Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions
Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions is a research topic within Filtration and Separation. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 12.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the use of aqueous two-phase systems, including the role of ionic liquids, in various separation and extraction processes such as protein separation, bioprocessing, and metal ion speciation. It also explores the thermodynamics and phase behavior of these systems, as well as applications in hydrothermal synthesis.
- Aqueous Two-Phase Systems
- Ionic Liquids
- Protein Separation
- Extraction
- Salting-Out Effect
- Phase Behavior
- Bioprocessing
- Thermodynamic Modeling
- Metal Ion Speciation
- Hydrothermal Synthesis
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (575 and 300 works in 2022–2025).
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 Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chengdu University of Technology publishes the most Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions research, followed by Technical University of Denmark and Institute of Solution Chemistry.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chengdu University of TechnologyChina 22 works
- 2 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark 15 works
- 3 Institute of Solution ChemistryRussia 15 works
- 4 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 15 works
- 5 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 14 works
- 6 University of TabrizIran 14 works
- 7 Lovely Professional UniversityIndia 14 works
- 8 University of AveiroPortugal 14 works
- 9 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 14 works
- 10 Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityIndia 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions include George Scatchard, Lars Onsager and Harold A. Scheraga.
- 1 George Scatchard United States 3.8k citations
- 2 Lars Onsager United States 3.4k citations
- 3 Harold A. Scheraga United States 3.3k citations
- 4 Abdullah M. Asiri Saudi Arabia 3.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions research done?
The largest centres of Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tianjin (China) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ivanovo and Tabriz.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IvanovoRU · 27.7 works128×
- TabrizIR · 31.9 works20×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Aveiro, Technical University of Denmark and University of Tabriz 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 | University of AveiroPortugal | 77.4 | 32.1% | 19.0× | 14 | +41.5% |
| 2 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 76.5 | 27.1% | 13.4× | 16 | +33.9% |
| 3 | University of TabrizIran | 63.8 | 16.3% | 26.7× | 14 | +64.6% |
| 4 | Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina | 62.4 | 10.5% | 18.0× | 15 | +183.3% |
| 5 | Lovely Professional UniversityIndia | 60.4 | 15.7% | 12.8× | 14 | — |
| 6 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 58.2 | 6.0% | 13.0× | 14 | +207.3% |
| 7 | Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityIndia | 53.5 | 12.4% | 29.6× | 14 | +24.5% |
| 8 | Chengdu University of TechnologyChina | 52.4 | 3.0% | 34.3× | 22 | -2.4% |
| 9 | Yangzhou UniversityChina | 50.4 | 7.9% | 8.5× | 11 | +1224.1% |
| 10 | Tabriz University of Medical SciencesIran | 50.1 | 0.0% | 22.9× | 12 | +192.6% |
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 Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Chemical and Physical Properties in Aqueous Solutions.
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.