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

• Lithium-Ion Battery Electrode Materials and Cathode Chemistry #16 of 5,524 institutions · 221 papers
• Next-Generation Lithium, Sulfur, and Solid-State Battery Electrolytes and Interfaces #36 of 5,049 institutions · 149 papers
• Fiber Lasers, Photonic Crystals, and Optical Sensing #74 of 7,769 institutions · 144 papers
• Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices for Power Electronics and Optoelectronics #66 of 6,492 institutions · 143 papers
• Rare-Earth-Doped Phosphors and Upconversion Nanoparticles for Lighting, Sensing, and Optoelectronics #59 of 8,108 institutions · 128 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 South China Normal University publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.