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Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities

Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities is a research topic within Microbiology. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 23.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the diverse roles and mechanisms of antimicrobial peptides in host defense, innate immunity, and potential therapeutic applications. It covers topics such as the structure, function, and mode of action of antimicrobial peptides, their role in immune modulation, and their potential as novel antimicrobial agents. The cluster also delves into the challenges of antimicrobial resistance and the development of peptide-based therapies.

  • Antimicrobial Peptides
  • Host Defense
  • Innate Immunity
  • Therapeutic Agents
  • Mechanisms of Action
  • Resistance
  • Cationic Peptides
  • Microbicidal Activity
  • Immune Modulation
  • Peptide Antibiotics
Research works
33k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+28%
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Which countries lead Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.8k and 681 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.8k works
  2. 2 United States 681 works
  3. 3 India 496 works
  4. 4 Brazil 197 works
  5. 5 South Korea 178 works
  6. 6 Iran 168 works
  7. 7 Germany 165 works
  8. 8 Japan 164 works
  9. 9 Italy 148 works
  10. 10 Russia 141 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: 43.0%United States: 16.6%India: 12.1%Brazil: 4.8%6 others listed: 23.5%43%largest
China1,761 · 43.0%United States681 · 16.6%India496 · 12.1%Brazil197 · 4.8%6 others listed964 · 23.5%

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

Which institutions lead Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Northeast Agricultural University publishes the most Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Zhejiang University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 24 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 23 works
  3. 3 Zhejiang UniversityChina 21 works
  4. 4 Sichuan UniversityChina 20 works
  5. 5 Jilin UniversityChina 20 works
  6. 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 18 works
  7. 7 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 18 works
  8. 8 Saveetha UniversityIndia 17 works
  9. 9 China Agricultural UniversityChina 17 works
  10. 10 University of BaghdadIraq 16 works

Where is Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities research done?

The largest centres of Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 226 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 106 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 104 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 81 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 75 works
  6. 6 Seoul South Korea 71 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 69 works
  8. 8 Tehran Iran 64 works
  9. 9 Qingdao China 59 works
  10. 10 Wuhan China 58 works
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Where is the best place to study Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities?

Among universities, judged by research, Northeast Agricultural University, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Southwest 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 40.03%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northeast Agricultural University: 24, 52.2%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 18, 46.7%Southwest University: 15, 37.9%China Agricultural University: 17, 40.5%Huazhong Agricultural University: 15, 27.1%Kunming Medical University: 8, 43.6%Zhejiang University: 21, 40.3%China Pharmaceutical University: 10, 43.1%Sichuan University: 20, 42.9%Guiyang Medical University: 9, 26.0%Northeast Agricultur…Chinese Academy of M…China Agricultural U…Southwest University
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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 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 77.252.2%16.0×24 -2.3%
2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 56.646.7%3.3×18 +77.7%
3 Southwest UniversityChina 53.437.9%4.8×15 +102.3%
4 China Agricultural UniversityChina 52.640.5%5.3×17 +0.9%
5 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 51.727.1%7.5×15 +54.9%
6 Kunming Medical UniversityChina 51.243.6%8.2×8 —
7 Zhejiang UniversityChina 49.940.3%1.8×21 +40.4%
8 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 49.443.1%7.8×10 +2.5%
9 Sichuan UniversityChina 48.542.9%2.0×20 +24.1%
10 Guiyang Medical UniversityChina 47.426.0%12.0×9 —

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 Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Antimicrobial Peptides and Activities.

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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.