Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research
Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, properties, and applications of boron-based materials, including boron nitride nanotubes, borophene, and superhard materials. It covers topics such as elastic properties, two-dimensional materials, chemical bonding, high-pressure experiments, and nanostructure synthesis.
- Boron Nitride Nanotubes
- Superhard Materials
- Borophene
- Elastic Properties
- Two-Dimensional Materials
- Chemical Bonding
- Nanomaterial Synthesis
- Crystal Structures
- High-Pressure Experiments
- Nanostructures
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +11% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 351 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 351 works
- 3 India 350 works
- 4 Iran 196 works
- 5 Russia 182 works
- 6 Japan 156 works
- 7 Türkiye 129 works
- 8 France 96 works
- 9 Germany 95 works
- 10 South Korea 70 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research research, followed by Jilin University and Nanjing University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 35 works
- 2 Jilin UniversityChina 33 works
- 3 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 31 works
- 4 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 29 works
- 5 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 26 works
- 6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 23 works
- 7 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 22 works
- 8 Central South UniversityChina 20 works
- 9 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 19 works
- 10 Yanshan UniversityChina 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research include J. Furthmüller, Tian Lu and Kenji Watanabe.
- 1 J. Furthmüller Germany 14k citations
- 2 Tian Lu China 6.8k citations
- 3 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 4 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 5 Rodney S. Ruoff United States 5.5k citations
- 6 Yury Gogotsi United States 5.1k citations
- 7 Marvin L. Cohen United States 4.7k citations
- 8 Alex Zunger United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research research done?
The largest centres of Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Xi'an (China), Nanjing (China) and Tehran (Iran).
Where is the best place to study Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Southwest Petroleum University, SASTRA University and Shenyang 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 | Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina | 65.9 | 61.8% | 9.3× | 12 | — |
| 2 | SASTRA UniversityIndia | 56.7 | 26.4% | 18.4× | 10 | +400.0% |
| 3 | Shenyang University of TechnologyChina | 56.3 | 15.4% | 17.4× | 16 | +314.1% |
| 4 | Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina | 53.9 | 17.3% | 9.5× | 22 | +86.0% |
| 5 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 49.4 | 10.7% | 9.0× | 31 | +15.6% |
| 6 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 49.0 | 29.6% | 6.0× | 29 | -5.0% |
| 7 | Homi Bhabha National InstituteIndia | 47.2 | 11.4% | 13.3× | 12 | +137.5% |
| 8 | Shanxi UniversityChina | 45.4 | 4.3% | 14.4× | 16 | +99.9% |
| 9 | Jilin UniversityChina | 45.3 | 8.6% | 8.1× | 33 | -12.9% |
| 10 | Kastamonu UniversityTürkiye | 44.7 | 24.5% | 14.5× | 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 Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 11% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Boron and Carbon Nanomaterials Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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