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Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques

Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 19.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on transition-metal-catalyzed sulfur chemistry, including sulfur bond formation, catalytic coupling reactions, and the synthesis of sulfur-containing compounds. It explores applications in drug design, organic synthesis, thiolation, sulfonylation, and medicinal chemistry.

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed
  • Sulfur Bond Formation
  • Catalytic Coupling Reactions
  • Sulfur-Containing Compounds
  • Drug Design
  • Organic Synthesis
  • Thiolation
  • Sulfonylation
  • Aryl Halides
  • Medicinal Chemistry
Research works
28k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.5k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+9%
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Which countries lead Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (2.3k and 659 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.3k works
  2. 2 India 659 works
  3. 3 United States 312 works
  4. 4 Japan 203 works
  5. 5 Germany 172 works
  6. 6 France 131 works
  7. 7 Russia 112 works
  8. 8 Iran 100 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 87 works
  10. 10 South Korea 78 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: 55.7%India: 15.8%United States: 7.5%Japan: 4.9%6 others listed: 16.3%56%largest
China2,330 · 55.7%India659 · 15.8%United States312 · 7.5%Japan203 · 4.9%6 others listed680 · 16.3%

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

Which institutions lead Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Henan Normal University publishes the most Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhengzhou University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Henan Normal University China 51 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 50 works
  3. 3 Zhengzhou University China 44 works
  4. 4 Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry China 39 works
  5. 5 Zhejiang University of Technology China 33 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 33 works
  7. 7 Sichuan University China 32 works
  8. 8 Nanjing Tech University China 31 works
  9. 9 Nanjing Forestry University China 31 works
  10. 10 Soochow University China 30 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques include Wei Huang, S. Ye and Barry M. Trost.

  1. 1 Wei Huang 5.5k citations
  2. 2 S. Ye 4k citations
  3. 3 Barry M. Trost 3.8k citations
  4. 4 Peter G. Jones 3.6k citations
  5. 5 Stephen L. Buchwald 3.5k citations
  6. 6 David W. C. MacMillan 3.5k citations
  7. 7 K. Barry Sharpless 3.3k citations
  8. 8 Herbert C. Brown 3k citations

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

Where is Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques research done?

The largest centres of Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Xinxiang and Ghaziabad.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 205 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 163 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 136 works
  4. 4 Hangzhou China 104 works
  5. 5 Wuhan China 93 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 88 works
  7. 7 Chengdu China 73 works
  8. 8 Zhengzhou China 67 works
  9. 9 Nanchang China 62 works
  10. 10 Tianjin China 56 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. XinxiangCN · 55.9 works42×
  2. GhaziabadIN · 26.0 works12×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques?

Among universities, judged by research, Henan Normal University, University of Münster and Nanjing Forestry 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%25%50%75%mean 44.08%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Henan Normal University: 52, 41.1%University of Münster: 17, 58.6%Nanjing Forestry University: 31, 44.0%University of South China: 14, 63.1%Nanjing Tech University: 31, 27.3%Qingdao University of Science and Technology: 15, 50.4%Zhengzhou University: 44, 30.8%University of Regensburg: 15, 42.6%Nankai University: 29, 37.3%Hangzhou Normal University: 21, 45.6%University of South …University of MünsterNanjing Forestry Uni…Henan Normal Univers…
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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
1Henan Normal University China 73.341.1%55.0×52 +94.9%
2University of Münster Germany 73.258.6%10.9×17 +93.7%
3Nanjing Forestry University China 67.944.0%14.5×31
4University of South China China 67.963.1%12.2×14
5Nanjing Tech University China 67.427.3%13.6×31 +196.3%
6Qingdao University of Science and Technology China 67.150.4%8.6×15 +461.2%
7Zhengzhou University China 65.730.8%11.0×44 +80.6%
8University of Regensburg Germany 65.642.6%18.7×15 +131.5%
9Nankai University China 64.537.3%9.5×29 +89.4%
10Hangzhou Normal University China 64.545.6%21.5×21 +59.3%

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 Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2023. The fastest-growing topics are Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques.

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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.