Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies
Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies is a research topic within Physical and Theoretical Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 53k research works in it since 1950. 20.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the mechanisms, dynamics, and applications of excited-state proton transfer, intramolecular charge transfer, solvation dynamics, and hydrogen bonding. It also explores the use of these phenomena in luminescent solar concentrators and organic optoelectronic materials.
- Excited-State Proton Transfer
- Intramolecular Charge Transfer
- Solvation Dynamics
- Luminescent Solar Concentrators
- Hydrogen Bonding
- Fluorescence Quantum Yields
- Organic Optoelectronic Materials
- Electron Transfer
- Photoinduced Proton Transfer
- Solvatochromism
- Research works
- 53k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (572 and 423 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 572 works
- 2 United States 423 works
- 3 India 413 works
- 4 Russia 195 works
- 5 Japan 187 works
- 6 Germany 164 works
- 7 France 121 works
- 8 Italy 92 works
- 9 Poland 89 works
- 10 United Kingdom 72 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 Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies research, followed by Jilin University and Lomonosov Moscow State University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 24 works
- 2 Jilin UniversityChina 18 works
- 3 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 15 works
- 4 Indian Institute of Science Education and Research ThiruvananthapuramIndia 14 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 14 works
- 6 The University of OsakaJapan 12 works
- 7 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 11 works
- 8 Shenyang Normal UniversityChina 11 works
- 9 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 11 works
- 10 Liaoning UniversityChina 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies include Michaël Grätzel, John A. Pople and Donald G. Truhlar.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
- 2 John A. Pople United States 11k citations
- 3 Donald G. Truhlar United States 8.4k citations
- 4 Martin Karplus United States 4.7k citations
- 5 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
- 6 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations
- 7 Vincenzo Barone Italy 3.9k citations
- 8 Niyazi Serdar Sariçiftçi Austria 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies research done?
The largest centres of Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Paris (France) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Novosibirsk.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NovosibirskRU · 24.0 works6.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies?
Among universities, judged by research, Liaoning University, Northeast Forestry University and Shenyang Normal University 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 | Liaoning UniversityChina | 74.8 | 57.4% | 26.8× | 11 | +81.6% |
| 2 | Northeast Forestry UniversityChina | 72.4 | 50.0% | 12.0× | 11 | +94.3% |
| 3 | Shenyang Normal UniversityChina | 63.3 | 46.8% | 79.3× | 11 | — |
| 4 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research ThiruvananthapuramIndia | 59.8 | 17.5% | 102.4× | 14 | +81.3% |
| 5 | Jilin UniversityChina | 51.8 | 31.3% | 6.0× | 18 | +11.5% |
| 6 | University of WürzburgGermany | 47.4 | 20.1% | 12.3× | 8 | +8.7% |
| 7 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 45.3 | 22.2% | 8.1× | 12 | — |
| 8 | Sevastopol National Technical UniversityUkraine | 44.2 | 16.7% | 108.4× | 8 | — |
| 9 | Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia | 38.8 | 7.5% | 5.8× | 15 | -10.4% |
| 10 | Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and TechnologyRussia | 37.7 | 1.2% | 134.5× | 10 | +42.7% |
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 Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2006.
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.