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

• Laser-Processed Stainless Steels, Superalloys, and High-Entropy Alloys #190 of 5,711 universities & colleges · 99 papers
• Adsorbent Materials for Heavy Metal and Dye Removal from Wastewater #261 of 6,826 universities & colleges · 49 papers
• Aluminum Alloy Joining, Additive Manufacturing, and Composite Reinforcement #322 of 5,372 universities & colleges · 48 papers
• PFAS, Flame Retardants and Emerging Organic Pollutants in Water and Air #105 of 4,282 universities & colleges · 32 papers
• Soil Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, and Water Treatment #720 of 7,752 universities & colleges · 29 papers

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