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Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications

Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 15.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the synthesis, properties, and applications of polyoxometalate clusters and materials. It covers topics such as self-assembly, nanomaterials, catalysis, functionalization, hybrid materials, electrocatalysis, magnetic properties, nanocomposites, photochemical properties, and heterogeneous catalysis.

  • Self-assembly
  • Nanomaterials
  • Catalysis
  • Functionalization
  • Hybrid materials
  • Electrocatalysis
  • Magnetic properties
  • Nanocomposites
  • Photochemical properties
  • Heterogeneous catalysis
Research works
31k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-8%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.7k and 254 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.7k works
  2. 2 India 254 works
  3. 3 United States 201 works
  4. 4 Japan 156 works
  5. 5 Germany 145 works
  6. 6 Russia 133 works
  7. 7 France 124 works
  8. 8 Iran 108 works
  9. 9 Spain 71 works
  10. 10 South Korea 64 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.

China: 57.5%India: 8.6%United States: 6.8%Japan: 5.3%6 others listed: 21.8%58%largest
China1,699 · 57.5%India254 · 8.6%United States201 · 6.8%Japan156 · 5.3%6 others listed645 · 21.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Henan University publishes the most Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Bohai University.

Who are the leading researchers in Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications include Michaël Grätzel, John B. Goodenough and Omar M. Yaghi.

  1. 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
  2. 2 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
  3. 3 Omar M. Yaghi United States 5.5k citations
  4. 4 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
  5. 5 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
  6. 6 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
  7. 7 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications research done?

The largest centres of Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Changchun (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jinzhou and Kaifeng.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 234 works
  2. 2 Changchun China 93 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 78 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 70 works
  5. 5 Kaifeng China 63 works
  6. 6 Fuzhou China 59 works
  7. 7 Tianjin China 57 works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 51 works
  9. 9 Guangzhou China 51 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 47 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. JinzhouCN · 40.5 works45×
  2. KaifengCN · 63.0 works38×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications?

Among universities, judged by research, Yangzhou University, Henan University and Fuzhou 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.

0%20%40%mean 24.3%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Yangzhou University: 14, 31.1%Henan University: 62, 19.3%Fuzhou University: 33, 15.1%Nankai University: 20, 32.9%Northeast Normal University: 37, 18.3%Hebei Normal University: 13, 29.7%Beijing University of Chemical Technology: 22, 23.9%Bohai University: 38, 13.8%Beijing Institute of Technology: 31, 19.8%Tsinghua University: 21, 39.1%Nankai UniversityYangzhou UniversityHenan UniversityFuzhou University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Yangzhou UniversityChina 63.531.1%7.3×14 +232.2%
2 Henan UniversityChina 63.319.3%51.0×62 -14.5%
3 Fuzhou UniversityChina 59.115.1%16.8×33 +69.6%
4 Nankai UniversityChina 56.132.9%8.3×20 -58.9%
5 Northeast Normal UniversityChina 55.818.3%48.9×37 -49.7%
6 Hebei Normal UniversityChina 55.529.7%35.2×13 -20.4%
7 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 54.923.9%14.3×22 -37.7%
8 Bohai UniversityChina 53.913.8%105.5×38 +7.9%
9 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 51.519.8%7.4×31 +18.7%
10 Tsinghua UniversityChina 50.739.1%3.0×21 +0.5%

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 Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012.

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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.