NMR spectroscopy and applications
NMR spectroscopy and applications is a research topic within Nuclear and High Energy Physics. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers covers a wide range of applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) in fields such as geophysics, chemistry, hydrogeology, and cultural heritage. The papers discuss topics such as diffusion, relaxation, surface NMR, geophysical imaging, chemical analysis, and process monitoring using NMR techniques.
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
- Diffusion
- Relaxation
- Porous Media
- Surface NMR
- Geophysical Imaging
- Chemical Analysis
- Process Monitoring
- Hydrogeology
- Cultural Heritage
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead NMR spectroscopy and applications research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (812 and 414 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 812 works
- 2 United States 414 works
- 3 Germany 149 works
- 4 France 142 works
- 5 United Kingdom 101 works
- 6 Russia 90 works
- 7 India 79 works
- 8 Japan 76 works
- 9 Canada 63 works
- 10 Brazil 46 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 NMR spectroscopy and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China University of Petroleum, Beijing publishes the most NMR spectroscopy and applications research, followed by Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development and China University of Petroleum, East China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina 63 works
- 2 Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and DevelopmentChina 47 works
- 3 China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina 42 works
- 4 Sinopec (China)China 28 works
- 5 China University of Mining and TechnologyChina 26 works
- 6 China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China 24 works
- 7 China National Petroleum Corporation (China)China 23 works
- 8 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 19 works
- 9 Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina 18 works
- 10 Northeast Petroleum UniversityChina 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in NMR spectroscopy and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on NMR spectroscopy and applications include H. Eugene Stanley.
- 1 H. Eugene Stanley United States 5.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is NMR spectroscopy and applications research done?
The largest centres of NMR spectroscopy and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Chengdu (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Daqing and Xuzhou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- DaqingCN · 31.9 works48×
- XuzhouCN · 26.3 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in NMR spectroscopy and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study NMR spectroscopy and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, China University of Mining and Technology, China University of Petroleum, Beijing and Shandong University of Science and Technology 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 | China University of Mining and TechnologyChina | 77.1 | 40.2% | 13.5× | 26 | +299.1% |
| 2 | China University of Petroleum, BeijingChina | 69.6 | 31.9% | 65.3× | 62 | +42.7% |
| 3 | Shandong University of Science and TechnologyChina | 66.6 | 47.4% | 8.5× | 10 | +162.6% |
| 4 | China University of Petroleum, East ChinaChina | 64.4 | 23.5% | 35.8× | 42 | +138.3% |
| 5 | King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia | 64.0 | 25.4% | 14.1× | 12 | +318.5% |
| 6 | China University of GeosciencesChina | 59.4 | 33.9% | 12.5× | 14 | +55.7% |
| 7 | China University of Geosciences (Beijing)China | 58.6 | 27.8% | 33.3× | 24 | +58.0% |
| 8 | Xiamen UniversityChina | 56.5 | 45.1% | 7.9× | 14 | -21.1% |
| 9 | Southwest Petroleum UniversityChina | 53.8 | 17.0% | 23.4× | 18 | +187.0% |
| 10 | Northeast Petroleum UniversityChina | 50.4 | 31.5% | 55.0× | 16 | -59.0% |
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 NMR spectroscopy and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2018. The fastest-growing topics are NMR spectroscopy and applications.
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.