Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures
Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures is a research topic within Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Science Explorer counts 68k research works in it since 1950. 22.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the advancements in molecular electronic devices and systems, focusing on topics such as self-assembled monolayers, single-molecule conductance, electron transport, quantum properties, nanotechnology, conductance switching, charge transfer, organic electronics, and surface modification.
- Molecular Electronics
- Self-Assembled Monolayers
- Single-Molecule Conductance
- Electron Transport
- Quantum Properties
- Nanotechnology
- Conductance Switching
- Charge Transfer
- Organic Electronics
- Surface Modification
- Research works
- 68k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 15k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -19% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 785 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.4k works
- 2 United States 785 works
- 3 Germany 396 works
- 4 Japan 327 works
- 5 India 300 works
- 6 France 219 works
- 7 South Korea 179 works
- 8 United Kingdom 179 works
- 9 Spain 154 works
- 10 Russia 147 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 Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 43 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 41 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 29 works
- 4 Xiamen UniversityChina 25 works
- 5 Peking UniversityChina 22 works
- 6 University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina 22 works
- 7 The University of TokyoJapan 22 works
- 8 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 22 works
- 9 Nankai UniversityChina 21 works
- 10 The University of OsakaJapan 21 works
Who are the leading researchers in Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures include John A. Pople, John P. Perdew and Donald G. Truhlar.
- 1 John A. Pople United States 11k citations
- 2 John P. Perdew United States 9.9k citations
- 3 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
- 4 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 5 Kenji Watanabe Japan 6.4k citations
- 6 Takashi Taniguchi Japan 6.2k citations
- 7 Hua Zhang Singapore 5.9k citations
- 8 Michele Parrinello Switzerland 5.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures research done?
The largest centres of Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Seoul (South Korea).
Where is the best place to study Molecular Junctions and Nanostructures?
Among universities, judged by research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Xiamen University and Nankai 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.
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 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 52.5 | 23.5% | 12.5× | 10 | -31.9% |
| 2 | Xiamen UniversityChina | 52.2 | 25.3% | 6.3× | 25 | -15.5% |
| 3 | Nankai UniversityChina | 50.6 | 25.2% | 5.9× | 21 | +15.7% |
| 4 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 50.4 | 22.0% | 3.3× | 29 | +106.3% |
| 5 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 45.6 | 20.7% | 5.0× | 18 | -19.7% |
| 6 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 44.8 | 7.9% | 7.7× | 22 | +1.3% |
| 7 | Tokyo Institute of TechnologyJapan | 42.8 | 8.7% | 9.2× | 16 | -12.9% |
| 8 | Shandong Normal UniversityChina | 42.5 | 3.5% | 11.2× | 15 | +65.9% |
| 9 | Shenzhen UniversityChina | 42.0 | 18.7% | 2.8× | 11 | +273.5% |
| 10 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 41.9 | 36.9% | 1.2× | 13 | +11.3% |
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 Junctions and Nanostructures research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 19% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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.