Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks
Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 11k research works in it since 1950. 17.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on nanonetworks and molecular communication, exploring topics such as diffusion-based communication, terahertz band communication, biological nanomachines, wireless nanosensor networks, channel modeling, drug delivery systems, body area nanonetworks, and bacteria-based communication.
- Nanonetworks
- Molecular Communication
- Diffusion-Based Communication
- Terahertz Band Communication
- Biological Nanomachines
- Wireless Nanosensor Networks
- Channel Modeling
- Drug Delivery Systems
- Body Area Nanonetworks
- Bacteria-based Communication
- Research works
- 11k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +41% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (807 and 478 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 807 works
- 2 India 478 works
- 3 United States 420 works
- 4 Germany 154 works
- 5 United Kingdom 128 works
- 6 Japan 116 works
- 7 South Korea 96 works
- 8 Italy 91 works
- 9 France 68 works
- 10 Canada 65 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 Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Southeast University publishes the most Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks research, followed by Harbin Institute of Technology and Tsinghua University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Southeast UniversityChina 19 works
- 2 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 18 works
- 3 Tsinghua UniversityChina 16 works
- 4 Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina 16 works
- 5 Tongji UniversityChina 16 works
- 6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 15 works
- 7 University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina 14 works
- 8 South China University of TechnologyChina 14 works
- 9 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany 13 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks include H. Vincent Poor, Ian F. Akyildiz and Dusit Niyato.
- 1 H. Vincent Poor United States 9.5k citations
- 2 Ian F. Akyildiz United States 8.2k citations
- 3 Dusit Niyato Singapore 4.5k citations
- 4 Mohsen Guizani Qatar 3.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks research done?
The largest centres of Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China).
Where is the best place to study Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks?
Among universities, judged by research, Harbin Institute of Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications and Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg 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 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.3 | 31.3% | 3.5× | 18 | +384.0% |
| 2 | Beijing University of Posts and TelecommunicationsChina | 60.3 | 18.0% | 8.1× | 16 | +213.5% |
| 3 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany | 52.6 | 4.7% | 9.0× | 13 | +260.3% |
| 4 | University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 52.4 | 46.0% | 2.8× | 11 | +125.2% |
| 5 | Galgotias UniversityIndia | 48.9 | 26.4% | 12.0× | 9 | — |
| 6 | Southeast UniversityChina | 47.1 | 18.1% | 4.4× | 19 | +43.1% |
| 7 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 44.9 | 34.8% | 4.3× | 9 | -1.3% |
| 8 | University of Electronic Science and Technology of ChinaChina | 41.5 | 9.6% | 4.0× | 14 | +212.2% |
| 9 | Technische Universität BerlinGermany | 41.3 | 14.0% | 8.6× | 9 | +52.3% |
| 10 | King Abdullah University of Science and TechnologySaudi Arabia | 40.8 | 5.1% | 11.1× | 10 | -35.6% |
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 Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 41% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Molecular Communication and Nanonetworks.
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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.