Question 1

Which countries lead Chemistry research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and Germany rank highest in Chemistry. By volume, China and India publish the most (111k and 43k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Chemistry research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Chemistry on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Max Planck Society and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Chemistry?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Chemistry, Barry M. Trost, Stephen L. Buchwald and John F. Hartwig have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Chemistry research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Chemistry research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mülheim, Gansu and Pittsboro.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Chemistry?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Southern University of Science and Technology and Nankai University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Chemistry research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2014. The fastest-growing topics are Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses, Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions and Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Chemistry?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Chemistry is "Projector augmented-wave method" (Peter E. Blöchl, 1994), with 93,392 citations. Next come "Efficiency of ab-initio total energy calculations for metals and semiconductors using a plane-wave basis set" (76,620) and "Electric Field Effect in Atomically Thin Carbon Films" (66,991).