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Polymer Science and PVC

Polymer Science and PVC is a research topic within Polymers and Plastics. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 8.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the development, characterization, and application of plasticizers and stabilizers for poly(vinyl chloride) (PVC). It covers topics such as thermal stability, bio-based and renewable resource plasticizers, degradation mechanisms, photostabilization, migration resistance, and sustainability of PVC materials.

  • Plasticizers
  • Poly(vinyl chloride)
  • Thermal Stability
  • Bio-based
  • Renewable Resource
  • Degradation Mechanism
  • Photostabilization
  • Migration Resistance
  • Sustainability
  • Thermal Degradation
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
8.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+5%
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Which countries lead Polymer Science and PVC research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (273 and 102 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 273 works
  2. 2 United States 102 works
  3. 3 India 98 works
  4. 4 Russia 76 works
  5. 5 France 57 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 43 works
  7. 7 Japan 40 works
  8. 8 Iraq 40 works
  9. 9 Türkiye 39 works
  10. 10 Germany 33 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.

China: 34.1%United States: 12.7%India: 12.2%Russia: 9.5%6 others listed: 31.5%34%largest
China273 · 34.1%United States102 · 12.7%India98 · 12.2%Russia76 · 9.5%6 others listed252 · 31.5%

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

Which institutions lead Polymer Science and PVC research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Chemical Technology publishes the most Polymer Science and PVC research, followed by Jiangnan University and Mustansiriyah University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 8 works
  2. 2 Jiangnan University China 8 works
  3. 3 Mustansiriyah University Iraq 8 works
  4. 4 East China University of Science and Technology China 7 works
  5. 5 Nahrain University Iraq 6 works
  6. 6 Nanjing Tech University China 6 works
  7. 7 Sichuan University China 6 works
  8. 8 Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 6 works
  9. 9 National Research Centre Egypt 6 works
  10. 10 Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute Iran 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Polymer Science and PVC?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Polymer Science and PVC include Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Tejraj M. Aminabhavi.

  1. 1 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski 4.4k citations
  2. 2 Tejraj M. Aminabhavi 2.1k citations

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

Where is Polymer Science and PVC research done?

The largest centres of Polymer Science and PVC research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Baghdad (Iraq), Moscow (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Baghdad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 51 works
  2. 2 Baghdad Iraq 25 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 24 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 22 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 18 works
  6. 6 Tehran Iran 16 works
  7. 7 Tokyo Japan 13 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 12 works
  9. 9 Paris France 11 works
  10. 10 Guangzhou China 10 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BaghdadIQ · 24.6 works9.6×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polymer Science and PVC than the world average.

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Is Polymer Science and PVC research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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