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Analytical Chemistry research

Analytical Chemistry is a subfield of Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 249k research works in it since 1950. 16.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: study of the separation, identification, and quantification of the chemical components of materials.

Research works
249k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
42k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
7
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+16%
the tick is no change

What is Analytical Chemistry research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Green Analytical Chemistry, Multivariate Calibration, Near-Infrared Spectroscopy, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers, Solid-Phase Microextraction, High-Performance Liquid Chromatography. Gaining share since 2009–13: Asphaltenes, Petroleum, Food Colorants, Synthetic Dyes, Multivariate Calibration. Losing share: Counter-Current Chromatography, Natural Product Isolation, Antioxidant Activity, Molecularly Imprinted Polymers.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 17 words, with their numbers
  1. Green Analytical Chemistry16k▼ 0.84×2 topics
  2. Multivariate Calibration15k▲ 1.26×1 topic
  3. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy15k▲ 1.26×1 topic
  4. Molecularly Imprinted Polymers11k▼ 0.82×1 topic
  5. Solid-Phase Microextraction11k▼ 0.82×1 topic
  6. High-Performance Liquid Chromatography9,048◆ 1.05×2 topics
  7. Asphaltenes6,525▲ 1.41×1 topic
  8. Petroleum6,525▲ 1.41×1 topic
  9. Antioxidant Activity6,310▼ 0.67×2 topics
  10. Pharmaceutical Analysis4,922◆ 0.89×1 topic
  11. Validation4,922◆ 0.89×1 topic
  12. Food Colorants4,127▲ 1.33×1 topic
  13. Synthetic Dyes4,127▲ 1.33×1 topic
  14. Medicinal Plants3,991▲ 1.24×1 topic
  15. Trace Elements3,991▲ 1.24×1 topic
  16. Counter-Current Chromatography2,319▼ 0.37×1 topic
  17. Natural Product Isolation2,319▼ 0.37×1 topic

Which countries lead Analytical Chemistry research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, India and the United States rank highest in Analytical Chemistry. By volume, China and India publish the most (11k and 5.4k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 22.9% top 10% · 11k works
  2. 2 India · #3 all time 14.8% top 10% · 5.4k works
  3. 3 United States · #1 all time 15.7% top 10% · 2.6k works
  4. 4 Iran · #6 all time 20.9% top 10% · 1.3k works
  5. 5 Egypt · #19 all time 18.7% top 10% · 973 works
  6. 6 Türkiye · #13 all time 15.5% top 10% · 1.2k works
  7. 7 Saudi Arabia · #21 all time 23.7% top 10% · 616 works
  8. 8 Italy · #10 all time 20.1% top 10% · 735 works
  9. 9 Spain · #5 all time 18.6% top 10% · 760 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom · #4 all time 21.8% top 10% · 558 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 32 countries ranked in Analytical Chemistry. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Analytical Chemistry

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 11k works
  2. 2 India 5.4k works
  3. 3 United States 2.6k works
  4. 4 Brazil 1.5k works
  5. 5 Russia 1.3k works
  6. 6 Iran 1.3k works
  7. 7 Türkiye 1.2k works
  8. 8 Egypt 973 works
  9. 9 Indonesia 973 works
  10. 10 Spain 760 works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 40.5%India: 20.2%United States: 9.7%Brazil: 5.6%6 others listed: 24.1%40%largest
China11k · 40.5%India5,400 · 20.2%United States2,585 · 9.7%Brazil1,496 · 5.6%6 others listed6,440 · 24.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Analytical Chemistry research?

Jiangsu University (China) ranks first in Analytical Chemistry on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by China Agricultural University and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jiangsu University China · Zhenjiang · #2 all time 46.3% top 10% · 161 works
  2. 2 China Agricultural University China · Beijing · #7 all time 37.2% top 10% · 121 works
  3. 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China · Beijing · #46 all time 37.8% top 10% · 109 works
  4. 4 Chitkara University India · Chandigarh 29.0% top 10% · 103 works
  5. 5 Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou · #6 all time 27.1% top 10% · 115 works
  6. 6 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China · Beijing · #21 all time 17.3% top 10% · 155 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #1 all time 20.1% top 10% · 151 works
  8. 8 Saveetha University India · Chennai 18.7% top 10% · 91 works
  9. 9 King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia · Dhahran · #19 all time 28.5% top 10% · 65 works
  10. 10 Vellore Institute of Technology University India · Vellore 20.6% top 10% · 80 works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 33 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Analytical Chemistry.

Top 100 Analytical Chemistry institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jiangsu University China 161 works
  2. 2 China University of Petroleum, Beijing China 155 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 151 works
  4. 4 China University of Petroleum, East China China 140 works
  5. 5 China Agricultural University China 121 works
  6. 6 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 120 works
  7. 7 Zhejiang University China 115 works
  8. 8 University of Baghdad Iraq 110 works
  9. 9 Cairo University Egypt 109 works
  10. 10 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 109 works

Who are the leading researchers in Analytical Chemistry?

Among the most productive authors in Analytical Chemistry, Jack L. Koenig, Michael S. Feld and S. Joe Qin rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Jack L. Koenig United States · #1,155 worldwide 2.9k citations · 117 works
  2. 2 Michael S. Feld United States · #1,344 worldwide 2k citations · 139 works
  3. 3 S. Joe Qin United States · #2,202 worldwide 2.4k citations · 94 works
  4. 4 Jeremy K. Nicholson United Kingdom · #2,379 worldwide 1.9k citations · 124 works
  5. 5 J.-F. Cardoso France · #2,499 worldwide 2.8k citations · 85 works
  6. 6 R. Dennis Cook United States · #3,199 worldwide 1.8k citations · 90 works
  7. 7 José M. Bioucas‐Dias Portugal · #3,501 worldwide 2.3k citations · 109 works
  8. 8 Jón Atli Benediktsson Iceland · #3,544 worldwide 2.7k citations · 151 works
  9. 9 Svante Wold Sweden · #4,655 worldwide 2k citations · 63 works
  10. 10 Шун-ичи Амари Japan · #4,828 worldwide 1.6k citations · 113 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,806 highest-output authors in Analytical Chemistry. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Analytical Chemistry researchers

Where is Analytical Chemistry research done?

The largest centres of Analytical Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Nanjing (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Çankaya, Jinrongjie and Daqing.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 2k works
  2. 2 Tehran Iran 464 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 451 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 446 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 433 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 420 works
  7. 7 Chennai India 416 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 368 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 367 works
  10. 10 Chengdu China 360 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ÇankayaTR · 31.3 works26×
  2. JinrongjieCN · 43.5 works13×
  3. DaqingCN · 126.1 works12×
  4. AralCN · 27.9 works10×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Analytical Chemistry than the world average.

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Analytical Chemistry research by country

The best places for Analytical Chemistry research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Analytical Chemistry?

Among universities, judged by research, Jiangsu University, Ilam University and GITAM University score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 28.96%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jiangsu University: 161, 46.3%Ilam University: 21, 45.6%GITAM University: 84, 9.5%China University of Petroleum, Beijing: 155, 17.3%Chitkara University: 103, 29.0%China University of Petroleum, East China: 140, 19.2%China Agricultural University: 121, 37.2%King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 65, 28.5%Al-Azhar University: 62, 19.9%Anhui Agricultural University: 48, 37.1%Jiangsu UniversityIlam UniversityChina University of …GITAM University
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Jiangsu University China 64.846.3%5.4×161 -15.2%
2Ilam University Iran 63.145.6%10.6×21 +75.4%
3GITAM University India 60.49.5%9.8×84 +206.7%
4China University of Petroleum, Beijing China 58.517.3%10.0×155 -14.3%
5Chitkara University India 56.429.0%6.7×103 +32.9%
6China University of Petroleum, East China China 56.119.2%7.4×140 +55.7%
7China Agricultural University China 55.937.2%5.5×121 -32.6%
8King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia 54.728.5%4.7×65 +108.3%
9Al-Azhar University Egypt 52.419.9%4.1×62 +214.5%
10Anhui Agricultural University China 51.437.1%7.0×48 -18.0%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Analytical Chemistry research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Dye analysis and toxicity, Petroleum Processing and Analysis and Heavy Metals in Plants.

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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.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. Dye analysis and toxicity+121%
  2. Petroleum Processing and Analysis+106%
  3. Heavy Metals in Plants+82%
  4. Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses+50%
  5. Analytical chemistry methods development+29%
  6. Analytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals+26%
  7. Chromatography in Natural Products-32%
← shrinkingno changegrowing →

Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Analytical Chemistry include?

Analytical chemistry met…68kAnalytical chemistry methods development: 68k fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemome…65kSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 65k fractional worksAnalytical Methods in Ph…34kAnalytical Methods in Pharmaceuticals: 34k fractional worksPetroleum Processing and…28kPetroleum Processing and Analysis: 28k fractional worksChromatography in Natural Products: 20k fractional worksDye analysis and toxicity: 18k fractional worksHeavy Metals in Plants15kHeavy Metals in Plants: 15k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.