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Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization

Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 50k research works in it since 1950. 15.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the advancements in enzyme immobilization techniques, biocatalysis, and their industrial applications. It covers topics such as improving enzyme stability, directed evolution, utilization of organic solvents, the role of lipases, support materials for immobilization, catalytic promiscuity, and the application of green chemistry principles.

  • Enzyme Immobilization
  • Biocatalysis
  • Industrial Applications
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Directed Evolution
  • Organic Solvents
  • Lipases
  • Support Materials
  • Catalytic Promiscuity
  • Green Chemistry
Research works
50k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
7.7k
per year above
Top-10% rate
15.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+4%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (1.7k and 664 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.7k works
  2. 2 India 664 works
  3. 3 United States 434 works
  4. 4 Brazil 324 works
  5. 5 Germany 267 works
  6. 6 Spain 197 works
  7. 7 Japan 165 works
  8. 8 South Korea 160 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 138 works
  10. 10 Indonesia 137 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: 40.2%India: 16.0%United States: 10.5%Brazil: 7.8%6 others listed: 25.6%40%largest
China1,669 · 40.2%India664 · 16.0%United States434 · 10.5%Brazil324 · 7.8%6 others listed1,063 · 25.6%

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

Which institutions lead Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization research, followed by Zhejiang University of Technology and Nanjing Tech University.

Who are the leading researchers in Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization include George M. Whitesides, Avelino Corma and E. J. Corey.

  1. 1 George M. Whitesides United States 4.8k citations
  2. 2 Avelino Corma Spain 4.4k citations
  3. 3 E. J. Corey United States 3.6k citations
  4. 4 Janet M. Thornton United Kingdom 3.1k citations
  5. 5 Enrico Drioli Italy 2.9k citations

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

Where is Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization research done?

The largest centres of Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuxi (China), Nanjing (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi and Kongens Lyngby.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 247 works
  2. 2 Wuxi China 136 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 133 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 116 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 104 works
  6. 6 Tianjin China 96 works
  7. 7 Guangzhou China 72 works
  8. 8 Seoul South Korea 71 works
  9. 9 Wuhan China 68 works
  10. 10 Madrid Spain 63 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WuxiCN · 135.5 works23×
  2. Kongens LyngbyDK · 30.2 works9.3×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization?

Among universities, judged by research, Hubei University, Jiangnan University and Tianjin University of Science and Technology 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%20%40%mean 24.58%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Hubei University: 18, 33.4%Jiangnan University: 108, 25.8%Tianjin University of Science and Technology: 27, 34.1%Nanjing Tech University: 52, 25.6%Technical University of Denmark: 30, 18.5%Beijing University of Chemical Technology: 36, 21.8%University of Manchester: 21, 37.9%Zhejiang University of Technology: 53, 15.2%Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research: 18, 12.8%Monash University Malaysia: 9, 20.7%Tianjin University o…Hubei UniversityJiangnan UniversityNanjing Tech Univers…
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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 Hubei UniversityChina 69.233.4%14.8×18 +210.2%
2 Jiangnan UniversityChina 65.925.8%29.5×108 +4.9%
3 Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina 60.834.1%22.7×27 +27.6%
4 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 58.125.6%17.0×52 -24.5%
5 Technical University of DenmarkDenmark 57.718.5%9.5×30 +38.6%
6 Beijing University of Chemical TechnologyChina 57.421.8%13.3×36 +54.9%
7 University of ManchesterUnited Kingdom 53.837.9%4.4×21 +74.4%
8 Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina 52.915.2%16.0×53 -10.4%
9 Academy of Scientific and Innovative ResearchIndia 52.712.8%9.2×18 +427.0%
10 Monash University MalaysiaMalaysia 52.420.7%14.5×9

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 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization.

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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.