Folate and B Vitamins Research
Folate and B Vitamins Research is a research topic within Rheumatology. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 18.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the role of homocysteine in various health conditions, including cardiovascular disease, neural tube defects, cognitive impairment, and endothelial dysfunction. It also investigates the impact of folate, vitamin B12, and one-carbon metabolism on homocysteine levels and associated diseases.
- Homocysteine
- Folate
- Vitamin B12
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Neural Tube Defects
- Methylation
- One-Carbon Metabolism
- Cognitive Impairment
- Folic Acid
- Endothelial Dysfunction
- Research works
- 45k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 8.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +5% 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 Folate and B Vitamins Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.2k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 United States 1.2k works
- 3 India 369 works
- 4 United Kingdom 203 works
- 5 Japan 181 works
- 6 Brazil 176 works
- 7 Türkiye 147 works
- 8 Italy 145 works
- 9 Canada 123 works
- 10 Germany 118 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Folate and B Vitamins Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Folate and B Vitamins Research research, followed by Peking University and Sun Yat-sen University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 23 works
- 2 Peking UniversityChina 20 works
- 3 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 18 works
- 4 Capital Medical UniversityChina 17 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 17 works
- 6 Sichuan UniversityChina 17 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 8 Emory UniversityUnited States 15 works
- 9 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 14 works
- 10 Central South UniversityChina 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Folate and B Vitamins Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Folate and B Vitamins Research include Cyrus Cooper and Walter C. Willett.
- 1 Cyrus Cooper United Kingdom 7.2k citations
- 2 Walter C. Willett United States 6.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Folate and B Vitamins Research research done?
The largest centres of Folate and B Vitamins Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and London (United Kingdom).
Where is the best place to study Folate and B Vitamins Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Anhui Medical University, Capital Medical University and Tianjin 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 | Anhui Medical UniversityChina | 60.5 | 28.7% | 7.7× | 13 | -54.0% |
| 2 | Capital Medical UniversityChina | 59.4 | 13.9% | 5.5× | 17 | +108.2% |
| 3 | Tianjin Medical UniversityChina | 54.8 | 24.6% | 7.6× | 8 | +13.7% |
| 4 | Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina | 49.6 | 26.4% | 2.0× | 18 | -15.0% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 48.7 | 23.6% | 2.2× | 15 | -10.9% |
| 6 | Chongqing Medical UniversityChina | 48.6 | 27.4% | 4.8× | 9 | +23.8% |
| 7 | Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyUnited States | 47.0 | 29.3% | 2.4× | 9 | +41.7% |
| 8 | Karolinska InstitutetSweden | 46.9 | 23.3% | 3.7× | 9 | -21.4% |
| 9 | Peking UniversityChina | 46.5 | 18.4% | 2.3× | 20 | -5.2% |
| 10 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 46.5 | 17.4% | 5.1× | 11 | +27.8% |
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 Folate and B Vitamins Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 5% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Folate and B Vitamins Research.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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