Collagen: Extraction and Characterization
Collagen: Extraction and Characterization is a research topic within Biomaterials. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the structure, stability, extraction, and biomedical applications of collagen and gelatin. It covers topics such as collagen-based biomaterials for tissue engineering, mechanical properties of collagen fibrils, and the use of collagen in wound healing and drug delivery. The research also explores alternative sources of collagen, such as fish gelatin, and their potential for various biomedical applications.
- Collagen
- Biomaterials
- Tissue Engineering
- Gelatin
- Structure
- Stability
- Extraction
- Characterization
- Biomedical Applications
- Mechanical Properties
- Research works
- 15k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 2.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +15% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Collagen: Extraction and Characterization research?
By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (518 and 203 works in 2022–2025).
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 Collagen: Extraction and Characterization research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Sichuan University publishes the most Collagen: Extraction and Characterization research, followed by Shaanxi University of Science and Technology and Central Leather Research Institute.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Sichuan University China 35 works
- 2 Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China 18 works
- 3 Central Leather Research Institute India 18 works
- 4 Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta Indonesia 17 works
- 5 Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia 15 works
- 6 University of Dhaka Bangladesh 13 works
- 7 National Research & Development Institute for Textiles and Leather Romania 11 works
- 8 Lanzhou University China 11 works
- 9 Airlangga University Indonesia 11 works
- 10 University of Bahri Sudan 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Collagen: Extraction and Characterization?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Collagen: Extraction and Characterization include Hongjie Dai, Darwin J. Prockop and Kazuo Shinozaki.
- 1 Hongjie Dai 5.8k citations
- 2 Darwin J. Prockop 3.8k citations
- 3 Kazuo Shinozaki 2.7k citations
- 4 David L. Kaplan 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Collagen: Extraction and Characterization research done?
The largest centres of Collagen: Extraction and Characterization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Chengdu (China), Chennai (India) and Xi'an (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bucharest and Dhaka.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- BucharestRO · 25.6 works7.5×
- DhakaBD · 25.7 works4.9×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Collagen: Extraction and Characterization than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Collagen: Extraction and Characterization?
Among universities, judged by research, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Sichuan University and University of Dhaka 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 | Shaanxi University of Science and Technology China | 67.7 | 31.3% | 32.8× | 18 | -75.7% |
| 2 | Sichuan University China | 66.2 | 24.0% | 9.3× | 35 | -47.5% |
| 3 | University of Dhaka Bangladesh | 59.6 | 19.2% | 24.9× | 13 | — |
| 4 | Dalian Polytechnic University China | 51.3 | 26.2% | 21.4× | 8 | -52.1% |
| 5 | Ege University Türkiye | 47.3 | 5.4% | 11.1× | 8 | +212.5% |
| 6 | Lanzhou University China | 45.3 | 21.4% | 8.2× | 11 | +12.0% |
| 7 | University of Bahri Sudan | 43.3 | 0.0% | 366.1× | 10 | — |
| 8 | Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta Indonesia | 40.9 | 0.0% | 41.0× | 17 | — |
| 9 | Universitas Gadjah Mada Indonesia | 35.5 | 0.6% | 7.3× | 15 | +325.0% |
| 10 | Jiangnan University China | 31.8 | 21.9% | 6.8× | 9 | -68.6% |
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 Collagen: Extraction and Characterization research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 15% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Collagen: Extraction and Characterization.
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.