Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure
Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 11.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the thermochemical properties of organic and organometallic compounds, including enthalpies of vaporization and sublimation, calorimetry techniques, standard molar enthalpies, and heat capacities. It also covers topics such as atomic weights and standard absolute entropy values.
- Enthalpies
- Vaporization
- Sublimation
- Calorimetry
- Thermodynamics
- Organic Compounds
- Atomic Weights
- Standard Molar Enthalpies
- Heat Capacities
- Vapor Pressures
- Research works
- 46k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure research?
By volume, Russia and China publish the most (511 and 460 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.
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Which institutions lead Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Kazan Federal University publishes the most Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure research, followed by Lomonosov Moscow State University and Nanjing University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Kazan Federal UniversityRussia 28 works
- 2 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 25 works
- 3 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 21 works
- 4 Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRussia 20 works
- 5 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 18 works
- 6 Institute of Solution ChemistryRussia 17 works
- 7 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 17 works
- 8 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 16 works
- 9 D.I. Mendeleyev Institute for MetrologyRussia 16 works
- 10 National Institute of Standards and TechnologyUnited States 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure include John A. Pople, J. Häfner and Judith A. K. Howard.
- 1 John A. Pople United States 11k citations
- 2 J. Häfner Austria 11k citations
- 3 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
- 4 Martin Karplus United States 4.7k citations
- 5 William L. Jorgensen United States 4.5k citations
- 6 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure research done?
The largest centres of Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Beijing (China), Saint Petersburg (Russia) and Novosibirsk (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ivanovo, Kazan’ and Novosibirsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Moscow Russia 170 works
- 2 Beijing China 77 works
- 3 Saint Petersburg Russia 61 works
- 4 Novosibirsk Russia 50 works
- 5 Kazan’ Russia 46 works
- 6 Nanjing China 35 works
- 7 Paris France 32 works
- 8 Ivanovo Russia 32 works
- 9 Xi'an China 31 works
- 10 Tianjin China 25 works
Where it is the local speciality
- IvanovoRU · 31.9 works122×
- Kazan’RU · 45.8 works24×
- NovosibirskRU · 49.7 works15×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Chemical Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Lomonosov Moscow State University and Kazan Federal 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 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 71.8 | 16.5% | 9.2× | 20 | -9.8% |
| 2 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 68.1 | 7.1% | 10.9× | 26 | +14.6% |
| 3 | Kazan Federal UniversityRussia | 57.6 | 1.2% | 37.2× | 28 | +78.9% |
| 4 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 54.5 | 6.0% | 14.2× | 18 | -3.0% |
| 5 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 54.0 | 15.4% | 5.0× | 16 | -22.6% |
| 6 | North University of ChinaChina | 49.8 | 4.7% | 16.9× | 11 | +113.4% |
| 7 | University of Chemistry and Technology, PragueCzechia | 43.1 | 5.1% | 40.3× | 10 | -35.5% |
| 8 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 42.4 | 5.7% | 3.8× | 17 | +113.4% |
| 9 | Kazan State Technological UniversityRussia | 37.3 | 2.7% | 66.0× | 12 | -40.3% |
| 10 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 37.0 | 14.7% | 1.6× | 8 | +42.6% |
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 Thermodynamics and Molecular Structure research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2006.
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.