Extracellular vesicles in disease
Extracellular vesicles in disease is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1953. 32.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biology, function, and intercellular communication mediated by exosomes and other extracellular vesicles. It covers topics such as biogenesis, microRNA transfer, cancer implications, therapeutic potential, biomarker identification, isolation techniques, and drug delivery using exosomes.
- Exosomes
- Extracellular Vesicles
- Cell-to-Cell Communication
- Biogenesis
- MicroRNAs
- Cancer
- Therapeutic Potential
- Biomarkers
- Isolation Techniques
- Drug Delivery
- Research works
- 30k fractional, since 1953
- In the world top 10%
- 9.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 32.3% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +175% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Extracellular vesicles in disease research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.7k and 2.1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 5.7k works
- 2 United States 2.1k works
- 3 Italy 438 works
- 4 India 400 works
- 5 South Korea 393 works
- 6 Japan 361 works
- 7 Iran 346 works
- 8 Germany 308 works
- 9 Spain 272 works
- 10 United Kingdom 263 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Extracellular vesicles in disease research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Shanghai Jiao Tong University publishes the most Extracellular vesicles in disease research, followed by Sichuan University and Sun Yat-sen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 84 works
- 2 Sichuan University China 81 works
- 3 Sun Yat-sen University China 77 works
- 4 Central South University China 69 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China 68 works
- 6 Huazhong University of Science and Technology China 62 works
- 7 Nanjing Medical University China 60 works
- 8 Southern Medical University China 58 works
- 9 Wuhan University China 55 works
- 10 Zhejiang University China 49 works
Who are the leading researchers in Extracellular vesicles in disease?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Extracellular vesicles in disease include Guido Kroemer.
- 1 Guido Kroemer 4.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Extracellular vesicles in disease research done?
The largest centres of Extracellular vesicles in disease research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Luzhou, Shatin and Nantong.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- LuzhouCN · 31.3 works10×
- ShatinCN · 27.6 works9.4×
- NantongCN · 52.8 works9.2×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Extracellular vesicles in disease than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Extracellular vesicles in disease?
Among universities, judged by research, Southern Medical University, Nanjing Medical University and China Medical University 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 | Southern Medical University China | 74.1 | 43.4% | 12.9× | 58 | +440.7% |
| 2 | Nanjing Medical University China | 73.7 | 44.6% | 9.6× | 60 | +349.1% |
| 3 | China Medical University China | 72.2 | 43.4% | 12.2× | 48 | +414.1% |
| 4 | Air Force Medical University China | 71.3 | 47.6% | 16.6× | 35 | +581.1% |
| 5 | Harbin Medical University China | 67.5 | 39.4% | 13.9× | 34 | +231.5% |
| 6 | Second Military Medical University China | 66.7 | 50.4% | 11.7× | 17 | +388.4% |
| 7 | Guangdong Medical College China | 62.8 | 39.8% | 14.8× | 19 | +236.9% |
| 8 | Dalian Medical University China | 62.4 | 35.3% | 10.3× | 24 | +462.7% |
| 9 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China | 61.7 | 38.5% | 5.7× | 68 | +270.4% |
| 10 | Army Medical University China | 61.7 | 37.6% | 9.9× | 20 | +233.1% |
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 Extracellular vesicles in disease research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 175% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Extracellular vesicles in disease.
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.