Question 1

Which countries lead Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 277 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research, followed by Russian Academy of Sciences and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis include Richard A. Gibbs, Jeremy Grimshaw and George M. Whitesides.

Question 4

Where is Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Chengdu (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xinxiang, Ufa and Sendai.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Nankai University and ShanghaiTech 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.

Question 6

Is Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2010.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis is "Aryl−Aryl Bond Formation One Century after the Discovery of the Ullmann Reaction" (Jwanro Hassan, Marc Sévignon, Christel Gozzi et al., 2002), with 3,659 citations. Next come "Asymmetric Transition Metal-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylations" (3,206) and "Natural Products as Sources of New Drugs over the Period 1981−2002" (3,095).