Question 1

Which countries lead Biochemistry research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, China, the United States and the United Kingdom rank highest in Biochemistry. By volume, China and India publish the most (5.7k and 2.7k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Biochemistry research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China) ranks first in Biochemistry on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhejiang University.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Biochemistry?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Biochemistry, Francisco Abraham Tomás-Barberán, Alan Crozier and Barry B. Halliwell have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Biochemistry research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Biochemistry research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Hangzhou (China) and Seoul (South Korea). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wushan.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Biochemistry?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Zhejiang University and Northwest A&F University score highest, combining standing in the field's ranking, citation 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 Biochemistry research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities and Blood transfusion and management.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Biochemistry?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Biochemistry is "Short-Term Effects of Nose-Only Cigarette Smoke Exposure on Glutathione Redox Homeostasis, Cytochrome P450 1A1/2 and Respiratory Enzyme Activities in Mice Tissues" (Haider Raza, Annie John, Abderrahim Nemmar, 2013), with 47,289 citations. Next come "Assay for lipid peroxides in animal tissues by thiobarbituric acid reaction" (29,425) and "Antioxidant activity applying an improved ABTS radical cation decolorization assay" (26,207).