The baseline time span for this database is (publication years)
1998-February 29, 2008 from the first bimonthly update (a 10-year + 2-month
period). The resulting database contained 6,813 (10 years) and 2,422 (2
years) papers; 11,168 authors; 74 nations; 504 journals; and 1,970
institutions.
Interviews, first-person essays, and profiles about
people in a wide variety of fields which pertain to
this special topic of Mesoporous Materials.
OVERVIEW
Mesoporous materials are defined as natural or synthetic materials having a
pore diameter of 2-50 nm, halfway between the pore sizes that define micro-
and macroporous materials. They have a large surface area and are
particularly useful for applications in catalysis, separation, and
absorption.
ScienceWatch.com has examined the literature on mesoporous
materials over the past decade and over the past two years. Using only the
specific term "mesoporous," the analysis provides a snapshot view of the
research being done in this particular field.
Over the past 10 years, the concentration appears to have been on synthesis
and structures of mesoporous materials. Methods of synthesis covered in the
top 20 papers from this time period include block copolymer templating,
oligomeric surfactant synthesis, and triblock copolymer synthesis, among
others. Structures of particular interest include mesoporous materials with
hybrid organic/inorganic frameworks and crystalline or semi-crystalline
frameworks.
Over the past two years, the focus of the most-cited papers turns to
applications of mesoporous materials. These applications include magnetic
fluorescent delivery vehicles, mercury ion detection,
drug-delivery systems,
bone-tissue engineering, and other potential applications in the medical
and environmental fields.
Methodology: To construct this database, papers were
extracted based on title-supplied keywords for Mesoporous Materials. The
keywords used were as follows:
("mesoporous")
The baseline time span for this database is (publication years)
1998-February 29, 2008 from the first bimonthly update (a 10-year + 2-month
period). The resulting database contained 6,813 (10 years) and 2,422 (2
years) papers; 11,168 authors; 74 nations; 504 journals; and 1,970
institutions.
Rankings: Once the database was in place, it was used to
generate the lists of top 20 papers (two- and ten-year periods), authors,
journals, institutions, and nations, covering a time span of1998-February
29, 2008 from the first bimonthly update (a 10-year + 2-month period).
The top 20 papers are ranked according to total cites. Rankings for author,
journal, institution, and country are listed in three ways: according to
total cites, total papers, and total cites/paper. The paper thresholds and
corresponding percentages used to determine scientist, institution,
country, and journal rankings according to total cites/paper, and total
papers respectively are as follows: