Circular RNAs in diseases
Circular RNAs in diseases is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1961. 24.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biogenesis, regulation, and diverse functions of circular RNAs, with a particular emphasis on their roles as microRNA sponges, potential cancer biomarkers, and their involvement in various cellular functions. The papers also explore the translation of circular RNAs, their association with exosomes, and their implications in disease.
- Circular RNAs
- Biogenesis
- Regulation
- MicroRNA Sponges
- Cancer Biomarkers
- Exosome
- Translation
- Splicing
- Cellular Functions
- Disease
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1961
- In the world top 10%
- 7.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +106% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Circular RNAs in diseases research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.5k and 606 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 5.5k works
- 2 United States 606 works
- 3 Iran 383 works
- 4 India 284 works
- 5 Italy 165 works
- 6 Egypt 121 works
- 7 Germany 111 works
- 8 South Korea 109 works
- 9 Russia 104 works
- 10 Japan 97 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.
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Which institutions lead Circular RNAs in diseases research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Medical University publishes the most Circular RNAs in diseases research, followed by Central South University and Sun Yat-sen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 82 works
- 2 Central South UniversityChina 81 works
- 3 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 61 works
- 4 China Medical UniversityChina 55 works
- 5 Soochow UniversityChina 49 works
- 6 Harbin Medical UniversityChina 47 works
- 7 Fujian Medical UniversityChina 46 works
- 8 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 42 works
- 9 Nantong UniversityChina 41 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 41 works
Who are the leading researchers in Circular RNAs in diseases?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Circular RNAs in diseases include Yi Zhang and Kai Wang.
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Circular RNAs in diseases research done?
The largest centres of Circular RNAs in diseases research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Nantong and Hengyang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- NantongCN · 69.2 works18×
- HengyangCN · 47.5 works16×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Circular RNAs in diseases than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Circular RNAs in diseases?
Among universities, judged by research, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, China Medical University and Nanjing 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.
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 | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesIran | 72.7 | 25.2% | 10.9× | 32 | +1180.5% |
| 2 | China Medical UniversityChina | 71.2 | 21.9% | 20.9× | 55 | +182.9% |
| 3 | Nanjing Medical UniversityChina | 70.5 | 18.9% | 19.9× | 82 | +151.4% |
| 4 | Qingdao UniversityChina | 70.1 | 27.5% | 8.3× | 38 | +472.1% |
| 5 | Guangzhou Medical UniversityChina | 68.2 | 18.5% | 16.9× | 37 | +219.8% |
| 6 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 68.0 | 29.1% | 11.1× | 18 | +347.7% |
| 7 | Harbin Medical UniversityChina | 67.8 | 19.2% | 28.7× | 47 | +180.2% |
| 8 | Xuzhou Medical CollegeChina | 66.1 | 21.1% | 17.2× | 30 | +351.1% |
| 9 | Soochow UniversityChina | 65.6 | 21.7% | 7.4× | 49 | +196.9% |
| 10 | Nantong UniversityChina | 65.6 | 15.9% | 14.6× | 42 | +200.5% |
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 Circular RNAs in diseases research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 106% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Circular RNAs in diseases.
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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.