Molecular spectroscopy and chirality
Molecular spectroscopy and chirality is a research topic within Spectroscopy. Science Explorer counts 43k research works in it since 1950. 14.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the application of chiroptical spectroscopic methods, such as vibrational circular dichroism and optical rotation, combined with computational techniques like density functional theory and NMR, for the determination of absolute configuration, conformational analysis, and stereochemistry in organic compounds, particularly natural products. The cluster also explores the role of chiroptical spectroscopy in structure elucidation and its use in studying the chiral properties of molecules.
- Chiroptical Spectroscopy
- Absolute Configuration
- NMR
- Density Functional Theory
- Vibrational Circular Dichroism
- Optical Rotation
- Conformational Analysis
- Natural Products
- Structure Elucidation
- Stereochemistry
- Research works
- 43k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 14.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Molecular spectroscopy and chirality research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (538 and 374 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 538 works
- 2 United States 374 works
- 3 India 198 works
- 4 Japan 183 works
- 5 Germany 161 works
- 6 France 142 works
- 7 Russia 123 works
- 8 United Kingdom 113 works
- 9 Italy 99 works
- 10 Poland 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Molecular spectroscopy and chirality research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Molecular spectroscopy and chirality 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 24 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 16 works
- 3 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 13 works
- 4 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 12 works
- 5 The University of TokyoJapan 11 works
- 6 Ruhr University BochumGermany 10 works
- 7 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina 10 works
- 8 Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Organic Chemistry and BiochemistryCzechia 10 works
- 9 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 9 works
- 10 Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Molecular spectroscopy and chirality?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Molecular spectroscopy and chirality include John A. Pople, Donald G. Truhlar and Peter A. Kollman.
- 1 John A. Pople United States 11k citations
- 2 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
- 3 Peter A. Kollman United States 6.3k citations
- 4 Martin Karplus United States 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Molecular spectroscopy and chirality research done?
The largest centres of Molecular spectroscopy and chirality research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Prague.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PragueCZ · 31.1 works5.8×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Molecular spectroscopy and chirality than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Molecular spectroscopy and chirality?
Among universities, judged by research, Southern University of Science and Technology, Ruhr University Bochum 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 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina | 59.4 | 50.6% | 7.4× | 10 | — |
| 2 | Ruhr University BochumGermany | 55.9 | 14.2% | 10.3× | 10 | +189.6% |
| 3 | ETH ZurichSwitzerland | 41.3 | 31.8% | 5.3× | 9 | -2.9% |
| 4 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina | 41.0 | 58.2% | 3.8× | 8 | -6.5% |
| 5 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 39.8 | 30.5% | 3.0× | 13 | +85.3% |
| 6 | Technische Universität DarmstadtGermany | 39.1 | 7.2% | 10.9× | 9 | +20.1% |
| 7 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 30.7 | 0.7% | 5.4× | 12 | +33.2% |
| 8 | University of OxfordUnited Kingdom | 30.6 | 25.3% | 2.9× | 9 | +10.5% |
| 9 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 29.9 | 37.7% | 1.6× | 8 | +66.6% |
| 10 | University of WarsawPoland | 28.1 | 7.1% | 6.7× | 9 | +32.2% |
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 Molecular spectroscopy and chirality research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008.
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.