Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes
Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1954. 21.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on advancements in chemical-looping technologies, including chemical-looping combustion, solar thermochemical production, CO2 capture, oxygen carriers, hydrogen production, thermochemical cycles, high-temperature solar chemistry, sorption-enhanced reforming, and the use of solid fuels. These papers contribute to the development of more efficient and sustainable processes for energy production and carbon capture.
- Chemical-Looping Combustion
- Solar Thermochemical Production
- CO2 Capture
- Oxygen Carriers
- Hydrogen Production
- Thermochemical Cycles
- High-Temperature Solar Chemistry
- Sorption-Enhanced Reforming
- Solid Fuels
- Redox Reactions
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 2.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +27% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 269 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.3k works
- 2 United States 269 works
- 3 India 132 works
- 4 Germany 107 works
- 5 United Kingdom 105 works
- 6 South Korea 98 works
- 7 Spain 95 works
- 8 Italy 89 works
- 9 Japan 88 works
- 10 Canada 81 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 Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Huazhong University of Science and Technology publishes the most Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes research, followed by Xi'an Jiaotong University and Southeast University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 60 works
- 2 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 53 works
- 3 Southeast UniversityChina 45 works
- 4 Tsinghua UniversityChina 34 works
- 5 North China Electric Power UniversityChina 33 works
- 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 32 works
- 7 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 25 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 23 works
- 9 Kunming University of Science and TechnologyChina 22 works
- 10 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes include İbrahim Dinçer, Marc A. Rosen and Can Li.
- 1 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 2 Marc A. Rosen Canada 2.9k citations
- 3 Can Li China 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes research done?
The largest centres of Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zaragoza.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZaragozaES · 25.7 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals and Xi'an Jiaotong 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 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 73.8 | 24.6% | 12.4× | 60 | +70.6% |
| 2 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 69.9 | 27.0% | 9.8× | 10 | +165.9% |
| 3 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 68.6 | 23.0% | 10.7× | 53 | +28.6% |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology BeijingChina | 64.5 | 22.2% | 10.3× | 25 | +107.3% |
| 5 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 62.4 | 24.1% | 7.8× | 19 | +420.2% |
| 6 | Southeast UniversityChina | 61.5 | 16.9% | 10.9× | 45 | +26.8% |
| 7 | North China Electric Power UniversityChina | 61.1 | 24.3% | 16.2× | 33 | -20.2% |
| 8 | Nanjing Normal UniversityChina | 58.8 | 22.2% | 18.3× | 19 | — |
| 9 | Technical University of DenmarkDenmark | 56.4 | 20.3% | 9.7× | 15 | +5.4% |
| 10 | Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore | 55.7 | 32.6% | 3.8× | 9 | +109.7% |
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 Looping and Thermochemical Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Chemical Looping and Thermochemical Processes.
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.