Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry
Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1952. 22.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the chemistry and applications of frustrated Lewis pairs, including metal-free hydrogen activation, boronic acids, hydrosilylation, organoboron compounds, catalysis, optoelectronics, transition metal complexes, and homogeneous catalysis.
- Frustrated Lewis Pairs
- Metal-Free Hydrogen Activation
- Boronic Acids
- Hydrosilylation
- Organoboron Compounds
- Catalysis
- Optoelectronics
- Transition Metal Complexes
- Boron Chemistry
- Homogeneous Catalysis
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry research?
By volume, China and Germany publish the most (792 and 288 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 792 works
- 2 Germany 288 works
- 3 United States 245 works
- 4 Japan 215 works
- 5 India 157 works
- 6 United Kingdom 90 works
- 7 France 80 works
- 8 Spain 71 works
- 9 Canada 67 works
- 10 Russia 60 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Würzburg publishes the most Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry research, followed by Nankai University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of WürzburgGermany 40 works
- 2 Nankai UniversityChina 35 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 27 works
- 4 Kyoto UniversityJapan 23 works
- 5 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina 23 works
- 6 Nanjing UniversityChina 20 works
- 7 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 19 works
- 8 Hangzhou Normal UniversityChina 18 works
- 9 Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland 18 works
- 10 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry include Ben Zhong Tang, Judith A. K. Howard and Wei Huang.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
- 3 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 4 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
- 5 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
- 6 Barry M. Trost United States 3.8k citations
- 7 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations
- 8 Stephen L. Buchwald United States 3.5k citations
- 9 Herbert C. Brown United States 3k citations
- 10 Robert West United States 3k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry research done?
The largest centres of Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tianjin (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wurzburg.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WurzburgDE · 40.5 works47×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Nankai University, Nanjing University and Southern 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nankai UniversityChina | 75.7 | 38.0% | 22.6× | 35 | +81.4% |
| 2 | Nanjing UniversityChina | 73.8 | 33.5% | 11.1× | 20 | +238.1% |
| 3 | Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina | 73.1 | 37.6% | 18.9× | 23 | — |
| 4 | University of WürzburgGermany | 64.5 | 21.2% | 79.5× | 40 | -5.1% |
| 5 | Henan Normal UniversityChina | 60.1 | 34.9% | 31.3× | 14 | — |
| 6 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 53.1 | 9.1% | 13.2× | 16 | +93.0% |
| 7 | Technische Universität BerlinGermany | 52.5 | 23.2% | 15.3× | 12 | +27.0% |
| 8 | Kyoto UniversityJapan | 51.1 | 17.0% | 13.9× | 23 | -33.7% |
| 9 | Hangzhou Normal UniversityChina | 50.5 | 23.1% | 36.8× | 18 | -18.9% |
| 10 | Zhejiang UniversityChina | 49.8 | 42.0% | 2.5× | 11 | +309.0% |
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 Organoboron and organosilicon chemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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