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Biochemistry research

Biochemistry is a subfield of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 168k research works in it since 1950. 18.7% 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
168k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
31k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
7
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+5%
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What is Biochemistry research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Inflammation, Mitochondrial Function, Antioxidant, Oxidative Stress, Lipid Droplets, Triacylglycerol Synthesis. Gaining share since 2009–13: Human Microbiome, Microbial Metabolites, Glutathione, Hydrogen Sulfide, Mitochondrial Function. Losing share: Arachidonic Acid, Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids, Amino Acid Transporters, D-Serine.

▲ 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 18 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation9,808◆ 0.98×3 topics
  2. Mitochondrial Function7,583▲ 1.24×3 topics
  3. Antioxidant6,046▲ 1.19×2 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress6,046▲ 1.19×2 topics
  5. Lipid Droplets4,162◆ 1.14×1 topic
  6. Triacylglycerol Synthesis4,162◆ 1.14×1 topic
  7. Glutathione4,049▲ 1.31×1 topic
  8. Hydrogen Sulfide4,049▲ 1.31×1 topic
  9. Amino Acid Transporters3,997▼ 0.83×1 topic
  10. D-Serine3,997▼ 0.83×1 topic
  11. Arachidonic Acid3,761▼ 0.77×1 topic
  12. Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids3,761▼ 0.77×1 topic
  13. Acetogenins2,623◆ 0.99×1 topic
  14. Annonaceae2,623◆ 0.99×1 topic
  15. Lipoic Acid1,997◆ 0.99×1 topic
  16. Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex1,997◆ 0.99×1 topic
  17. Human Microbiome1,536▲ 1.53×1 topic
  18. Microbial Metabolites1,536▲ 1.53×1 topic

Which countries lead Biochemistry research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and Germany rank highest in Biochemistry. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.1k and 2.6k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #2 all time 25.6% top 10% · 5.1k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 18.5% top 10% · 2.6k works
  3. 3 Germany · #4 all time 11.1% top 10% · 1.6k works
  4. 4 India · #14 all time 14.9% top 10% · 945 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom · #3 all time 20.6% top 10% · 347 works
  6. 6 Italy · #9 all time 21.1% top 10% · 373 works
  7. 7 France · #6 all time 17.4% top 10% · 352 works
  8. 8 South Korea · #15 all time 18.5% top 10% · 354 works
  9. 9 Japan · #5 all time 9.9% top 10% · 781 works
  10. 10 Spain · #13 all time 19.2% top 10% · 283 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 16 countries ranked in Biochemistry. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Biochemistry

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 5.1k works
  2. 2 United States 2.6k works
  3. 3 Germany 1.6k works
  4. 4 India 945 works
  5. 5 Japan 781 works
  6. 6 Russia 476 works
  7. 7 Italy 373 works
  8. 8 South Korea 354 works
  9. 9 France 352 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 347 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: 39.0%United States: 20.4%Germany: 12.7%India: 7.3%6 others listed: 20.7%39%largest
China5,052 · 39.0%United States2,638 · 20.4%Germany1,644 · 12.7%India945 · 7.3%6 others listed2,682 · 20.7%

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

Which institutions lead Biochemistry research?

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Biochemistry on research quality in 2022–2025, followed by Jiangnan University.

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China · Beijing · #27 all time 27.1% top 10% · 72 works
  2. 2 Jiangnan University China · Wuxi 23.2% top 10% · 60 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 2 institutions above the floor of 40 fractional works in Biochemistry.

Top 100 Biochemistry institutions

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 73 works
  2. 2 Jiangnan University China 60 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 46 works
  4. 4 Sichuan University China 45 works
  5. 5 Central South University China 44 works
  6. 6 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 41 works
  7. 7 Zhejiang University China 40 works
  8. 8 Henan University China 38 works
  9. 9 Peking University China 38 works
  10. 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 37 works

Who are the leading researchers in Biochemistry?

Among the most productive authors in Biochemistry, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Niklas Luhmann and Walter C. Willett rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy · #34 worldwide 8.1k citations · 312 works
  2. 2 Niklas Luhmann Germany · #53 worldwide 2.3k citations · 277 works
  3. 3 Walter C. Willett United States · #154 worldwide 6.8k citations · 360 works
  4. 4 Félix Carvalho Portugal · #172 worldwide 4.6k citations · 125 works
  5. 5 Aarno Palotie Finland · #185 worldwide 4.3k citations · 187 works
  6. 6 Dariush Mozaffarian United States · #186 worldwide 5.2k citations · 120 works
  7. 7 Rhian M. Touyz United Kingdom · #273 worldwide 3.4k citations · 132 works
  8. 8 Scott M. Grundy United States · #491 worldwide 3.5k citations · 154 works
  9. 9 Peter Libby United States · #894 worldwide 2.9k citations · 193 works
  10. 10 Sidney Udenfriend United States · #957 worldwide 2.3k citations · 119 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 4,755 highest-output authors in Biochemistry. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Biochemistry researchers

Where is Biochemistry research done?

The largest centres of Biochemistry research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Guangzhou (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 620 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 311 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 250 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 230 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 206 works
  6. 6 Moscow Russia 203 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 201 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 183 works
  9. 9 Jinan China 182 works
  10. 10 Seoul South Korea 150 works
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Biochemistry research by country

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

Where is the best place to study Biochemistry?

Among universities, judged by research, Shanxi University, Henan University and China Pharmaceutical University 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 31.47%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Shanxi University: 34, 46.3%Henan University: 38, 36.7%China Pharmaceutical University: 37, 30.6%Henan Medical University: 15, 29.9%Hunan Normal University: 18, 43.4%University of Tübingen: 34, 28.2%University of Jinan: 24, 29.6%Huazhong Agricultural University: 33, 27.1%Hainan Medical University: 14, 24.8%Qiqihar Medical University: 12, 18.1%Shanxi UniversityHenan UniversityChina Pharmaceutical…Henan Medical Univer…
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Shanxi University China 72.746.3%7.4×34 +120.7%
2Henan University China 65.236.7%6.5×38 +111.8%
3China Pharmaceutical University China 62.130.6%10.2×37 -11.1%
4Henan Medical University China 60.829.9%11.3×15 +109.9%
5Hunan Normal University China 58.543.4%4.4×18 +142.4%
6University of Tübingen Germany 58.028.2%5.3×34 +104.3%
7University of Jinan China 56.629.6%4.8×24 +620.0%
8Huazhong Agricultural University China 55.027.1%5.7×33 +86.7%
9Hainan Medical University China 54.124.8%7.0×14 +201.2%
10Qiqihar Medical University China 54.018.1%16.3×12 +179.8%

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 research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Environmental Science and Technology, Sulfur Compounds in Biology and Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis.

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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. Environmental Science and Technology+159%
  2. Sulfur Compounds in Biology+91%
  3. Lipid metabolism and biosynthesis+51%
  4. Biochemical Acid Research Studies+30%
  5. Traditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae+18%
  6. Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism+5%
  7. Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology-1%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Biochemistry include?

Amino Acid Enzymes and M…45kAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism: 45k fractional worksEicosanoids and Hyperten…36kEicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology: 36k fractional worksLipid metabolism and biosynthesis: 26k fractional worksSulfur Compounds in Biol…22kSulfur Compounds in Biology: 22k fractional worksTraditional and Medicina…16kTraditional and Medicinal Uses of Annonaceae: 16k fractional worksBiochemical Acid Research Studies: 15k fractional worksEnvironmental Science and Technology: 8,306 fractional works

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