Question 1

Which countries lead Life Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Life Sciences. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (672k and 498k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Life Sciences research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Life Sciences on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Harvard University and Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Life Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Life Sciences, Alisdair Robert Fernie, Guido Kroemer and Richard Anthony Flavell have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Life Sciences research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Life Sciences research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Byron, Kaifeng and Bikaner.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Life Sciences?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Stanford University and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is Life Sciences research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques and RNA modifications and cancer.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Life Sciences?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Life Sciences is "PROTEIN MEASUREMENT WITH THE FOLIN PHENOL REAGENT" (OliverH. Lowry, NiraJ. Rosebrough, A. Lewis Farr et al., 1951), with 319,095 citations. Next come "Cleavage of Structural Proteins during the Assembly of the Head of Bacteriophage T4" (252,153) and "A Rapid and Sensitive Method for the Quantitation of Microgram Quantities of Protein Utilizing the Principle of Protein-Dye Binding" (225,381).