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

• Biomedical Metal Alloys and Ceramic Coatings for Bone Repair and Dental Implants #275 of 7,212 universities & colleges · 66 papers
• Membrane-Based Water Treatment and Oil-Water Separation #59 of 3,601 universities & colleges · 51 papers
• Aluminum Alloy Joining, Additive Manufacturing, and Composite Reinforcement #316 of 5,375 universities & colleges · 49 papers
• Laser-Processed Stainless Steels, Superalloys, and High-Entropy Alloys #436 of 5,712 universities & colleges · 47 papers
• Semiconductor Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production and Pollutant Degradation #409 of 6,191 universities & colleges · 46 papers

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