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Magnetism in coordination complexes

Magnetism in coordination complexes is a research topic within Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Science Explorer counts 59k research works in it since 1950. 13.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers covers advances in molecular magnetism, with a focus on single-molecule magnets, lanthanide complexes, magnetic anisotropy, quantum tunneling of magnetization, spin crossover phenomena, high-spin transition metal complexes, magnetic relaxation dynamics, quantum computing applications, electron transport through molecular magnets, and nuclear spin resonance. The research explores the design, synthesis, and characterization of molecular materials with potential applications in spintronics and quantum information technologies.

  • Single-Molecule Magnets
  • Lanthanide Complexes
  • Magnetic Anisotropy
  • Quantum Tunneling of Magnetization
  • Spin Crossover
  • High-Spin Transition Metal Complexes
  • Magnetic Relaxation
  • Quantum Computing
  • Electron Transport
  • Nuclear Spin Resonance
Research works
59k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-23%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Magnetism in coordination complexes research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.1k and 817 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.1k works
  2. 2 India 817 works
  3. 3 United States 425 works
  4. 4 Russia 411 works
  5. 5 Japan 273 works
  6. 6 Germany 262 works
  7. 7 France 261 works
  8. 8 Spain 146 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 129 works
  10. 10 Poland 91 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: 27.6%India: 21.0%United States: 10.9%Russia: 10.6%6 others listed: 29.9%28%largest
China1,074 · 27.6%India817 · 21.0%United States425 · 10.9%Russia411 · 10.6%6 others listed1,162 · 29.9%

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

Which institutions lead Magnetism in coordination complexes research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Rajasthan publishes the most Magnetism in coordination complexes research, followed by Central University of Rajasthan and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of RajasthanIndia 235 works
  2. 2 Central University of RajasthanIndia 235 works
  3. 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 55 works
  4. 4 Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRussia 45 works
  5. 5 NS Kurnakova Institute of General and Inorganic ChemistryRussia 35 works
  6. 6 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 33 works
  7. 7 Nankai UniversityChina 25 works
  8. 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 24 works
  9. 9 Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityChina 24 works
  10. 10 G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic ChemistryRussia 23 works

Who are the leading researchers in Magnetism in coordination complexes?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Magnetism in coordination complexes include Michaël Grätzel, Donald G. Truhlar and Judith A. K. Howard.

  1. 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
  2. 2 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
  3. 3 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
  4. 4 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
  5. 5 Omar M. Yaghi United States 5.5k citations
  6. 6 Horst Puschmann United Kingdom 4.5k citations

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

Where is Magnetism in coordination complexes research done?

The largest centres of Magnetism in coordination complexes research in 2022–2025 are Jaipur (India), Ajmer (India), Moscow (Russia) and Beijing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ajmer, Jaipur and Chernogolovka.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jaipur India 238 works
  2. 2 Ajmer India 235 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 148 works
  4. 4 Beijing China 135 works
  5. 5 Novosibirsk Russia 102 works
  6. 6 Paris France 76 works
  7. 7 Nanjing China 69 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 68 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 52 works
  10. 10 Tianjin China 45 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AjmerIN · 234.6 works191×
  2. JaipurIN · 237.8 works56×
  3. ChernogolovkaRU · 22.4 works46×
  4. RohtakIN · 20.3 works19×
  5. NovosibirskRU · 102.2 works18×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Magnetism in coordination complexes than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Magnetism in coordination complexes?

Among universities, judged by research, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Maharshi Dayanand University and Central University of Rajasthan 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%25%50%mean 12.91%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Lanzhou Jiaotong University: 24, 59.5%Maharshi Dayanand University: 19, 24.3%Central University of Rajasthan: 235, 0.0%Novosibirsk State University: 17, 7.1%University of Rajasthan: 235, 0.1%Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad: 10, 11.7%Southern Federal University: 14, 0.0%Parc Científic de la Universitat de València: 14, 5.5%Jadavpur University: 20, 12.8%Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal: 12, 8.1%Lanzhou Jiaotong Uni…Maharshi Dayanand Un…Novosibirsk State Un…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 Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityChina 68.759.5%21.5×24 +72.0%
2 Maharshi Dayanand UniversityIndia 58.124.3%35.7×19 +425.5%
3 Central University of RajasthanIndia 51.40.0%471.4×235 —
4 Novosibirsk State UniversityRussia 46.77.1%25.4×17 +154.5%
5 University of RajasthanIndia 45.60.1%368.7×235 -46.1%
6 Indian Institute of Technology HyderabadIndia 45.411.7%8.9×10 +187.6%
7 Southern Federal UniversityRussia 42.50.0%17.1×14 +159.1%
8 Parc Científic de la Universitat de ValènciaSpain 41.65.5%93.2×14 +4.2%
9 Jadavpur UniversityIndia 40.612.8%16.0×20 -9.8%
10 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, BhopalIndia 39.98.1%34.1×12 +57.4%

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 Magnetism in coordination complexes research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Magnetism in coordination 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.