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

• Integrated Photonics and Nonlinear Optics for Computing, Sensing, and Quantum Networks #139 of 7,278 institutions · 103 papers
• Low-Carbon Cementitious Composites and Industrial Waste Aggregates #111 of 9,339 institutions · 71 papers
• Fiber Lasers, Photonic Crystals, and Optical Sensing #194 of 7,268 institutions · 62 papers
• Green Hydrogen Production, Storage, and Fuel Cell Systems #110 of 8,837 institutions · 58 papers
• Silicon and III-V Semiconductor Devices for Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics #280 of 7,237 institutions · 57 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 Heriot-Watt University publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.