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Connexins and lens biology

Connexins and lens biology is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 24k research works in it since 1950. 14.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the structure, function, regulation, and role of gap junctions and connexins in various biological processes, including cell communication, neuronal synchronization, cataract formation, astrocyte function, and ocular diseases.

  • Gap Junctions
  • Connexins
  • Pannexins
  • Cell Communication
  • Channel Regulation
  • Neuronal Synchronization
  • Cataract Formation
  • Astrocyte Function
  • Hemichannels
  • Ocular Diseases
Research works
24k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-11%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Connexins and lens biology research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (570 and 499 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 570 works
  2. 2 United States 499 works
  3. 3 India 134 works
  4. 4 Japan 95 works
  5. 5 Germany 73 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 62 works
  7. 7 Russia 62 works
  8. 8 Italy 51 works
  9. 9 Canada 49 works
  10. 10 France 48 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: 34.7%United States: 30.4%India: 8.1%Japan: 5.8%6 others listed: 20.9%35%largest
China570 · 34.7%United States499 · 30.4%India134 · 8.1%Japan95 · 5.8%6 others listed343 · 20.9%

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

Which institutions lead Connexins and lens biology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Sun Yat-sen University publishes the most Connexins and lens biology research, followed by Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Wenzhou Medical University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 24 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 10 works
  3. 3 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 10 works
  4. 4 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 10 works
  5. 5 Western UniversityCanada 9 works
  6. 6 University of California, IrvineUnited States 9 works
  7. 7 University of ArizonaUnited States 9 works
  8. 8 Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang UniversityChina 9 works
  9. 9 University of AucklandNew Zealand 8 works
  10. 10 Harvard UniversityUnited States 8 works

Who are the leading researchers in Connexins and lens biology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Connexins and lens biology include Konrad Pesudovs, Tien Yin Wong and Kai Wang.

  1. 1 Konrad Pesudovs Australia 4.4k citations
  2. 2 Tien Yin Wong Singapore 4.3k citations
  3. 3 Kai Wang China 3.1k citations
  4. 4 Hugh R. Taylor Australia 2.9k citations

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

Where is Connexins and lens biology research done?

The largest centres of Connexins and lens biology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Moscow (Russia).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 72 works
  2. 2 Guangzhou China 54 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 51 works
  4. 4 Moscow Russia 33 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 24 works
  6. 6 Paris France 24 works
  7. 7 Hangzhou China 22 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 22 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 21 works
  10. 10 New York United States 21 works
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Where is the best place to study Connexins and lens biology?

Among universities, judged by research, Wenzhou Medical University, Sun Yat-sen University and University of Auckland 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%10%20%mean 10.475%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Wenzhou Medical University: 10, 19.1%Sun Yat-sen University: 24, 14.9%University of Auckland: 8, 21.3%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 10, 20.1%Western University: 9, 7.1%All India Institute of Medical Sciences: 10, 1.1%University of California, Irvine: 9, 0.2%University of Arizona: 9, 0.0%University of AucklandChinese Academy of M…Wenzhou Medical Univ…Sun Yat-sen University
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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
1 Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina 61.519.1%13.9×10 +29.2%
2 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 57.914.9%7.2×24 +9.1%
3 University of AucklandNew Zealand 54.721.3%7.3×8 +6.7%
4 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 42.520.1%5.0×10 +65.2%
5 Western UniversityCanada 38.37.1%8.2×9 -12.9%
6 All India Institute of Medical SciencesIndia 33.81.1%7.7×10 +148.3%
7 University of California, IrvineUnited States 27.70.2%7.6×9 +63.6%
8 University of ArizonaUnited States 15.30.0%6.8×9 -27.9%

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 Connexins and lens biology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.

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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.