Chemical Synthesis and Reactions
Chemical Synthesis and Reactions is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 53k research works in it since 1950. 11.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of innovations in organic synthesis reactions, including oxidation, catalysis, esterification, acylation, and the use of various catalysts for selective and efficient transformations. The focus is on developing greener and more sustainable methods for synthesizing organic compounds.
- Oxidation
- Catalysis
- Esterification
- Acylation
- Sulfides
- Sulfoxides
- Thioethers
- Heterogeneous Catalysts
- Chemoselective
- Green Chemistry
- Research works
- 53k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -30% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Chemical Synthesis and Reactions research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.6k and 685 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 Synthesis and Reactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Chemical Synthesis and Reactions research, followed by Bu-Ali Sina University and Nanjing Tech University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 35 works
- 2 Bu-Ali Sina UniversityIran 24 works
- 3 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 23 works
- 4 Fuzhou UniversityChina 22 works
- 5 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 20 works
- 6 Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia 20 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 19 works
- 8 Zhejiang UniversityChina 19 works
- 9 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 19 works
- 10 Institute of Chemical TechnologyIndia 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Chemical Synthesis and Reactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemical Synthesis and Reactions include J. B. Singh, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Avelino Corma.
- 1 J. B. Singh India 4.6k citations
- 2 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
- 3 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
- 4 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
- 5 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations
- 6 Alexander A. Balandin United States 3.8k citations
- 7 Barry M. Trost United States 3.8k citations
- 8 E. J. Corey United States 3.6k citations
- 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 Reactions research done?
The largest centres of Chemical Synthesis and Reactions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tehran (Iran), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Hamadan.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- HamadanIR · 25.1 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chemical Synthesis and Reactions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Chemical Synthesis and Reactions?
Among universities, judged by research, Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, University of Mazandaran and Ilam 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 | Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia | 60.2 | 9.0% | 14.5× | 20 | +168.1% |
| 2 | University of MazandaranIran | 59.5 | 40.0% | 27.5× | 9 | -53.4% |
| 3 | Ilam UniversityIran | 59.1 | 31.8% | 45.2× | 10 | +25.5% |
| 4 | Bu-Ali Sina UniversityIran | 56.9 | 18.5% | 59.7× | 24 | -42.3% |
| 5 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 55.2 | 29.3% | 6.8× | 13 | +67.4% |
| 6 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran | 55.1 | 17.6% | 10.0× | 12 | +80.5% |
| 7 | Henan Normal UniversityChina | 54.0 | 23.8% | 15.4× | 13 | -5.6% |
| 8 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 53.2 | 16.8% | 9.2× | 22 | -19.2% |
| 9 | Henan UniversityChina | 53.0 | 17.4% | 11.8× | 17 | -11.2% |
| 10 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina | 52.5 | 13.4% | 10.7× | 23 | -28.7% |
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 Synthesis and Reactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 30% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013.
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.