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Chemical Synthesis and Characterization

Chemical Synthesis and Characterization is a research topic within Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on novel methods and materials for the removal of radioactive cesium from wastewater, including ion exchange and adsorption processes using metal phosphonates, nanomaterials, and hybrid organic-inorganic compounds. The research also explores selective sorption techniques and the use of zeolite nanoplatelets for environmental remediation of radioactive waste.

  • Cesium Removal
  • Ion Exchange
  • Adsorption
  • Nanomaterials
  • Radioactive Waste
  • Metal Phosphonates
  • Selective Sorption
  • Hybrid Materials
  • Zeolite Nanoplatelets
  • Environmental Remediation
Research works
37k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
6.2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+7%
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Which countries lead Chemical Synthesis and Characterization research?

By volume, China and Russia publish the most (1.8k and 377 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 Russia 377 works
  3. 3 United States 325 works
  4. 4 India 255 works
  5. 5 Japan 217 works
  6. 6 Germany 136 works
  7. 7 South Korea 130 works
  8. 8 Egypt 118 works
  9. 9 France 112 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 76 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: 50.6%Russia: 10.7%United States: 9.2%India: 7.2%6 others listed: 22.3%51%largest
China1,789 · 50.6%Russia377 · 10.7%United States325 · 9.2%India255 · 7.2%6 others listed789 · 22.3%

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

Which institutions lead Chemical Synthesis and Characterization research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Chemical Synthesis and Characterization research, followed by Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority and University of South China.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 57 works
  2. 2 Egyptian Atomic Energy AuthorityEgypt 55 works
  3. 3 University of South ChinaChina 49 works
  4. 4 East China University of TechnologyChina 46 works
  5. 5 Sichuan UniversityChina 33 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 32 works
  7. 7 Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina 31 works
  8. 8 Bhabha Atomic Research CentreIndia 30 works
  9. 9 Central South UniversityChina 29 works
  10. 10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 28 works

Who are the leading researchers in Chemical Synthesis and Characterization?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemical Synthesis and Characterization include R. D. Shannon, John B. Goodenough and Y. Arai.

  1. 1 R. D. Shannon United States 12k citations
  2. 2 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
  3. 3 Y. Arai Japan 6k citations
  4. 4 Jean‐Marie Tarascon France 4.9k citations
  5. 5 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
  6. 6 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
  7. 7 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations
  8. 8 Alexander A. Balandin United States 3.8k citations
  9. 9 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Chemical Synthesis and Characterization research done?

The largest centres of Chemical Synthesis and Characterization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Cairo (Egypt) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hengyang, Mianyang and Vladivostok.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 326 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 158 works
  3. 3 Cairo Egypt 88 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 84 works
  5. 5 Chengdu China 66 works
  6. 6 Nanchang China 66 works
  7. 7 Tianjin China 65 works
  8. 8 Wuhan China 61 works
  9. 9 Mumbai India 61 works
  10. 10 Nanjing China 58 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. HengyangCN · 51.3 works33×
  2. MianyangCN · 55.5 works22×
  3. VladivostokRU · 20.5 works14×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chemical Synthesis and Characterization than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Chemical Synthesis and Characterization?

Among universities, judged by research, East China University of Technology, Hainan University and University of South China 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 26.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →East China University of Technology: 46, 22.2%Hainan University: 13, 51.2%University of South China: 49, 21.2%Harbin Engineering University: 21, 22.2%Southwest University of Science and Technology: 31, 23.9%Homi Bhabha National Institute: 22, 4.5%Tianjin University of Science and Technology: 13, 33.5%University of Chinese Academy of Sciences: 32, 33.3%Yantai University: 12, 23.7%Beijing University of Chemical Technology: 16, 32.7%Hainan UniversityEast China Universit…Harbin Engineering U…University of South …
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 East China University of TechnologyChina 72.122.2%114.6×46 +294.8%
2 Hainan UniversityChina 64.251.2%6.9×13 +129.9%
3 University of South ChinaChina 63.121.2%43.3×49 +64.5%
4 Harbin Engineering UniversityChina 61.422.2%9.1×21 +277.0%
5 Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina 57.623.9%31.1×31 +15.4%
6 Homi Bhabha National InstituteIndia 54.74.5%24.1×22 +689.0%
7 Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina 53.833.5%15.3×13 +1.8%
8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 50.533.3%4.3×32 +38.3%
9 Yantai UniversityChina 49.923.7%12.4×12 —
10 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 49.632.7%8.4×16 -26.2%

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 Synthesis and Characterization research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Chemical Synthesis and Characterization.

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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.