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

• Fiber Lasers, Photonic Crystals, and Optical Sensing #27 of 7,769 institutions · 280 papers
• Microplastic Fate, Toxicology, and Chemical Recycling of Common Polymers #7 of 6,460 institutions · 80 papers
• Transition Metal Catalysis for Olefin Polymerization, Hydroformylation and Main-Group Bond Activation #351 of 5,396 institutions · 47 papers
• Integrated Photonics, Metasurfaces, and Lithium Niobate Circuits #222 of 6,503 institutions · 46 papers
• Catalytic Conversion of Fuels and Biomass to Chemicals #234 of 6,468 institutions · 34 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 Aston University publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.