2D Materials and Applications
2D Materials and Applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1953. 24.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of research on two-dimensional materials, including semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides like monolayer MoS2 and black phosphorus. It explores topics such as van der Waals heterostructures, excitonic effects, photoluminescence, electronic structure, and the development of optoelectronic devices based on atomically thin semiconductors.
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- Van der Waals Heterostructures
- Semiconducting Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
- Monolayer MoS2
- Black Phosphorus
- Excitonic Effects
- Photoluminescence
- Electronic Structure
- Optoelectronic Devices
- Atomically Thin Semiconductors
- Research works
- 38k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 9.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +138% the tick is no change
Which countries lead 2D Materials and Applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (6.4k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 6.4k works
- 2 United States 1.3k works
- 3 India 1.3k works
- 4 South Korea 648 works
- 5 Germany 417 works
- 6 Japan 397 works
- 7 Iran 256 works
- 8 Taiwan 231 works
- 9 France 229 works
- 10 Russia 213 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead 2D Materials and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most 2D Materials and Applications research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Institute for Materials Science.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 182 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 107 works
- 3 National Institute for Materials Science Japan 92 works
- 4 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 87 works
- 5 Hunan University China 83 works
- 6 University of Science and Technology of China China 78 works
- 7 Peking University China 75 works
- 8 Tsinghua University China 75 works
- 9 Beijing Institute of Technology China 70 works
- 10 Nanjing University China 67 works
Who are the leading researchers in 2D Materials and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on 2D Materials and Applications include Zhong Lin Wang, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang 11k citations
- 2 Kenji Watanabe 6.4k citations
- 3 Takashi Taniguchi 6.2k citations
- 4 Hua Zhang 5.9k citations
- 5 Wei Huang 5.5k citations
- 6 Rodney S. Ruoff 5.5k citations
- 7 David J. Singh 5.1k citations
- 8 Yury Gogotsi 5.1k citations
- 9 Marvin L. Cohen 4.7k citations
- 10 J. A. Wilson 4.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is 2D Materials and Applications research done?
The largest centres of 2D Materials and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jinan, Xiangtan and San Sebastian.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Jinan21.3 works26×
- XiangtanCN · 80.1 works12×
- San SebastianES · 20.9 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in 2D Materials and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study 2D Materials and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Sejong University and Hunan 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore University of Technology and Design Singapore | 68.6 | 34.6% | 10.9× | 14 | +626.3% |
| 2 | Sejong University South Korea | 64.5 | 35.1% | 8.1× | 21 | +408.6% |
| 3 | Hunan University China | 64.4 | 20.2% | 8.7× | 84 | +1012.3% |
| 4 | Sungkyunkwan University South Korea | 62.3 | 20.5% | 8.3× | 63 | +640.6% |
| 5 | Xiangtan University China | 61.0 | 12.7% | 18.9× | 63 | +313.5% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications China | 60.4 | 16.5% | 9.2× | 55 | +845.6% |
| 7 | Drexel University United States | 60.0 | 46.4% | 5.4× | 16 | +362.1% |
| 8 | Southwest University China | 58.7 | 29.2% | 6.2× | 47 | +432.3% |
| 9 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 57.5 | 35.2% | 3.5× | 28 | +350.4% |
| 10 | City University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Research Institute China | 57.5 | 35.9% | 9.4× | 9 | — |
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 2D Materials and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 138% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are 2D Materials and Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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