Aldose Reductase and Taurine
Aldose Reductase and Taurine is a research topic within Cell Biology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 10.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the cellular response to osmotic stress, with a focus on the role of aldose reductase, taurine, and the aldo-keto reductase superfamily in conditions such as diabetes, inflammation, and oxidative stress. It also delves into the implications for mitochondrial function, neuroprotection, and cardiovascular health.
- Aldose Reductase
- Taurine
- Oxidative Stress
- Diabetes
- Aldo-Keto Reductase Superfamily
- Hyperosmotic Stress
- Inflammation
- Mitochondrial Function
- Neuroprotection
- Cardiovascular Function
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +6% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
46% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Aldose Reductase and Taurine research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (419 and 160 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
China
419 works
- 2
United States
160 works
- 3
India
70 works
- 4
Japan
61 works
- 5
Türkiye
47 works
- 6
Iran
33 works
- 7
South Korea
32 works
- 8
Egypt
30 works
- 9
Italy
28 works
- 10
Germany
27 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Aldose Reductase and Taurine research?
By volume in 2022-now, Wenzhou Medical University publishes the most Aldose Reductase and Taurine research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Sun Yat-sen University.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina
8 works
- 2
Chinese Academy of SciencesChina
7 works
- 3
Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina
7 works
- 4
Zhejiang UniversityChina
7 works
- 5
Anhui Medical UniversityChina
6 works
- 6
Nanjing Medical UniversityChina
6 works
- 7
Harvard UniversityUnited States
6 works
- 8
Sichuan UniversityChina
6 works
- 9
Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina
5 works
- 10
Fudan UniversityChina
5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Aldose Reductase and Taurine?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Aldose Reductase and Taurine include Luigi Ferrucci and Tien Yin Wong.
- 1
Luigi Ferrucci
United States
281k citations
- 2
Tien Yin Wong
Singapore
237k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Aldose Reductase and Taurine research done?
The largest centres of Aldose Reductase and Taurine research in 2022-now 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 Guangzhou.
Largest cities, 2022-now
Where it is the local speciality
- GuangzhouCN · 24.4 works2.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Aldose Reductase and Taurine than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Aldose Reductase and Taurine?
Among universities, judged by research, Wenzhou Medical 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina |
10.0 | 9.5% | 16.1× | 8 | +46.5% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Aldose Reductase and Taurine, country by countryIs Aldose Reductase and Taurine research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 6% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Aldose Reductase and Taurine.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Aldose Reductase and Taurine as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0045% in 2024.
Fractional works of Aldose Reductase and Taurine over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
Which topics inside it are moving
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