Thermal and Kinetic Analysis
Thermal and Kinetic Analysis is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 42k research works in it since 1950. 11.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the kinetic analysis of thermal processes in materials, with a particular emphasis on thermal decomposition, isoconversional methods, model-free kinetics, and the determination of activation energy. The research also covers the application of kinetic analysis in safety assessment and the study of solid-state reactions in polymers.
- Kinetic Analysis
- Thermal Decomposition
- Isoconversional Methods
- Model-Free Kinetics
- Activation Energy
- Solid-State Reactions
- Thermoanalytical Data
- Safety Assessment
- Polymers
- Reaction Mechanism
- Research works
- 42k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 4.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 11.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Thermal and Kinetic Analysis research?
By volume, China and Russia publish the most (1.5k and 435 works in 2022–2025).
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 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing University of Science and Technology publishes the most Thermal and Kinetic Analysis research, followed by Beijing Institute of Technology and North University of China.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina 137 works
- 2 Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina 106 works
- 3 North University of ChinaChina 50 works
- 4 China Academy of Engineering PhysicsChina 45 works
- 5 Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina 37 works
- 6 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 31 works
- 7 Southwest University of Science and TechnologyChina 28 works
- 8 Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany 24 works
- 9 Polytechnic School of AlgiersAlgeria 22 works
- 10 Xi'an Jiaotong UniversityChina 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Thermal and Kinetic Analysis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Thermal and Kinetic Analysis include Judith A. K. Howard, Michael J. S. Dewar and C. N. R. Rao.
- 1 Judith A. K. Howard United Kingdom 5.5k citations
- 2 Michael J. S. Dewar United States 4.3k citations
- 3 C. N. R. Rao India 3.9k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Thermal and Kinetic Analysis research done?
The largest centres of Thermal and Kinetic Analysis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Moscow (Russia) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chernogolovka, Mianyang and Los Alamos.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ChernogolovkaRU · 22.8 works51×
- MianyangCN · 73.9 works31×
- Los AlamosUS · 21.2 works18×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Thermal and Kinetic Analysis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Thermal and Kinetic Analysis?
Among universities, judged by research, National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra, Beijing Institute of Technology and Nanjing University of Science and Technology 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 | National Institute of Technology KurukshetraIndia | 70.0 | 54.8% | 17.2× | 8 | +255.8% |
| 2 | Beijing Institute of TechnologyChina | 60.8 | 19.7% | 20.8× | 106 | +33.5% |
| 3 | Nanjing University of Science and TechnologyChina | 59.6 | 16.4% | 39.0× | 137 | +16.9% |
| 4 | Polytechnic School of AlgiersAlgeria | 58.9 | 29.7% | 101.0× | 22 | — |
| 5 | Northwestern Polytechnical UniversityChina | 56.8 | 40.0% | 7.6× | 37 | +15.5% |
| 6 | North University of ChinaChina | 51.7 | 17.4% | 47.2× | 50 | +14.1% |
| 7 | Indian Institute of Technology KanpurIndia | 50.9 | 39.8% | 7.6× | 11 | +66.1% |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Technology RoorkeeIndia | 50.9 | 56.2% | 5.0× | 10 | +71.4% |
| 9 | Anhui University of Science and TechnologyChina | 49.6 | 12.5% | 15.5× | 16 | +147.7% |
| 10 | Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität MünchenGermany | 48.0 | 13.4% | 9.1× | 24 | +24.8% |
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 Thermal and Kinetic Analysis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Thermal and Kinetic Analysis.
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.