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Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles

Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 13k research works in it since 1950. 14.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the use of laser ablation in liquid environments for the synthesis and size control of nanoparticles, particularly metal nanoparticles like gold and silver. The research covers topics such as surface chemistry, colloids, and the formation of nanoparticles in various solutions.

  • Laser Ablation
  • Nanoparticles
  • Colloids
  • Liquid Environment
  • Size Control
  • Metal Nanoparticles
  • Synthesis
  • Solution
  • Gold Nanoparticles
  • Surface Chemistry
Research works
13k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+31%
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Which countries lead Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (433 and 389 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 433 works
  2. 2 India 389 works
  3. 3 Russia 311 works
  4. 4 Iraq 199 works
  5. 5 United States 189 works
  6. 6 Japan 102 works
  7. 7 Iran 95 works
  8. 8 Germany 89 works
  9. 9 France 82 works
  10. 10 Saudi Arabia 80 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: 22.0%India: 19.8%Russia: 15.8%Iraq: 10.1%6 others listed: 32.4%22%largest
China433 · 22.0%India389 · 19.8%Russia311 · 15.8%Iraq199 · 10.1%6 others listed637 · 32.4%

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

Which institutions lead Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Technology - Iraq publishes the most Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles research, followed by University of Baghdad and Mustansiriyah University.

Who are the leading researchers in Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles include Zhong Lin Wang, Mostafa A. El‐Sayed and A. Paul Alivisatos.

  1. 1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 11k citations
  2. 2 Mostafa A. El‐Sayed United States 3.5k citations
  3. 3 A. Paul Alivisatos United States 3.2k citations
  4. 4 Hideo Hosono Japan 2.9k citations

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

Where is Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles research done?

The largest centres of Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles research in 2022–2025 are Moscow (Russia), Baghdad (Iraq), Beijing (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Baghdad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Moscow Russia 124 works
  2. 2 Baghdad Iraq 118 works
  3. 3 Beijing China 71 works
  4. 4 Tehran Iran 45 works
  5. 5 Chennai India 39 works
  6. 6 Saint Petersburg Russia 36 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 35 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 26 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 26 works
  10. 10 Xi'an China 25 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. BaghdadIQ · 118.0 works20×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Technology - Iraq, University of Baghdad and University of Duisburg-Essen 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%10%20%30%mean 11.26%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →University of Technology - Iraq: 41, 16.3%University of Baghdad: 36, 9.7%University of Duisburg-Essen: 12, 16.6%Mustansiriyah University: 17, 5.2%King Saud University: 12, 24.1%University of Babylon: 16, 11.4%University of Anbar: 11, 15.9%Bharathidasan University: 10, 8.9%ITMO University: 11, 0.9%National Research Tomsk State University: 9, 3.6%University of Duisbu…University of Techno…University of BaghdadMustansiriyah Univer…
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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 University of Technology - IraqIraq 73.116.3%61.4×41 +167.6%
2 University of BaghdadIraq 66.19.7%17.2×36 +580.1%
3 University of Duisburg-EssenGermany 58.516.6%12.7×12 +153.6%
4 Mustansiriyah UniversityIraq 52.95.2%20.1×17 +612.5%
5 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 52.724.1%4.5×12 +79.5%
6 University of BabylonIraq 50.111.4%21.4×16
7 University of AnbarIraq 48.515.9%18.5×11
8 Bharathidasan UniversityIndia 47.58.9%19.8×10 +144.4%
9 ITMO UniversityRussia 46.00.9%22.4×11 +316.4%
10 National Research Tomsk State UniversityRussia 46.03.6%15.8×9 +394.8%

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 Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Laser-Ablation Synthesis of Nanoparticles.

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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.