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Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials

Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 14.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of research on nanomaterials and nanotechnology, including the synthesis, characterization, properties, and applications of nanoparticles, oxide nanomaterials, quantum dots, nanostructures, and their use in catalysis and electrical devices.

  • Nanoparticles
  • Synthesis
  • Characterization
  • Properties
  • Applications
  • Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Quantum Dots
  • Nanostructures
  • Catalysis
  • Electrical Properties
Research works
11k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (124 and 114 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 124 works
  2. 2 United States 114 works
  3. 3 India 96 works
  4. 4 Germany 66 works
  5. 5 Japan 51 works
  6. 6 Russia 49 works
  7. 7 France 45 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 39 works
  9. 9 Spain 26 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 25 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.

China: 19.5%United States: 17.9%India: 15.1%Germany: 10.5%6 others listed: 36.9%20%largest
China124 · 19.5%United States114 · 17.9%India96 · 15.1%Germany66 · 10.5%6 others listed234 · 36.9%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Imperial College London publishes the most Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials research, followed by Forschungszentrum Jülich and RWTH Aachen University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Imperial College LondonUnited Kingdom 8 works
  2. 2 Forschungszentrum JülichGermany 7 works
  3. 3 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 6 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 5 works
  5. 5 National Institute for Materials ScienceJapan 5 works
  6. 6 Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron DESYGermany 4 works
  7. 7 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 4 works
  8. 8 University of MonsBelgium 4 works
  9. 9 Pennsylvania State UniversityUnited States 4 works
  10. 10 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 4 works

Who are the leading researchers in Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials include Henry J. Snaith, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.

  1. 1 Henry J. Snaith United Kingdom 6.6k citations
  2. 2 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
  3. 3 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
  4. 4 Marvin L. Cohen United States 4.7k citations
  5. 5 M. S. Dresselhaus United States 4.2k citations
  6. 6 S. Das Sarma United States 3.9k citations
  7. 7 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k 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 of Materials research done?

The largest centres of Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 25 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 16 works
  3. 3 Paris France 12 works
  4. 4 Tokyo Japan 12 works
  5. 5 London United Kingdom 11 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 10 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 9 works
  8. 8 Tsukuba Japan 8 works
  9. 9 Jülich Germany 8 works
  10. 10 Berlin Germany 8 works
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Is Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Chemical and Physical Properties of Materials.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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