Advancements in Battery Materials
Advancements in Battery Materials is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 106k research works in it since 1951. 33.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in lithium-ion battery technology, including research on battery materials, nanostructured anodes, cathode materials, and electrode materials. It also covers topics related to energy storage, electrochemical performance, and rechargeable batteries.
- Lithium-ion Batteries
- Battery Materials
- Energy Storage
- Nanostructured Anodes
- Cathode Materials
- Electrochemical Performance
- Rechargeable Batteries
- Anode Materials
- Battery Technology
- Electrode Materials
- Research works
- 106k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 35k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +64% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Advancements in Battery Materials research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (19k and 2.8k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 19k works
- 2 United States 2.8k works
- 3 India 2.2k works
- 4 South Korea 2.1k works
- 5 Germany 1.2k works
- 6 Japan 867 works
- 7 United Kingdom 700 works
- 8 France 524 works
- 9 Australia 465 works
- 10 Taiwan 424 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Advancements in Battery Materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Central South University publishes the most Advancements in Battery Materials research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Tsinghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Central South University China 483 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 394 works
- 3 Tsinghua University China 304 works
- 4 Beijing Institute of Technology China 273 works
- 5 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 250 works
- 6 Harbin Institute of Technology China 241 works
- 7 University of Science and Technology of China China 225 works
- 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 222 works
- 9 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 218 works
- 10 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 206 works
Who are the leading researchers in Advancements in Battery Materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Advancements in Battery Materials include Michaël Grätzel, Frede Blaabjerg and Zhong Lin Wang.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel 13k citations
- 2 Frede Blaabjerg 12k citations
- 3 Zhong Lin Wang 11k citations
- 4 Xiangyu Zhang 6.9k citations
- 5 Kenji Watanabe 6.4k citations
- 6 John B. Goodenough 6.2k citations
- 7 İbrahim Dinçer 5.9k citations
- 8 Hua Zhang 5.9k citations
- 9 Hongjie Dai 5.8k citations
- 10 Josep M. Guerrero 5.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Advancements in Battery Materials research done?
The largest centres of Advancements in Battery Materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Wuhan (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Didcot, Lemont and Siping.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DidcotGB · 68.3 works24×
- LemontUS · 142.6 works21×
- SipingCN · 25.9 works13×
- Vitoria-GasteizES · 36.4 works13×
- Changchun41.1 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Advancements in Battery Materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Advancements in Battery Materials?
Among universities, judged by research, Wenzhou University, Northeast Normal University and Guangdong University of Technology 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 | Wenzhou University China | 73.2 | 46.9% | 10.8× | 80 | +666.4% |
| 2 | Northeast Normal University China | 71.0 | 42.3% | 11.2× | 84 | +233.1% |
| 3 | Guangdong University of Technology China | 70.9 | 37.0% | 9.2× | 174 | +206.7% |
| 4 | Yeungnam University South Korea | 69.9 | 34.1% | 10.5× | 77 | +426.6% |
| 5 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China | 69.7 | 40.0% | 12.8× | 191 | +117.2% |
| 6 | Beijing Institute of Technology China | 69.1 | 46.3% | 6.6× | 273 | +165.6% |
| 7 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 68.5 | 55.1% | 5.0× | 99 | +158.6% |
| 8 | Central South University China | 67.5 | 39.0% | 8.5× | 483 | +52.2% |
| 9 | Zhengzhou University China | 65.4 | 42.6% | 6.1× | 180 | +578.2% |
| 10 | Nankai University China | 63.5 | 43.6% | 7.7× | 178 | +84.9% |
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 Advancements in Battery Materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 64% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Advancements in Battery Materials.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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