Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 54k research works in it since 1950. 17.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers recent advances in asymmetric catalysis, including organocatalysis, enantioselective reactions, chiral catalysts, asymmetric synthesis, C-C bond formation, spirooxindoles, hydrogen bonding, transition metal catalysis, quaternary stereocenters, and cascade reactions.
- Organocatalysis
- Enantioselective Reactions
- Chiral Catalysts
- Asymmetric Synthesis
- C-C Bond Formation
- Spirooxindoles
- Hydrogen Bonding
- Transition Metal Catalysis
- Quaternary Stereocenters
- Cascade Reactions
- Research works
- 54k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -45% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.1k and 258 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 India 258 works
- 3 United States 255 works
- 4 Japan 199 works
- 5 Russia 127 works
- 6 Germany 120 works
- 7 France 93 works
- 8 Spain 77 works
- 9 United Kingdom 67 works
- 10 Italy 48 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 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research, followed by Nankai University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan University China 40 works
- 2 Nankai University China 33 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 33 works
- 4 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry China 27 works
- 5 Zhengzhou University China 26 works
- 6 Southern University of Science and Technology China 26 works
- 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 24 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 23 works
- 9 Henan Normal University China 22 works
- 10 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis include Judith A. K. Howard, J. B. Singh and Michael J. S. Dewar.
- 1 Judith A. K. Howard 5.5k citations
- 2 J. B. Singh 4.6k citations
- 3 Michael J. S. Dewar 4.3k citations
- 4 Barry M. Trost 3.8k citations
- 5 E. J. Corey 3.6k citations
- 6 Peter G. Jones 3.6k citations
- 7 F. Albert Cotton 3.5k citations
- 8 Stephen L. Buchwald 3.5k citations
- 9 David W. C. MacMillan 3.5k citations
- 10 K. Barry Sharpless 3.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research done?
The largest centres of Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Chengdu (China) and Tianjin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xinxiang and Ufa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XinxiangCN · 24.6 works32×
- UfaRU · 20.2 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis?
Among universities, judged by research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Henan Normal University and Nankai 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 | Southern University of Science and Technology China | 84.3 | 33.7% | 18.3× | 26 | +657.4% |
| 2 | Henan Normal University China | 74.9 | 29.8% | 41.2× | 22 | +197.4% |
| 3 | Nankai University China | 71.7 | 36.7% | 18.6× | 33 | -39.2% |
| 4 | Changzhou University China | 59.7 | 29.0% | 11.8× | 8 | +165.7% |
| 5 | Sichuan University China | 58.9 | 20.3% | 8.9× | 40 | -32.7% |
| 6 | China Pharmaceutical University China | 57.6 | 29.6% | 16.6× | 9 | +95.2% |
| 7 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland | 56.5 | 32.5% | 8.4× | 9 | -0.4% |
| 8 | Lanzhou University China | 56.2 | 24.2% | 13.8× | 21 | -55.0% |
| 9 | Zhengzhou University China | 55.6 | 13.8% | 11.7× | 26 | +17.5% |
| 10 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research India | 55.0 | 9.1% | 17.1× | 14 | +372.1% |
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 Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 45% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2010.
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.