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Chromosomal and Genetic Variations

Chromosomal and Genetic Variations is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 41k research works in it since 1950. 33.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the evolution of plant genomes, with a focus on polyploidy, transposable elements, small RNAs, and the role of repetitive elements. It investigates the impact of genome duplication on genetic diversity, speciation, and epigenetic regulation, shedding light on the evolutionary significance of these processes in plants.

  • Genome Evolution
  • Polyploidy
  • Transposable Elements
  • Plant Speciation
  • Small RNAs
  • Centromeres
  • Genetic Diversity
  • Chromosome Duplication
  • Epigenetic Regulation
  • Repetitive Elements
Research works
41k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
14k
per year above
Top-10% rate
33.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+0%
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Which countries lead Chromosomal and Genetic Variations research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 885 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.1k works
  2. 2 United States 885 works
  3. 3 India 267 works
  4. 4 Japan 189 works
  5. 5 France 186 works
  6. 6 Russia 176 works
  7. 7 Germany 172 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 170 works
  9. 9 Brazil 142 works
  10. 10 Spain 96 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: 32.2%United States: 26.3%India: 7.9%Japan: 5.6%6 others listed: 28.0%32%largest
China1,084 · 32.2%United States885 · 26.3%India267 · 7.9%Japan189 · 5.6%6 others listed942 · 28.0%

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

Which institutions lead Chromosomal and Genetic Variations research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Chromosomal and Genetic Variations research, followed by Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and Huazhong Agricultural University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 33 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences China 27 works
  3. 3 Huazhong Agricultural University China 27 works
  4. 4 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 27 works
  5. 5 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 24 works
  6. 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 22 works
  7. 7 Nanjing Agricultural University China 21 works
  8. 8 Sichuan Agricultural University China 21 works
  9. 9 Cornell University United States 17 works
  10. 10 University of California, Davis United States 17 works

Who are the leading researchers in Chromosomal and Genetic Variations?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Chromosomal and Genetic Variations include Eric S. Lander, Richard Durbin and Heng Li.

  1. 1 Eric S. Lander 8.5k citations
  2. 2 Richard Durbin 7.1k citations
  3. 3 Heng Li 6.8k citations
  4. 4 David Botstein 6.7k citations
  5. 5 Gerald M. Rubin 6.2k citations
  6. 6 Michael Ashburner 5.9k citations

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

Where is Chromosomal and Genetic Variations research done?

The largest centres of Chromosomal and Genetic Variations research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Moscow (Russia) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ya'an.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 260 works
  2. 2 Paris France 84 works
  3. 3 Moscow Russia 84 works
  4. 4 Wuhan China 56 works
  5. 5 Guangzhou China 55 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 50 works
  7. 7 Nanjing China 47 works
  8. 8 Shanghai China 46 works
  9. 9 New Delhi India 42 works
  10. 10 Hangzhou China 40 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Ya'anCN · 21.1 works17×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Chromosomal and Genetic Variations than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Chromosomal and Genetic Variations?

Among universities, judged by research, Huazhong Agricultural University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University and Nanjing Agricultural 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 37.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Huazhong Agricultural University: 27, 47.3%Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University: 11, 39.1%Nanjing Agricultural University: 21, 29.0%Sichuan Agricultural University: 21, 24.3%Henan Agricultural University: 8, 43.1%China Agricultural University: 16, 43.3%Beijing Forestry University: 12, 31.3%University of Georgia: 15, 35.1%University of Edinburgh: 13, 48.9%University of Chinese Academy of Sciences: 24, 37.5%Huazhong Agricultura…Fujian Agriculture a…Nanjing Agricultural…Sichuan Agricultural…
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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
1Huazhong Agricultural University China 70.747.3%18.4×27 -3.8%
2Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University China 65.039.1%10.9×11 +386.5%
3Nanjing Agricultural University China 57.429.0%12.7×21 +16.6%
4Sichuan Agricultural University China 54.024.3%17.5×21 +29.3%
5Henan Agricultural University China 52.943.1%11.3×8 +39.7%
6China Agricultural University China 51.643.3%6.7×16 +1.8%
7Beijing Forestry University China 51.631.3%9.5×12 +77.3%
8University of Georgia United States 49.435.1%7.8×15 -0.4%
9University of Edinburgh United Kingdom 49.448.9%4.2×13 +10.2%
10University of Chinese Academy of Sciences China 48.837.5%3.4×24 +64.0%

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 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008. The fastest-growing topics are Chromosomal and Genetic Variations.

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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.