Research in alkali-activated materials (AAMs) is an innovative and dynamic material science topic. This is due to the relevant performances in terms of physico-mechanical properties comparable to traditional construction materials (e.g., ordinary Portland cement). The sustainability of AAMs is often highlighted since they can be developed by using many natural or industrial by-products–based precursors. This leads to challenges with the optimization of AAM production due to their different performances, availability, and costs. However, they are flexible and locally adapted materials. The research interest in AAMs has rapidly increased in the early 2000s. In recent years, about 1,000 international articles have been published each year. This study aims at assessing the gender balance of this specific research topic to investigate the relevance of women’s participation. Author lists of the published articles were analyzed throughout the Scopus database, applying “alkali-activated material” and “geopolymers” as keywords in the titles, abstracts, and keywords search. The last 10 years (2009–2019) were taken into account. The gender of the most prolific authors was analyzed, and a focus of European authors on this topic was considered, as more than 25% of the research in AAMs have been carried out in Europe. The analysis of 5,900 publications in the last decade shows that there is currently a shift toward men in the gender balance in this specific research, and female authors only covered 22% of the most productive authors worldwide. Considering European authors, a more equal gender distribution is reached, when the first author is considered, with a concentration of women in the range of 36–56%, recorded over 1,396 articles.

碱活化材料（AAM）的研究是一个创新且充满活力的材料科学主题。这是由于在物理机械性能方面具有与传统建筑材料（例如普通硅酸盐水泥）相当的相关性能。由于可以通过使用许多基于天然或工业副产品的前体来开发AAM，因此经常强调AAM的可持续性。由于它们的性能，可用性和成本不同，这给AAM生产的优化带来了挑战。然而，它们是柔性的并且在局部适应材料。在2000年代初期，对AAM的研究兴趣迅速增加。近年来，每年发表约1,000篇国际文章。这项研究旨在评估该特定研究主题的性别平衡，以调查妇女参与的相关性。在整个Scopus数据库中分析了已发表文章的作者列表，并在标题，摘要和关键字搜索中使用“碱活化材料”和“地聚合物”作为关键字。最近十年（2009-2019年）已考虑在内。分析了最多产的作者的性别，并考虑了欧洲作者对该主题的关注，因为超过25％的AAM研究已经在欧洲进行。对过去十年中对5,900种出版物的分析表明，在这项特定的研究中，目前在性别平衡方面正朝着男性转移，女性作者仅占全球生产力最高的作者的22％。考虑到欧洲作家，