Research trend rank among all institutions in North America, by papers, per year

Each point is this institution's position that year among all institutions in North America, by papers, with credit split across co-authoring institutions. #1 is at the top. Hover a point for the figures. The hollow point is the year in progress.

Where it works most top research communities, by papers

• Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy, Imaging, and Biosensing #10 of 3,116 all institutions in North America · 184 papers
• Carbon Nanotube Composites, Synthesis, and Structural Engineering #3 of 1,146 all institutions in North America · 139 papers
• Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and van der Waals Heterostructures #11 of 1,202 all institutions in North America · 116 papers
• Single-Molecule Magnets and Noncovalent Bonding in Transition and Rare-Earth Complexes #38 of 1,465 all institutions in North America · 106 papers
• Ore Deposit Geochemistry and Tectonic Evolution in China and Central Asia #50 of 2,038 all institutions in North America · 104 papers

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Covers the materials and chemistry research Elements Live tracks, not everything Rice University publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.