The 1st edition of Research.com ranking of the best universities in the arena
of Chemistry relies os data derived from
various data sources including OpenAlex and CrossRef. The bibliometric data for
devising the citation-based metrics were collected on 06-12-2021.
Position in the ranking is based on a sum of D-indexes (Discipline H-index) of all ranking
scholar’s affiliated with a given institution. D-index
takes into account only publications and citation
values for an examined discipline.
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The range of our Chemistry research
Research.com’s best universities ranking is a reliable account of
leading researchers from the discipline of Chemistry ,
based on a meticulous examination
of 166,880 scholars determined from
a variety of bibliometric data sources. For the area of
Chemistry, over 35760 scholars were
examined.
What is D-index inclusion threshold for Chemistry
The D-index threshold for accepting a scholar to be
evaluated is placed at 40 if
the majority of of their publications are in the area of Chemistry. The
approval factors for scientists to be
considered into the ranking of top scientists are based on the D-index,
ratio of the publications made within the specific
discipline plus the awards and achievements of the
scholars. The D-index threshold for including leading
researchers is set as an increment of 10 depending on the total number of
scholars assessed for each
scientific field whilst ensuring that the top 1% of
best researchers are considered into the list.
We expect a proximity of 30% or less between a
scholar’s general H-index and their D-index.
Additional verification methods
As our primary mission is to make sure that only
genuine scholars are mentioned in
Research.com ranking we realize that metrics are never
supposed to be an absolute measure to assess the
output of scientists. For that reason
we manually verify every profile and cross-correlate it against publications in a
wide range of trustworthy sources. Even though it’s not a
element impacting a scholar’s position in
Research.com ranking, the amount of documents published in
well-known journals and conference proceedings should be a
reliable secondary signal of their contribution to research in a
specific area of science. Position in the ranking is
based on each scientist’s D-index
using data compiled from OpenAlex and
CrossRef, which are the most trustworthy and well-established bibliometric
databases of this type open to the research community. A
thorough explanation of our research procedures
can be found on our
methodology page.
Our agenda
Our objective is to inspire scholars,
companies and decision-makers
worldwide to investigate where prominent experts are heading
and to offer an opportunity for the whole research community to
discover who the leading experts in specific
areas of study, in various countries, or even within research
institutions are.
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Key findings for Chemistry
With 232 scientific affiliations United States ranks in spot 1
globally.
As far as institutions are concerned, the institution with the highest number of leading researchers in United States is University of California, Berkeley with 53 researchers affiliated with it being listed in the Chemistry ranking. It is followed by University of Michigan–Ann Arbor with 50 researchers and University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with 49 researchers.
The most prominent scholars in the area of Chemistry in United States are representing Scripps Research Institute, University of Georgia, University of California, San Francisco, University of Cincinnati, Brown University, Carnegie Institution for Science, Kent State University, Washington State University, Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center, Stony Brook University. University of California, Berkeley is highlighted as the best university in the United States in our ranking with a total D-index of its ranking scholars at 4763. Ranking on the second place is Northwestern University with a total D-index of 3949. The third position is taken by Stanford University with a total D-index of 3839.
The average total D-index for the top 5% universities is 3315 in comparison to an average of 672 for all 232 institutions included in our ranking.
The average number of published papers in the field of Chemistry by scholars affiliated with the top 5% of researchers in the ranking is 11781 against an average of 2401 for all 232 universities.
The average number of citations of scholars affiliated with the top 3% universities is 1281065 against an average of 190616 for all 232 universities.
