Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials is a research topic within Biomaterials. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 23.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the self-assembly of molecules at various scales to create biomaterials, nanofibers, hydrogels, and nanostructures with applications in regenerative medicine, tissue engineering, drug delivery, and nanotechnology. The research explores the design, fabrication, and functionalization of supramolecular materials through molecular gelation and the formation of peptide amphiphiles and nanotubes.
- Self-Assembly
- Supramolecular
- Nanofibers
- Peptide Amphiphiles
- Hydrogels
- Nanostructures
- Biomaterials
- Organogels
- Molecular Gelation
- Nanotubes
- Research works
- 24k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 564 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.8k works
- 2 United States 564 works
- 3 India 516 works
- 4 Japan 312 works
- 5 Germany 183 works
- 6 France 163 works
- 7 United Kingdom 156 works
- 8 South Korea 115 works
- 9 Spain 112 works
- 10 Italy 110 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 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials research, followed by Shanghai Jiao Tong University and East China University of Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 40 works
- 2 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 38 works
- 3 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 38 works
- 4 Shandong UniversityChina 34 works
- 5 Sichuan UniversityChina 31 works
- 6 Nankai UniversityChina 30 works
- 7 Jilin UniversityChina 29 works
- 8 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 29 works
- 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 29 works
- 10 Indian Association for the Cultivation of ScienceIndia 28 works
Who are the leading researchers in Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials include Ben Zhong Tang and David M. Pereira.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 David M. Pereira Portugal 6.1k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials research done?
The largest centres of Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tianjin (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kolkata.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KolkataIN · 69.6 works7.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials?
Among universities, judged by research, East China University of Science and Technology, Nankai University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences 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 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 73.5 | 27.9% | 16.3× | 38 | +127.4% |
| 2 | Nankai UniversityChina | 62.9 | 28.0% | 9.7× | 30 | +11.4% |
| 3 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 61.0 | 31.9% | 3.7× | 29 | +211.7% |
| 4 | East China Normal UniversityChina | 60.8 | 31.3% | 7.4× | 17 | +141.4% |
| 5 | Eindhoven University of TechnologyNetherlands | 59.0 | 27.0% | 10.6× | 18 | -14.2% |
| 6 | Westlake UniversityChina | 57.8 | 28.4% | 18.5× | 11 | — |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology GuwahatiIndia | 57.3 | 10.6% | 11.3× | 18 | +411.9% |
| 8 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 54.5 | 31.4% | 3.8× | 38 | +48.5% |
| 9 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 54.3 | 15.1% | 11.8× | 24 | +48.7% |
| 10 | Shandong UniversityChina | 53.2 | 25.6% | 6.2× | 34 | +13.1% |
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 Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials.
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.