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Catalytic Materials (United States)

In research, Catalytic Materials (United States) stands highest in Physical Sciences (#3,528 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Organic Chemistry and Chemistry — Organic Chemistry is 19.1× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,279
of 28,054 · #5,368 all time
Rank in United States
#842
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Catalytic Materials (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #3,528 of 12,888 16.0%130 #3229

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Catalytic Materials (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Catalytic Materials (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Organic Chemistry takes 19.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Organic ChemistrySubfield · 20.9 works19×
  2. ChemistryField · 31.5 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.43× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 26.31× its world share, 13 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 13.85× its world share, 32 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 9.52× its world share, 13 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.54× its world share, 34 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.94× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.85× its world share, 30 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.11× its world share, 3 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.54× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemical Engineering, 26.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Catalytic Materials (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Yrjö Solantausta, RALPH A. DALLA BETTA and K. Seshan lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Catalytic Materials (United States).

  1. 1 Yrjö Solantausta United States · #149,050 worldwide 170 citations · 34 works
  2. 2 RALPH A. DALLA BETTA United States · #400,486 worldwide 83 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 K. Seshan United States · #540,435 worldwide 266 citations · 63 works
  4. 4 Kai Sipilä United States · #1,131,251 worldwide 15 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 James A. Cusumano United States · #1,172,515 worldwide 39 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Catalytic Materials (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Catalytic Materials (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Catalysis, Nanomaterials, Hydrogenation, Nanoparticles, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Oxidation, Electrocatalysis and Selective Oxidation.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Catalysis32▲ 33×20 topics
  2. Nanomaterials14▲ 9.1×11 topics
  3. Nanoparticles12▲ 6.4×17 topics
  4. Hydrogenation11▲ 44×5 topics
  5. Metal-Organic Frameworks10▲ 16×6 topics
  6. Oxidation10▲ 41×3 topics
  7. Electrocatalysis10▲ 23×5 topics
  8. Selective Oxidation10▲ 47×2 topics
  9. Catalytic9▲ 53×6 topics
  10. Water Splitting9▲ 17×4 topics
  11. Heterogeneous Catalysis9▲ 33×4 topics
  12. Ceria8▲ 44×1 topic
  13. Gold8▲ 44×1 topic
  14. Dehydrogenation8▲ 78×2 topics
  15. Green Chemistry8▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Heterogeneous Catalysts8▲ 56×3 topics
  17. Carbon Dioxide7▲ 33×4 topics
  18. Nanocomposites7▲ 6.2×13 topics
  19. Catalysts7▲ 25×3 topics
  20. Ionic Liquids7▲ 17×8 topics
  21. CO2 Reduction7▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Graphene6▲ 6.5×8 topics
  23. Renewable Fuels6▲ 33×3 topics
  24. Transition Metal Catalysis5▲ 43×4 topics
  25. Semiconductor5▲ 10×4 topics
  26. Metal Oxides5▲ 28×2 topics
  27. Vanadium Oxide5▲ 45×2 topics
  28. Ethane5▲ 82×1 topic
  29. Oxidative5▲ 82×1 topic
  30. Visible Light5▲ 14×3 topics
  31. Hydrogen Storage5▲ 27×3 topics
  32. Hydrogen Production5▲ 12×5 topics
  33. Transition Metal Complexes5▲ 35×4 topics
  34. Cathode Materials4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  35. Chemical Sensors4▲ 13×3 topics
  36. CO2 Capture4▲ 19×5 topics
  37. Chemoselective4▲ 32×2 topics
  38. Methane Storage4▲ 23×2 topics
  39. Solar Energy4▲ 9.4×2 topics
  40. Fuel Cells4▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does Catalytic Materials (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions, Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion and Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques.

Catalytic Processes in M…8Catalytic Processes in Materials Science: 8 fractional worksCatalysis and Oxidation Reactions: 5 fractional worksElectrocatalysts for Ene…4Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …4Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 4 fractional worksCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies: 3 fractional worksCatalytic C–H Functionalization Methods: 3 fractional worksAsymmetric Hydrogenation…3Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis: 3 fractional worksMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications: 2 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 2 fractional worksCatalysts for Methane Reforming: 2 fractional works
Materials ChemistryCatalysisRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMechanical Engineering2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 8 works
  2. 2 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions Catalysis 5 works
  3. 3 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  4. 4 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  5. 5 Catalysis and Hydrodesulfurization Studies Mechanical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Catalytic C–H Functionalization Methods Organic Chemistry 3 works
  7. 7 Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis Inorganic Chemistry 3 works
  8. 8 Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications Inorganic Chemistry 2 works
  9. 9 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  10. 10 Catalysts for Methane Reforming Catalysis 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available17.3%not open82.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors53.8%domestic only46.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Catalytic Materials (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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