Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications
Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1971. 30.2% 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 diverse applications of carbon quantum dots, including their use in bioimaging, nanomaterial sensors, photocatalytic energy conversion, and biomedical applications. The research covers topics such as photoluminescence mechanisms, surface functionalization, and the development of electroluminescent light-emitting diodes. Additionally, there is a strong emphasis on green synthesis methods for producing these fluorescent nanoparticles.
- Carbon Quantum Dots
- Fluorescent Nanoparticles
- Photoluminescence Mechanism
- Bioimaging
- Nanomaterial Sensors
- Photocatalytic Energy Conversion
- Biomedical Applications
- Surface Functionalization
- Electroluminescent Light-Emitting Diodes
- Green Synthesis
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1971
- In the world top 10%
- 5.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 30.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +122% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (3.7k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.7k works
- 2 India 1.2k works
- 3 Iran 301 works
- 4 United States 253 works
- 5 South Korea 211 works
- 6 Egypt 148 works
- 7 Saudi Arabia 137 works
- 8 Türkiye 124 works
- 9 Italy 99 works
- 10 Taiwan 98 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 Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications research, followed by Zhengzhou University and Jilin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 56 works
- 2 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 53 works
- 3 Jilin UniversityChina 47 works
- 4 Jiangnan UniversityChina 44 works
- 5 Shanxi UniversityChina 35 works
- 6 Southwest UniversityChina 34 works
- 7 Guangxi UniversityChina 34 works
- 8 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 34 works
- 9 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 31 works
- 10 Central South UniversityChina 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications include Ben Zhong Tang, Guangming Zeng and Liming Dai.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 3 Liming Dai United States 4.2k citations
- 4 Abdullah M. Asiri Saudi Arabia 3.2k citations
- 5 Xinliang Feng Germany 3k citations
- 6 Ahmad Fauzi Ismail Malaysia 2.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications research done?
The largest centres of Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kottayam, Surat and Taiyuan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KottayamIN · 20.4 works19×
- SuratIN · 24.2 works11×
- TaiyuanCN · 114.7 works9.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Kyung Hee University, Zhengzhou University and Jiangnan 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 | Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea | 79.6 | 56.6% | 11.0× | 30 | +103.9% |
| 2 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina | 74.6 | 37.4% | 8.2× | 52 | +749.4% |
| 3 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 70.6 | 25.9% | 9.9× | 44 | +544.3% |
| 4 | Shanxi UniversityChina | 67.6 | 24.7% | 17.8× | 35 | +852.9% |
| 5 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 67.6 | 29.1% | 9.2× | 31 | +599.6% |
| 6 | Gachon UniversitySouth Korea | 67.5 | 31.1% | 12.6× | 21 | +519.5% |
| 7 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 65.3 | 33.9% | 5.0× | 34 | +612.5% |
| 8 | Qingdao UniversityChina | 64.1 | 35.1% | 7.2× | 29 | +695.6% |
| 9 | Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina | 63.0 | 31.3% | 11.0× | 16 | +257.3% |
| 10 | University of MacauMacau | 63.0 | 57.3% | 5.5× | 13 | — |
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 Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 122% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Carbon and Quantum Dots Applications.
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.