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. 15.6% 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 fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.9k and 709 works in 2022–2025).
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 Nanocomposites and Properties research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Qingdao University of Science and Technology publishes the most Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research, followed by Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Sichuan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 96 works
- 2 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 64 works
- 3 Sichuan UniversityChina 51 works
- 4 South China University of TechnologyChina 36 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 34 works
- 6 Chang'an UniversityChina 29 works
- 7 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 28 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 26 works
- 9 Prince of Songkla UniversityThailand 26 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties include Qiang Zhang, Paul J. Flory and Soo‐Jin Park.
- 1 Qiang Zhang China 4.5k citations
- 2 Paul J. Flory United States 3.7k citations
- 3 Soo‐Jin Park South Korea 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research done?
The largest centres of Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties research in 2022–2025 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, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SongkhlaTH · 30.7 works18×
- HillahIQ · 22.4 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties?
Among universities, judged by research, Chang'an University, University of Babylon and Changsha 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 | Chang'an UniversityChina | 71.8 | 30.8% | 12.5× | 29 | +148.9% |
| 2 | University of BabylonIraq | 71.5 | 28.9% | 14.0× | 22 | +200.7% |
| 3 | Changsha University of Science and TechnologyChina | 60.5 | 22.0% | 12.4× | 19 | +135.7% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 55.7 | 15.8% | 24.2× | 64 | -33.9% |
| 5 | University of CalicutIndia | 54.6 | 19.2% | 21.1× | 9 | +177.9% |
| 6 | King Mongkut's University of Technology North BangkokThailand | 53.0 | 27.2% | 13.1× | 10 | +0.4% |
| 7 | Manipal Academy of Higher EducationIndia | 51.9 | 32.8% | 3.9× | 12 | +346.2% |
| 8 | Chongqing Jiaotong UniversityChina | 51.6 | 23.9% | 9.8× | 11 | — |
| 9 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 51.3 | 40.3% | 3.2× | 19 | — |
| 10 | Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina | 50.2 | 5.7% | 42.3× | 96 | -47.5% |
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 Nanocomposites and Properties research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Polymer Nanocomposites and Properties.
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.