Conducting polymers and applications
Conducting polymers and applications is a research topic within Polymers and Plastics. Science Explorer counts 116k research works in it since 1950. 25.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers represents advances in the research and applications of conducting polymers, with a focus on materials such as polyaniline and PEDOT:PSS. The topics covered include nanofiber synthesis, electrochemical sensors, organic electronics, electrochromic materials, nanocomposites, and biomedical applications in areas such as tissue engineering. These papers showcase the wide-ranging potential and growing importance of conducting polymers in various scientific and technological fields.
- Conducting Polymers
- Polyaniline
- PEDOT:PSS
- Nanofibers
- Electrochemical Sensors
- Biomedical Applications
- Organic Electronics
- Electrochromic Materials
- Nanocomposites
- Tissue Engineering
- Research works
- 116k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 30k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +32% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Conducting polymers and applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (11k and 2.7k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 11k works
- 2 India 2.7k works
- 3 South Korea 1.6k works
- 4 United States 1.5k works
- 5 Japan 749 works
- 6 Germany 521 works
- 7 Iran 489 works
- 8 Saudi Arabia 489 works
- 9 Türkiye 466 works
- 10 Taiwan 462 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Conducting polymers and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Conducting polymers and applications research, followed by South China University of Technology and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 324 works
- 2 South China University of Technology China 187 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 165 works
- 4 Sichuan University China 135 works
- 5 Donghua University China 130 works
- 6 Soochow University China 125 works
- 7 Xi'an Jiaotong University China 109 works
- 8 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 107 works
- 9 Northwestern Polytechnical University China 106 works
- 10 Tianjin University China 102 works
Who are the leading researchers in Conducting polymers and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Conducting polymers and applications include Michaël Grätzel, Zhong Lin Wang and Ben Zhong Tang.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel 13k citations
- 2 Zhong Lin Wang 11k citations
- 3 Ben Zhong Tang 7k citations
- 4 Henry J. Snaith 6.6k citations
- 5 Kenji Watanabe 6.4k citations
- 6 Takashi Taniguchi 6.2k citations
- 7 Wei Huang 5.5k citations
- 8 Tsutomu Miyasaka 5.3k citations
- 9 Seeram Ramakrishna 5.1k citations
- 10 Yury Gogotsi 5.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Conducting polymers and applications research done?
The largest centres of Conducting polymers and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Seoul (South Korea), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karaikudi and Changchun.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KaraikudiIN · 25.2 works10×
- Changchun20.3 works8.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Conducting polymers and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Conducting polymers and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Guangxi University, Southern University of Science and Technology and Yeungnam 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 | Guangxi University China | 71.4 | 48.6% | 6.6× | 98 | +271.6% |
| 2 | Southern University of Science and Technology China | 68.0 | 45.1% | 5.7× | 76 | +2146.4% |
| 3 | Yeungnam University South Korea | 66.9 | 32.3% | 11.9× | 63 | +113.3% |
| 4 | Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology South Korea | 66.3 | 38.0% | 12.9× | 48 | +115.0% |
| 5 | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Saudi Arabia | 66.3 | 38.5% | 6.8× | 47 | +293.2% |
| 6 | Donghua University China | 65.1 | 36.0% | 14.3× | 130 | +28.3% |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 63.6 | 41.5% | 4.0× | 165 | +178.8% |
| 8 | South China University of Technology China | 62.3 | 33.8% | 7.0× | 187 | +91.4% |
| 9 | Kwangwoon University South Korea | 62.0 | 35.7% | 17.5× | 31 | +123.1% |
| 10 | City University of Hong Kong Hong Kong | 61.8 | 49.4% | 4.6× | 66 | +54.8% |
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 Conducting polymers and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 32% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Conducting polymers and applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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