Research trend rank among universities & colleges, by papers, per year

Each point is this institution's position that year among universities & colleges, 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

• Colloidal Quantum Dots for Optoelectronics and Solar Energy #76 of 3,481 universities & colleges · 35 papers
• Soil Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, and Water Treatment #632 of 6,996 universities & colleges · 24 papers
• Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy, Imaging, and Biosensing #883 of 6,536 universities & colleges · 20 papers
• Thermal Management Materials: Phase Change Composites, Boron Nitride, and Nanofluids #466 of 4,946 universities & colleges · 16 papers
• Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides and van der Waals Heterostructures #558 of 4,304 universities & colleges · 16 papers

Check communities to show the trend above for them only. Positions are by fractional papers across all years. A community page ranks its institutions by citation-weighted credit, so its order can differ.

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