Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies
Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1950. 17.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of electrowetting in microfluidic devices, digital microfluidics, and liquid lenses. It covers topics such as droplet manipulation, lab-on-a-chip systems, optofluidic devices, and dielectrophoresis for various bioassays. The research also explores the use of electrowetting-on-dielectric for different applications.
- Microfluidics
- Digital Microfluidics
- Electrowetting
- Liquid Lenses
- Droplet Manipulation
- Lab-on-a-Chip
- Optofluidics
- Dielectrophoresis
- Bioassays
- Electrowetting-on-Dielectric
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (681 and 296 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 681 works
- 2 United States 296 works
- 3 India 133 works
- 4 Japan 124 works
- 5 Germany 96 works
- 6 South Korea 82 works
- 7 United Kingdom 69 works
- 8 France 45 works
- 9 Canada 43 works
- 10 Taiwan 41 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies research, followed by Tsinghua University and Xi'an Jiaotong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 19 works
- 2 Tsinghua UniversityChina 16 works
- 3 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 15 works
- 4 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 15 works
- 5 Tianjin UniversityChina 13 works
- 6 South China Normal UniversityChina 13 works
- 7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 13 works
- 8 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 13 works
- 9 Dalian University of TechnologyChina 12 works
- 10 Beihang UniversityChina 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies include George M. Whitesides and Lei Jiang.
- 1 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
- 2 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 Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies research done?
The largest centres of Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Tokyo (Japan).
Where is the best place to study Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies?
Among universities, judged by research, South China Normal University, Beihang University and Tsinghua 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 | South China Normal UniversityChina | 57.8 | 6.1% | 18.2× | 13 | +228.3% |
| 2 | Beihang UniversityChina | 54.6 | 23.6% | 4.9× | 11 | +195.1% |
| 3 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 50.5 | 18.8% | 4.0× | 16 | +49.9% |
| 4 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 46.0 | 18.4% | 4.7× | 15 | +26.8% |
| 5 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 43.9 | 29.1% | 3.4× | 8 | +54.4% |
| 6 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 42.9 | 10.8% | 8.8× | 10 | — |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology KharagpurIndia | 42.6 | 15.1% | 8.8× | 9 | +60.1% |
| 8 | Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 39.3 | 19.9% | 3.0× | 10 | +155.8% |
| 9 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 36.5 | 14.9% | 3.9× | 13 | +66.2% |
| 10 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 35.2 | 12.2% | 5.3× | 13 | +42.7% |
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 Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011. The fastest-growing topics are Electrowetting and Microfluidic Technologies.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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