History and advancements in chemistry
History and advancements in chemistry is a research topic within Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 27k research works in it since 1950. 8.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of partially ordered sets in chemistry research, particularly in the context of ranking chemical substances, multi-criteria analysis, and sustainable development goals. It explores topics such as the periodic table, quantitative superstructure/activity relationships, environmental health, and decision support systems.
- Partially Ordered Sets
- Periodic Table
- Chemical Substances
- Multi-Criteria Analysis
- Environmental Health
- Quantitative Superstructure/Activity Relationships
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Decision Support
- Lanthanides
- QSAR
- Research works
- 27k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead History and advancements in chemistry research?
By volume, the United States and Germany publish the most (456 and 176 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 456 works
- 2 Germany 176 works
- 3 United Kingdom 126 works
- 4 France 122 works
- 5 China 120 works
- 6 India 107 works
- 7 Russia 88 works
- 8 Italy 78 works
- 9 Spain 63 works
- 10 Canada 57 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 History and advancements in chemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Uppsala University publishes the most History and advancements in chemistry research, followed by University of Tennessee at Knoxville and Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Uppsala UniversitySweden 19 works
- 2 University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States 18 works
- 3 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 17 works
- 4 Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsHungary 13 works
- 5 University of Chemistry and Technology, PragueCzechia 13 works
- 6 Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific ResearchIndia 12 works
- 7 Chennai Mathematical InstituteIndia 12 works
- 8 Sandvik (Sweden)Sweden 11 works
- 9 Aga Khan UniversityPakistan 10 works
- 10 University of CopenhagenDenmark 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in History and advancements in chemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on History and advancements in chemistry include John A. Pople and Donald G. Truhlar.
- 1 John A. Pople United States 11k citations
- 2 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is History and advancements in chemistry research done?
The largest centres of History and advancements in chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Moscow (Russia), London (United Kingdom) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Budapest and Prague.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BudapestHU · 23.8 works5.9×
- PragueCZ · 21.6 works5.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in History and advancements in chemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study History and advancements in chemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Uppsala University, University of Richmond and University of Tennessee at Knoxville 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 | Uppsala UniversitySweden | 71.3 | 5.3% | 18.2× | 19 | +134.0% |
| 2 | University of RichmondUnited States | 65.6 | 23.4% | 54.8× | 9 | +95.1% |
| 3 | University of Tennessee at KnoxvilleUnited States | 51.9 | 2.8% | 22.4× | 18 | -10.2% |
| 4 | University of Chemistry and Technology, PragueCzechia | 46.9 | 0.2% | 70.5× | 13 | — |
| 5 | Aga Khan UniversityPakistan | 44.8 | 0.0% | 64.1× | 10 | — |
| 6 | Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsHungary | 43.5 | 0.5% | 29.1× | 13 | +14.4% |
| 7 | Chennai Mathematical InstituteIndia | 43.5 | 0.0% | 102.9× | 12 | — |
| 8 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 37.0 | 5.3% | 4.0× | 18 | — |
| 9 | Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico | 35.6 | 8.7% | 4.5× | 9 | +292.3% |
| 10 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 33.3 | 3.4% | 7.3× | 10 | -35.4% |
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 History and advancements in chemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2019. The fastest-growing topics are History and advancements in 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.