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Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes

Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 46k research works in it since 1950. 16.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of lanthanide luminescence in biomedical applications, particularly in the development of MRI contrast agents, bioimaging probes, and chemical exchange saturation transfer techniques. It also explores the association between gadolinium deposition and nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. The research covers a wide range of topics including the design of luminescent hybrid materials, europium complexes, and molecular imaging.

  • Lanthanide Luminescence
  • MRI Contrast Agents
  • Gadolinium Deposition
  • Bioimaging Probes
  • Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer
  • Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis
  • Luminescent Hybrid Materials
  • Europium Complexes
  • Molecular Imaging
  • Lanthanide Coordination Complexes
Research works
46k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-5%
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Which countries lead Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 668 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.4k works
  2. 2 United States 668 works
  3. 3 India 513 works
  4. 4 Russia 423 works
  5. 5 Germany 269 works
  6. 6 France 259 works
  7. 7 Japan 223 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 133 works
  9. 9 Spain 120 works
  10. 10 Italy 118 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.

China: 34.1%United States: 16.1%India: 12.4%Russia: 10.2%6 others listed: 27.1%34%largest
China1,410 · 34.1%United States668 · 16.1%India513 · 12.4%Russia423 · 10.2%6 others listed1,122 · 27.1%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Rajasthan publishes the most Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes research, followed by Central University of Rajasthan and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of RajasthanIndia 63 works
  2. 2 Central University of RajasthanIndia 63 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 47 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 39 works
  5. 5 Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRussia 36 works
  6. 6 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 35 works
  7. 7 Maharshi Dayanand UniversityIndia 30 works
  8. 8 NS Kurnakova Institute of General and Inorganic ChemistryRussia 25 works
  9. 9 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 24 works
  10. 10 Nankai UniversityChina 22 works

Who are the leading researchers in Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes include Michaël Grätzel, Ben Zhong Tang and Judith A. K. Howard.

  1. 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
  2. 2 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
  3. 3 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
  4. 4 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes research done?

The largest centres of Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Novosibirsk (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ajmer, Rohtak and Jaipur.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 177 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 170 works
  3. 3 Paris France 83 works
  4. 4 Novosibirsk Russia 82 works
  5. 5 Shanghai China 81 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 79 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 69 works
  8. 8 Jaipur India 65 works
  9. 9 Ajmer India 63 works
  10. 10 Tokyo Japan 55 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AjmerIN · 62.8 works47×
  2. RohtakIN · 30.8 works26×
  3. JaipurIN · 65.1 works14×
  4. NovosibirskRU · 82.3 works13×
  5. Kazan’RU · 35.2 works9.9×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes?

Among universities, judged by research, Maharshi Dayanand University, Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology and Jiangxi University of Science and Technology 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.

0%20%40%mean 12.03%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Maharshi Dayanand University: 30, 19.5%Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and Technology: 10, 35.7%Jiangxi University of Science and Technology: 10, 18.7%Central University of Rajasthan: 63, 0.0%Novosibirsk State University: 12, 5.0%Guangxi Normal University: 18, 13.3%Guilin University of Technology: 14, 7.9%University of Rajasthan: 63, 0.0%Lomonosov Moscow State University: 35, 2.5%Nankai University: 22, 17.7%Deenbandhu Chhotu Ra…Maharshi Dayanand Un…Jiangxi University o…Central University o…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Maharshi Dayanand UniversityIndia 69.219.5%51.0×30 +537.0%
2 Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram University of Science and TechnologyIndia 62.535.7%37.7×10 —
3 Jiangxi University of Science and TechnologyChina 51.618.7%10.3×10 +99.3%
4 Central University of RajasthanIndia 51.20.0%115.9×63 —
5 Novosibirsk State UniversityRussia 49.25.0%16.5×12 +200.2%
6 Guangxi Normal UniversityChina 48.713.3%16.8×18 +25.2%
7 Guilin University of TechnologyChina 47.37.9%13.3×14 +112.1%
8 University of RajasthanIndia 46.80.0%91.3×63 -23.1%
9 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 46.22.5%8.0×35 +33.4%
10 Nankai UniversityChina 43.517.7%6.3×22 -3.3%

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 Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes.

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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.