CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1954. 23.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the electrochemical reduction of carbon dioxide to produce renewable fuels and chemicals. It covers topics such as electrocatalysis, catalysts for CO2 reduction, molecular and metallic surfaces, and selective reduction processes.
- Electrocatalysis
- Carbon Dioxide
- Catalysts
- Renewable Fuels
- Electrochemical Conversion
- CO2 Reduction
- Metallic Surfaces
- Molecular Catalysis
- Selective Reduction
- Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 5.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +140% the tick is no change
Which countries lead CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4.1k and 867 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 4.1k works
- 2 United States 867 works
- 3 India 355 works
- 4 Germany 336 works
- 5 Japan 262 works
- 6 South Korea 258 works
- 7 France 178 works
- 8 Canada 152 works
- 9 Spain 149 works
- 10 United Kingdom 144 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts research, followed by University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Science and Technology of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 141 works
- 2 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 86 works
- 3 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 71 works
- 4 Tianjin UniversityChina 70 works
- 5 Nankai UniversityChina 68 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 60 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 57 works
- 8 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 53 works
- 9 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 53 works
- 10 Fuzhou UniversityChina 52 works
Who are the leading researchers in CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts?
The most-cited researchers publishing on CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts include Michaël Grätzel, Jens K. Nørskov and İbrahim Dinçer.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
- 2 Jens K. Nørskov Denmark 9.8k citations
- 3 İbrahim Dinçer Canada 5.9k citations
- 4 Thomas F. Jaramillo United States 5.5k citations
- 5 Liming Dai United States 4.2k citations
- 6 Jiaguo Yu China 4.2k citations
- 7 Ib Chorkendorff Denmark 3.7k citations
- 8 Edward H. Sargent Canada 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts research done?
The largest centres of CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Tianjin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Pudong.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PudongCN · 24.4 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts than the world average.
Where is the best place to study CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Science and Technology of China, Fuzhou University and City University of Hong Kong 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 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 69.8 | 32.0% | 7.5× | 71 | +439.2% |
| 2 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 69.7 | 25.3% | 11.7× | 52 | +280.9% |
| 3 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 68.0 | 41.0% | 5.9× | 27 | +137.5% |
| 4 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 67.8 | 22.8% | 13.5× | 53 | +458.9% |
| 5 | Nankai UniversityChina | 67.4 | 28.9% | 12.9× | 68 | +89.0% |
| 6 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 67.4 | 22.1% | 15.5× | 53 | +738.1% |
| 7 | Tianjin UniversityChina | 66.2 | 27.0% | 7.4× | 70 | +347.0% |
| 8 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 65.4 | 26.7% | 6.5× | 86 | +454.9% |
| 9 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 62.2 | 38.4% | 3.6× | 57 | +213.1% |
| 10 | Delft University of TechnologyNetherlands | 61.4 | 21.9% | 7.2× | 38 | +970.9% |
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 CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 140% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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