Fullerene Chemistry and Applications
Fullerene Chemistry and Applications is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1950. 19.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the chemistry, properties, and diverse applications of fullerenes, including endohedral fullerenes, photosensitization, nanoscience, photovoltaic devices, electron transfer processes, biomedical applications, and supramolecular chemistry. The research covers topics such as excited-state properties, functionalization in water, organic photovoltaic devices, and the potential use of fullerenes in artificial photosynthetic systems.
- Fullerenes
- Endohedral Fullerenes
- Photosensitization
- Nanoscience
- Photovoltaic Devices
- Molecular Systems
- Electron Transfer
- Biomedical Applications
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Carbon Nanotubes
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fullerene Chemistry and Applications research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (487 and 191 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 487 works
- 2 Russia 191 works
- 3 United States 172 works
- 4 Japan 140 works
- 5 India 126 works
- 6 Germany 82 works
- 7 Iran 70 works
- 8 Spain 60 works
- 9 France 45 works
- 10 United Kingdom 37 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Fullerene Chemistry and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Lomonosov Moscow State University publishes the most Fullerene Chemistry and Applications research, followed by University of Science and Technology of China and Kyoto University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 16 works
- 2 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 14 works
- 3 Kyoto UniversityJapan 13 works
- 4 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 13 works
- 5 Xiamen UniversityChina 13 works
- 6 The University of OsakaJapan 12 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 11 works
- 8 Universitat de GironaSpain 10 works
- 9 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 9 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fullerene Chemistry and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fullerene Chemistry and Applications include Tian Lu, Kenji Watanabe and Takashi Taniguchi.
- 1 Tian Lu China 6.8k citations
- 2 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 3 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 4 Rodney S. Ruoff United States 5.5k citations
- 5 Marvin L. Cohen United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fullerene Chemistry and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Fullerene Chemistry and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Nanjing (China).
Where is the best place to study Fullerene Chemistry and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Universitat de Girona, Xiamen University and Lomonosov Moscow State 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Universitat de GironaSpain | 62.2 | 14.4% | 44.5× | 10 | +73.2% |
| 2 | Xiamen UniversityChina | 59.3 | 18.4% | 9.2× | 13 | +9.5% |
| 3 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 56.2 | 0.9% | 10.0× | 16 | -10.7% |
| 4 | Kyoto UniversityJapan | 55.2 | 12.0% | 9.7× | 13 | -14.9% |
| 5 | The University of OsakaJapan | 54.5 | 20.1% | 10.3× | 12 | -47.2% |
| 6 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 52.0 | 17.2% | 8.4× | 13 | -15.9% |
| 7 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 46.6 | 13.7% | 6.2× | 14 | -4.8% |
| 8 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 37.1 | 34.1% | 3.8× | 9 | -37.0% |
| 9 | Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina | 19.3 | 5.4% | 3.0× | 9 | +29.6% |
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 Fullerene Chemistry and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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