Question 1

Which countries lead Structural Biology research?

Accepted Answer

On research quality in 2022-now, the United States, China and Germany rank highest in Structural Biology. By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 566 works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead Structural Biology research?

Accepted Answer

Chinese Academy of Sciences (China) ranks first in Structural Biology on research quality in 2022-now, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in Structural Biology?

Accepted Answer

Counting only their work in Structural Biology, Stefan W. Hell, Wolfgang P. Baumeister and Henry N. Chapman have the most papers in the world top 10% for their subfield and year beyond the 10% expected.

Question 4

Where is Structural Biology research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of Structural Biology research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Berkeley (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Didcot, Upton and Menlo Park.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study Structural Biology?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley and University of Oxford 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 Structural Biology research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in Structural Biology?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in Structural Biology is "LAMMPS - a flexible simulation tool for particle-based materials modeling at the atomic, meso, and continuum scales" (Aidan P. Thompson, Hasan Metin Aktulga, Richard A. Berger et al., 2021), with 12,569 citations. Next come "cryoSPARC: algorithms for rapid unsupervised cryo-EM structure determination" (11,217) and "Jalview Version 2—a multiple sequence alignment editor and analysis workbench" (11,179).