Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry
Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 10.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in the research and applications of Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes (POSS). The topics covered include nanocomposites, hybrid materials, thermal properties, organic-inorganic interactions, nanoparticles, catalysis, epoxy networks, morphology, and the effects of space environment on POSS-based materials.
- Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes
- Nanocomposites
- Hybrid Materials
- Thermal Properties
- Organic-Inorganic
- Nanoparticles
- Catalysis
- Epoxy Networks
- Morphology
- Space Environment Effects
- Research works
- 28k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 237 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.4k works
- 2 United States 237 works
- 3 Japan 169 works
- 4 India 165 works
- 5 Russia 153 works
- 6 South Korea 94 works
- 7 Germany 84 works
- 8 France 81 works
- 9 Poland 79 works
- 10 Türkiye 55 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 Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry research, followed by South China University of Technology and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan UniversityChina 38 works
- 2 South China University of TechnologyChina 37 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 36 works
- 4 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 32 works
- 5 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 29 works
- 6 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 25 works
- 7 Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina 25 works
- 8 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 24 works
- 9 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 19 works
- 10 Donghua UniversityChina 18 works
Who are the leading researchers in Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry include Wei Huang, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski and Peter G. Jones.
- 1 Wei Huang China 5.5k citations
- 2 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
- 3 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry research done?
The largest centres of Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Xi'an (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Mianyang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- MianyangCN · 20.2 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, South China University of Technology, Sichuan University and Harbin Institute of Technology 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 | South China University of TechnologyChina | 62.3 | 19.7% | 11.2× | 37 | -29.8% |
| 2 | Sichuan UniversityChina | 59.7 | 28.1% | 7.3× | 38 | -34.2% |
| 3 | Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina | 59.6 | 31.1% | 6.2× | 32 | +5.9% |
| 4 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 57.1 | 19.6% | 21.5× | 29 | -46.8% |
| 5 | Qingdao University of Science and TechnologyChina | 54.9 | 20.1% | 21.7× | 25 | -76.6% |
| 6 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 54.2 | 31.8% | 8.2× | 15 | -21.0% |
| 7 | Nanjing Tech UniversityChina | 52.8 | 27.6% | 9.2× | 14 | -26.8% |
| 8 | Donghua UniversityChina | 47.7 | 14.3% | 16.4× | 18 | -48.7% |
| 9 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 46.7 | 18.7% | 6.8× | 25 | -29.9% |
| 10 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 46.6 | 7.9% | 15.5× | 24 | -37.5% |
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 Silicone and Siloxane Chemistry research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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.