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Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism

Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism is a research topic within Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 16.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the transport, metabolism, and physiological roles of amino acids, with a focus on D-serine, NMDA receptor function, and their implications in neurological disorders such as schizophrenia. It also delves into the role of amino acid transporters in cancer, metabolic disorders, and neuronal function.

  • Amino Acid Transporters
  • D-Serine
  • NMDA Receptor
  • Schizophrenia
  • Hartnup Disorder
  • Glutamine Transport
  • Neurotransmitters
  • Cancer
  • Metabolic Disorders
  • Neuronal Function
Research works
45k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-5%
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Which countries lead Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (709 and 669 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 709 works
  2. 2 United States 669 works
  3. 3 Japan 263 works
  4. 4 Germany 177 works
  5. 5 India 124 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 95 works
  7. 7 Italy 92 works
  8. 8 Russia 88 works
  9. 9 France 87 works
  10. 10 South Korea 67 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: 29.9%United States: 28.2%Japan: 11.1%Germany: 7.5%6 others listed: 23.3%30%largest
China709 · 29.9%United States669 · 28.2%Japan263 · 11.1%Germany177 · 7.5%6 others listed554 · 23.3%

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

Which institutions lead Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism research, followed by Zhejiang University of Technology and The University of Osaka.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 27 works
  2. 2 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 19 works
  3. 3 The University of OsakaJapan 14 works
  4. 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 11 works
  5. 5 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 10 works
  6. 6 Zhejiang UniversityChina 10 works
  7. 7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 9 works
  8. 8 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 8 works
  9. 9 University of MichiganUnited States 8 works
  10. 10 Sichuan UniversityChina 8 works

Who are the leading researchers in Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism include Peer Bork.

  1. 1 Peer Bork Germany 4.7k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism research done?

The largest centres of Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi and Osaka.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 94 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 60 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 56 works
  4. 4 Hangzhou China 51 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 46 works
  6. 6 Paris France 37 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 36 works
  8. 8 Wuxi China 35 works
  9. 9 Nanjing China 34 works
  10. 10 Seoul South Korea 29 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WuxiCN · 34.6 works12×
  2. OsakaJP · 28.3 works5.8×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism?

Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan University, Zhejiang University of Technology and The University of Osaka 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%10%20%30%mean 16.2625%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jiangnan University: 27, 25.1%Zhejiang University of Technology: 19, 22.1%The University of Osaka: 14, 13.2%Zhejiang University: 10, 19.5%Johns Hopkins University: 8, 13.9%Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 9, 20.6%University of Michigan: 8, 14.6%University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 10, 1.1%Jiangnan UniversityZhejiang University …Zhejiang UniversityThe University of Os…
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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 Jiangnan UniversityChina 83.625.1%14.8×27 +13.6%
2 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 68.522.1%11.6×19 -35.2%
3 The University of OsakaJapan 56.913.2%7.7×14 +39.1%
4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 39.019.5%1.7×10 +10.9%
5 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 37.913.9%2.6×8 +34.7%
6 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 35.020.6%1.4×9 -2.8%
7 University of MichiganUnited States 31.314.6%2.1×8 +17.1%
8 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 19.91.1%2.0×10 +98.4%

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 Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 1990. The fastest-growing topics are Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism.

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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.