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

• Ore Deposit Geochemistry and Tectonic Evolution in China and Central Asia #109 of 8,260 institutions · 143 papers
• Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Marine Sediments and Paleoclimate Reconstruction #111 of 10,631 institutions · 105 papers
• Selective Flotation and Adsorption for Precious Metal and Sulfide Ore Recovery #16 of 4,725 institutions · 92 papers
• Transition Metal Complexes for Anticancer Therapy and DNA Interaction #114 of 11,859 institutions · 88 papers
• Ion Channel Physiology and Calcium Signaling in Cellular Disease #293 of 13,479 institutions · 83 papers

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