Polymer Science and Applications
Polymer Science and Applications is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 7.3k research works in it since 1950. 9.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the improvement of epoxy composites properties through the incorporation of various nanoparticles, surface modifications, and reinforcement techniques. It explores the effects on mechanical, tribological, and frictional properties of polymer materials, with an emphasis on nanocomposite materials and functionalized fillers.
- Epoxy Composites
- Nanoparticles
- Reinforcement
- Friction
- Polymer Materials
- Mechanical Properties
- Surface Modification
- Tribological Properties
- Polymer Nanocomposites
- Functionalized Fillers
- Research works
- 7.3k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 668 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 9.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +63% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Polymer Science and Applications research?
By volume, Russia and Ukraine publish the most (561 and 137 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Russia 561 works
- 2 Ukraine 137 works
- 3 United States 88 works
- 4 China 86 works
- 5 Japan 36 works
- 6 Uzbekistan 36 works
- 7 Germany 31 works
- 8 Belarus 26 works
- 9 Azerbaijan 26 works
- 10 Poland 25 works
How concentrated that is
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Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Polymer Science and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and Design publishes the most Polymer Science and Applications research, followed by Bauman Moscow State Technical University and Weatherford College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and DesignRussia 33 works
- 2 Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityRussia 25 works
- 3 Weatherford CollegeUnited States 23 works
- 4 Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical UniversityRussia 23 works
- 5 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 18 works
- 6 MIREA - Russian Technological UniversityRussia 14 works
- 7 Kurchatov InstituteRussia 13 works
- 8 Kazan State Technological UniversityRussia 11 works
- 9 All Russian Scientific Research Institute of Aviation MaterialsRussia 11 works
- 10 Volgograd State Technical UniversityRussia 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Polymer Science and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer Science and Applications include В. И. Колесников.
- 1 В. И. Колесников Russia 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Polymer Science and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Polymer Science and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Saint Petersburg (Russia), Kyiv (Ukraine) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kazan’.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 215 works
- 2 Saint Petersburg Russia 70 works
- 3 Kyiv Ukraine 48 works
- 4 Tashkent Uzbekistan 24 works
- 5 Weatherford United States 23 works
- 6 Baku Azerbaijan 23 works
- 7 Kazan’ Russia 22 works
- 8 Minsk Belarus 19 works
- 9 Kharkiv Ukraine 17 works
- 10 Beijing China 14 works
Where it is the local speciality
- Kazan’RU · 21.5 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer Science and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Polymer Science and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University, Bauman Moscow State Technical University and MIREA - Russian Technological 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.
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 | Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical UniversityRussia | 60.5 | 14.7% | 591.2× | 23 | +364.6% |
| 2 | Bauman Moscow State Technical UniversityRussia | 47.5 | 7.5% | 111.5× | 25 | +213.3% |
| 3 | MIREA - Russian Technological UniversityRussia | 41.7 | 13.4% | 110.0× | 14 | — |
| 4 | Moscow Aviation InstituteRussia | 33.6 | 12.8% | 44.4× | 8 | — |
| 5 | Saint-Petersburg State University of Technology and DesignRussia | 30.6 | 2.0% | 1112.7× | 33 | — |
| 6 | Weatherford CollegeUnited States | 28.8 | 3.1% | 14.0× | 23 | +25.7% |
| 7 | Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry UniversityAzerbaijan | 23.7 | 6.5% | 106.7× | 9 | — |
| 8 | D. Mendeleyev University of Chemical Technology of RussiaRussia | 22.0 | 6.5% | 118.4× | 8 | +55.8% |
| 9 | Volgograd State Technical UniversityRussia | 21.5 | 6.2% | 121.5× | 11 | +24.0% |
| 10 | National Technical University of Ukraine “Igor Sikorsky Kyiv Polytechnic Institute”Ukraine | 21.4 | 4.9% | 36.2× | 10 | +50.7% |
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 Science and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 63% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Polymer Science and Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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