Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications
Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 16k research works in it since 1951. 20.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, applications, and properties of layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanomaterials, including nanosheets, anion exchange, catalytic applications, intercalation chemistry, drug delivery systems, photocatalysts, delamination techniques, layer-by-layer assembly, and nanostructured biohybrid materials.
- Nanosheets
- Anion Exchange
- Catalytic Applications
- Intercalation Chemistry
- Hydrotalcite-like Compounds
- Drug Delivery
- Photocatalysts
- Delamination
- Layer-by-Layer Assembly
- Nanostructured Biohybrid Materials
- Research works
- 16k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 3.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +31% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.6k and 193 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.6k works
- 2 India 193 works
- 3 United States 108 works
- 4 Japan 105 works
- 5 Iran 98 works
- 6 South Korea 93 works
- 7 Russia 65 works
- 8 France 65 works
- 9 Spain 63 works
- 10 Brazil 56 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 Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Beijing University of Chemical Technology publishes the most Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chongqing University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 47 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
- 3 Chongqing UniversityChina 24 works
- 4 Central South UniversityChina 20 works
- 5 Sriwijaya UniversityIndonesia 19 works
- 6 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 16 works
- 7 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 15 works
- 8 Guilin University of TechnologyChina 15 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 14 works
- 10 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 14 works
Who are the leading researchers in Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications include Qiang Zhang and Avelino Corma.
- 1 Qiang Zhang China 4.5k citations
- 2 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Shanghai (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guilin.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GuilinCN · 21.9 works8.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Chongqing University, University of Tabriz and Southwest 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.
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 | Chongqing UniversityChina | 62.5 | 40.8% | 6.8× | 24 | +63.2% |
| 2 | University of TabrizIran | 60.6 | 28.9% | 10.8× | 8 | +169.4% |
| 3 | Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina | 55.2 | 23.2% | 12.2× | 9 | +227.2% |
| 4 | Xiangtan UniversityChina | 54.1 | 29.7% | 10.7× | 8 | +109.5% |
| 5 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 53.5 | 13.6% | 33.8× | 46 | -44.3% |
| 6 | Hunan UniversityChina | 53.3 | 38.1% | 4.7× | 10 | +590.0% |
| 7 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 49.5 | 34.8% | 4.3× | 11 | +277.9% |
| 8 | Qingdao UniversityChina | 48.9 | 47.7% | 5.0× | 9 | — |
| 9 | Wuhan University of TechnologyChina | 48.2 | 27.0% | 6.3× | 16 | +96.2% |
| 10 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina | 45.3 | 25.8% | 5.6× | 15 | +102.6% |
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 Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 31% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Layered Double Hydroxides Synthesis 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.