Biochemical and Molecular Research
Biochemical and Molecular Research is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 16.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the intricate regulation and metabolic pathways of nucleotide biosynthesis, including purine and pyrimidine biosynthesis. It explores the structure, function, and inhibition of key enzymes such as CTP synthase, IMP dehydrogenase, and dihydroorotate dehydrogenase. The cluster also delves into disorders related to nucleotide metabolism, such as Lesch-Nyhan syndrome.
- Nucleotide Metabolism
- Enzyme Regulation
- Purine Biosynthesis
- Pyrimidine Biosynthesis
- Metabolic Enzymes
- Transition State Analogue Inhibitors
- CTP Synthase
- IMP Dehydrogenase
- Dihydroorotate Dehydrogenase
- Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 16.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -1% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Biochemical and Molecular Research research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (805 and 661 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 805 works
- 2 China 661 works
- 3 India 262 works
- 4 Germany 144 works
- 5 Japan 138 works
- 6 United Kingdom 122 works
- 7 France 97 works
- 8 Italy 91 works
- 9 Russia 83 works
- 10 Brazil 73 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 Biochemical and Molecular Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Biochemical and Molecular Research research, followed by Jiangnan University and Zhejiang University of Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 15 works
- 2 Jiangnan UniversityChina 14 works
- 3 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 14 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 12 works
- 5 University of MichiganUnited States 12 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 11 works
- 7 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 11 works
- 8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 10 works
- 9 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 9 works
- 10 East China University of Science and TechnologyChina 9 works
Who are the leading researchers in Biochemical and Molecular Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Biochemical and Molecular Research include Winfried März and A. Rosowsky.
- 1 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
- 2 A. Rosowsky Switzerland 3.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Biochemical and Molecular Research research done?
The largest centres of Biochemical and Molecular Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BethesdaUS · 21.8 works5.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Biochemical and Molecular Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Biochemical and Molecular Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Zhejiang University of Technology, Jiangnan University and East China University of Science and Technology 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 | Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina | 69.9 | 19.5% | 8.0× | 14 | -0.3% |
| 2 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 69.4 | 17.5% | 7.3× | 14 | +73.5% |
| 3 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 51.4 | 21.7% | 5.7× | 9 | +25.8% |
| 4 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 47.0 | 21.9% | 1.6× | 9 | +314.0% |
| 5 | University of MichiganUnited States | 45.6 | 19.9% | 2.7× | 12 | -6.9% |
| 6 | Cornell UniversityUnited States | 43.5 | 23.3% | 2.8× | 9 | -15.9% |
| 7 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 37.4 | 12.0% | 3.8× | 12 | +14.8% |
| 8 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 33.9 | 19.4% | 1.9× | 10 | -20.1% |
| 9 | Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina | 33.3 | 21.1% | 1.2× | 9 | +22.9% |
| 10 | Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States | 32.9 | 18.5% | 2.5× | 9 | -7.1% |
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 Biochemical and Molecular Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 1% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Biochemical and Molecular Research.
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.