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Autophagy in Disease and Therapy

Autophagy in Disease and Therapy is a research topic within Epidemiology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1956. 39.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of autophagy in various diseases, including neurodegenerative diseases, cancer, and infections. It covers the molecular mechanisms, regulation, and therapeutic implications of autophagy, as well as its interactions with apoptosis, inflammation, and immunity.

  • Autophagy
  • Disease
  • Cellular Self-Digestion
  • Mitophagy
  • Apoptosis
  • Lysosomal Biogenesis
  • Parkinson's Disease
  • Cancer
  • Inflammation
  • Immunity
Research works
32k
fractional, since 1956
In the world top 10%
12k
per year above
Top-10% rate
39.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+42%
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This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Autophagy in Disease and Therapy research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (4.2k and 1.1k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 4.2k works
  2. 2 United States 1.1k works
  3. 3 India 322 works
  4. 4 Japan 280 works
  5. 5 South Korea 266 works
  6. 6 Italy 196 works
  7. 7 Germany 191 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 166 works
  9. 9 France 139 works
  10. 10 Iran 134 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: 59.9%United States: 16.0%India: 4.6%Japan: 4.0%6 others listed: 15.5%60%largest
China4,208 · 59.9%United States1,125 · 16.0%India322 · 4.6%Japan280 · 4.0%6 others listed1,092 · 15.5%

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

Which institutions lead Autophagy in Disease and Therapy research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Autophagy in Disease and Therapy research, followed by Sun Yat-sen University and Nanjing Medical University.

Who are the leading researchers in Autophagy in Disease and Therapy?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Autophagy in Disease and Therapy include Guido Kroemer and Gordon B. Mills.

  1. 1 Guido Kroemer France 4.2k citations
  2. 2 Gordon B. Mills United States 3.7k citations

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

Where is Autophagy in Disease and Therapy research done?

The largest centres of Autophagy in Disease and Therapy research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Luzhou and Hengyang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 390 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 314 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 287 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 198 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 186 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 177 works
  7. 7 Chengdu China 133 works
  8. 8 Changsha China 129 works
  9. 9 Chongqing China 117 works
  10. 10 Seoul South Korea 115 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. LuzhouCN · 23.7 works12×
  2. HengyangCN · 26.5 works9.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Autophagy in Disease and Therapy than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Autophagy in Disease and Therapy?

Among universities, judged by research, China Medical University, Nanjing Medical University and Southern 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.

0%25%50%75%mean 42.32%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →China Medical University: 40, 49.7%Nanjing Medical University: 48, 41.1%Southern Medical University: 38, 39.9%Wenzhou Medical University: 31, 39.0%China Pharmaceutical University: 18, 49.5%Northeast Agricultural University: 15, 61.9%Guangzhou Medical University: 21, 39.3%Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine: 22, 37.2%Chongqing Medical University: 32, 30.6%Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine: 25, 35.0%China Medical Univer…Nanjing Medical Univ…Southern Medical Uni…Wenzhou Medical Univ…
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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 China Medical UniversityChina 81.349.7%15.7×40 +396.5%
2 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 75.241.1%12.0×48 +153.5%
3 Southern Medical UniversityChina 75.239.9%13.2×38 +318.9%
4 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 72.039.0%11.2×31 +270.9%
5 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 71.449.5%10.6×18 +183.7%
6 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 69.761.9%7.1×15 +494.4%
7 Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina 69.039.3%10.0×21 +200.7%
8 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 67.137.2%14.4×22 +659.6%
9 Chongqing Medical UniversityChina 66.930.6%12.0×32 +286.8%
10 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 66.935.0%12.8×25 +659.1%

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 Autophagy in Disease and Therapy research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 42% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Autophagy in Disease and Therapy.

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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.