A review" (2,154).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Polymer nanotechnology: Nanocomposites D.R. Paul, Lloyd M. Robeson · Polymer Open access 14 Apr 2008 3,301
2 Review article: Polymer-matrix Nanocomposites, Processing, Manufacturing, and Application: An Overview Farzana Hussain, Mehdi Hojjati, Masami Okamoto et al. · Journal of Composite Materials 23 Aug 2006 2,236
3 Surface modification of inorganic nanoparticles for development of organic–inorganic nanocomposites—A review Sarita Kango, Susheel Kalia, Annamaria Celli et al. · Progress in Polymer Science 7 Mar 2013 2,154
4 Polymer/Silica Nanocomposites: Preparation, Characterization, Properties, and Applications Hua Hong Zou, Shishan Wu, Jian Shen · Chemical Reviews Review 23 Aug 2008 2,111
5 FTIR spectroscopy characterization of poly (vinyl alcohol) hydrogel with different hydrolysis degree and chemically crosslinked with glutaraldehyde Herman S. Mansur, Carolina Mieko Sadahira, Adriana Neves de Souza et al. · Materials Science and Engineering C 4 Dec 2007 1,872
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Where is Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation research done?

The largest centres of Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation research in 2022-now are Cairo (Egypt), Hillah (Iraq), Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hillah and Cairo.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 CairoEgypt 111 works
  2. 2 HillahIraq 93 works
  3. 3 RiyadhSaudi Arabia 71 works
  4. 4 MoscowRussia 70 works
  5. 5 BaghdadIraq 68 works
  6. 6 BeijingChina 66 works
  7. 7 TehranIran 49 works
  8. 8 GizaEgypt 46 works
  9. 9 ChennaiIndia 41 works
  10. 10 ShanghaiChina 30 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HillahIQ · 93.4 works114×
  2. CairoEG · 111.5 works15×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Babylon, Taif University and University of Jeddah score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 28.68%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →University of JeddahTaif UniversityUniversity of BabylonJouf University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of BabylonIraq 87.533.0%129.1×93 +122.8%
2Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia 77.037.6%29.7×18 +192.3%
3University of JeddahSaudi Arabia 73.339.7%36.1×15 +90.5%
4Jouf UniversitySaudi Arabia 66.325.4%50.3×19 +292.4%
5Taibah UniversitySaudi Arabia 62.124.4%39.8×17 +115.6%
6King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 59.214.5%12.7×35 +376.3%
7Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 57.828.5%11.8×8 +423.0%
8King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 55.329.5%6.9×10 +40.1%
9Ain Shams UniversityEgypt 54.918.7%16.0×32 +42.6%
10Mansoura UniversityEgypt 53.935.5%8.1×10 +55.8%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation, country by country

Is Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.013% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation0.014% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Polymer Nanocomposite Synthesis and Irradiation9.9% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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