Ionic liquids properties and applications
Ionic liquids properties and applications is a research topic within Catalysis. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 17.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the wide-ranging applications of ionic liquids and deep eutectic solvents in fields such as catalysis, green chemistry, biocatalysis, CO2 capture, nanoscale materials, and electrochemistry. The research focuses on the unique properties and potential environmental benefits of these solvents in various industrial and scientific processes.
- Ionic Liquids
- Solvents
- Catalysis
- Green Chemistry
- Deep Eutectic Solvents
- Biocatalysis
- CO2 Capture
- Nanoscale Materials
- Electrochemistry
- Sustainable Technology
- Research works
- 36k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ionic liquids properties and applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.4k and 619 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 2.4k works
- 2 United States 619 works
- 3 India 613 works
- 4 Japan 261 works
- 5 Germany 235 works
- 6 Iran 222 works
- 7 Russia 211 works
- 8 France 182 works
- 9 Spain 174 works
- 10 South Korea 137 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 Ionic liquids properties and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Ionic liquids properties and applications research, followed by Qingdao University of Science and Technology and Beijing University of Chemical Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 66 works
- 2 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 50 works
- 3 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 50 works
- 4 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 43 works
- 5 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 42 works
- 6 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 41 works
- 7 Institute of Process EngineeringChina 37 works
- 8 Sichuan UniversityChina 31 works
- 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 31 works
- 10 Tianjin UniversityChina 30 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ionic liquids properties and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ionic liquids properties and applications include Yury Gogotsi and Martin Winter.
- 1 Yury Gogotsi United States 5.1k citations
- 2 Martin Winter Germany 4.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ionic liquids properties and applications research done?
The largest centres of Ionic liquids properties and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ipoh and Aveiro.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IpohMY · 22.4 works19×
- AveiroPT · 21.6 works9.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ionic liquids properties and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ionic liquids properties and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Luleå University of Technology, University of Tabriz and Universiti Teknologi Petronas 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 | Luleå University of TechnologySweden | 61.2 | 15.0% | 17.8× | 14 | +319.3% |
| 2 | University of TabrizIran | 60.7 | 13.3% | 13.4× | 21 | +189.8% |
| 3 | Universiti Teknologi PetronasMalaysia | 58.4 | 13.0% | 21.4× | 22 | +105.1% |
| 4 | Gdańsk University of TechnologyPoland | 58.3 | 33.2% | 12.7× | 14 | +12.7% |
| 5 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 56.9 | 17.5% | 16.9× | 50 | -6.9% |
| 6 | Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina | 56.2 | 13.2% | 20.2× | 50 | +29.2% |
| 7 | University of AveiroPortugal | 53.8 | 19.4% | 9.8× | 22 | +8.6% |
| 8 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 53.4 | 13.5% | 12.6× | 42 | +3.1% |
| 9 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 53.1 | 22.3% | 3.9× | 43 | +170.1% |
| 10 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 51.9 | 48.8% | 2.7× | 11 | +23.7% |
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 Ionic liquids properties and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2016. The fastest-growing topics are Ionic liquids properties and 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.