Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing
Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 33k research works in it since 1950. 24.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the formation, properties, and implications of bacterial biofilms, with a focus on the role of quorum sensing in regulating biofilm development and antibiotic resistance. It covers various aspects such as microbial communities, virulence, extracellular matrix, and chronic infections associated with biofilms.
- Biofilms
- Bacteria
- Quorum Sensing
- Antibiotic Resistance
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Infectious Diseases
- Microbial Communities
- Virulence
- Extracellular Matrix
- Chronic Infections
- Research works
- 33k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +26% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 913 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.3k works
- 2 United States 913 works
- 3 India 596 works
- 4 Iran 228 works
- 5 United Kingdom 210 works
- 6 Germany 210 works
- 7 Brazil 182 works
- 8 France 178 works
- 9 Iraq 177 works
- 10 Spain 160 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 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Baghdad publishes the most Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing research, followed by Zhejiang University and South China Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of BaghdadIraq 36 works
- 2 Zhejiang UniversityChina 21 works
- 3 South China Agricultural UniversityChina 20 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 20 works
- 5 University of CopenhagenDenmark 20 works
- 6 Universidade do PortoPortugal 19 works
- 7 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 17 works
- 8 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 16 works
- 9 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 16 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 16 works
Who are the leading researchers in Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing include Colin Hill and Robert E. W. Hancock.
- 1 Colin Hill Ireland 2.5k citations
- 2 Robert E. W. Hancock Canada 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing research done?
The largest centres of Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Baghdad (Iraq).
Where is the best place to study Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing?
Among universities, judged by research, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, National Institute of Technology Raipur and Yeungnam 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.
One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hamedan University of Medical SciencesIran | 65.5 | 38.4% | 11.2× | 8 | +340.6% |
| 2 | National Institute of Technology RaipurIndia | 61.7 | 41.4% | 12.1× | 12 | — |
| 3 | Yeungnam UniversitySouth Korea | 60.6 | 48.0% | 6.7× | 9 | +34.9% |
| 4 | University of BaghdadIraq | 57.8 | 5.7% | 7.9× | 36 | +183.6% |
| 5 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.2 | 30.4% | 6.3× | 14 | +139.3% |
| 6 | Dartmouth CollegeUnited States | 55.2 | 33.1% | 9.4× | 12 | -20.2% |
| 7 | South China Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.1 | 20.4% | 8.8× | 20 | +71.3% |
| 8 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 53.6 | 33.5% | 4.5× | 20 | +4.4% |
| 9 | Universidade do PortoPortugal | 53.2 | 29.9% | 5.2× | 18 | +50.4% |
| 10 | Zagazig UniversityEgypt | 52.4 | 23.4% | 5.3× | 13 | +284.8% |
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 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 26% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing.
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.