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Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena

Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 14.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the diverse applications of ultrasound, including sonochemistry and cavitation, in the synthesis and fabrication of nanostructured materials. It covers topics such as environmental remediation, power ultrasound in organic synthesis, acoustic bubble dynamics, and the use of ultrasound for chemical processing.

  • Ultrasound
  • Nanostructured Materials
  • Sonochemistry
  • Cavitation
  • Nanomaterials
  • Synthesis
  • Acoustic Bubbles
  • Environmental Remediation
  • Power Ultrasound
  • Chemical Processing
Research works
12k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.4%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+5%
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Which countries lead Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (663 and 209 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 663 works
  2. 2 United States 209 works
  3. 3 Russia 133 works
  4. 4 India 119 works
  5. 5 France 97 works
  6. 6 Japan 96 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 70 works
  8. 8 Germany 57 works
  9. 9 South Korea 55 works
  10. 10 Iran 50 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: 42.8%United States: 13.5%Russia: 8.6%India: 7.7%6 others listed: 27.5%43%largest
China663 · 42.8%United States209 · 13.5%Russia133 · 8.6%India119 · 7.7%6 others listed426 · 27.5%

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

Which institutions lead Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Engineering University publishes the most Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena research, followed by North China Electric Power University and Beijing Institute of Technology.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 34 works
  2. 2 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 20 works
  3. 3 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 17 works
  4. 4 Institute of Chemical TechnologyIndia 17 works
  5. 5 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 14 works
  6. 6 Jiangsu UniversityChina 14 works
  7. 7 Institute of Mechanics and EngineeringRussia 13 works
  8. 8 Wuhan Ship Development & Design InstituteChina 13 works
  9. 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 13 works
  10. 10 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 13 works

Where is Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena research done?

The largest centres of Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), Nanjing (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 131 works
  2. 2 Harbin China 50 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 42 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 42 works
  5. 5 Xi'an China 39 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 38 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 37 works
  8. 8 Paris France 31 works
  9. 9 Hangzhou China 24 works
  10. 10 Mumbai India 23 works
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Where is the best place to study Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena?

Among universities, judged by research, Harbin Engineering University, Jiangsu University and University of Ljubljana 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.

0%20%40%mean 15.58%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Harbin Engineering University: 34, 28.9%Jiangsu University: 14, 15.4%University of Ljubljana: 9, 13.7%North China Electric Power University: 20, 8.5%King Saud University: 12, 17.2%Nanjing University of Science and Technology: 10, 33.5%China University of Petroleum, Beijing: 14, 5.0%Institute of Chemical Technology: 17, 9.5%Beijing Institute of Technology: 17, 14.0%Shaanxi Normal University: 11, 10.1%Harbin Engineering U…Jiangsu UniversityUniversity of Ljublj…North China Electric…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 78.728.9%33.2×34 +53.7%
2 Jiangsu UniversityChina 63.115.4%9.6×14 +391.5%
3 University of LjubljanaSlovenia 54.313.7%11.5×9 +119.5%
4 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 52.58.5%15.3×20 —
5 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 51.217.2%6.7×12 —
6 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 49.133.5%6.5×10 -71.1%
7 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 48.45.0%18.8×14 +99.3%
8 Institute of Chemical TechnologyIndia 47.79.5%94.3×17 -22.2%
9 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 45.014.0%7.4×17 +0.8%
10 Shaanxi Normal UniversityChina 40.210.1%20.1×11 -60.3%

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 Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Ultrasound and Cavitation Phenomena.

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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.