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Surfactant Associates

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Research works
22
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
229
10.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
49%
world 18%
Surfactant Associates

Not ranked overall: Surfactant Associates is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Surfactant Associates work in?

In all years, 87% of research at Surfactant Associates is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Chemistry (33%), Materials Science (25%), Engineering (17%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 19 fractional works · 86.7% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 32.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 20.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Science: 5 fractional works · 24.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 10.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 6.5% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 16.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArchitecture: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 9.1% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLife Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedicine: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKSurfactantAssociates22fractional works, all years
Life Sciences8%Physical Sciences87%Health Sciences4%Social Sciences1%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Chemistry732.9%
    2. Materials Science524.9%
    3. Engineering416.8%
    4. Environmental Science29.1%
    5. Chemical Engineering01.7%
    6. Energy01.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology14.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.2%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    1. Nursing01.8%
    2. Medicine01.7%
    3. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Social Sciences00.8%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 2.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Chemistry: 11.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEngineering: 1.90× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 4.39× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceNursing: 9.20× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Chemistry, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 8 fields, with their numbers
  1. Chemistry11.48×1 works
  2. Nursing9.20×0 works
  3. Materials Science4.39×1 works
  4. Environmental Science2.54×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.37×0 works
  6. Engineering1.90×1 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.27×0 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.93×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Surfactant Associates?

The most cited paper from Surfactant Associates is "A review of the recent progress on heterogeneous catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation" (Jimmy Nelson Appaturi, Rajni Ratti, Bao Lee Phoon et al., 2021), with 214 citations. Next come "Preparation and characterization of activated carbon derived from the Borassus flabellifer flower as an electrode material for supercapacitor applications" (169) and "Highly versatile p(MAc)–M (M: Cu, Co, Ni) microgel composite catalyst for individual and simultaneous catalytic reduction of nitro compounds and dyes" (97).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A review of the recent progress on heterogeneous catalysts for Knoevenagel condensation Jimmy Nelson Appaturi, Rajni Ratti, Bao Lee Phoon et al. · Dalton Transactions 2021 214
2 Preparation and characterization of activated carbon derived from the Borassus flabellifer flower as an electrode material for supercapacitor applications Manoharan Sivachidambaram, John Judith Vijaya, Lourdusamy John Kennedy et al. · New Journal of Chemistry 2017 169
3 Highly versatile p(MAc)–M (M: Cu, Co, Ni) microgel composite catalyst for individual and simultaneous catalytic reduction of nitro compounds and dyes Muhammad Ajmal, Muhammad Siddiq, Hamad A. Al‐Lohedan et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2014 97
4 A novel synthesis protocol for Co 3 O 4 nanocatalysts and their catalytic applications M. Sivachidambaram, John Judith Vijaya, K. Kaviyarasu et al. · RSC Advances Open access 2017 93
5 Development of PANI/MWCNTs decorated with cobalt oxide nanoparticles towards multiple electrochemical, photocatalytic and biomedical application sites Rani Bushra, Tanvir Arfin, Mohammad Oves et al. · New Journal of Chemistry 2016 80
All 22 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Surfactant Associates?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Self-Assembly, Nanocomposites, Micelles, Biomedical Applications, Surfactants, Tissue Engineering, Ionic Liquids and Nanofibers.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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 22 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 22 words, with their numbers
  1. Self-Assembly4▲ 48×7 topics
  2. Nanocomposites4▲ 23×8 topics
  3. Micelles4▲ 211×2 topics
  4. Biomedical Applications3▲ 15×9 topics
  5. Surfactants3▲ 113×4 topics
  6. Ionic Liquids3▲ 37×5 topics
  7. Tissue Engineering3▲ 23×6 topics
  8. Nanofibers2▲ 60×3 topics
  9. Adsorption2▲ 39×3 topics
  10. Microemulsions2▲ 216×1 topic
  11. Wormlike micelles2▲ 216×1 topic
  12. Click Chemistry2▲ 105×1 topic
  13. Conducting Polymers2▲ 56×1 topic
  14. Living Radical Polymerization2▲ 206×1 topic
  15. Polyaniline2▲ 78×1 topic
  16. Environmental Impact2▲ 5.5×5 topics
  17. Drug Delivery1▲ 12×7 topics
  18. Nanoparticles1▲ 4.7×7 topics
  19. Catalysis1▲ 6.8×9 topics
  20. Chirality1▲ 35×2 topics
  21. Recycling1▲ 23×2 topics
  22. Biodegradation1▲ 45×3 topics

Which research topics does Surfactant Associates publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques, Petroleum Processing and Analysis, Surfactants and Colloidal Systems and Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis.

Enhanced Oil Recovery Te…0Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques: 0 fractional worksPetroleum Processing and…0Petroleum Processing and Analysis: 0 fractional worksSurfactants and Colloida…0Surfactants and Colloidal Systems: 0 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration …0Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 0 fractional worksEnzyme Production and Characterization: 0 fractional worksAgricultural and Food Sciences: 0 fractional worksMicroplastics and Plasti…0Microplastics and Plastic Pollution: 0 fractional worksLiquid Crystal Research Advancements: 0 fractional worksFood composition and properties: 0 fractional worksPickering emulsions and …0Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization: 0 fractional works
Ocean EngineeringAnalytical ChemistryOrganic ChemistryMechanics of Materials6 others

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

  1. 1 Enhanced Oil Recovery Techniques Ocean Engineering 0 works
  2. 2 Petroleum Processing and Analysis Analytical Chemistry 0 works
  3. 3 Surfactants and Colloidal Systems Organic Chemistry 0 works
  4. 4 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 0 works
  5. 5 Enzyme Production and Characterization Biotechnology 0 works
  6. 6 Agricultural and Food Sciences Forestry 0 works
  7. 7 Microplastics and Plastic Pollution Pollution 0 works
  8. 8 Liquid Crystal Research Advancements Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 0 works
  9. 9 Food composition and properties Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  10. 10 Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization Materials Chemistry 0 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 available75.6%not open24.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors49.1%domestic only50.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Surfactant Associates's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Surfactant Associates as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0000090% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Surfactant Associates0.000026% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Surfactant Associates over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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