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 China 1.7k works
- 2 India 254 works
- 3 United States 201 works
- 4 Japan 156 works
- 5 Germany 145 works
- 6 Russia 133 works
- 7 France 124 works
- 8 Iran 108 works
- 9 Spain 71 works
- 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.
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.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Henan UniversityChina 62 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 43 works
- 3 Bohai UniversityChina 38 works
- 4 Northeast Normal UniversityChina 37 works
- 5 Fuzhou UniversityChina 33 works
- 6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 31 works
- 7 Jilin UniversityChina 29 works
- 8 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 22 works
- 9 Tsinghua UniversityChina 21 works
- 10 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 21 works
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 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
- 2 John B. Goodenough United States 6.2k citations
- 3 Omar M. Yaghi United States 5.5k citations
- 4 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
- 5 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
- 6 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
- 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
Where it is the local speciality
- JinzhouCN · 40.5 works45×
- KaifengCN · 63.0 works38×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Polyoxometalates: Synthesis and Applications than the world average.
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.
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 | Yangzhou UniversityChina | 63.5 | 31.1% | 7.3× | 14 | +232.2% |
| 2 | Henan UniversityChina | 63.3 | 19.3% | 51.0× | 62 | -14.5% |
| 3 | Fuzhou UniversityChina | 59.1 | 15.1% | 16.8× | 33 | +69.6% |
| 4 | Nankai UniversityChina | 56.1 | 32.9% | 8.3× | 20 | -58.9% |
| 5 | Northeast Normal UniversityChina | 55.8 | 18.3% | 48.9× | 37 | -49.7% |
| 6 | Hebei Normal UniversityChina | 55.5 | 29.7% | 35.2× | 13 | -20.4% |
| 7 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 54.9 | 23.9% | 14.3× | 22 | -37.7% |
| 8 | Bohai UniversityChina | 53.9 | 13.8% | 105.5× | 38 | +7.9% |
| 9 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 51.5 | 19.8% | 7.4× | 31 | +18.7% |
| 10 | Tsinghua UniversityChina | 50.7 | 39.1% | 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.
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.