Cellular transport and secretion
Cellular transport and secretion is a research topic within Cell Biology. Science Explorer counts 39k research works in it since 1950. 27.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the intricate mechanisms involved in intracellular membrane trafficking, including endocytosis, membrane fusion, the roles of Rab proteins and SNARE proteins, the function of ESCRT machinery, the impact of phosphoinositides, and the biogenesis of lysosomes. It covers a wide range of processes such as vesicle traffic, lysosome biogenesis, and the molecular machinery involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis.
- Endocytosis
- Membrane Fusion
- Rab Proteins
- Clathrin-Mediated Endocytosis
- SNARE Proteins
- ESCRT Machinery
- Phosphoinositides
- Vesicle Traffic
- Lysosome Biogenesis
- Dynamin
- Research works
- 39k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 11k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 27.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Cellular transport and secretion research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.2k and 577 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.2k works
- 2 China 577 works
- 3 Germany 277 works
- 4 Japan 273 works
- 5 United Kingdom 199 works
- 6 France 165 works
- 7 Italy 133 works
- 8 India 132 works
- 9 Canada 113 works
- 10 Spain 89 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 Cellular transport and secretion research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Yale University publishes the most Cellular transport and secretion research, followed by University of Michigan and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Yale University United States 31 works
- 2 University of Michigan United States 28 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 21 works
- 4 National Institutes of Health United States 20 works
- 5 The University of Tokyo Japan 19 works
- 6 Cornell University United States 18 works
- 7 Inserm France 18 works
- 8 Harvard University United States 17 works
- 9 University of California San Diego United States 17 works
- 10 University College London United Kingdom 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Cellular transport and secretion?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Cellular transport and secretion include John Hardy.
- 1 John Hardy 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Cellular transport and secretion research done?
The largest centres of Cellular transport and secretion research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Tokyo (Japan) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bethesda and New Haven.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BethesdaUS · 60.7 works13×
- New HavenUS · 34.4 works7.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Cellular transport and secretion than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Cellular transport and secretion?
Among universities, judged by research, Yale University, Vanderbilt University and University of Michigan 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 | Yale University United States | 61.6 | 29.3% | 8.5× | 32 | +4.2% |
| 2 | Vanderbilt University United States | 53.6 | 32.2% | 9.3× | 14 | +18.9% |
| 3 | University of Michigan United States | 46.0 | 23.6% | 5.6× | 28 | +1.8% |
| 4 | Northwestern University United States | 44.8 | 45.6% | 3.9× | 10 | +2.7% |
| 5 | University of California, Berkeley United States | 43.7 | 41.9% | 3.7× | 12 | -6.0% |
| 6 | University of California San Diego United States | 42.8 | 29.3% | 5.4× | 17 | -18.5% |
| 7 | Harvard University United States | 42.5 | 30.5% | 3.7× | 17 | -15.9% |
| 8 | Stanford University United States | 41.6 | 36.5% | 3.3× | 15 | -7.4% |
| 9 | University College London United Kingdom | 39.9 | 24.7% | 3.4× | 17 | +10.0% |
| 10 | University of Pennsylvania United States | 39.5 | 29.7% | 4.7× | 16 | -16.8% |
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 Cellular transport and secretion research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2017. The fastest-growing topics are Cellular transport and secretion.
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.