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Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms

Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms is a research topic within Oncology. Science Explorer counts 57k research works in it since 1950. 24.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the mechanisms of multidrug resistance in cancer, focusing on the role of ATP-dependent transporters, P-glycoprotein, bile acids, ABC transporters, and drug efflux pumps. It also delves into the involvement of nuclear receptors, metabolic regulation, and the impact on intestinal barrier function.

  • Multidrug Resistance
  • ATP-dependent Transporters
  • P-glycoprotein
  • Bile Acids
  • ABC Transporters
  • Drug Efflux Pumps
  • Nuclear Receptors
  • Cancer Chemotherapy
  • Metabolic Regulation
  • Intestinal Barrier
Research works
57k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
14k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.5k and 959 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.5k works
  2. 2 United States 959 works
  3. 3 India 343 works
  4. 4 Japan 286 works
  5. 5 Germany 200 works
  6. 6 United Kingdom 143 works
  7. 7 Italy 121 works
  8. 8 South Korea 119 works
  9. 9 France 114 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 83 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: 39.5%United States: 24.5%India: 8.8%Japan: 7.3%6 others listed: 19.9%39%largest
China1,545 · 39.5%United States959 · 24.5%India343 · 8.8%Japan286 · 7.3%6 others listed779 · 19.9%

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

Which institutions lead Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms research, followed by China Pharmaceutical University and Sun Yat-sen University.

Who are the leading researchers in Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms include Guido Kroemer and Daniel Levy.

  1. 1 Guido Kroemer France 4.2k citations
  2. 2 Daniel Levy United States 3.9k citations

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

Where is Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms research done?

The largest centres of Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 203 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 135 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 115 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 83 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 81 works
  6. 6 Tokyo Japan 78 works
  7. 7 Chengdu China 62 works
  8. 8 New York United States 57 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 53 works
  10. 10 Paris France 51 works
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Where is the best place to study Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms?

Among universities, judged by research, China Pharmaceutical University, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 72.734.5%21.9×24 +19.3%
2 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 70.139.3%19.1×19 -4.8%
3 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 66.936.8%10.3×9 +149.4%
4 King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia 56.434.6%3.4×16 +20.5%
5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 55.830.8%5.2×25 -17.3%
6 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 55.434.2%7.7×10 +95.5%
7 Guangdong Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 53.426.1%21.4×11 +31.9%
8 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 52.833.4%8.2×11 +32.1%
9 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 51.323.9%9.9×11 +42.5%
10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 49.039.7%1.5×16 +28.9%

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 Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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