Diffusion and Search Dynamics
Diffusion and Search Dynamics is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 7.2k research works in it since 1950. 18.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the dynamics of protein-DNA interactions, including facilitated diffusion, stochastic resetting, search strategies, and Lévy walk patterns. It explores how proteins find their specific sites on DNA, the kinetics of target site localization, and the behavior of transcription factors at the single-molecule level in living cells.
- Protein-DNA Interaction
- Facilitated Diffusion
- Stochastic Resetting
- Search Strategies
- Lévy Walk Patterns
- Target Localization
- Transcription Factor Dynamics
- DNA-Binding Proteins
- Kinetics of Protein-DNA Interaction
- Single-Molecule Measurements
- Research works
- 7.2k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.3k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Diffusion and Search Dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (184 and 151 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 184 works
- 2 China 151 works
- 3 France 121 works
- 4 Germany 82 works
- 5 India 69 works
- 6 United Kingdom 62 works
- 7 Italy 46 works
- 8 Japan 42 works
- 9 Spain 32 works
- 10 Israel 29 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 Diffusion and Search Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Diffusion and Search Dynamics research, followed by University of Utah and Tel Aviv University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 19 works
- 2 University of Utah United States 14 works
- 3 Tel Aviv University Israel 10 works
- 4 Imperial College London United Kingdom 9 works
- 5 Sorbonne Université France 9 works
- 6 University of Potsdam Germany 9 works
- 7 Université Paris-Saclay France 8 works
- 8 Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Mexico 7 works
- 9 Sapienza University of Rome Italy 7 works
- 10 University of Bristol United Kingdom 7 works
Who are the leading researchers in Diffusion and Search Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Diffusion and Search Dynamics include H. Eugene Stanley, Shlomo Havlin and George H. Weiss.
- 1 H. Eugene Stanley 5.5k citations
- 2 Shlomo Havlin 2.7k citations
- 3 George H. Weiss 2.4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Diffusion and Search Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Diffusion and Search Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Paris (France), Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Mexico City (Mexico). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Paris.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Paris France 57 works
- 2 Beijing China 29 works
- 3 Tokyo Japan 17 works
- 4 Mexico City Mexico 15 works
- 5 London United Kingdom 15 works
- 6 Salt Lake City United States 14 works
- 7 Rome Italy 13 works
- 8 Mumbai India 13 works
- 9 Moscow Russia 13 works
- 10 Gif-sur-Yvette France 12 works
Where it is the local speciality
- ParisFR · 57.4 works6.3×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Diffusion and Search Dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Diffusion and Search Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Tel Aviv University, University of Utah and Université Paris-Saclay 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 | Tel Aviv University Israel | 66.2 | 47.7% | 18.1× | 10 | +21.7% |
| 2 | University of Utah United States | 52.5 | 9.5% | 21.5× | 14 | +296.0% |
| 3 | Université Paris-Saclay France | 50.3 | 23.7% | 20.9× | 8 | — |
| 4 | University of Potsdam Germany | 44.7 | 23.3% | 37.6× | 8 | +42.1% |
| 5 | Sorbonne Université France | 40.6 | 18.4% | 16.9× | 9 | -13.6% |
| 6 | Imperial College London United Kingdom | 14.4 | 13.4% | 9.3× | 9 | +5.8% |
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 Diffusion and Search Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Diffusion and Search Dynamics.
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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.