Crystallography and molecular interactions
Crystallography and molecular interactions is a research topic within Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 37k research works in it since 1950. 19.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the diverse aspects of noncovalent interactions, including hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding, aromatic ring interactions, crystal engineering, cocrystal formation, and mechanochemistry in molecular crystals and supramolecular chemistry.
- Noncovalent Interactions
- Molecular Crystals
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Hydrogen Bonding
- Halogen Bonding
- Aromatic Rings
- Crystal Engineering
- Cocrystals
- Mechanochemistry
- Intermolecular Interactions
- Research works
- 37k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Crystallography and molecular interactions research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (810 and 527 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 810 works
- 2 India 527 works
- 3 United States 453 works
- 4 Russia 248 works
- 5 Germany 209 works
- 6 Japan 197 works
- 7 United Kingdom 163 works
- 8 France 122 works
- 9 Spain 121 works
- 10 Poland 113 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 Crystallography and molecular interactions research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Universitat de les Illes Balears publishes the most Crystallography and molecular interactions research, followed by Beijing Institute of Technology and Nanjing University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Universitat de les Illes BalearsSpain 31 works
- 2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 24 works
- 3 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 24 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 23 works
- 5 Tianjin UniversityChina 23 works
- 6 St Petersburg UniversityRussia 23 works
- 7 Utah State UniversityUnited States 18 works
- 8 China Academy of Engineering PhysicsChina 18 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 18 works
- 10 NS Kurnakova Institute of General and Inorganic ChemistryRussia 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Crystallography and molecular interactions?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Crystallography and molecular interactions include Ben Zhong Tang, N. Zhou and Peter A. Kollman.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 N. Zhou United States 6.6k citations
- 3 Peter A. Kollman United States 6.3k citations
- 4 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
- 5 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 6 Martin Karplus United States 4.7k citations
- 7 Lee G. Pedersen United States 4.1k citations
- 8 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations
- 9 Vincenzo Barone Italy 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Crystallography and molecular interactions research done?
The largest centres of Crystallography and molecular interactions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Palma.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PalmaES · 31.2 works40×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Crystallography and molecular interactions than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Crystallography and molecular interactions?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Utah State University and St Petersburg 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 | Universitat de les Illes BalearsSpain | 80.0 | 38.9% | 76.2× | 31 | +36.0% |
| 2 | Utah State UniversityUnited States | 73.8 | 46.8% | 25.2× | 18 | +23.8% |
| 3 | St Petersburg UniversityRussia | 73.3 | 27.7% | 12.2× | 23 | +168.2% |
| 4 | Jadavpur UniversityIndia | 62.7 | 41.0% | 10.8× | 11 | +30.1% |
| 5 | South Ural State UniversityRussia | 60.6 | 23.6% | 19.9× | 9 | +222.0% |
| 6 | University of LimerickIreland | 59.5 | 22.8% | 14.8× | 10 | +130.1% |
| 7 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 54.3 | 34.7% | 7.6× | 12 | +23.1% |
| 8 | University of JyväskyläFinland | 52.4 | 22.7% | 15.9× | 11 | -17.3% |
| 9 | Tianjin UniversityChina | 51.5 | 23.2% | 5.0× | 23 | +78.6% |
| 10 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 49.9 | 21.7% | 5.2× | 24 | +59.8% |
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 Crystallography and molecular interactions research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Crystallography and molecular interactions.
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.