X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography is a research topic within Materials Chemistry. Science Explorer counts 29k research works in it since 1950. 13.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the advances in powder diffraction analysis, including topics such as crystallography, structure determination, pair distribution function, nanoparticles, Rietveld refinement, total scattering, high-resolution X-ray diffraction, and quantitative phase analysis.
- Powder Diffraction
- Crystallography
- Structure Determination
- Pair Distribution Function
- Nanoparticles
- Rietveld Refinement
- Total Scattering
- High-Resolution X-Ray Diffraction
- Crystal Structure
- Quantitative Phase Analysis
- Research works
- 29k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.9k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 13.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (477 and 427 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 477 works
- 2 China 427 works
- 3 Russia 257 works
- 4 Japan 202 works
- 5 Germany 177 works
- 6 India 143 works
- 7 United Kingdom 130 works
- 8 France 112 works
- 9 Italy 67 works
- 10 Spain 50 works
How concentrated that is
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Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Oak Ridge National Laboratory publishes the most X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography research, followed by Argonne National Laboratory and Chinese Academy of Sciences.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Oak Ridge National Laboratory United States 22 works
- 2 Argonne National Laboratory United States 20 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 20 works
- 4 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 18 works
- 5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 15 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 14 works
- 7 Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory United States 14 works
- 8 National Institute for Materials Science Japan 13 works
- 9 The University of Tokyo Japan 13 works
- 10 Tohoku University Japan 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography?
The most-cited researchers publishing on X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography include R. D. Shannon, J. Häfner and Fujio Izumi.
- 1 R. D. Shannon 12k citations
- 2 J. Häfner 11k citations
- 3 Fujio Izumi 5.8k citations
- 4 Akihisa Inoue 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography research done?
The largest centres of X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lemont and Oak Ridge.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 104 works
- 2 Moscow Russia 92 works
- 3 Tokyo Japan 53 works
- 4 Shanghai China 41 works
- 5 Novosibirsk Russia 36 works
- 6 Paris France 32 works
- 7 Saint Petersburg Russia 28 works
- 8 Tsukuba Japan 24 works
- 9 Berkeley United States 23 works
- 10 Oak Ridge United States 22 works
Where it is the local speciality
- LemontUS · 20.1 works38×
- Oak RidgeUS · 22.1 works24×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography than the world average.
Where is the best place to study X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography?
Among universities, judged by research, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, University of California, Berkeley and Lomonosov Moscow State University 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 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland | 57.1 | 30.5% | 8.3× | 9 | +19.2% |
| 2 | University of California, Berkeley United States | 51.5 | 38.6% | 3.8× | 9 | +101.1% |
| 3 | Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia | 45.8 | 1.8% | 7.9× | 18 | +21.2% |
| 4 | Stockholm University Sweden | 45.1 | 13.5% | 10.8× | 9 | -17.8% |
| 5 | Illinois Institute of Technology United States | 44.9 | 1.6% | 36.9× | 9 | +135.1% |
| 6 | Universität Innsbruck Austria | 42.6 | 6.3% | 12.4× | 9 | +23.3% |
| 7 | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China | 39.8 | 21.8% | 3.4× | 15 | +4.7% |
| 8 | North Central College United States | 37.6 | 0.5% | 393.0× | 11 | — |
| 9 | Northwestern University United States | 35.9 | 17.9% | 5.1× | 9 | +45.0% |
| 10 | Tohoku University Japan | 33.4 | 7.1% | 7.0× | 12 | -16.3% |
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 X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2006.
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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.