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Analytical chemistry methods development

Analytical chemistry methods development is a research topic within Analytical Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 68k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers advances in analytical chemistry techniques, with a focus on molecularly imprinted polymers, solid-phase microextraction, dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction, green analytical chemistry, sample preparation techniques, metal ion-imprinted polymers, carbon nanotubes, ionic liquids, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and biosensing.

  • Molecularly Imprinted Polymers
  • Solid-Phase Microextraction
  • Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Microextraction
  • Green Analytical Chemistry
  • Sample Preparation Techniques
  • Metal Ion-Imprinted Polymers
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Ionic Liquids
  • Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry
  • Biosensing
Research works
68k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+1%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
47% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Analytical chemistry methods development

Which countries lead Analytical chemistry methods development research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (3k and 584 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 3k works
  2. 2 India 584 works
  3. 3 United States 562 works
  4. 4 Iran 461 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 348 works
  6. 6 Brazil 322 works
  7. 7 Russia 320 works
  8. 8 Spain 267 works
  9. 9 Germany 218 works
  10. 10 Japan 216 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: 47.4%India: 9.3%United States: 9.0%Iran: 7.4%6 others listed: 27.0%47%largest
China2,969 · 47.4%India584 · 9.3%United States562 · 9.0%Iran461 · 7.4%6 others listed1,690 · 27.0%

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

Which institutions lead Analytical chemistry methods development research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Analytical chemistry methods development research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 141 works
  2. 2 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 117 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 75 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 63 works
  5. 5 Islamic Azad University, TehranIran 60 works
  6. 6 Sichuan UniversityChina 40 works
  7. 7 Jiangsu UniversityChina 39 works
  8. 8 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 31 works
  9. 9 Tabriz University of Medical SciencesIran 30 works
  10. 10 Xiamen UniversityChina 29 works

Who are the leading researchers in Analytical chemistry methods development?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Analytical chemistry methods development include Michaël Grätzel, Wei Huang and Nicholas G. Martin.

  1. 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 458k citations
  2. 2 Wei Huang China 267k citations
  3. 3 Nicholas G. Martin Australia 228k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Analytical chemistry methods development?

The most cited paper in Analytical chemistry methods development is "Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review" (Fenglian Fu, Qi Wang, 2010), with 8,678 citations. Next come "Applications of ionic liquids in the chemical industry" (5,674) and "Fast and Easy Multiresidue Method Employing Acetonitrile Extraction/Partitioning and “Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction” for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Produce" (5,638).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Removal of heavy metal ions from wastewaters: A review Fenglian Fu, Qi Wang · Journal of Environmental Management 8 Dec 2010 8,678
2 Applications of ionic liquids in the chemical industry Natalia V. Plechkova, Kenneth Richard Seddon · Chemical Society Reviews Review 30 Nov 2007 5,674
3 Fast and Easy Multiresidue Method Employing Acetonitrile Extraction/Partitioning and “Dispersive Solid-Phase Extraction” for the Determination of Pesticide Residues in Produce Michelangelo Anastassiades, Steven J. Lehotay, Darinka Štajnbaher et al. · Journal of AOAC International Mar 2003 5,638
4 In situ analysis of major and trace elements of anhydrous minerals by LA-ICP-MS without applying an internal standard Yongsheng Liu, Zhaochu Hu, Shan Gao et al. · Chemical Geology 7 Sep 2008 4,861
5 Dye and its removal from aqueous solution by adsorption: A review Mustafa T. Yagub, Tushar Kanti Sen, Sharmeen Afroze et al. · Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 13 Apr 2014 4,362
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Where is Analytical chemistry methods development research done?

The largest centres of Analytical chemistry methods development research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Nanjing (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Çankaya, Tabriz and Baoding.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 487 works
  2. 2 TehranIran 158 works
  3. 3 NanjingChina 131 works
  4. 4 WuhanChina 129 works
  5. 5 MoscowRussia 127 works
  6. 6 GuangzhouChina 122 works
  7. 7 ShanghaiChina 118 works
  8. 8 HangzhouChina 96 works
  9. 9 ChengduChina 90 works
  10. 10 Xi'anChina 75 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ÇankayaTR · 24.9 works84×
  2. TabrizIR · 70.2 works12×
  3. BaodingCN · 42.8 works10×
  4. KayseriTR · 26.0 works9.8×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Analytical chemistry methods development than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Analytical chemistry methods development?

Among universities, judged by research, Gdańsk University of Technology, Mansoura University and Henan University score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 20.68%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Henan UniversityGdańsk University of…Mansoura UniversityZhengzhou University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland 68.527.5%15.1×19 +7.0%
2Mansoura UniversityEgypt 67.523.8%7.8×28 +98.1%
3Henan UniversityChina 64.238.2%4.2×11 +248.3%
4Zhengzhou UniversityChina 60.922.6%2.8×27 +125.6%
5Jiangsu UniversityChina 60.217.5%6.1×39 +5.2%
6Universiti Sains MalaysiaMalaysia 60.214.8%3.8×20 +24.5%
7University of WaterlooCanada 58.820.5%3.4×15 -7.3%
8Erciyes UniversityTürkiye 58.115.1%15.6×26 +4.3%
9King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 55.810.1%2.9×22 +30.2%
10Hebei Agricultural UniversityChina 54.516.7%18.6×19 +31.5%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Analytical chemistry methods development, country by country

Is Analytical chemistry methods development research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Analytical chemistry methods development.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Analytical chemistry methods development as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.040% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Analytical chemistry methods development over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

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Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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