Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization
Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 16.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in living radical polymerization techniques, including atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP), reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT), and nitroxide-mediated polymerization. It also explores the application of click chemistry, self-assembly of block copolymers, and the synthesis of functional polymers such as vesicles and micelles.
- Living Radical Polymerization
- Click Chemistry
- Block Copolymers
- Self-Assembly
- Thiol-Ene Chemistry
- Vesicles
- RAFT Process
- Controlled Polymerization
- Micelles
- Functional Polymers
- Research works
- 44k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 571 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.3k works
- 2 United States 571 works
- 3 Japan 333 works
- 4 India 217 works
- 5 Germany 215 works
- 6 France 214 works
- 7 Russia 167 works
- 8 United Kingdom 124 works
- 9 South Korea 107 works
- 10 Australia 88 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization research, followed by Beijing University of Chemical Technology and East China University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 41 works
- 2 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 40 works
- 3 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 38 works
- 4 Fudan UniversityChina 34 works
- 5 Soochow UniversityChina 34 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 32 works
- 7 Sichuan UniversityChina 32 works
- 8 South China University of TechnologyChina 32 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 29 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization include Ben Zhong Tang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Róbert Langer.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
- 3 Róbert Langer United States 4.2k citations
- 4 Paul J. Flory United States 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization research done?
The largest centres of Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Guangzhou (China).
Where is the best place to study Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization?
Among universities, judged by research, Carnegie Mellon University, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology and ETH Zurich 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 | Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States | 67.6 | 44.7% | 11.7× | 21 | -7.9% |
| 2 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 57.7 | 29.4% | 8.8× | 11 | +83.4% |
| 3 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 57.1 | 47.1% | 5.5× | 16 | -11.7% |
| 4 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 56.6 | 16.1% | 17.6× | 38 | -4.4% |
| 5 | University of FloridaUnited States | 56.5 | 51.3% | 2.8× | 12 | +390.0% |
| 6 | Zhejiang Sci-Tech UniversityChina | 52.8 | 28.3% | 10.9× | 14 | +10.7% |
| 7 | Soochow UniversityChina | 52.6 | 13.9% | 10.0× | 34 | -34.7% |
| 8 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 51.6 | 9.9% | 21.3× | 40 | -40.4% |
| 9 | Fudan UniversityChina | 49.3 | 18.4% | 7.1× | 34 | -11.5% |
| 10 | Ghent UniversityBelgium | 48.8 | 22.3% | 6.9× | 16 | +33.6% |
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 Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization.
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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.