Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
Fluorine in Organic Chemistry is a research topic within Pharmaceutical Science. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 12.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the diverse roles of fluorine in medicinal chemistry and pharmaceuticals, including its use in bioisosteres, trifluoromethylation, enantioselective fluorination, PET imaging, and agrochemicals. The papers cover a wide range of topics such as organofluorine chemistry, C–F bond activation, and the introduction of fluorine-containing functional groups.
- Fluorine
- Medicinal Chemistry
- Pharmaceuticals
- Bioisosteres
- Trifluoromethylation
- Organofluorine Chemistry
- C–F Bond Activation
- Enantioselective Fluorination
- PET Imaging
- Agrochemicals
- Research works
- 41k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 12.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fluorine in Organic Chemistry research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 412 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 United States 412 works
- 3 Japan 240 works
- 4 Russia 207 works
- 5 Germany 200 works
- 6 India 176 works
- 7 France 147 works
- 8 United Kingdom 97 works
- 9 Canada 65 works
- 10 Spain 64 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 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry publishes the most Fluorine in Organic Chemistry research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry China 54 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 40 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 33 works
- 4 Nankai University China 32 works
- 5 Henan Normal University China 31 works
- 6 Zhejiang University of Technology China 28 works
- 7 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 28 works
- 8 Nanjing Tech University China 26 works
- 9 Nanjing Forestry University China 24 works
- 10 Lanzhou University China 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fluorine in Organic Chemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fluorine in Organic Chemistry include Ben Zhong Tang, Judith A. K. Howard and Barry M. Trost.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang 7k citations
- 2 Judith A. K. Howard 5.5k citations
- 3 Barry M. Trost 3.8k citations
- 4 E. J. Corey 3.6k citations
- 5 Peter G. Jones 3.6k citations
- 6 F. Albert Cotton 3.5k citations
- 7 Stephen L. Buchwald 3.5k citations
- 8 David W. C. MacMillan 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fluorine in Organic Chemistry research done?
The largest centres of Fluorine in Organic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Shanghai (China), Beijing (China), Nanjing (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xinxiang and Irkutsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- XinxiangCN · 32.6 works33×
- IrkutskRU · 23.0 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fluorine in Organic Chemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fluorine in Organic Chemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Münster, Nanjing Tech University and Henan Normal 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 | University of Münster Germany | 68.6 | 40.0% | 14.1× | 17 | +98.3% |
| 2 | Nanjing Tech University China | 65.8 | 21.9% | 15.2× | 26 | +183.1% |
| 3 | Henan Normal University China | 64.9 | 35.4% | 44.2× | 31 | +12.8% |
| 4 | Nankai University China | 63.9 | 27.9% | 13.8× | 32 | +49.8% |
| 5 | Nanjing Forestry University China | 61.0 | 27.7% | 15.2× | 24 | — |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 59.5 | 24.7% | 5.7× | 33 | +1340.0% |
| 7 | Lanzhou University China | 57.7 | 24.9% | 11.0× | 22 | +46.2% |
| 8 | Hangzhou Normal University China | 56.7 | 33.3% | 13.7× | 10 | +86.3% |
| 9 | Northeast Normal University China | 54.6 | 23.1% | 17.3× | 13 | +99.4% |
| 10 | Zhejiang Normal University China | 54.1 | 15.1% | 12.5× | 12 | +161.0% |
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 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Fluorine in Organic Chemistry.
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.