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

• Thin-Film Photovoltaics: CdTe, CIGS, and Kesterite Absorbers #27 of 3,935 universities & colleges · 68 papers
• Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling and Asymmetric Organic Synthesis #503 of 5,446 universities & colleges · 51 papers
• Laser-Processed Stainless Steels, Superalloys, and High-Entropy Alloys #439 of 5,081 universities & colleges · 31 papers
• Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells: Electrodes, Dyes and Efficiency #21 of 2,677 universities & colleges · 31 papers
• Wide-Bandgap Semiconductor Devices for Power Electronics and Optoelectronics #303 of 3,849 universities & colleges · 29 papers

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