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Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies

Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 6.1k research works in it since 1950. 10.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers a wide range of topics related to stereochemistry, including chirality, stereoisomers, nomenclature, polymers, the work of Louis Pasteur, chemical reactions, organic chemistry, stereogenicity, and IUPAC recommendations. It explores the principles of stereochemical structure and nomenclature in depth.

  • Chirality
  • Stereoisomers
  • Nomenclature
  • Polymers
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Stereogenicity
  • IUPAC Recommendations
  • Molecular Asymmetry
Research works
6.1k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
635
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+19%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
United States
35% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies

Which countries lead Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (85 and 28 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 United States 85 works
  2. 2 China 28 works
  3. 3 Germany 25 works
  4. 4 United Kingdom 23 works
  5. 5 India 20 works
  6. 6 France 17 works
  7. 7 Russia 14 works
  8. 8 Brazil 13 works
  9. 9 Italy 12 works
  10. 10 Japan 10 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.

United States: 34.5%China: 11.4%Germany: 10.0%United Kingdom: 9.5%6 others listed: 34.6%35%largest
United States85 · 34.5%China28 · 11.4%Germany25 · 10.0%United Kingdom23 · 9.5%6 others listed85 · 34.6%

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

Which institutions lead Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies research?

By volume in 2022-now, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies research, followed by Ca' Foscari University of Venice and Russian Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 7 works
  2. 2 Ca' Foscari University of VeniceItaly 4 works
  3. 3 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 4 works
  4. 4 Mittal hospitalIndia 4 works
  5. 5 The Nature ConservancyUnited States 4 works
  6. 6 Lawrence Livermore National LaboratoryUnited States 3 works
  7. 7 Philipps University of MarburgGermany 3 works
  8. 8 Association for Project ManagementUnited Kingdom 3 works
  9. 9 Charité - Universitätsmedizin BerlinGermany 3 works
  10. 10 Sandia National LaboratoriesUnited States 3 works

Who are the leading researchers in Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies include George M. Whitesides, Donald G. Truhlar and George M. Sheldrick.

  1. 1 George M. Whitesides United States 267k citations
  2. 2 Donald G. Truhlar United States 230k citations
  3. 3 George M. Sheldrick Germany 220k citations
  4. 4 John Anthony Pople United States 202k citations
  5. 5 William A. Goddard United States 182k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies?

The most cited paper in Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies is "Hierarchical Grouping to Optimize an Objective Function" (Joe H. Ward, 1963), with 19,692 citations. Next come "Density Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules" (12,034) and "Conformation of Polypeptides and Proteins" (2,961).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Hierarchical Grouping to Optimize an Objective Function Joe H. Ward · Journal of the American Statistical Association Mar 1963 19,692
2 Density Functional Theory of Atoms and Molecules Robert G. Parr Book chapter 1980 12,034
3 Conformation of Polypeptides and Proteins G. N. Ramachandran, Viswanathan Sasisekharan · Advances in protein chemistry Book chapter 1968 2,961
4 Terminology for biorelated polymers and applications (IUPAC Recommendations 2012) Michel Vert, Yoshiharu Doi, Karl‐Heinz Hellwich et al. · Pure and Applied Chemistry Open access 11 Jan 2012 1,257
5 Introduction to Physical Polymer Science Manfred Stamm · Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 30 Mar 2006 1,241
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Where is Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies research done?

The largest centres of Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies research in 2022-now are Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom), Livermore (United States) and Beijing (China).

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 MoscowRussia 7 works
  2. 2 LondonUnited Kingdom 6 works
  3. 3 LivermoreUnited States 6 works
  4. 4 BeijingChina 5 works
  5. 5 TokyoJapan 5 works
  6. 6 ParisFrance 5 works
  7. 7 VeniceItaly 4 works
  8. 8 AjmerIndia 4 works
  9. 9 Los AngelesUnited States 4 works
  10. 10 PragueCzechia 4 works
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Is Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2010. The fastest-growing topics are Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0011% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting10%20%30%Chemistry and Stereochemistry Studies9.2% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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