Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties is a research topic within Polymers and Plastics. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the preparation, properties, and applications of polymer nanocomposites, particularly emphasizing the use of layered silicates and nanoparticles to enhance mechanical and thermal properties. The papers cover a wide range of topics including processing, structure-property relationships, reinforcement mechanisms, and potential applications in various industries.

Nanocomposites
Polymer
Layered Silicate
Preparation
Properties
Processing
Mechanical
Clay
Nanoparticles
Review

Research works: 50k
In the world top 10%: 5k
Top-10% rate: 9.9%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: -1%
Largest producer: China

Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties

Which countries lead Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (2.3k and 826 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 China 2.3k works
2 India 826 works
3 United States 465 works
4 Türkiye 246 works
5 Iran 229 works
6 Japan 223 works
7 France 203 works
8 Russia 201 works
9 Brazil 167 works
10 Malaysia 162 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.

China2,251 · 45.3%India826 · 16.6%United States465 · 9.4%Türkiye246 · 5.0%6 others listed1,185 · 23.8%

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

Which institutions lead Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research, followed by Qingdao University of Science and Technology and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 111 works
2 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 110 works
3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 98 works
4 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 75 works
5 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 68 works
6 Sichuan UniversityChina 54 works
7 South China University of TechnologyChina 41 works
8 Chang'an UniversityChina 35 works
9 Prince of Songkla UniversityThailand 31 works
10 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 30 works

Who are the leading researchers in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties include Zhong Lin Wang, Yury G. Gogotsi and Wei Huang.

1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
2 Yury G. Gogotsi United States 313k citations
3 Wei Huang China 267k citations
4 Ben Zhong Tang China 261k citations
5 Rodney S. Ruoff United States 231k citations
6 Kai You Wang China 224k citations
7 Lei Jiang China 214k citations
8 John Anthony Pople United States 202k citations
9 Zhenan Bao United States 187k citations
10 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 186k 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 Nanocomposites and Properties?

The most cited paper in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties is "Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing" (Suprakas Sinha Ray, Masami Okamoto, 2003), with 6,798 citations. Next come "Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: preparation, properties and uses of a new class of materials" (6,359) and "The Physics of Rubber Elasticity" (3,802).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Polymer/layered silicate nanocomposites: a review from preparation to processing Suprakas Sinha Ray, Masami Okamoto · Progress in Polymer Science	17 Oct 2003	6,798
2	Polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites: preparation, properties and uses of a new class of materials Michaël Alexandre, Philippe Dúbois · Materials Science and Engineering R Reports	Jun 2000	6,359
3	The Physics of Rubber Elasticity Leslie R. G. Treloar, D. J. Montgomery · Physics Today	Feb 1959	3,802
4	Effects of particle size, particle/matrix interface adhesion and particle loading on mechanical properties of particulate–polymer composites Shao‐Yun Fu, Xi‐Qiao Feng, Bernd Lauke et al. · Composites Part B Engineering	3 Mar 2008	3,538
5	Functionalized graphene sheets for polymer nanocomposites Thirumalai Ramanathan, Ahmed A. Abdala, Sasha Stankovich et al. · Nature Nanotechnology	11 May 2008	3,484

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Where is Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research done?

The largest centres of Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Shanghai (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Songkhla and Hillah.

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 361 works
2 QingdaoChina 146 works
3 ShanghaiChina 139 works
4 TehranIran 128 works
5 ChengduChina 104 works
6 Xi'anChina 102 works
7 ChennaiIndia 95 works
8 NanjingChina 91 works
9 GuangzhouChina 86 works
10 MoscowRussia 81 works

Where it is the local speciality

SongkhlaTH · 36.6 works19×
HillahIQ · 24.6 works13×

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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?

Among universities, judged by research, Saveetha University, Chang'an University and Beijing University of Chemical 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.

above the meannear itbelow it

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.

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.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	Saveetha UniversityIndia	71.8	33.7%	3.7×	22	+436.3%
2	Chang'an UniversityChina	69.8	23.0%	14.6×	35	+48.7%
3	Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina	66.1	16.4%	27.6×	75	+28.3%
4	University of BabylonIraq	62.6	26.8%	15.0×	25	+67.7%
5	Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina	57.7	6.3%	47.4×	110	+68.1%
6	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	56.2	18.9%	3.0×	18	+50.5%
7	Southeast UniversityChina	55.5	21.3%	2.4×	22	+208.6%
8	Tongji UniversityChina	51.6	15.6%	2.3×	22	+56.2%
9	Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina	51.5	16.8%	2.8×	29	+74.1%
10	Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIndia	51.2	26.8%	3.2×	15	+18.4%
11	Changsha University of Science and TechnologyChina	49.7	13.9%	14.1×	22	+54.2%
12	Guangxi UniversityChina	49.6	17.5%	3.6×	14	+46.2%
13	Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina	48.3	27.3%	6.6×	9	+40.9%
14	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina	48.2	22.6%	1.9×	20	+136.5%
15	Ain Shams UniversityEgypt	48.1	27.2%	2.5×	12	+56.5%
16	Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndia	46.2	11.1%	5.4×	15	+32.9%
17	South China University of TechnologyChina	45.5	14.1%	5.9×	41	-28.1%
18	Wuhan University of TechnologyChina	45.0	19.7%	4.7×	24	-7.6%
19	University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina	43.8	13.9%	3.1×	23	-3.2%
20	Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina	43.5	12.5%	1.5×	27	+20.0%
21	Zhejiang UniversityChina	43.3	19.5%	1.6×	28	-6.2%
22	Texas A&M UniversityUnited States	43.3	14.9%	1.9×	10	+24.3%
23	Chongqing Jiaotong UniversityChina	43.2	13.4%	11.8×	14	+268.2%
24	Chongqing UniversityChina	43.2	18.8%	1.7×	12	+21.8%
25	Sichuan UniversityChina	42.5	10.8%	3.8×	54	-31.1%
26	King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokThailand	41.2	24.7%	14.8×	12	-25.1%
27	Shenyang University of TechnologyChina	40.9	10.8%	10.8×	15	+232.5%
28	Central South UniversityChina	40.8	15.4%	1.3×	16	+20.1%
29	Hainan UniversityChina	40.4	9.4%	7.0×	19	+41.2%
30	Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina	39.5	18.2%	2.5×	19	+0.1%
31	University of CalicutIndia	39.0	17.2%	9.3×	10	+6.1%
32	King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia	39.0	15.6%	4.2×	9	+42.9%
33	Prince of Songkla UniversityThailand	38.8	5.5%	21.6×	31	-13.7%
34	North University of ChinaChina	38.6	23.0%	6.0×	9	+68.0%
35	Tianjin UniversityChina	38.1	9.0%	2.6×	20	+28.5%
36	Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia	37.5	9.0%	6.1×	25	-45.8%
37	Southwest Jiaotong UniversityChina	37.4	11.8%	3.1×	15	+53.0%
38	Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland	37.3	14.7%	8.8×	9	-38.8%
39	National Institute Of Technology SilcharIndia	37.2	14.9%	8.2×	9	+86.3%
40	National Institute of Technology RourkelaIndia	37.1	16.8%	5.6×	8	+8.2%
41	Amirkabir University of TechnologyIran	36.0	9.5%	11.6×	18	-45.1%
42	University of JohannesburgSouth Africa	35.1	6.9%	3.1×	12	+14.9%
43	University of AlbertaCanada	33.5	9.0%	1.5×	8	+35.0%
44	University of Technology MalaysiaMalaysia	32.8	8.5%	4.7×	14	-24.1%
45	University of TwenteNetherlands	32.3	9.2%	4.9×	9	-11.2%
46	East China University of Science and TechnologyChina	32.0	3.7%	9.5×	30	-21.1%
47	University of MalayaMalaysia	27.3	9.8%	2.5×	9	-37.0%
48	Tomas Bata University in ZlínCzechia	21.0	2.2%	29.9×	10	-35.4%

Universities only. The score blends 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 Nanocomposites and Properties, country by country

Is Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2013.

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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 Nanocomposites and Properties as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.031% in 2024.

Fractional works of Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties 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.

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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Which countries lead Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?

What are the most cited papers in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?

Where is Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where it is the local speciality

Where is the best place to study Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?

Is Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

Discussion