Abstract

Magnesium alloys are characterized by their low density (approximately 1.8 g/cm3 for magnesium alloys), high strength, large modulus of elasticity, good heat dissipation, good shock absorption, greater ability to withstand impact load than aluminum alloys, good corrosion resistance to organic matter and alkalinity. According to the statistical analysis of literature data collected by Web of Science Core Collection, it can be found that the growth rate of publications on magnesium alloy during 2008–2018 is significantly higher than the overall growth rate of alloy research papers. In the past 11 years, the Web of Science Core Collection has collected 21,440 papers on magnesium alloys, averaging nearly 2000 papers annually, of which 2768 papers were collected in 2018, an increase of 206% over 2008, accounting for more than one fifth of the total literature on alloy research. Magnesium alloys have become an important lightweight metallic structural material and have been widely studied worldwide. As the only journal focusing on magnesium alloy research which devoted to the coverage and dissemination of global research on magnesium alloys. This article statistically analyzes all the academic articles published by Journal of Magnesium and Alloys (JMA) from 2013 to 2018 and compares them with all the articles containing magnesium alloy in their titles on the Web of Science during this period. The development trends of magnesium alloys are summarized based on these articles, and the influence and academic value of the articles published by JMA are summarized as well. This paper hopes to better realize the value of JMA, help better spread the academic research of magnesium alloys, and promote the development of global magnesium alloy research.