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Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions

Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 24.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the catalytic reduction and hydrogenation of nitro compounds using metal nanoparticles, supported catalysts, and green synthesis methods. It explores chemoselective reactions, selective hydrogenation processes, and the environmental applications of these catalytic systems.

  • Catalytic Reduction
  • Nitro Compounds
  • Metal Nanoparticles
  • Hydrogenation
  • Chemoselective
  • Supported Catalysts
  • Green Synthesis
  • Selective Hydrogenation
  • Nanocomposites
  • Environmental Catalysis
Research works
45k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
11k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.8%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+46%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (5.3k and 1.9k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 5.3k works
  2. 2 India 1.9k works
  3. 3 Iran 694 works
  4. 4 United States 468 works
  5. 5 Saudi Arabia 417 works
  6. 6 Egypt 320 works
  7. 7 South Korea 298 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 294 works
  9. 9 Pakistan 269 works
  10. 10 Japan 241 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: 51.7%India: 18.9%Iran: 6.8%United States: 4.6%6 others listed: 18.0%52%largest
China5,271 · 51.7%India1,924 · 18.9%Iran694 · 6.8%United States468 · 4.6%6 others listed1,838 · 18.0%

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

Which institutions lead Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions research, followed by King Saud University and Zhejiang University of Technology.

Who are the leading researchers in Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions include Jens K. Nørskov, Hua Zhang and Guangming Zeng.

  1. 1 Jens K. Nørskov Denmark 9.8k citations
  2. 2 Hua Zhang Singapore 5.9k citations
  3. 3 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
  4. 4 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
  5. 5 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
  6. 6 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
  7. 7 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
  8. 8 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
  9. 9 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 4.6k citations
  10. 10 Zhanhu Guo United States 4.4k citations

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

Where is Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions research done?

The largest centres of Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Yasuj.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 704 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 284 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 266 works
  4. 4 Tehran Iran 223 works
  5. 5 Tianjin China 212 works
  6. 6 Hangzhou China 203 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 195 works
  8. 8 Xi'an China 162 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 156 works
  10. 10 Qingdao China 151 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. YasujIR · 20.2 works25×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions?

Among universities, judged by research, Yeungnam University, Iran University of Science and Technology and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals 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%60%mean 36.2%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Yeungnam University: 30, 34.5%Iran University of Science and Technology: 43, 36.5%King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals: 30, 39.2%King Saud University: 78, 24.6%Ilam University: 8, 42.6%Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University: 26, 32.7%Jamia Millia Islamia: 19, 39.7%Université Ibn Zohr: 11, 49.3%King Abdulaziz University: 43, 24.7%National Institute Of Technology Silchar: 16, 38.2%King Fahd University…Iran University of S…Yeungnam UniversityKing Saud University
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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 Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea 76.134.5%10.6×30 +241.8%
2 Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran 69.436.5%11.8×43 +87.0%
3 King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia 69.039.2%6.4×30 +423.2%
4 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 68.424.6%6.4×78 +187.3%
5 Ilam UniversityIran 67.542.6%12.3×8 +237.5%
6 Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversitySaudi Arabia 67.032.7%10.3×26
7 Jamia Millia IslamiaIndia 65.239.7%7.1×19 +300.5%
8 Université Ibn ZohrMorocco 64.049.3%5.9×11 +394.2%
9 King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia 62.024.7%5.9×43 +263.7%
10 National Institute Of Technology SilcharIndia 61.138.2%7.1×16 +213.7%

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 Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions.

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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.