Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications
Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1952. 23.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the development and applications of polydiacetylene supramolecular chemosensors, including their immobilization, micropatterning, and use in label-free biosensors. The papers cover various aspects such as colorimetric and fluorescent sensors, nanocomposites, thermochromism, and vesicle-based detection systems.
- Polydiacetylene
- Supramolecules
- Chemosensors
- Colorimetric Sensors
- Fluorescent Sensors
- Nanocomposites
- Micropatterning
- Biosensors
- Thermochromism
- Vesicles
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1952
- In the world top 10%
- 2.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +50% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.5k and 252 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.5k works
- 2 India 252 works
- 3 United States 203 works
- 4 Japan 132 works
- 5 South Korea 124 works
- 6 Italy 55 works
- 7 France 54 works
- 8 United Kingdom 53 works
- 9 Germany 49 works
- 10 ?? 47 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 Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiangnan University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan University China 37 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 30 works
- 3 Jiangnan University China 27 works
- 4 South China University of Technology China 26 works
- 5 Donghua University China 21 works
- 6 Beijing University of Chemical Technology China 21 works
- 7 University of Science and Technology of China China 19 works
- 8 Soochow University China 19 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 19 works
- 10 Jilin University China 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications include Zhong Lin Wang, Ben Zhong Tang and Jacky W. Y. Lam.
- 1 Zhong Lin Wang 11k citations
- 2 Ben Zhong Tang 7k citations
- 3 Jacky W. Y. Lam 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications research done?
The largest centres of Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi, Suzhou and Changchun.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 30.2 works11×
- SuzhouCN · 27.0 works5.4×
- ChangchunCN · 37.6 works4.8×
- KolkataIN · 28.1 works4.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Sichuan University, Beijing University of Chemical Technology and Jiangnan 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 | Sichuan University China | 73.2 | 39.6% | 7.4× | 37 | +104.1% |
| 2 | Beijing University of Chemical Technology China | 71.8 | 42.5% | 15.9× | 21 | +45.8% |
| 3 | Jiangnan University China | 69.8 | 35.1% | 15.2× | 27 | +39.3% |
| 4 | East China University of Science and Technology China | 67.1 | 35.9% | 9.9× | 15 | +128.6% |
| 5 | Northeast Forestry University China | 66.8 | 33.8% | 15.1× | 14 | +169.4% |
| 6 | South China University of Technology China | 66.4 | 37.5% | 8.0× | 26 | +59.9% |
| 7 | Nanjing Forestry University China | 64.7 | 36.2% | 11.6× | 16 | — |
| 8 | Donghua University China | 62.6 | 30.5% | 19.5× | 21 | +26.9% |
| 9 | Wuhan Textile University China | 61.7 | 45.7% | 20.9× | 10 | +2.8% |
| 10 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China | 59.9 | 40.7% | 17.9× | 13 | -33.3% |
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 Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 50% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Polydiacetylene-based materials and applications.
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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.