Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions
Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions is a research topic within Catalysis. Science Explorer counts 64k research works in it since 1950. 15.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the catalytic dehydrogenation of light alkanes, particularly ethane and propane, using metal and metal oxide catalysts. It explores oxidative dehydrogenation reactions, the role of vanadium oxide catalysts, nanocarbon catalysis, and methane conversion to fuels and chemicals.
- Catalysis
- Dehydrogenation
- Oxidative
- Metal Oxides
- Ethane
- Propane
- Vanadium Oxide
- Nanocarbons
- Methane Conversion
- Heterogeneous Catalysis
- Research works
- 64k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 15.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.7k and 854 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3.7k works
- 2 United States 854 works
- 3 Russia 537 works
- 4 Germany 336 works
- 5 Japan 305 works
- 6 India 295 works
- 7 France 245 works
- 8 South Korea 230 works
- 9 United Kingdom 171 works
- 10 Spain 157 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 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions research, followed by Boreskov Institute of Catalysis and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 131 works
- 2 Boreskov Institute of CatalysisRussia 86 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 86 works
- 4 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 76 works
- 5 Tianjin UniversityChina 73 works
- 6 Tsinghua UniversityChina 60 works
- 7 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 59 works
- 8 Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina 57 works
- 9 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 54 works
- 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions include Georg Kresse, John P. Perdew and Jens K. Nørskov.
- 1 Georg Kresse Austria 24k citations
- 2 John P. Perdew United States 9.9k citations
- 3 Jens K. Nørskov Denmark 9.8k citations
- 4 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
- 5 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions research done?
The largest centres of Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Tianjin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Novosibirsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NovosibirskRU · 134.6 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions?
Among universities, judged by research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Heilongjiang University and East China University of Science and 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 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 61.7 | 18.3% | 9.2× | 21 | +105.1% |
| 2 | Heilongjiang UniversityChina | 60.2 | 33.4% | 8.6× | 12 | +64.8% |
| 3 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 59.4 | 16.5% | 18.4× | 76 | +2.4% |
| 4 | Ningxia UniversityChina | 57.1 | 12.2% | 10.9× | 18 | +370.4% |
| 5 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 56.8 | 21.3% | 6.2× | 86 | +28.2% |
| 6 | ShanghaiTech UniversityChina | 55.8 | 20.8% | 9.9× | 15 | — |
| 7 | China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina | 55.5 | 14.0% | 16.6× | 54 | +10.4% |
| 8 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 54.9 | 22.2% | 7.3× | 21 | +47.2% |
| 9 | Taiyuan University of TechnologyChina | 54.8 | 14.3% | 16.4× | 57 | -5.8% |
| 10 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 52.7 | 11.4% | 10.4× | 41 | +35.6% |
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 Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Catalysis and Oxidation Reactions.
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.