Micro and Nano Robotics
Micro and Nano Robotics is a research topic within Condensed Matter Physics. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 28.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the hydrodynamics, self-propulsion, and collective behavior of active matter, including swimming microorganisms, colloidal particles, and nanomotors. It covers a wide range of topics such as biomedical applications, catalytic nanomotors, fluid dynamics, and the interactions of active particles in complex environments.
- Hydrodynamics
- Micro/Nanomotors
- Self-Propulsion
- Colloidal Particles
- Swimming Microorganisms
- Bacterial Motion
- Biomedical Applications
- Catalytic Nanomotors
- Fluid Dynamics
- Collective Behavior
- Research works
- 19k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +51% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Micro and Nano Robotics research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.6k and 885 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.6k works
- 2 United States 885 works
- 3 Japan 298 works
- 4 Germany 285 works
- 5 India 262 works
- 6 France 233 works
- 7 United Kingdom 229 works
- 8 South Korea 134 works
- 9 Italy 109 works
- 10 Spain 104 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Micro and Nano Robotics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Harbin Institute of Technology publishes the most Micro and Nano Robotics research, followed by Zhejiang University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 72 works
- 2 Zhejiang UniversityChina 46 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 41 works
- 4 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 39 works
- 5 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 39 works
- 6 Beihang UniversityChina 37 works
- 7 Tsinghua UniversityChina 35 works
- 8 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 32 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 31 works
- 10 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 29 works
Who are the leading researchers in Micro and Nano Robotics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Micro and Nano Robotics include George M. Whitesides, Marco Dorigo and Brian D. O. Anderson.
- 1 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
- 2 Marco Dorigo Belgium 4.5k citations
- 3 Brian D. O. Anderson Australia 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Micro and Nano Robotics research done?
The largest centres of Micro and Nano Robotics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Göttingen and Dresden.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- GöttingenDE · 20.9 works9.2×
- DresdenDE · 37.3 works8.7×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Micro and Nano Robotics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Micro and Nano Robotics?
Among universities, judged by research, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Harbin Institute of Technology and ETH Zurich 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 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 75.5 | 40.8% | 8.1× | 28 | +361.6% |
| 2 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 72.4 | 38.4% | 8.8× | 72 | +116.3% |
| 3 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 70.0 | 44.5% | 9.6× | 32 | +5.9% |
| 4 | Chinese University of Hong Kong, ShenzhenChina | 68.9 | 50.1% | 16.1× | 15 | — |
| 5 | City University of Hong KongHong Kong | 62.5 | 33.5% | 6.6× | 19 | +158.7% |
| 6 | Heinrich Heine University DüsseldorfGermany | 62.2 | 43.3% | 9.1× | 13 | +111.8% |
| 7 | University of MacauMacau | 61.5 | 42.8% | 8.0× | 13 | — |
| 8 | Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and TechnologySouth Korea | 59.7 | 29.9% | 30.9× | 11 | +431.1% |
| 9 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 57.8 | 30.4% | 4.7× | 46 | +228.3% |
| 10 | Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands | 57.2 | 38.4% | 8.4× | 15 | +58.2% |
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 Micro and Nano Robotics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 51% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Micro and Nano Robotics.
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.