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

• Heavy Metal Stress Physiology and Remediation in Crops #8 of 7,274 universities & colleges · 401 papers
• Soil Biogeochemistry, Nutrient Cycling, and Water Treatment #39 of 7,752 universities & colleges · 243 papers
• Carbon Dots for Fluorescent Sensing, Imaging, and Analytical Detection #8 of 3,862 universities & colleges · 93 papers
• Semiconductor Heterojunctions for Photocatalytic Hydrogen Production and Pollutant Degradation #219 of 6,185 universities & colleges · 80 papers
• Arsenic and Heavy Metal Contamination in Water and Soil #82 of 6,738 universities & colleges · 70 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 South China Agricultural University publishes. Institutions come from OpenAlex affiliations, rolled up to the parent organisation. Older papers often lack affiliations, so earlier years undercount.