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Physiology research

Physiology is a subfield of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 88k research works in it since 1950. 20.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

In short: science regarding function of organisms or living systems.

Research works
88k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
18k
per year above
Top-10% rate
20.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Topics
4
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
the tick is no change

What is Physiology research about, and what is growing?

By the world's output in 2019–23, its most used keywords are Magnetic Fields, Water Treatment, Adenosine Receptors, Purinergic Signalling, Oogenesis, Spermatogenesis. Gaining share since 2009–13: Magnetic Fields, Water Treatment. Losing share: Oogenesis, Spermatogenesis.

▲ 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 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Magnetic Fields4,726▲ 1.18×1 topic
  2. Water Treatment4,726▲ 1.18×1 topic
  3. Adenosine Receptors4,254◆ 0.92×1 topic
  4. Purinergic Signalling4,254◆ 0.92×1 topic
  5. Oogenesis3,497▼ 0.86×1 topic
  6. Spermatogenesis3,497▼ 0.86×1 topic
  7. Lysosomal Calcium Signaling2,310◆ 1.11×1 topic
  8. Two-pore Channels2,310◆ 1.11×1 topic

Which countries lead Physiology research?

On research quality in 2022–2025, China, the United States and India rank highest in Physiology. By volume, China and the United States publish the most (2.8k and 1.6k works in 2022–2025).

By research quality, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China · #3 all time 29.7% top 10% · 2.8k works
  2. 2 United States · #1 all time 19.7% top 10% · 1.6k works
  3. 3 India · #13 all time 17.3% top 10% · 677 works
  4. 4 Germany · #4 all time 23.4% top 10% · 360 works
  5. 5 Italy · #7 all time 27.1% top 10% · 299 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom · #2 all time 23.5% top 10% · 263 works
  7. 7 Japan · #6 all time 13.0% top 10% · 496 works
  8. 8 France · #5 all time 18.5% top 10% · 266 works
  9. 9 Brazil · #17 all time 11.9% top 10% · 393 works
  10. 10 South Korea · #18 all time 18.7% top 10% · 221 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 Physiology. Composite of field-normalised excellence (50%), output (30%) and citations (20%); the bracket is the all-time rank.

All countries ranked in Physiology

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 2.8k works
  2. 2 United States 1.6k works
  3. 3 India 677 works
  4. 4 Russia 516 works
  5. 5 Japan 496 works
  6. 6 Brazil 393 works
  7. 7 Germany 360 works
  8. 8 Italy 299 works
  9. 9 France 266 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 263 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: 36.2%United States: 21.2%India: 8.8%Russia: 6.7%6 others listed: 27.1%36%largest
China2,777 · 36.2%United States1,629 · 21.2%India677 · 8.8%Russia516 · 6.7%6 others listed2,077 · 27.1%

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

Which institutions lead Physiology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences publishes the most Physiology research, followed by Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Fishery SciencesChina 48 works
  2. 2 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 45 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 42 works
  4. 4 Ocean University of ChinaChina 33 works
  5. 5 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 30 works
  6. 6 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 28 works
  7. 7 Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina 28 works
  8. 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 27 works
  9. 9 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 26 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 26 works

Who are the leading researchers in Physiology?

Among the most productive authors in Physiology, Giuseppe Remuzzi, Steven M. Greenberg and George M. Whitesides rank highest on the composite score.

  1. 1 Giuseppe Remuzzi Italy · #34 worldwide 8.1k citations · 312 works
  2. 2 Steven M. Greenberg United States · #1,424 worldwide 1.9k citations · 116 works
  3. 3 George M. Whitesides United States · #1,739 worldwide 4.8k citations · 265 works
  4. 4 Jean Rivier United States · #2,086 worldwide 2.2k citations · 98 works
  5. 5 L.D. LANDAU Russia · #2,442 worldwide 1.9k citations · 74 works
  6. 6 Ted M. Dawson United States · #2,765 worldwide 2.1k citations · 83 works
  7. 7 Patrizia Agostinis Belgium · #2,812 worldwide 2k citations · 87 works
  8. 8 Lorenzo Galluzzi France · #2,837 worldwide 2.3k citations · 116 works
  9. 9 David C. Rubinsztein United Kingdom · #3,226 worldwide 2.4k citations · 71 works
  10. 10 Laurence Zitvogel France · #3,420 worldwide 2k citations · 134 works

Re-ranked on the composite score from the 3,673 highest-output authors in Physiology. Identities come from OpenAlex author disambiguation, which occasionally merges or splits people.

Top 100 Physiology researchers

Where is Physiology research done?

The largest centres of Physiology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhanjiang and Olsztyn.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 394 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 191 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 175 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 165 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 134 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 127 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 115 works
  8. 8 Paris France 103 works
  9. 9 Qingdao China 91 works
  10. 10 Hangzhou China 89 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. ZhanjiangCN · 34.1 works8.5×
  2. OlsztynPL · 22.3 works8.0×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Physiology than the world average.

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Physiology research by country

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

Where is the best place to study Physiology?

Among universities, judged by research, Guangdong Ocean University, Shanghai Ocean 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%60%mean 30.53%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Guangdong Ocean University: 28, 31.6%Shanghai Ocean University: 30, 29.0%China Pharmaceutical University: 19, 36.4%University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice: 15, 16.8%University of Ferrara: 12, 49.8%Xuzhou Medical College: 10, 42.5%Central Institute of Fisheries Education: 11, 20.9%Universidade Federal da Fronteira Sul: 9, 25.3%Nanjing Agricultural University: 24, 32.6%Bangladesh Agricultural University: 11, 20.4%China Pharmaceutical…Guangdong Ocean Univ…Shanghai Ocean Unive…University of South …
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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
1 Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina 59.031.6%15.4×28 +14.8%
2 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 58.729.0%11.7×30 -4.5%
3 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 55.236.4%7.8×19 +83.5%
4 University of South Bohemia in České BudějoviceCzechia 54.016.8%22.6×15 +47.6%
5 University of FerraraItaly 51.949.8%6.1×12 +12.7%
6 Xuzhou Medical CollegeChina 49.642.5%4.4×10 +235.6%
7 Central Institute of Fisheries EducationIndia 47.920.9%34.5×11 +92.1%
8 Universidade Federal da Fronteira SulBrazil 47.425.3%9.0×9 +136.8%
9 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 45.732.6%5.5×24 -18.0%
10 Bangladesh Agricultural UniversityBangladesh 45.420.4%10.1×11 -4.1%

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 Physiology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects and Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling.

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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. Calcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism+59%
  2. Magnetic and Electromagnetic Effects+41%
  3. Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling+22%
  4. Reproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species+20%
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Growth in output from 2005–09 to 2015–19. Every topic is a page of its own.

What does Physiology include?

Adenosine and Purinergic…28kAdenosine and Purinergic Signaling: 28k fractional worksMagnetic and Electromagn…25kMagnetic and Electromagnetic Effects: 25k fractional worksReproductive biology and…23kReproductive biology and impacts on aquatic species: 23k fractional worksCalcium signaling and nucleotide metabolism: 12k fractional works

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