Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications is a research topic within Molecular Medicine. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 19.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the properties, design, and biomedical applications of hydrogels, including their use in tissue engineering, drug delivery, and regenerative medicine. It explores stimuli-responsive polymers, scaffold design variables, and the development of polymeric gels for cell culture and tissue regeneration.
- Hydrogels
- Biomedical Applications
- Tissue Engineering
- Stimuli-Responsive Polymers
- Drug Delivery
- Scaffold Design
- Biomaterials
- Regenerative Medicine
- Polymeric Gels
- Cell Culture
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +28% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.1k and 627 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.1k works
- 2 India 627 works
- 3 United States 447 works
- 4 Iran 265 works
- 5 Japan 233 works
- 6 South Korea 170 works
- 7 Germany 166 works
- 8 Türkiye 165 works
- 9 France 147 works
- 10 Russia 126 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 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications research, followed by South China University of Technology and Zhejiang University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan UniversityChina 49 works
- 2 South China University of TechnologyChina 34 works
- 3 Zhejiang UniversityChina 29 works
- 4 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 28 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 26 works
- 6 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 22 works
- 7 Jiangnan UniversityChina 22 works
- 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 22 works
- 9 RWTH Aachen UniversityGermany 21 works
- 10 Donghua UniversityChina 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications include Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, Róbert Langer and Hao Chen.
- 1 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
- 2 Róbert Langer United States 4.2k citations
- 3 Hao Chen China 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications research done?
The largest centres of Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tehran (Iran) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Tabriz and Yantai.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- TabrizIR · 35.2 works8.4×
- YantaiCN · 20.2 works5.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Tabriz, Yeungnam University and Shenyang Pharmaceutical 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 TabrizIran | 76.4 | 48.8% | 11.4× | 16 | +168.8% |
| 2 | Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea | 67.6 | 54.3% | 8.9× | 12 | +36.0% |
| 3 | Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina | 59.7 | 49.0% | 11.0× | 8 | +62.8% |
| 4 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 58.0 | 34.5% | 8.2× | 22 | +59.2% |
| 5 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 57.1 | 54.0% | 7.1× | 11 | — |
| 6 | Amirkabir University of TechnologyIran | 56.6 | 25.8% | 10.0× | 15 | +98.6% |
| 7 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 53.4 | 33.3% | 4.8× | 49 | +12.4% |
| 8 | Isfahan University of TechnologyIran | 52.8 | 28.3% | 8.1× | 8 | +246.0% |
| 9 | Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina | 52.0 | 34.0% | 11.1× | 16 | -57.2% |
| 10 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran | 51.6 | 43.4% | 6.8× | 11 | — |
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 Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications.
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.