Topic · Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication is a research topic within Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Science Explorer counts 72k research works in it since 1951. 9.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the materials and technologies for electrochemical supercapacitors, including graphene-based materials, carbon-based electrodes, pseudocapacitive materials, and flexible energy storage devices. It explores the use of nanomaterials and metal-organic frameworks for high-performance energy storage applications.

Graphene
Carbon-Based Materials
Electrochemical Capacitors
Pseudocapacitive Materials
Energy Storage
Nanomaterials
Flexible Supercapacitors
Metal-Organic Frameworks
High-Performance Electrodes
Hybrid Energy Storage

Research works: 72k
In the world top 10%: 7k
Top-10% rate: 9.8%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +16%
Largest producer: China

Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication

Which countries lead Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (12k and 3.2k works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 China 12k works
2 India 3.2k works
3 South Korea 1.4k works
4 United States 1k works
5 Saudi Arabia 442 works
6 Iran 409 works
7 Japan 384 works
8 Pakistan 355 works
9 Türkiye 345 works
10 Taiwan 333 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.

China12k · 60.4%India3,183 · 16.0%South Korea1,387 · 7.0%United States1,041 · 5.2%6 others listed2,270 · 11.4%

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

Which institutions lead Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research, followed by Central South University and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 656 works
2 Central South UniversityChina 197 works
3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 133 works
4 Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea 132 works
5 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 130 works
6 Sichuan UniversityChina 130 works
7 Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina 129 works
8 South China University of TechnologyChina 122 works
9 Lanzhou University of TechnologyChina 114 works
10 Council of Scientific and Industrial ResearchIndia 112 works

Who are the leading researchers in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication include Zhong Lin Wang, Michaël Grätzel and Kostya S. Novoselov.

1 Zhong Lin Wang United States 491k citations
2 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 458k citations
3 Kostya S. Novoselov United Kingdom 331k citations
4 Yury G. Gogotsi United States 313k citations
5 Wei Huang China 267k citations
6 Yi Ping Cui United States 261k citations
7 Ben Zhong Tang China 261k citations
8 Jens K. Nørskov Denmark 260k citations
9 Xiaogang Wang China 260k citations
10 Kenji Watanabe Japan 237k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication?

The most cited paper in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication is "Materials for electrochemical capacitors" (Patrice Simon, Yury G. Gogotsi, 2008), with 16,410 citations. Next come "Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide" (13,883) and "Improved Synthesis of Graphene Oxide" (12,017).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	Materials for electrochemical capacitors Patrice Simon, Yury G. Gogotsi · Nature Materials Open access	28 Oct 2008	16,410
2	Synthesis of graphene-based nanosheets via chemical reduction of exfoliated graphite oxide Sasha Stankovich, Dmitriy A. Dikin, Richard D. Piner et al. · Carbon	8 Mar 2007	13,883
3	Improved Synthesis of Graphene Oxide Daniela C. Marcano, Dmitry V. Kosynkin, Jacob M. Berlin et al. · ACS Nano	22 Jul 2010	12,017
4	Graphene and Graphene Oxide: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications Yanwu Zhu, Shanthi Murali, Weiwei Cai et al. · Advanced Materials	29 Jun 2010	10,552
5	Large-scale pattern growth of graphene films for stretchable transparent electrodes Keun‐Soo Kim, Yüe Zhao, Houk Jang et al. · Nature	14 Jan 2009	10,482

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Where is Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research done?

The largest centres of Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kolhāpur and Karaikudi.

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 1.4k works
2 ShanghaiChina 661 works
3 SeoulSouth Korea 548 works
4 NanjingChina 519 works
5 Xi'anChina 498 works
6 WuhanChina 445 works
7 GuangzhouChina 444 works
8 TianjinChina 380 works
9 ChangshaChina 367 works
10 QingdaoChina 337 works

Where it is the local speciality

KolhāpurIN · 74.7 works20×
KaraikudiIN · 46.5 works19×

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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication?

Among universities, judged by research, City University of Hong Kong, Yeungnam University and King Khalid University score highest, combining citation 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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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Citation excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged

40%

Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share

10%

Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale

30%

Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%

10%

Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad

10%

Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	City University of Hong KongChina	79.9	27.2%	4.6×	56	+13.4%
2	Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea	71.6	14.5%	27.9×	132	+180.0%
3	King Khalid UniversitySaudi Arabia	69.1	18.6%	5.8×	46	+608.2%
4	King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsSaudi Arabia	65.8	19.1%	5.9×	43	+284.4%
5	Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman UniversitySaudi Arabia	65.7	16.6%	6.9×	38	+2248.1%
6	Guangxi UniversityChina	65.1	15.3%	8.1×	104	+79.2%
7	United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates	64.9	26.7%	3.6×	18	+245.5%
8	Guangdong University of TechnologyChina	63.6	15.9%	8.2×	95	+43.9%
9	Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina	63.6	13.7%	9.7×	92	+53.1%
10	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	62.3	10.4%	4.7×	96	+162.3%
11	Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina	62.2	20.5%	3.4×	38	+43.6%
12	Hunan University of TechnologyChina	61.7	24.8%	11.6×	26	+28.8%
13	Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore	61.5	20.0%	2.2×	37	-46.0%
14	Yangzhou UniversityChina	61.1	15.9%	5.9×	68	+11.7%
15	Wenzhou UniversityChina	60.8	18.8%	8.3×	37	+159.1%
16	Central South UniversityChina	60.4	15.7%	4.8×	197	-15.4%
17	Xinjiang UniversityChina	60.3	14.4%	9.9×	90	+109.0%
18	University of Science and Technology of ChinaChina	60.0	15.6%	3.6×	90	+0.5%
19	Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina	59.7	14.0%	14.3×	130	-8.1%
20	Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina	59.5	13.3%	3.0×	110	+16.9%
21	National University of SingaporeSingapore	59.5	16.4%	2.4×	59	-9.7%
22	Hubei University of Automotive TechnologyChina	59.2	24.1%	13.2×	14	+377.6%
23	Khalifa University of Science and TechnologyUnited Arab Emirates	59.0	19.2%	5.6×	28	+63.9%
24	Nankai UniversityChina	58.8	18.3%	5.4×	78	-25.5%
25	Saveetha UniversityIndia	58.5	12.4%	4.0×	81	+3102.2%
26	Donghua UniversityChina	58.1	17.5%	11.0×	85	-11.8%
27	Kwangwoon UniversitySouth Korea	57.9	23.2%	12.2×	18	+133.3%
28	Qingdao UniversityChina	57.5	10.3%	6.5×	93	+15.9%
29	Sejong UniversitySouth Korea	57.4	16.7%	7.3×	28	+89.5%
30	Shivaji UniversityIndia	57.2	13.2%	24.5×	58	+210.3%
31	Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina	57.1	17.2%	2.1×	80	-7.1%
32	Chongqing UniversityChina	57.0	14.5%	4.2×	95	+6.6%
33	University of MumbaiIndia	56.8	28.1%	5.5×	16	+91.3%
34	Siksha O Anusandhan UniversityIndia	56.7	28.1%	3.2×	14	+127.3%
35	Northeast Forestry UniversityChina	56.6	14.4%	8.4×	54	+43.7%
36	University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina	56.4	15.6%	2.8×	98	-9.6%
37	Sichuan UniversityChina	56.2	12.1%	2.7×	130	+11.3%
38	Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina	55.9	15.5%	3.5×	84	+2.2%
39	North University of ChinaChina	55.9	13.9%	11.9×	62	+43.2%
40	Tsinghua UniversityChina	55.6	17.2%	2.3×	110	-22.5%
41	South China University of TechnologyChina	55.0	10.6%	5.3×	122	-1.8%
42	Jiangsu UniversityChina	54.7	11.8%	6.6×	112	-1.7%
43	Dongguk UniversitySouth Korea	53.8	8.3%	17.0×	68	+37.4%
44	Harbin Institute of TechnologyChina	53.0	12.9%	3.7×	129	-15.8%
45	Georgia Institute of TechnologyUnited States	52.9	26.2%	1.7×	23	-46.4%
46	Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and TechnologyPakistan	51.7	11.8%	25.7×	19	+164.9%
47	Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic UniversitySaudi Arabia	51.5	16.9%	4.3×	17	+475.1%
48	Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityChina	50.4	14.2%	2.3×	43	-15.3%
49	Lanzhou University of TechnologyChina	50.0	5.2%	16.6×	114	+14.3%
50	Jilin UniversityChina	46.6	7.7%	4.6×	111	-12.6%
51	University of California, Los AngelesUnited States	45.8	20.1%	0.8×	20	-33.4%
52	Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyChina	44.1	18.4%	1.9×	17	-27.2%
53	Taif UniversitySaudi Arabia	42.8	10.3%	3.6×	17	+375.3%
54	The University of Texas at AustinUnited States	40.7	19.5%	0.8×	15	-37.5%
55	COMSATS University IslamabadPakistan	40.0	10.4%	3.0×	15	+45.4%
56	University of Hong KongChina	33.2	13.8%	0.9×	18	-17.2%

Universities only. The score blends citation excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication, country by country

Is Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 16% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.10% in 2024.

Fractional works of Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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Which countries lead Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication?

What are the most cited papers in Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication?

Where is Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where it is the local speciality

Where is the best place to study Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication?

Is Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

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