Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers
Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers is a research topic within Polymers and Plastics. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1952. 25.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, characterization, and applications of dendrimer-encapsulated metal nanoparticles and hyperbranched polymers in various fields such as catalysis, drug delivery, biomedical applications, and molecular imaging. The research also explores the toxicity and biocompatibility of these nanomaterials.
- Dendrimers
- Nanoparticles
- Hyperbranched Polymers
- Drug Delivery
- Catalysis
- Biomedical Applications
- Synthesis
- Characterization
- Toxicity
- Molecular Imaging
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (691 and 211 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 691 works
- 2 India 211 works
- 3 United States 165 works
- 4 Iran 92 works
- 5 Japan 80 works
- 6 Russia 68 works
- 7 France 61 works
- 8 Germany 54 works
- 9 South Korea 45 works
- 10 Spain 42 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 Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers research, followed by Sichuan University and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 14 works
- 2 Sichuan UniversityChina 11 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 11 works
- 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 11 works
- 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 11 works
- 6 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 10 works
- 7 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 10 works
- 8 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 10 works
- 9 South China University of TechnologyChina 9 works
- 10 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 8 works
Who are the leading researchers in Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers include Ben Zhong Tang, Wei Huang and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 3 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
- 4 Jacky W. Y. Lam Hong Kong 3.4k citations
- 5 Kai Wang China 3.1k citations
- 6 Kläus Müllen Germany 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers research done?
The largest centres of Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tehran.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TehranIR · 39.2 works3.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwestern Polytechnical University, East China University of Science and Technology and South China University of Technology 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 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 45.9 | 26.8% | 4.4× | 10 | -8.7% |
| 2 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 45.5 | 10.5% | 10.1× | 10 | +1.7% |
| 3 | South China University of TechnologyChina | 37.2 | 28.4% | 4.1× | 9 | -22.6% |
| 4 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 36.0 | 28.3% | 2.6× | 11 | -42.4% |
| 5 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 31.3 | 18.0% | 3.5× | 11 | -24.2% |
| 6 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 26.7 | 15.7% | 3.4× | 10 | -22.5% |
| 7 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 19.8 | 15.4% | 2.8× | 11 | -41.6% |
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 Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Dendrimers and Hyperbranched Polymers.
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.