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

• Transition Metal Complexes for Anticancer Therapy and DNA Interaction #228 of 6,843 universities & colleges · 78 papers
• Radioligand Therapy and Molecular Imaging for Advanced Solid Tumors #253 of 4,358 universities & colleges · 38 papers
• Integrated Photonics and Nonlinear Optics for Computing, Sensing, and Quantum Networks #448 of 4,175 universities & colleges · 20 papers
• Electrochemical and Spectrometric Detection of Heavy Metals and Platinum Group Elements #479 of 4,281 universities & colleges · 16 papers
• Advanced Machining and Surface Engineering of Hard Alloys and Ceramics #392 of 3,907 universities & colleges · 15 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 Nelson Mandela University publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.