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Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences

In research, Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,300 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#3,324 of 11,412 worldwide) and Chemistry (#1,284 of 3,369 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,750
of 42,892
Rank in Singapore
#18
of 126
Research works
924
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
52k
56.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
29.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #2,300 of 21,541 33.1%746
EngineeringField #3,324 of 11,412 41.1%192
ChemistryField #1,284 of 3,369 26.3%206
Materials ScienceField #1,818 of 4,504 32.3%200
Materials ChemistrySubfield #1,679 of 3,068 31.7%135
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,148 of 2,025 27.3%120
Life SciencesDomain #11,154 of 14,347 27.8%122

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences 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).

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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Neuroscience: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 5.36× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 15.87× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 5.48× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 19.44× its world share, 7 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.82× its world share, 11 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.68× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 5.81× its world share, 8 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Energy, 19.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences?

Ranked on the composite score, Armando Borgna, Yonghua Du and Luwei Chen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences.

  1. 1 Armando Borgna Singapore · #71,816 worldwide 605 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Yonghua Du Singapore · #88,149 worldwide 573 citations · 61 works
  3. 3 Luwei Chen Singapore · #244,577 worldwide 201 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Lili Zhang Singapore · #435,258 worldwide 685 citations · 126 works
  5. 5 Lin Huang Singapore · #660,618 worldwide 123 citations · 20 works
  6. 6 Yan Liu Singapore · #831,269 worldwide 220 citations · 109 works
  7. 7 Pui Shan Chow Singapore · #988,723 worldwide 87 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Jin Wu Singapore · #1,272,416 worldwide 56 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanomaterials, Electrocatalysis, Catalysts, Water Splitting, Catalysis, Metal-Organic Frameworks, Energy Storage and Cathode Materials.

▲ 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. Nanomaterials6▲ 15×8 topics
  2. Electrocatalysis6▲ 51×3 topics
  3. Catalysts5▲ 69×2 topics
  4. Water Splitting5▲ 35×2 topics
  5. Catalysis5▲ 18×11 topics
  6. Metal-Organic Frameworks5▲ 29×5 topics
  7. Energy Storage4▲ 17×5 topics
  8. Cathode Materials4▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Energy Conversion4▲ 46×2 topics
  10. Fuel Cells4▲ 61×2 topics
  11. Hydrogen Evolution4▲ 72×1 topic
  12. Oxygen Reduction4▲ 72×1 topic
  13. Rechargeable Batteries3▲ 31×2 topics
  14. CO2 Reduction3▲ 35×2 topics
  15. Nanoparticles3▲ 5.9×8 topics
  16. Graphene3▲ 10×9 topics
  17. Environmental Impact3▲ 3.9×7 topics
  18. Carbon Dioxide2▲ 41×3 topics
  19. Renewable Fuels2▲ 52×2 topics
  20. Oxidation2▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Ceria2▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Gold2▲ 43×1 topic
  23. Aqueous Zinc-Ion Batteries2▲ 50×1 topic
  24. Nanocomposites2▲ 6.3×8 topics
  25. Zinc Anode2▲ 50×1 topic
  26. Hydrogenation2▲ 28×4 topics
  27. Lithium-ion Batteries2▲ 12×3 topics
  28. Biomedical Applications2▲ 3.9×13 topics
  29. Electrochemical Conversion2▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Metallic Surfaces2▲ 108×1 topic
  31. Hydrogen Production2▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Life Cycle Assessment1▲ 13×4 topics
  33. Semiconductor1▲ 11×3 topics
  34. Battery Materials1▲ 20×1 topic
  35. Nanostructured Anodes1▲ 20×1 topic
  36. Photocatalyst1▲ 19×1 topic
  37. Solar Energy1▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Visible Light1▲ 14×1 topic
  39. Recycling1▲ 8.1×4 topics
  40. Green Chemistry1▲ 17×4 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion, Catalytic Processes in Materials Science, Advanced battery technologies research and CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts.

Electrocatalysts for Ene…4Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion: 4 fractional worksCatalytic Processes in Materials Science: 2 fractional worksAdvanced battery technologies research: 2 fractional worksCO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts: 2 fractional worksAdvancements in Battery Materials: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Photocatalysis …1Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksFuel Cells and Related Materials: 1 fractional worksEnvironmental Impact and Sustainability: 1 fractional worksAdvancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Battery Materials and Technologies: 1 fractional works
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentMaterials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEnvironmental Engineering1 others

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

  1. 1 Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 4 works
  2. 2 Catalytic Processes in Materials Science Materials Chemistry 2 works
  3. 3 Advanced battery technologies research Electrical and Electronic Engineering 2 works
  4. 4 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 2 works
  5. 5 Advancements in Battery Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment 1 works
  7. 7 Fuel Cells and Related Materials Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 works
  8. 8 Environmental Impact and Sustainability Environmental Engineering 1 works
  9. 9 Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  10. 10 Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 1 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 available17.1%not open82.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors36.0%domestic only64.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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