Covalent Organic Framework Applications
Covalent Organic Framework Applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1954. 31.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the design, synthesis, and applications of porous, crystalline covalent organic frameworks (COFs) for energy storage, clean energy applications, catalysis, membrane separations, and chemical stability. These organic frameworks show potential in areas such as hydrogen storage, methane storage, carbon dioxide capture, and heterogeneous catalysis.
- Porous
- Crystalline
- Organic Frameworks
- Covalent
- Hydrogen Storage
- Methane Storage
- Carbon Dioxide Capture
- Catalysis
- Membrane Separations
- Chemical Stability
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1954
- In the world top 10%
- 9.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 31.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +119% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Covalent Organic Framework Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (7k and 624 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 7k works
- 2 India 624 works
- 3 United States 506 works
- 4 South Korea 278 works
- 5 Iran 255 works
- 6 Japan 231 works
- 7 Germany 182 works
- 8 Saudi Arabia 153 works
- 9 France 146 works
- 10 Spain 140 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 Covalent Organic Framework Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Covalent Organic Framework Applications research, followed by Fuzhou University and Jilin University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 157 works
- 2 Fuzhou UniversityChina 101 works
- 3 Jilin UniversityChina 87 works
- 4 Sichuan UniversityChina 87 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 82 works
- 6 Nankai UniversityChina 81 works
- 7 Tianjin UniversityChina 78 works
- 8 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 76 works
- 9 Zhejiang UniversityChina 75 works
- 10 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 68 works
Who are the leading researchers in Covalent Organic Framework Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Covalent Organic Framework Applications include Ben Zhong Tang, Guangming Zeng and Wei Huang.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 3 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 4 Omar M. Yaghi United States 5.5k citations
- 5 Zhanhu Guo United States 4.4k citations
- 6 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
- 7 Jiaguo Yu China 4.2k citations
- 8 Lei Jiang China 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Covalent Organic Framework Applications research done?
The largest centres of Covalent Organic Framework Applications 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 Siping, Changchun and Qiqihar.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- SipingCN · 21.2 works35×
- Changchun34.8 works35×
- QiqiharCN · 21.8 works17×
- ChangzhouCN · 56.0 works11×
- XinxiangCN · 32.2 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Covalent Organic Framework Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Covalent Organic Framework Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Zhejiang Normal University and Fuzhou 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 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 77.0 | 47.1% | 10.0× | 30 | +166.6% |
| 2 | Zhejiang Normal UniversityChina | 76.4 | 48.2% | 12.2× | 37 | +409.8% |
| 3 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 74.5 | 33.9% | 17.0× | 101 | +194.9% |
| 4 | Tiangong UniversityChina | 69.8 | 37.1% | 16.0× | 41 | +212.9% |
| 5 | East China University of TechnologyChina | 69.1 | 33.8% | 49.6× | 48 | +708.0% |
| 6 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina | 67.7 | 25.9% | 12.9× | 68 | +247.2% |
| 7 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 66.9 | 26.7% | 11.0× | 58 | +221.8% |
| 8 | South China Normal UniversityChina | 66.1 | 41.8% | 9.9× | 37 | +97.3% |
| 9 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research KolkataIndia | 65.9 | 45.8% | 13.5× | 10 | +301.0% |
| 10 | Wuhan Institute of TechnologyChina | 65.7 | 31.5% | 14.8× | 35 | +309.6% |
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 Covalent Organic Framework Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 119% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Covalent Organic Framework Applications.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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