Iron oxide chemistry and applications
Iron oxide chemistry and applications is a research topic within Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment. Science Explorer counts 26k research works in it since 1950. 18.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
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- Catalysis
- Surface Charging
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- Research works
- 26k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Iron oxide chemistry and applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (949 and 353 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 949 works
- 2 India 353 works
- 3 United States 228 works
- 4 Brazil 150 works
- 5 France 114 works
- 6 Russia 113 works
- 7 Germany 106 works
- 8 Japan 97 works
- 9 South Korea 83 works
- 10 Iran 67 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.
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Which institutions lead Iron oxide chemistry and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Central South University publishes the most Iron oxide chemistry and applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Kunming University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Central South University China 45 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 28 works
- 3 Kunming University of Science and Technology China 24 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 17 works
- 5 Northeastern University China 16 works
- 6 China University of Geosciences China 15 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 15 works
- 8 China University of Mining and Technology China 14 works
- 9 South China University of Technology China 12 works
- 10 China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Iron oxide chemistry and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Iron oxide chemistry and applications include Michaël Grätzel, John B. Goodenough and Guangming Zeng.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel 13k citations
- 2 John B. Goodenough 6.2k citations
- 3 Guangming Zeng 5.6k citations
- 4 Thomas F. Jaramillo 5.5k citations
- 5 Chad A. Mirkin 4.6k citations
- 6 C. N. R. Rao 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Iron oxide chemistry and applications research done?
The largest centres of Iron oxide chemistry and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Changsha (China), Wuhan (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kunming.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KunmingCN · 30.7 works4.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Iron oxide chemistry and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Iron oxide chemistry and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Central South University and Northeastern 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 | Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology South Korea | 73.0 | 38.5% | 20.0× | 10 | +160.3% |
| 2 | Central South University China | 62.3 | 17.3% | 8.5× | 45 | +99.3% |
| 3 | Northeastern University China | 62.1 | 33.3% | 5.8× | 16 | +267.3% |
| 4 | Kunming University of Science and Technology China | 60.5 | 20.9% | 13.0× | 24 | +94.7% |
| 5 | China University of Mining and Technology China | 54.2 | 26.6% | 5.7× | 14 | +195.9% |
| 6 | China University of Geosciences China | 51.3 | 15.0% | 9.9× | 14 | +80.9% |
| 7 | Huazhong Agricultural University China | 46.3 | 21.9% | 8.6× | 9 | +60.0% |
| 8 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing) China | 38.2 | 3.6% | 12.7× | 12 | +76.2% |
| 9 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 34.0 | 20.8% | 2.7× | 14 | +74.0% |
| 10 | King Saud University Saudi Arabia | 31.7 | 20.0% | 3.2× | 9 | -13.7% |
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 Iron oxide chemistry and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are Iron oxide chemistry and applications.
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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.