Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds
Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds is a research topic within Organic Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 22k 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 explores the concept of aromaticity in organic molecules and materials, including the study of Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shifts (NICS), helical polymers, nanographene chemistry, circularly polarized luminescence, diradicals, and electron delocalization. It covers a wide range of topics related to the structural, electronic, and optical properties of aromatic and conjugated systems.
- Aromaticity
- Helical Polymers
- Nanographene Chemistry
- Circularly Polarized Luminescence
- Macrocyclic Aromatics
- Diradicals
- Heteroaromatic Compounds
- Electron Delocalization
- Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shifts (NICS)
- Conjugated Systems
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +17% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds research?
By volume, China and Japan publish the most (1.1k and 371 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 Japan 371 works
- 3 United States 231 works
- 4 India 216 works
- 5 Germany 184 works
- 6 Spain 106 works
- 7 France 103 works
- 8 Russia 66 works
- 9 United Kingdom 60 works
- 10 Italy 59 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 Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Kyoto University publishes the most Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Nanjing University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Kyoto UniversityJapan 34 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 30 works
- 3 Nanjing UniversityChina 25 works
- 4 The University of OsakaJapan 25 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 24 works
- 6 University of WürzburgGermany 24 works
- 7 Shandong UniversityChina 23 works
- 8 Heidelberg UniversityGermany 23 works
- 9 Beijing Normal UniversityChina 20 works
- 10 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds include Ben Zhong Tang, Tian Lu and Michael J. S. Dewar.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations
- 2 Tian Lu China 6.8k citations
- 3 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
- 4 Vincenzo Barone Italy 3.9k citations
- 5 Peter G. Jones Germany 3.6k citations
- 6 Allen J. Bard United States 3.4k citations
- 7 Jacky W. Y. Lam Hong Kong 3.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds research done?
The largest centres of Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wurzburg and Kyoto.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WurzburgDE · 23.7 works21×
- KyotoJP · 48.8 works11×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Synthesis and Properties of Aromatic Compounds?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Normal University, Nanjing University and University of Würzburg 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 | Beijing Normal UniversityChina | 82.9 | 51.0% | 9.8× | 20 | +167.0% |
| 2 | Nanjing UniversityChina | 79.5 | 46.3% | 10.8× | 25 | +104.8% |
| 3 | University of WürzburgGermany | 74.1 | 40.2% | 35.9× | 24 | +52.3% |
| 4 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 66.5 | 45.1% | 11.8× | 17 | +9.9% |
| 5 | Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina | 66.3 | 42.3% | 15.6× | 20 | +0.4% |
| 6 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 64.5 | 41.0% | 4.9× | 24 | +184.2% |
| 7 | National University of SingaporeSingapore | 61.9 | 36.6% | 6.1× | 18 | +72.9% |
| 8 | Soochow UniversityChina | 60.8 | 30.4% | 7.5× | 18 | +187.3% |
| 9 | Zhengzhou UniversityChina | 59.9 | 46.4% | 5.1× | 13 | +304.3% |
| 10 | Heidelberg UniversityGermany | 59.6 | 9.8% | 14.8× | 23 | +119.7% |
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 Properties of Aromatic Compounds research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008.
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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.