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Chemicals and Materials Landscape of China 3,042 Chemicals and Materials companies in China, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.
3,042 companies tracked
$7B disclosed funding
10 hiring right now
76 events · 24 months
40,109 news articles · 12 months
Who leads Chemicals and Materials in China Tracks 3,042 Chinese chemicals and materials firms, highlighting which are hiring, which have disclosed funding rounds, and which received the most recent financing.
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How the Chemicals and Materials ecosystem in China grew, 2016–2025 Shows the number of companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, with a peak of 95 new firms in 2020 and 0 recorded for 2025.
Companies founded / year
new Chemicals and Materials companies in China
2016: 79 2017: 85 2018: 81 2019: 82 2020: 95 2021: 90 2022: 90 2023: 83 2024: 18 2025: 0 2016 2025
peak 95 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
2016 2025
peak 12 in 2020
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 47,180,000 2017: 6,743,880 2018: 3,209,495,150 2019: 58,141,300 2020: 865,070,820 2021: 405,395,390 2022: 1,934,736,162 2023: 262,438,910 2024: 153,263,775 2025: 0 2016 2025
peak $3.2B in 2018
Where Chemicals and Materials companies in China are based → Hub 01
Shanghai
156 Chemicals and Materials companies
24% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
156 companies
$139.3M disclosed funding
2 hiring now
Hub 02
Shenzhen
97 Chemicals and Materials companies
15% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
97 companies
$28.8M disclosed funding
Hub 03
Guangzhou
73 Chemicals and Materials companies
11% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
73 companies
$962.8M disclosed funding
Hub 04
Hangzhou
71 Chemicals and Materials companies
11% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
71 companies
$23.9M disclosed funding
Hub 05
Suzhou
70 Chemicals and Materials companies
11% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
70 companies
$7M disclosed funding
Hub 06
Beijing
68 Chemicals and Materials companies
10% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
68 companies
$28.4M disclosed funding
Hub 07
Hong Kong
64 Chemicals and Materials companies
10% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
Hub 08
Nanjing
50 Chemicals and Materials companies
8% of the Chemicals and Materials companies across these hubs
50 companies
$25.9M disclosed funding
1 hiring now
Funding, M&A and the deals moving Chemicals and Materials in China Contracts 20 Earnings 16 Announcement 12 M&A 9 Assets 7 Funding 4 Regulatory 4 Capital 2 Lawsuit 1 IPO 1
Funding MicroCyto, a biocomputing company, has completed a RMB 300 million (USD 43.4 million) Series A+ round. Investors include Huirong Fund, under Henan Investment Group, and individual investor Tan Ruiqing. 2026-03-31 M&A The acquisition, once implemented, will establish a major global player in dental materials. 2026-03-28 Funding China Hongqiao Group is raising over US$1 billion through a share placement as it seeks to repay its debt and expand its business. 2025-11-18 IPO including the mobile assets acquisition of China Telecom, the IPOs of Sinopec, Chalco, China Telecom, China Netcom, China Life Insurance, PICC, Air China, China Shenhua Energy, China Construction Bank, Dongfeng Automobile, China Merchants Bank, ICBC, China Citic Bank, China Coal Energy, COSCO, CPIC, CSCEC, ABC, Everbright Bank, PSBC, CGN, CHAMC, China Re, Legend Holdings, CZ Bank, CEEC, CNR, CR Pharma, HR Bank, CICC, HZ Bank, HEC, Xinhua Net, SFC, as well as a number of restructuring and M&A deals for major industries. 2025-09-13 M&A Azelis is reinforcing its presence in the Chinese market with the acquisition of a 100% stake in WWRC (China) Holdings Ltd. and Friendship Chemical Co. Ltd. 2025-02-14 M&A H.B. Fuller will acquire 95% of the equity of Tonsan for cash consideration of Rmb 1.4 billion, or about $230 million. 2025-02-14 M&A IGM Resins, a global provider of energy-curing raw material solutions, announces that it has acquired Litian, a Chinese manufacturer of energy-curing resins. 2025-02-14 M&A Canmax and Jiuling completed their mid-2024 acquisition, bringing financial strength and industry expertise to Nigeria’s emerging lithium sector. 2025-02-14 Funding CanSemi launched its Phase III 12-inch analog process line on December 28, 2024. The CNY16.25 billion project focuses on 180nm to 90nm technologies for industrial and automotive applications, adding 40,000 wpm and targeting CNY4 billion annual revenue. 2025-01-08 M&A – Ningbo Dinghong Equity Investment Partnership Enterprise (Limited Partnership) agreed to sell a 5.81% stake in thermoplastic elastomer producer Ningbo Changhong Polymer Scientific and Technical Inc. to Qianhai Pengcheng Wanli Capital Management (Shenzhen) Co. Ltd., according to Market Intelligence data. 2024-12-09 Mergers and acquisitions Deals from the last 24 months where a Chemicals and Materials company in China was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.
Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work Provides details on specific events like IPO filings, leadership changes, product launches and contract wins, focusing on customer win information.
Contract wins
9 customer wins · last 24 months
Regulatory & litigation
2 regulatory events · 1 tracked suits · 24 months
Gulf Resources Regained compliance with Nasdaq listing requirements — The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Dec 2025 Ganfeng Lithium approved for environmental impact report — Argentina provincial government of Salta Dec 2024 Ever Credit, Kingboard Holdings v Country Garden Holdings winding-up petition · Ongoing Jan 2025 Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
13 companies reporting17 company-quarters tracked
Who is building Chemicals and Materials in China Profiles 223 founders and CEOs across 215 firms, noting their most common alma maters such as Peking University, EU Business School, HKUST and NUS.
Founders and chief executives 12 of 223, from the best-funded companies on this page
→ RWTH Aachen University 1984
Ex- Zhuhai Shengtong Energy Saving Technology, China Automobile Maintenance Industry Association
Co-Founder Yunshu Biotechnology, ex-BGI Group, DRT Intelligence. The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology 2022, The University of Queensland
Founder & Chairman
Xian Yang
Ex- Panzhihua City Public Security Bureau and Panzhihua Customs, Sanlian Investment Holdings. Southwest University 1997, Sichuan University MBA 2008
Managing Director
Michael Chen
Ex-MD Bostik China, H.B. Fuller. Hefei University of Technology 1974, University of Rochester - Simon Business School MBA 1992
Ex-Fudan Grand Horizon Network. Shanghai Jiao Tong University B.Eng 1998, National University of Singapore M.Eng 2001…
Chairman & CEO
Victor LO Chung Wing
Hong Kong Design Centre, Economic Development Commission. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Ex-Yantai synthetic leather, MDI, Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes, Ningbo Wanhua Polyurethanes.
CEO & President
Victor Xingsheng Liu
Focuslight Technologies, ex-Nlight, ex-Coherent, Virginia Tech MBA, 2001
Guangdong University of Technology, Shanghai Jiaotong University CMBA
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University BA 1992, V EMBA 2012, DBA 2019
Ex-Bank of America, JP Morgan · University of Michigan BBA 1997
Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 4 of 223 founders
Peking University 1
EU Business School 1
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) 1
National University of Singapore (NUS) 1
Duke University 1
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Who funds Chemicals and Materials in China Summarizes 186 funding rounds since 2016 from 240 investors, with an average round size of $14.5 million.
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel 78
Series A–B 82
Series C+ / PE 15
Grants, debt & other 11
The typical round is $14.5M — half were bigger, half smaller.
The biggest Chemicals and Materials funding rounds in China Highlights the largest disclosed round—Jinneng Technology’s $3.2 billion Series D—and lists ten other major recent funding events.
Company Round Size When Backers Jinneng Technology Series Dmega-round $3.2B Mar 2018 — cxxcl.cn Series Dmega-round $731.7M Sep 2020 J P Morgan CanSemi Series Bmega-round $671.4M Jun 2022 GAC Capital , Walden International , GF Financial Markets +5 more Fujian Deer Technology Company Series Bmega-round $291.5M Jul 2022 Anhui Traffic Control Capital Investment Management , Qingchuang Bole , Turingpe +1 more Jiana Energy Series D $231.1M Mar 2022 Whjghs.net , Wuhu Talent Network , Wuhu Industrial Investment +1 more Jiangsu Meike Solar Technology Series B $188.1M Dec 2021 Junhao Capital , Financial Street Capital Operation Center , Hncapital +3 more Fujian Deer Technology Company Series A $182M Aug 2021 Shenzhen Capital Group , HSG Tuoxi Technology Series B $139.2M Jul 2023 Xicheng Jinrui , Raystone Capital , Shang Capital +8 more Mojia Biotech Series B $80M Jun 2022 Temasek , LYZZ Capital , Sento +2 more Microcyto Microsynthesis Series A $43.4M Mar 2026 Henan Investment Group Huirong Fund
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M 0
$1–10M 8
$10–50M 13
$50–250M 1
>$250M 0
22 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.
Fresh cheques · last 6 months
What the news says about Chemicals and Materials in China Records 40,109 news articles in the last year, most frequently covering industrial metal market analysis, rare‑earth extraction, product launches and metal commodity trading.
News volume
Chemicals and Materials coverage across China · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 5,445 2021Q3: 7,213 2021Q4: 4,962 2022Q1: 6,713 2022Q2: 6,211 2022Q3: 5,925 2022Q4: 9,261 2023Q1: 9,374 2023Q2: 8,834 2023Q3: 12,493 2023Q4: 12,483 2024Q1: 12,609 2024Q2: 12,422 2024Q3: 11,780 2024Q4: 11,173 2025Q1: 19,492 2025Q2: 9,677 2025Q3: 8,721 2025Q4: 9,971 2026Q1: 11,399 2021Q2 2026Q1
peak 19,492 in 2025Q1 · 40,109 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative )
2021 2023 2025
Positive-tone share moved 68% → 70%, negative 31% → 27% across 2021–2025.
What the coverage is about The subjects that dominate Chemicals and Materials news in China. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.
Industrial metal market analysis 6,141 →+0% Rare earth metals extraction processes 4,867 ▲+132% New product launches and innovations 4,530 →+2% Metal commodity trading trends 3,952 →-4% Global metal supply chain logistics 3,450 ▲+122% Major contract wins and losses 3,359 ▲+46% Strategic partnerships and collaborations 3,209 ▲+12% Economy news: industrial production reports 3,027 →-3% Sustainability initiatives and esg reporting 2,925 →+9% Metal export-import regulations 2,678 ▲+33% Most-covered companies · last 12 months
6 Chemicals and Materials companies here were named in the news over this period.
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Momentum
The words getting louder — and quieter Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.
rare earth elements extraction+151% electrowinning rare earths+132% mineral tenure+43% oil price volatility+93% petrochemical r&d+47% polymer import tariffs+67% commodity trading+53% npk fertilizers+74% fertilizer application+58% lme price trends+95%
chemical safety assessments-99% stock performance-52% tariff negotiations-48% osha chemical standards-98% stock indices-64%
The pressures the press keeps returning to Three recurring angles in China Chemicals and Materials coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).
Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
55,549 articles touch this dimension · 44.6% critical tone
2021 2025
signals: stock performance, plastic recycling, plastic bans
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
10,010 articles touch this dimension · 42.4% critical tone
2021 2025
signals: trapped miners, coal dust explosion, rare earth elements extraction
Growth ▲ rising
64,762 articles touch this dimension · 23.9% critical tone
2021 2025
signals: chemical pricing, industrial sector performance, copper demand
Chemicals and Materials jobs in China: who is hiring and what they ask for Notes zero job postings in the past year from two employers, while listing top sought skills such as materials, plastic surface treatment and sustainable materials.
0 postings · last 12 months
3 postings tracked overall
2 employers advertising
Demand
The Skills Employers Ask For What Chemicals and Materials employers in China put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.
materials 2 ▼ plastic surface treatment 1 ▼ mechanical engineering 1 ▼ 3d surface treatment 1 ▼ sustainable materials 1 → flexible technology 1 → laser texturing 1 ▼ dfss 1 → composites 1 → painting 1 ▼ Most advertised titles
Sales Manager, Apac - Cosmetics Raw Materials 1 What Chemicals and Materials research is working on Counts 10,510 academic papers, with 8,027 identifying opportunities, 463 outlining common problems, and 93 issuing cautions.
How this field talks about itself
Chemicals and Materials papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Breakthrough 41.4% · 26.6% 1.6×
Promising 34.9% · 36.9% ≈ par
Descriptive 16.3% · 17.7% ≈ par
Problem-identifying 4.2% · 9.5% 0.4×
Comparative 2.1% · 4.0% 0.5×
Cautionary 0.9% · 4.4% 0.2×
Chemicals and Materials literature runs 1.6× more “breakthrough” than science at large (41.4% vs 26.6% baseline).
How the work is done
Methods-led 59.4%
Reviews 21.8%
Empirical 16.4%
Position pieces 1.6%
Theoretical 0.8%
How the research reads
95% positive · 5% neutral · 0% negative , across 10,510 papers.
The institutions behind the field
Chinese Academy of Sciences 18k Nanyang Technological University 7k Georgia Institute of Technology 7k Sichuan University 6k University of Colorado Boulder 5k Beijing Institute of Technology 5k ranked by how often their work is cited
Researchers who shaped it
Xiao Kuang · Christopher N. Bowman · Lei Jiang · Christopher J. Kloxin · Yanju Liu · Guoqiang Li · Hari Krishna Bisoyi · Peiyi Wu
The most-cited breakthroughs
Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers · 1k cites A Bioinspired Mineral Hydrogel as a Self‐Healable, Mechanically Adaptable Ionic Skin for Highly Sensitive Pressure Sensing · 998 cites Soft material for soft actuators · 817 cites Conductive MXene Nanocomposite Organohydrogel for Flexible, Healable, Low‐Temperature Tolerant Strain Sensors · 801 cites Mussel-Inspired Cellulose Nanocomposite Tough Hydrogels with Synergistic Self-Healing, Adhesive, and Strain-Sensitive Properties · 769 cites Common problems researchers identify 436 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Problems · theme 01
Smart Environment / Smart Material
111 papers · 25.5% of this block
2022: 24 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 26 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 20 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 30 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 24 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 26 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 20 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 30 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +27% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Smart environment · Smart material · Building automation · Architectural engineering
“Smart structures and material technologies in architecture applications”
Problems · theme 02
Piezoelectricity / Carbon Nanotube
84 papers · 19.3% of this block
2022: 566 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 545 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 434 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 499 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 566 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 545 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 434 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 499 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -12% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Piezoelectricity · Carbon nanotube · Nonlinear system · Structural health monitoring
“An investigation into size‐dependent dynamic thermo‐electromechanical response of piezoelectric‐laminated sandwich smart nanocomposites”
Problems · theme 03
Magnetorheological Fluid / Actuator
66 papers · 15.1% of this block
2022: 516 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 516 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 586 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 516 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 516 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 471 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 586 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +14% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Magnetorheological fluid · Actuator · Self-healing hydrogels · Artificial muscle
“Multifunctional soft machines based on stimuli-responsive hydrogels: from freestanding hydrogels to smart integrated systems”
Problems · theme 04
Smart Polymer / Polymer
60 papers · 13.8% of this block
2022: 869 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 846 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 730 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 617 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 869 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 846 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 730 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 617 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -29% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Smart polymer · Polymer · Smart material · Nanotechnology
“Polymer-based smart materials by printing technologies: Improving application and integration”
Problems · theme 05
Nanotechnology / Smart Material
58 papers · 13.3% of this block
2022: 6,029 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,050 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,429 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,099 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 6,029 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,050 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,429 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,099 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -15% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Nanotechnology · Smart material · Nanometre · Nanomaterials
“Smart Materials for Microrobots”
Problems · theme 06
3D Printing / Morphing
32 papers · 7.3% of this block
2022: 332 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 357 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 404 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 483 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 332 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 357 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 404 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 483 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +46% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject 3D printing · Morphing · Biofabrication · Polymer
“Developments in 4D-printing: a review on current smart materials, technologies, and applications”
Problems · theme 07
Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma*
25 papers · 5.7% of this block
2022: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 194 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 214 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 194 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 214 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +4% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Shape-memory alloy · SMA* · Shape-memory polymer · Nickel titanium
“Application and Development of Shape Memory Micro/Nano Patterns”
Cautions 85 papers · 4 recurring themes
→ Cautions · theme 01
Smart Material / Nanotechnology
42 papers · 49.4% of this block
2022: 6,034 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,056 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,436 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 6,034 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,056 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,436 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,119 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -15% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Smart material · Nanotechnology · Nanomaterials · Tissue engineering
“Green Nanomaterials for Smart Textiles Dedicated to Environmental and Biomedical Applications”
Cautions · theme 02
Piezoelectricity / Actuator
19 papers · 22.4% of this block
2022: 3,690 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 3,616 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 3,288 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,458 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 3,690 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 3,616 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 3,288 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 2,458 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -33% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Piezoelectricity · Actuator · Composite material · Hysteresis
“An experimental investigation on the health monitoring of concrete structures using piezoelectric transducers at various environmental tempe”
Cautions · theme 03
Shape-Memory Polymer / Viscoelasticity
12 papers · 14.1% of this block
2022: 97 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 88 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 79 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 102 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 97 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 88 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 79 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 102 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +5% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Shape-memory polymer · Viscoelasticity · Morphing · Magnetorheological fluid
“Advances in additive manufacturing of shape memory polymer composites”
Cautions · theme 04
Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma*
12 papers · 14.1% of this block
2022: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 191 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 210 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 195 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 191 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 210 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 195 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +4% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Shape-memory alloy · SMA* · Nickel titanium · Damper
“Sensitivity of Seismic Applications to Different Shape Memory Alloy Models”
Opportunities 6,773 papers · 7 recurring themes
→ Opportunities · theme 01
Smart Material / Nanotechnology
1,489 papers · 24.8% of this block
2022: 6,034 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,058 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,440 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,105 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 6,034 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,058 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,440 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,105 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -15% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Smart material · Nanotechnology · Architectural engineering · Internet of Things
“Magnetically responsive intelligent fibers: nano-engineered materials and multifunctional integration for advanced applications”
Opportunities · theme 02
Polymer / Composite Number
1,472 papers · 24.5% of this block
2022: 1,848 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,843 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,766 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,838 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 1,848 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 1,843 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 1,766 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 1,838 of every 10,000 papers on this subject → -0% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Polymer · Composite number · Photochromism · Fabrication
“Photoplastic\nTransformation Based on Dynamic Covalent\nChemistry”
Opportunities · theme 03
Shape-Memory Alloy / Shape-Memory Polymer
922 papers · 15.4% of this block
2022: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 194 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 214 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 190 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 194 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 214 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 198 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +4% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Shape-memory alloy · Shape-memory polymer · SMA* · Nickel titanium
“Shape Memory Polymer Composite Actuator: Modeling Approach for Preliminary Design and Validation”
Opportunities · theme 04
Actuator / Soft Robotics
689 papers · 11.5% of this block
2022: 309 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 296 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 243 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 305 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 309 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 296 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 243 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 305 of every 10,000 papers on this subject → -1% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Actuator · Soft robotics · Artificial muscle · Elastomer
“Scalable functionalized liquid crystal elastomer fiber soft actuators with multi-stimulus responses and photoelectric conversion”
Opportunities · theme 05
Piezoelectricity / Piezoelectric Sensor
604 papers · 10.1% of this block
2022: 169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 173 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 161 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 195 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 169 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 173 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 161 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 195 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▲ +15% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Piezoelectricity · Piezoelectric sensor · Piezoresistive effect · Energy conversion
“Piezoelectric composite cements: Towards the development of self-powered and self-diagnostic materials”
Opportunities · theme 06
Self-Healing Hydrogels / Self-Healing
535 papers · 8.9% of this block
2022: 6,154 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,183 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,575 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,316 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 6,154 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 6,183 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 6,575 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 5,316 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -14% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Self-healing hydrogels · Self-healing · Nanotechnology · Smart material
“Smart/stimuli-responsive hydrogels: Cutting-edge platforms for tissue engineering and other biomedical applications”
Opportunities · theme 07
Magnetorheological Fluid / Magnetorheological Elastomer
289 papers · 4.8% of this block
2022: 53 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 47 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 35 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 44 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2022: 53 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2023: 47 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2024: 35 of every 10,000 papers on this subject 2025: 44 of every 10,000 papers on this subject ▼ -17% share 2022→2025 share of research on this subject Magnetorheological fluid · Magnetorheological elastomer · Damper · Elastomer
“Research and Applications of MR Elastomers”
Which of these themes are growing fastest Tracks how the share of different research themes has shifted globally from 2022 to 2025.
Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining share losing share
3D Printing / Morphing ▲+46%
Smart Environment / Smart Material ▲+27%
Magnetorheological Fluid / Actuator ▲+14%
Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma* ▲+4%
Piezoelectricity / Carbon Nanotube ▼-12%
Nanotechnology / Smart Material ▼-15%
Smart Polymer / Polymer ▼-29%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining share losing share
Shape-Memory Polymer / Viscoelasticity ▲+5%
Shape-Memory Alloy / Sma* ▲+4%
Smart Material / Nanotechnology ▼-15%
Piezoelectricity / Actuator ▼-33%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining share losing share
Piezoelectricity / Piezoelectric Sensor ▲+15%
Shape-Memory Alloy / Shape-Memory Polymer ▲+4%
Polymer / Composite Number ▼-0%
Actuator / Soft Robotics ▼-1%
Self-Healing Hydrogels / Self-Healing ▼-14%
Smart Material / Nanotechnology ▼-15%
Magnetorheological Fluid / Magnetorheological Elastomer ▼-17%
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About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring, jobs, news and research trackers, covering China. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated August 2026.
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