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Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys

Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys is a research topic within Mechanical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 14k research works in it since 1950. 19.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the thermodynamic and transport properties of liquid alloys, including surface tension, thermal conductivity, density, phase diagrams, superconducting state parameters, electrical resistivity, and diffusion coefficients. The research covers a wide range of alloy systems and temperature ranges, aiming to understand the behavior and characteristics of liquid alloys.

  • Liquid Alloys
  • Thermodynamic Properties
  • Transport Properties
  • Surface Tension
  • Thermal Conductivity
  • Density
  • Phase Diagrams
  • Superconducting State Parameters
  • Electrical Resistivity
  • Diffusion Coefficients
Research works
14k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-7%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys research?

By volume, China and Russia publish the most (215 and 144 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 215 works
  2. 2 Russia 144 works
  3. 3 United States 98 works
  4. 4 India 48 works
  5. 5 Japan 43 works
  6. 6 Ukraine 28 works
  7. 7 Germany 27 works
  8. 8 France 24 works
  9. 9 South Korea 16 works
  10. 10 Nepal 14 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: 32.7%Russia: 21.9%United States: 15.0%India: 7.3%6 others listed: 23.0%33%largest
China215 · 32.7%Russia144 · 21.9%United States98 · 15.0%India48 · 7.3%6 others listed151 · 23.0%

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

Which institutions lead Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of High Temperature Electrochemistry publishes the most Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys research, followed by Institute of Thermophysics and Xi'an Jiaotong University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Institute of High Temperature ElectrochemistryRussia 12 works
  2. 2 Institute of ThermophysicsRussia 11 works
  3. 3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 9 works
  4. 4 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 9 works
  5. 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 8 works
  6. 6 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 8 works
  7. 7 Oak Ridge National LaboratoryUnited States 7 works
  8. 8 Central South UniversityChina 7 works
  9. 9 Ural Federal UniversityRussia 7 works
  10. 10 Japan Atomic Energy AgencyJapan 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys include J. Häfner, H. P. Beck and Y. Arai.

  1. 1 J. Häfner Austria 11k citations
  2. 2 H. P. Beck France 7.5k citations
  3. 3 Y. Arai Japan 6k citations
  4. 4 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
  5. 5 Marvin L. Cohen United States 4.7k citations
  6. 6 Steven G. Louie United States 3.8k citations

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

Where is Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys research done?

The largest centres of Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Yekaterinburg (Russia) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yekaterinburg.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 46 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 43 works
  3. 3 Yekaterinburg Russia 27 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 18 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 17 works
  6. 6 Novosibirsk Russia 17 works
  7. 7 Dushanbe Tajikistan 13 works
  8. 8 Saint Petersburg Russia 11 works
  9. 9 Changsha China 10 works
  10. 10 Kathmandu Nepal 9 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. YekaterinburgRU · 26.6 works35×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys?

Among universities, judged by research, Xi'an Jiaotong University, University of Science and Technology Beijing and Tribhuvan 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 69.824.1%7.2×9 +148.8%
2 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 38.57.3%12.7×8 -30.4%
3 Tribhuvan UniversityNepal 37.90.0%26.4×9 -22.9%

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 Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Metals and Alloys research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2006.

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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.