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Metal complexes synthesis and properties

Metal complexes synthesis and properties is a research topic within Oncology. Science Explorer counts 70k research works in it since 1950. 10.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the advancements and challenges in platinum-based cancer chemotherapy, focusing on the molecular mechanisms of action, resistance, and toxicity associated with platinum drugs. It also delves into the development of new metal complexes as potential therapeutics, DNA interactions of metal compounds, and the exploration of ruthenium compounds as anticancer agents.

  • Platinum-Based Drugs
  • Cisplatin Resistance
  • Metal Complexes
  • Anticancer Agents
  • Molecular Mechanisms
  • DNA Interactions
  • Ruthenium Compounds
  • Chemical Biology
  • Drug Development
  • Cellular Processing
Research works
70k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
10.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-14%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Metal complexes synthesis and properties research?

By volume, India and China publish the most (1.6k and 838 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 India 1.6k works
  2. 2 China 838 works
  3. 3 United States 366 works
  4. 4 Russia 324 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 274 works
  6. 6 Egypt 192 works
  7. 7 Germany 183 works
  8. 8 Saudi Arabia 173 works
  9. 9 Iraq 163 works
  10. 10 France 153 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.

India: 37.4%China: 19.7%United States: 8.6%Russia: 7.6%6 others listed: 26.7%37%largest
India1,596 · 37.4%China838 · 19.7%United States366 · 8.6%Russia324 · 7.6%6 others listed1,138 · 26.7%

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

Which institutions lead Metal complexes synthesis and properties research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Rajasthan publishes the most Metal complexes synthesis and properties research, followed by Central University of Rajasthan and University of Baghdad.

Who are the leading researchers in Metal complexes synthesis and properties?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Metal complexes synthesis and properties include Michaël Grätzel, Judith A. K. Howard and Wei Huang.

  1. 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
  2. 2 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
  3. 3 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
  4. 4 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
  5. 5 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations
  6. 6 F. Albert Cotton United States 3.5k citations
  7. 7 Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin Switzerland 3.5k citations

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

Where is Metal complexes synthesis and properties research done?

The largest centres of Metal complexes synthesis and properties research in 2022–2025 are Jaipur (India), Ajmer (India), Moscow (Russia) and Novosibirsk (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ajmer and Jaipur.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jaipur India 300 works
  2. 2 Ajmer India 278 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 112 works
  4. 4 Novosibirsk Russia 68 works
  5. 5 Kolkata India 67 works
  6. 6 Beijing China 64 works
  7. 7 Baghdad Iraq 63 works
  8. 8 Riyadh Saudi Arabia 60 works
  9. 9 Paris France 59 works
  10. 10 Chennai India 55 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. AjmerIN · 278.2 works174×
  2. JaipurIN · 300.5 works54×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Metal complexes synthesis and properties than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Metal complexes synthesis and properties?

Among universities, judged by research, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology, Lanzhou Jiaotong University and Sohag 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.

0%50%100%mean 41.97%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology: 13, 73.8%Lanzhou Jiaotong University: 33, 64.5%Sohag University: 17, 65.8%King Faisal University: 14, 51.0%Damietta University: 10, 46.9%Qufu Normal University: 8, 39.5%Central University of Rajasthan: 278, 0.0%University of Rajshahi: 10, 18.1%Universitat de les Illes Balears: 11, 15.0%Guangxi Normal University: 17, 45.1%Guru Jambheshwar Uni…Sohag UniversityLanzhou Jiaotong Uni…King Faisal University
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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 Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and TechnologyIndia 73.373.8%33.6×13 +211.7%
2 Lanzhou Jiaotong UniversityChina 62.964.5%23.2×33 +12.1%
3 Sohag UniversityEgypt 62.565.8%22.8×17 -5.8%
4 King Faisal UniversitySaudi Arabia 62.451.0%9.6×14 +80.2%
5 Damietta UniversityEgypt 59.346.9%17.9×10 +126.8%
6 Qufu Normal UniversityChina 51.239.5%7.8×8 +290.8%
7 Central University of RajasthanIndia 51.10.0%428.5×278
8 University of RajshahiBangladesh 51.018.1%13.9×10 +285.4%
9 Universitat de les Illes BalearsSpain 50.815.0%17.1×11 +190.2%
10 Guangxi Normal UniversityChina 50.445.1%13.2×17 -11.1%

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 Metal complexes synthesis and properties research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Metal complexes synthesis and properties.

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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.