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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is a field of the Life Sciences. Science Explorer counts 7.6M research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: study of chemical processes in living organisms.

Research works
7.6M
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.5M
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
248
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+15%
the tick is no change

What is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Cancer, Gene Expression, Oxidative Stress, Regulation, Inflammation, Biomarkers. Gaining share since 2009–13: Biogenesis, Microbial Communities, Long Noncoding RNAs, Transcriptional Landscape, Biomarkers. Losing share: Cell Signaling, Transcriptional Regulation, Cancer Therapy, Apoptosis.

▲ gaining share of this field◆ holding its share▼ losing share

Size is the world's fractional works in 2019–23 in the topics tagged with each word; colour compares the word's share of this field with 2009–13. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Cancer175k◆ 1.15×29 topics
  2. Gene Expression103k◆ 1.08×15 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress70k◆ 0.92×17 topics
  4. Regulation64k▲ 1.51×9 topics
  5. Inflammation63k◆ 0.98×16 topics
  6. Biomarkers54k▲ 1.99×4 topics
  7. Biogenesis52k▲ 2.7×3 topics
  8. Gene Therapy47k◆ 0.87×5 topics
  9. Epigenetic Regulation45k▲ 1.51×4 topics
  10. Genomics43k◆ 1.14×6 topics
  11. Phylogenetic Analysis43k◆ 1.10×5 topics
  12. Cancer Progression42k◆ 0.98×6 topics
  13. Transcriptional Regulation41k▼ 0.77×8 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy40k▼ 0.81×9 topics
  15. Epidemiology39k▲ 1.17×7 topics
  16. Nanoparticles38k▲ 1.40×3 topics
  17. Metabolism38k▼ 0.83×12 topics
  18. Population Genetics36k◆ 0.97×5 topics
  19. Apoptosis36k▼ 0.82×11 topics
  20. Metastasis36k▲ 1.20×4 topics
  21. Cell Signaling35k▼ 0.66×9 topics
  22. Genetics35k▲ 1.21×5 topics
  23. Biosensors34k▲ 1.28×2 topics
  24. Cell Death34k◆ 1.03×4 topics
  25. Therapeutics34k▲ 1.23×2 topics
  26. RNA Regulation33k▲ 1.54×2 topics
  27. Microbial Communities33k▲ 2.7×2 topics
  28. Aging33k◆ 0.98×5 topics
  29. Stem Cells33k◆ 0.88×8 topics
  30. Antibiotic Resistance32k▲ 1.19×4 topics
  31. DNA nanotechnology31k▲ 1.37×1 topic
  32. Self-Assembly31k▲ 1.37×1 topic
  33. Cell Differentiation30k▲ 1.77×2 topics
  34. Mitochondria30k◆ 0.98×5 topics
  35. Translation29k▲ 1.29×2 topics
  36. Gene Expression Regulation29k▲ 1.25×3 topics
  37. Precision Medicine28k▲ 1.26×3 topics
  38. Data Analysis28k◆ 0.96×3 topics
  39. Long Noncoding RNAs27k▲ 2.2×1 topic
  40. Transcriptional Landscape27k▲ 2.2×1 topic

Which countries lead Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, the United States, China and the United Kingdom rank highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (294k and 215k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States · #1 all time 19.7% top 10% · 215k works
  2. 2 China · #3 all time 24.7% top 10% · 294k works
  3. 3 United Kingdom · #2 all time 23.7% top 10% · 36k works
  4. 4 Germany · #4 all time 20.8% top 10% · 41k works
  5. 5 India · #14 all time 13.3% top 10% · 70k works
  6. 6 France · #5 all time 18.9% top 10% · 29k works
  7. 7 Italy · #8 all time 22.2% top 10% · 29k works
  8. 8 Canada · #6 all time 21.0% top 10% · 21k works
  9. 9 Australia · #10 all time 24.6% top 10% · 16k works
  10. 10 Spain · #12 all time 20.0% top 10% · 22k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 108 countries ranked in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 294k works
  2. 2 United States 215k works
  3. 3 India 70k works
  4. 4 Germany 41k works
  5. 5 Japan 41k works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 36k works
  7. 7 Italy 29k works
  8. 8 France 29k works
  9. 9 South Korea 25k works
  10. 10 Brazil 23k works

How concentrated that is

The same countries as shares of everything the list above accounts for. A node where two countries do two thirds of the work and one spread evenly across twelve read alike as a ranking and not at all alike here.

China: 36.6%United States: 26.8%India: 8.7%Germany: 5.1%6 others listed: 22.8%37%largest
China294k · 36.6%United States215k · 26.8%India70k · 8.7%Germany41k · 5.1%6 others listed183k · 22.8%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research?

Harvard University (United States) ranks first in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Harvard University United States · Cambridge · #1 all time 31.5% top 10% · 2.8k works
  2. 2 Howard Hughes Medical Institute United States · Chevy Chase · #2 all time 48.5% top 10% · 796 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #50 all time 29.0% top 10% · 3.7k works
  4. 4 Stanford University United States · Stanford · #3 all time 28.7% top 10% · 2k works
  5. 5 Sichuan University China · Chengdu 29.2% top 10% · 2.9k works
  6. 6 University of California San Diego United States · San Diego · #9 all time 25.3% top 10% · 2k works
  7. 7 Zhejiang University China · Hangzhou 29.3% top 10% · 2.9k works
  8. 8 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing 30.5% top 10% · 2.3k works
  9. 9 Cornell University United States · Ithaca · #8 all time 26.3% top 10% · 1.9k works
  10. 10 Peking University China · Beijing 26.1% top 10% · 2.4k works

The track on each row is that row’s top-10% rate. The ranking itself is the composite score, which the rate is only one part of.

Of 3,579 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology.

Top 100 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 3.7k works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 3.5k works
  3. 3 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 3.3k works
  4. 4 Sun Yat-sen University China 3.3k works
  5. 5 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 3.1k works
  6. 6 Zhejiang University China 2.9k works
  7. 7 Sichuan University China 2.9k works
  8. 8 Harvard University United States 2.8k works
  9. 9 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 2.8k works
  10. 10 Central South University China 2.5k works

Who are the leading researchers in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?

Among the most productive authors in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Gad Getz, Mark J. Daly and Rob Knight rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Gad Getz United States · #31 worldwide 6.2k citations · 179 works
  2. 2 Mark J. Daly United States · #47 worldwide 9.6k citations · 152 works
  3. 3 Rob Knight United States · #97 worldwide 4.9k citations · 202 works
  4. 4 Matthias Mann Germany · #116 worldwide 5.1k citations · 154 works
  5. 5 Amirhossein Sahebkar Iran · #123 worldwide 5.6k citations · 243 works
  6. 6 Kāri Stefánsson Iceland · #127 worldwide 4.2k citations · 145 works
  7. 7 Peter A. Kollman United States · #128 worldwide 6.3k citations · 134 works
  8. 8 Mark I. McCarthy United Kingdom · #148 worldwide 4.9k citations · 194 works
  9. 9 Matthew Meyerson United States · #149 worldwide 4.2k citations · 138 works
  10. 10 Walter C. Willett United States · #154 worldwide 6.8k citations · 360 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 5,435 highest-output authors in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology researchers

Where is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research done?

The largest centres of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research in 2022–2025 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 Salamanca, Mishima and Ipswich.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 40k works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 21k works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 18k works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 13k works
  5. 5 Paris France 12k works
  6. 6 Hangzhou China 12k works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 11k works
  8. 8 Tokyo Japan 11k works
  9. 9 Seoul South Korea 11k works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 10k works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SalamancaES · 23.0 works12×
  2. MishimaJP · 109.0 works9.9×
  3. IpswichUS · 72.8 works9.6×
  4. MartinsriedDE · 171.8 works9.5×
  5. KalyaniIN · 44.7 works8.8×
  6. ObolenskRU · 55.9 works8.6×
  7. Chevy ChaseUS · 807.6 works8.4×
  8. BaselCH · 39.2 works8.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology than the world average.

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Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research by country

The best places for Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research inside each country, with that country's researchers and world standing.

Where is the best place to study Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology?

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

0%20%40%mean 28.98%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Harvard University: 2,831, 31.5%University of Chinese Academy of Sciences: 2,299, 30.5%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 3,451, 24.2%Sun Yat-sen University: 3,251, 27.4%Huazhong Agricultural University: 1,413, 30.6%China Agricultural University: 1,646, 35.3%Nanjing Medical University: 2,063, 24.1%Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 3,071, 27.7%Zhejiang University: 2,920, 29.3%Sichuan University: 2,913, 29.2%Harvard UniversityUniversity of Chines…Sun Yat-sen UniversityChinese Academy of M…
above the meannear itbelow it

One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Harvard University United States 49.631.5%2.1×2,831 -7.8%
2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 48.230.5%1.3×2,299 +106.4%
3Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 48.124.2%3.3×3,451 +18.1%
4Sun Yat-sen University China 46.327.4%1.9×3,251 +25.6%
5Huazhong Agricultural University China 45.630.6%3.8×1,413 +15.2%
6China Agricultural University China 45.235.3%2.7×1,646 -4.5%
7Nanjing Medical University China 44.924.1%3.8×2,063 +37.5%
8Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 44.727.7%1.3×3,071 +30.1%
9Zhejiang University China 44.729.3%1.4×2,920 +12.1%
10Sichuan University China 44.529.2%1.6×2,913 +21.3%

Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.

Is Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are MicroRNA in disease regulation, Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Which topics inside it are moving

Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.

  1. MicroRNA in disease regulation+480%
  2. Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research+337%
  3. Epigenetics and DNA Methylation+127%
  4. RNA modifications and cancer+122%
  5. Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques+108%
  6. CRISPR and Genetic Engineering+104%
  7. DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry-13%
  8. Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling-14%
  9. Ion channel regulation and function-17%
  10. Chemical Synthesis and Analysis-18%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology include?

Advanced biosensing and …113kAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 113k fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…109kRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 109k fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 90k fractional worksChemical Synthesis and Analysis: 89k fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 89k fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and …88kReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 88k fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 85k fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 84k fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…84kMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 84k fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 83k fractional worksIon channel regulation and function: 82k fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…81kGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 81k fractional works

Area is fractional works in that topic. Every name below is a page of its own.