Question 1

Which countries lead Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. By volume, China and India publish the most (44k and 12k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials on research quality in 2022-now, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Zhong Lin Wang, Zhanhu Guo and Guanglei Wu have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jinan, Mohali and Chernogolovka.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China and Tsinghua University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation 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 Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Electromagnetic wave absorption materials, Heusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties and Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials is "OLEX2 : a complete structure solution, refinement and analysis program" (Oleg V. Dolomanov, Luc J. Bourhis, Richard J. Gildea et al., 2009), with 32,557 citations. Next come "SHELXT – Integrated space-group and crystal-structure determination" (29,598) and "Accurate and simple analytic representation of the electron-gas correlation energy" (25,193).