Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 16.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of porphyrins and phthalocyanines in materials chemistry, focusing on their nonlinear optical properties, self-assembly behavior, use in molecular devices, metal complexes, artificial antenna systems, chirality-sensing supramolecular systems, and their photochemical and light-harvesting properties.
- Porphyrins
- Phthalocyanines
- Nonlinear Optical Properties
- Self-Assembly
- Molecular Devices
- Metal Complexes
- Artificial Antenna Systems
- Chirality-Sensing Supramolecular Systems
- Photochemical Properties
- Light-Harvesting
- Research works
- 49k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -20% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1k and 466 works in 2022–2025).
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Institute of Solution Chemistry publishes the most Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry research, followed by Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Institute of Solution ChemistryRussia 40 works
- 2 Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and TechnologyRussia 38 works
- 3 Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndia 33 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 33 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 28 works
- 6 Kyoto UniversityJapan 27 works
- 7 The University of OsakaJapan 21 works
- 8 Rhodes UniversitySouth Africa 20 works
- 9 Ritsumeikan UniversityJapan 19 works
- 10 Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry include Michaël Grätzel, Ben Zhong Tang and Judith A. K. Howard.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
- 2 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 3 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
- 4 O. Schneider Switzerland 5.2k citations
- 5 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
- 6 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
- 7 Richard H. Friend United Kingdom 4k citations
- 8 Vincenzo Barone Italy 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry research done?
The largest centres of Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Ivanovo (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ivanovo and Grahamstown.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- IvanovoRU · 85.9 works211×
- GrahamstownZA · 20.2 works52×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Normal University, Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and Technology and Yıldız Technical 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.
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| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 60.3 | 38.9% | 5.6× | 16 | +41.9% |
| 2 | Ivanovo State University of Chemistry and TechnologyRussia | 53.9 | 1.5% | 397.7× | 38 | +73.7% |
| 3 | Yıldız Technical UniversityTürkiye | 51.5 | 10.7% | 15.9× | 17 | +63.5% |
| 4 | Rhodes UniversitySouth Africa | 50.1 | 6.1% | 56.2× | 20 | +11.6% |
| 5 | Kyoto UniversityJapan | 48.8 | 5.7% | 8.9× | 28 | +1.5% |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Technology BombayIndia | 48.5 | 0.6% | 17.9× | 33 | +0.3% |
| 7 | Hunan Normal UniversityChina | 48.3 | 3.5% | 17.8× | 18 | +100.5% |
| 8 | Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-NürnbergGermany | 47.4 | 7.4% | 9.3× | 18 | +10.6% |
| 9 | University of RajasthanIndia | 46.2 | 0.0% | 22.4× | 13 | +327.4% |
| 10 | University of North TexasUnited States | 45.2 | 3.4% | 9.9× | 11 | +132.7% |
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 Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 20% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2015. The fastest-growing topics are Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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