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Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds

Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds is a research topic within Inorganic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 28k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the chemistry of main group elements and compounds, including the development of covalent radii, stable compounds, transition metal chemistry, and the use of N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. It also covers topics such as small molecule activation, catalysis, and the synthesis of p-conjugated materials.

  • Main Group Chemistry
  • Covalent Radii
  • N-Heterocyclic Carbene
  • Stable Compounds
  • Transition Metal Chemistry
  • Divalent Carbon(0) Chemistry
  • Metalloid Clusters
  • p-Conjugated Materials
  • Small Molecule Activation
  • Catalysis
Research works
28k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-16%
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Which countries lead Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds research?

By volume, Germany and China publish the most (351 and 231 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Germany 351 works
  2. 2 China 231 works
  3. 3 United States 140 works
  4. 4 Russia 94 works
  5. 5 Japan 91 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 87 works
  7. 7 India 83 works
  8. 8 Canada 44 works
  9. 9 France 41 works
  10. 10 Spain 41 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.

Germany: 29.2%China: 19.2%United States: 11.6%Russia: 7.8%6 others listed: 32.2%29%largest
Germany351 · 29.2%China231 · 19.2%United States140 · 11.6%Russia94 · 7.8%6 others listed388 · 32.2%

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

Which institutions lead Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of Regensburg publishes the most Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds research, followed by Technical University of Munich and Philipps University of Marburg.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of RegensburgGermany 26 works
  2. 2 Technical University of MunichGermany 23 works
  3. 3 Philipps University of MarburgGermany 23 works
  4. 4 University of WürzburgGermany 19 works
  5. 5 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 18 works
  6. 6 Nankai UniversityChina 17 works
  7. 7 Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyGermany 17 works
  8. 8 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 17 works
  9. 9 University of TübingenGermany 17 works
  10. 10 G.A. Razuvaev Institute of Organometallic ChemistryRussia 15 works

Who are the leading researchers in Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds include Ben Zhong Tang, Judith A. K. Howard and Krzysztof Matyjaszewski.

  1. 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
  2. 2 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
  3. 3 Krzysztof Matyjaszewski United States 4.4k citations
  4. 4 Mercouri G. Kanatzidis United States 4.3k citations
  5. 5 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations
  6. 6 F. Albert Cotton United States 3.5k citations

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

Where is Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds research done?

The largest centres of Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Munich (Germany), Regensburg (Germany) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Marburg and Regensburg.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 31 works
  2. 2 Munich Germany 29 works
  3. 3 Regensburg Germany 27 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 25 works
  5. 5 Marburg Germany 23 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 21 works
  7. 7 Tianjin China 20 works
  8. 8 Wurzburg Germany 19 works
  9. 9 Berlin Germany 18 works
  10. 10 Shanghai China 18 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. MarburgDE · 22.7 works63×
  2. RegensburgDE · 26.6 works54×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds?

Among universities, judged by research, Southern University of Science and Technology, University of Oxford and Technical University of Munich 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%20%40%mean 11.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Southern University of Science and Technology: 12, 34.2%University of Oxford: 17, 15.9%Technical University of Munich: 23, 9.6%Bielefeld University: 18, 13.9%University of Regensburg: 26, 2.2%Philipps University of Marburg: 23, 11.9%University of Würzburg: 19, 11.1%University of Tübingen: 17, 1.0%Nankai University: 17, 10.9%Saarland University: 13, 8.2%Southern University …University of OxfordBielefeld UniversityTechnical University…
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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
1 Southern University of Science and TechnologyChina 73.134.2%16.3×12 —
2 University of OxfordUnited Kingdom 63.715.9%9.8×17 +14.7%
3 Technical University of MunichGermany 62.89.6%21.0×23 +10.9%
4 Bielefeld UniversityGermany 59.013.9%54.3×18 +13.9%
5 University of RegensburgGermany 58.52.2%113.0×26 +33.6%
6 Philipps University of MarburgGermany 58.211.9%68.7×23 -25.5%
7 University of WürzburgGermany 56.911.1%62.8×19 -25.4%
8 University of TübingenGermany 53.01.0%31.9×17 +60.6%
9 Nankai UniversityChina 52.810.9%18.6×17 -10.6%
10 Saarland UniversityGermany 52.88.2%44.3×13 +48.9%

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 Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 16% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008.

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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.