Pigment Synthesis and Properties
Pigment Synthesis and Properties is a research topic within Inorganic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1950. 8.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis and characterization of inorganic pigments, particularly cobalt-based blue pigments, chromium oxide nanostructures, and rare earth phosphates. The papers explore various methods such as sol-gel, hydrothermal synthesis, and combustion synthesis to produce pigments with high near-infrared reflectance and environmentally friendly properties.
- Inorganic Pigments
- Synthesis
- Characterization
- Nanoparticles
- Reflectance Properties
- Ceramic Pigments
- Optical Properties
- Crystal Structure
- Environmentally Benign
- Sol-Gel Method
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 8.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +12% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Pigment Synthesis and Properties research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (797 and 453 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 797 works
- 2 India 453 works
- 3 Russia 239 works
- 4 Brazil 187 works
- 5 United States 160 works
- 6 Türkiye 123 works
- 7 Japan 114 works
- 8 Egypt 110 works
- 9 Indonesia 107 works
- 10 Saudi Arabia 102 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.
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Which institutions lead Pigment Synthesis and Properties research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute publishes the most Pigment Synthesis and Properties research, followed by National Research Centre and Central South University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jingdezhen Ceramic InstituteChina 22 works
- 2 National Research CentreEgypt 20 works
- 3 Central South UniversityChina 19 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 16 works
- 5 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 16 works
- 6 University of BaghdadIraq 14 works
- 7 Wuhan University of TechnologyChina 14 works
- 8 University of Science and Technology BeijingChina 12 works
- 9 Tohoku UniversityJapan 12 works
- 10 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Pigment Synthesis and Properties?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Pigment Synthesis and Properties include R. D. Shannon, Wei Huang and Akihisa Inoue.
- 1 R. D. Shannon United States 12k citations
- 2 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 3 Akihisa Inoue Japan 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Pigment Synthesis and Properties research done?
The largest centres of Pigment Synthesis and Properties research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Chennai (India) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jingdezhen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JingdezhenCN · 24.7 works105×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Pigment Synthesis and Properties than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Pigment Synthesis and Properties?
Among universities, judged by research, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University and King Saud 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 | Jingdezhen Ceramic InstituteChina | 69.1 | 17.4% | 116.5× | 22 | -35.9% |
| 2 | Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversitySaudi Arabia | 67.6 | 22.4% | 8.8× | 8 | — |
| 3 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 64.6 | 14.9% | 5.1× | 16 | +155.6% |
| 4 | King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia | 64.6 | 21.0% | 7.4× | 10 | — |
| 5 | Shaanxi University of Science and TechnologyChina | 62.8 | 22.1% | 12.2× | 11 | -23.3% |
| 6 | Saveetha UniversityIndia | 46.4 | 20.4% | 3.1× | 11 | — |
| 7 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina | 45.5 | 11.4% | 6.7× | 12 | +53.1% |
| 8 | Donghua UniversityChina | 43.6 | 16.4% | 6.5× | 8 | +24.9% |
| 9 | University of BaghdadIraq | 40.8 | 1.2% | 5.5× | 14 | +408.3% |
| 10 | Universitat Jaume ISpain | 40.7 | 6.1% | 17.1× | 9 | -13.8% |
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 Pigment Synthesis and Properties research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Pigment Synthesis and Properties.
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.