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Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography

Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography is a research topic within Spectroscopy. Science Explorer counts 136k research works in it since 1950. 13.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the separation of enantiomers using various chromatographic techniques such as liquid chromatography (LC) and gas chromatography (GC). It covers topics such as chiral stationary phases, enantioselective analysis, high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC), and the application of two-dimensional chromatography for chiral separation.

  • Chiral Separation
  • Liquid Chromatography
  • Gas Chromatography
  • Enantiomers
  • Chiral Stationary Phases
  • High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
  • Hydrophilic Interaction Chromatography (HILIC)
  • Two-Dimensional Chromatography
  • Enantioselective Analysis
  • Chirality
Research works
136k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
18k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-16%
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Which countries lead Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.9k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.9k works
  2. 2 United States 1.1k works
  3. 3 India 1.1k works
  4. 4 Russia 495 works
  5. 5 Germany 395 works
  6. 6 Japan 362 works
  7. 7 Egypt 251 works
  8. 8 France 250 works
  9. 9 Italy 230 works
  10. 10 Brazil 228 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: 30.0%United States: 17.7%India: 17.5%Russia: 7.8%6 others listed: 27.0%30%largest
China1,906 · 30.0%United States1,121 · 17.7%India1,108 · 17.5%Russia495 · 7.8%6 others listed1,716 · 27.0%

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

Which institutions lead Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography research?

By volume in 2022–2025, GITAM University publishes the most Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography research, followed by Lomonosov Moscow State University and King Saud University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 GITAM University India 41 works
  2. 2 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 36 works
  3. 3 King Saud University Saudi Arabia 34 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 34 works
  5. 5 St Petersburg University Russia 33 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 33 works
  7. 7 Cairo University Egypt 32 works
  8. 8 Hindu College of Pharmacy India 29 works
  9. 9 East China University of Science and Technology China 26 works
  10. 10 China Pharmaceutical University China 26 works

Who are the leading researchers in Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography include Michaël Grätzel, Judith A. K. Howard and Matthias Mann.

  1. 1 Michaël Grätzel 13k citations
  2. 2 Judith A. K. Howard 5.5k citations
  3. 3 Matthias Mann 5.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography research done?

The largest centres of Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Shanghai (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Milford, Ivanovo and Rahway.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 310 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 163 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 129 works
  4. 4 Hangzhou China 116 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 99 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 90 works
  7. 7 Tehran Iran 74 works
  8. 8 Tianjin China 73 works
  9. 9 Paris France 73 works
  10. 10 Cairo Egypt 72 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MilfordUS · 21.9 works211×
  2. IvanovoRU · 35.2 works40×
  3. RahwayUS · 22.3 works28×
  4. VisakhapatnamIN · 65.9 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Analytical Chemistry and Chromatography?

Among universities, judged by research, GITAM University, China Pharmaceutical University and Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 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%10%20%mean 13.06%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →GITAM University: 41, 7.4%China Pharmaceutical University: 26, 22.2%Tabriz University of Medical Sciences: 21, 9.5%Cairo University: 32, 21.0%Beni-Suef University: 14, 13.1%Al-Azhar University: 20, 11.8%Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 13, 21.8%St Petersburg University: 33, 7.1%University of Messina: 18, 14.7%Hindu College of Pharmacy: 29, 2.0%China Pharmaceutical…Cairo UniversityTabriz University of…GITAM University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1GITAM University India 61.17.4%20.5×41 +114.8%
2China Pharmaceutical University China 55.022.2%13.1×26 -44.4%
3Tabriz University of Medical Sciences Iran 54.39.5%10.3×21 +93.7%
4Cairo University Egypt 49.821.0%4.5×32 +37.2%
5Beni-Suef University Egypt 49.313.1%9.2×14 +63.0%
6Al-Azhar University Egypt 47.311.8%5.5×20 +133.4%
7Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine China 46.821.8%13.8×13 -20.8%
8St Petersburg University Russia 46.27.1%7.5×33 +21.0%
9University of Messina Italy 46.214.7%8.1×18 +17.9%
10Hindu College of Pharmacy India 45.92.0%29.8×29 -2.4%

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 and Chromatography research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.

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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.