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

• Silicon and III-V Semiconductor Devices for Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics #279 of 4,228 universities & colleges · 42 papers
• Laser-Processed Stainless Steels, Superalloys, and High-Entropy Alloys #365 of 5,081 universities & colleges · 38 papers
• Ore Deposit Geochemistry and Tectonic Evolution in China and Central Asia #378 of 4,138 universities & colleges · 29 papers
• Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling and Asymmetric Organic Synthesis #784 of 5,446 universities & colleges · 27 papers
• Dark Matter Detection, Neutrino Physics, and Compact Object Astrophysics #284 of 3,461 universities & colleges · 25 papers

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