Research trend rank among all institutions, by papers, per year

Each point is this institution's position that year among all institutions, 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

• Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction in Fuel Cells and Air Batteries #30 of 6,072 institutions · 144 papers
• Laser-Processed Stainless Steels, Superalloys, and High-Entropy Alloys #101 of 9,686 institutions · 144 papers
• Gold and Silver Nanoparticles for Cancer Therapy, Imaging, and Biosensing #97 of 14,835 institutions · 140 papers
• Soil Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, and Water Treatment #118 of 14,355 institutions · 135 papers
• Next-Generation Lithium, Sulfur, and Solid-State Battery Electrolytes and Interfaces #55 of 5,049 institutions · 117 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 Waterloo publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.