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N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry

N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 9.6k research works in it since 1956. 24.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the diverse applications of N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in catalysis, organometallic chemistry, and materials science. It covers topics such as the synthesis, coordination chemistry, steric and electronic properties, asymmetric catalysis, and the use of NHCs in materials chemistry. The papers also discuss the role of NHCs in various catalytic reactions and their potential applications in medicinal, luminescent, and functional materials.

  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
  • Catalysis
  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Metal Complexes
  • Organocatalysis
  • Synthesis
  • Coordination Chemistry
  • Steric and Electronic Properties
  • Asymmetric Catalysis
  • Materials Chemistry
Research works
9.6k
fractional, since 1956
In the world top 10%
2.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-17%
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Which countries lead N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry research?

By volume, China and Germany publish the most (287 and 140 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 287 works
  2. 2 Germany 140 works
  3. 3 India 120 works
  4. 4 United States 105 works
  5. 5 France 58 works
  6. 6 Japan 42 works
  7. 7 Russia 42 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 36 works
  9. 9 Spain 35 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 29 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.

China: 32.1%Germany: 15.6%India: 13.5%United States: 11.7%6 others listed: 27.1%32%largest
China287 · 32.1%Germany140 · 15.6%India120 · 13.5%United States105 · 11.7%6 others listed242 · 27.1%

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

Which institutions lead N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Guizhou University publishes the most N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Würzburg.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Guizhou UniversityChina 18 works
  2. 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 12 works
  3. 3 University of WürzburgGermany 11 works
  4. 4 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 10 works
  5. 5 University of MünsterGermany 10 works
  6. 6 Inonu UniversityTürkiye 10 works
  7. 7 Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndia 10 works
  8. 8 Technical University of MunichGermany 10 works
  9. 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 9 works
  10. 10 N.D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic ChemistryRussia 9 works

Who are the leading researchers in N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry?

The most-cited researchers publishing on N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry include Judith A. K. Howard, Peter G. Jones and K. N. Houk.

  1. 1 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
  2. 2 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations
  3. 3 K. N. Houk United States 2.8k citations
  4. 4 Robert H. Grubbs United States 2.7k citations
  5. 5 Robin D. Rogers United States 2.7k citations
  6. 6 Henry F. Schaefer United States 2.3k citations
  7. 7 Robert H. Crabtree United States 2.1k citations
  8. 8 Michael F. Läppert United Kingdom 2k citations

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

Where is N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry research done?

The largest centres of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Guiyang (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guiyang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 50 works
  2. 2 Paris France 21 works
  3. 3 Guiyang China 21 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 19 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 17 works
  6. 6 Singapore Singapore 17 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 16 works
  8. 8 Nanjing China 16 works
  9. 9 Kolkata India 15 works
  10. 10 Bengaluru India 13 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GuiyangCN · 20.5 works14×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry?

Among universities, judged by research, Guizhou University, Nanyang Technological University and University of Münster 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%20%40%mean 17.325%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Guizhou University: 18, 31.0%Nanyang Technological University: 10, 34.3%University of Münster: 10, 30.2%University of Würzburg: 11, 9.0%Technical University of Munich: 10, 13.7%Indian Institute of Technology Madras: 10, 10.5%Inonu University: 10, 7.1%University of Stuttgart: 8, 2.8%Nanyang Technologica…Guizhou UniversityUniversity of MünsterUniversity of Würzburg
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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 Guizhou UniversityChina 87.531.0%29.9×18 +550.7%
2 Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore 71.734.3%11.6×10 -51.2%
3 University of MünsterGermany 62.330.2%27.0×10 -17.9%
4 University of WürzburgGermany 48.49.0%44.9×11 +27.3%
5 Technical University of MunichGermany 47.513.7%10.8×10 -8.5%
6 Indian Institute of Technology MadrasIndia 43.610.5%18.9×10 +42.9%
7 Inonu UniversityTürkiye 42.47.1%46.1×10 +88.9%
8 University of StuttgartGermany 34.82.8%20.5×8 +78.3%

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 N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organic and Inorganic Chemistry.

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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.