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

• Selective Flotation and Adsorption for Precious Metal and Sulfide Ore Recovery #2 of 2,916 universities & colleges · 538 papers
• Lithium-Ion Battery Systems, Thermal Management, and Recycling #3 of 5,305 universities & colleges · 462 papers
• Aluminum Alloy Joining, Additive Manufacturing, and Composite Reinforcement #14 of 4,718 universities & colleges · 218 papers
• Arsenic and Heavy Metal Contamination in Groundwater, Soil, and Rice #3 of 5,221 universities & colleges · 211 papers
• Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Materials and Cathode Chemistry #10 of 3,324 universities & colleges · 200 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 Kunming University of Science and Technology publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.