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 China 5.3k works
- 2 India 1.9k works
- 3 Iran 694 works
- 4 United States 468 works
- 5 Saudi Arabia 417 works
- 6 Egypt 320 works
- 7 South Korea 298 works
- 8 Türkiye 294 works
- 9 Pakistan 269 works
- 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.
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.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 121 works
- 2 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 78 works
- 3 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 60 works
- 4 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 60 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 59 works
- 6 Tianjin UniversityChina 55 works
- 7 Sichuan UniversityChina 53 works
- 8 Tsinghua UniversityChina 53 works
- 9 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 52 works
- 10 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 52 works
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 Jens K. Nørskov Denmark 9.8k citations
- 2 Hua Zhang Singapore 5.9k citations
- 3 Guangming Zeng China 5.6k citations
- 4 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 5 Seeram Ramakrishna Singapore 5.1k citations
- 6 Huan Liu Australia 4.9k citations
- 7 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
- 8 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
- 9 Tasawar Hayat Pakistan 4.6k citations
- 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
Where it is the local speciality
- YasujIR · 20.2 works25×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Nanomaterials for catalytic reactions than the world average.
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.
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 | Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea | 76.1 | 34.5% | 10.6× | 30 | +241.8% |
| 2 | Iran University of Science and TechnologyIran | 69.4 | 36.5% | 11.8× | 43 | +87.0% |
| 3 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 69.0 | 39.2% | 6.4× | 30 | +423.2% |
| 4 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 68.4 | 24.6% | 6.4× | 78 | +187.3% |
| 5 | Ilam UniversityIran | 67.5 | 42.6% | 12.3× | 8 | +237.5% |
| 6 | Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversitySaudi Arabia | 67.0 | 32.7% | 10.3× | 26 | — |
| 7 | Jamia Millia IslamiaIndia | 65.2 | 39.7% | 7.1× | 19 | +300.5% |
| 8 | Université Ibn ZohrMorocco | 64.0 | 49.3% | 5.9× | 11 | +394.2% |
| 9 | King Abdulaziz UniversitySaudi Arabia | 62.0 | 24.7% | 5.9× | 43 | +263.7% |
| 10 | National Institute Of Technology SilcharIndia | 61.1 | 38.2% | 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.
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.