Fungal and yeast genetics research
Fungal and yeast genetics research is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 31k research works in it since 1950. 24.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the genomic expression programs, protein production, and cellular responses of yeast organisms to environmental changes, stress, and fungal pathogens. It also explores the genetic and metabolic regulation, gene knockout techniques, and signaling pathways in yeast.
- Yeast
- Genomics
- Gene Expression
- Cell Wall
- Stress Response
- Fungal Pathogens
- Protein Production
- Signal Transduction
- Environmental Changes
- Metabolic Regulation
- Research works
- 31k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 7.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 24.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Fungal and yeast genetics research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (706 and 462 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 706 works
- 2 United States 462 works
- 3 Japan 173 works
- 4 Germany 111 works
- 5 India 103 works
- 6 France 100 works
- 7 United Kingdom 82 works
- 8 Spain 76 works
- 9 Canada 57 works
- 10 South Korea 50 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 Fungal and yeast genetics research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Fungal and yeast genetics research research, followed by Nanjing Agricultural University and Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 23 works
- 2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 18 works
- 3 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 16 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 16 works
- 5 Zhejiang UniversityChina 15 works
- 6 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 14 works
- 7 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 13 works
- 8 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 12 works
- 9 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 12 works
- 10 China Agricultural UniversityChina 11 works
Who are the leading researchers in Fungal and yeast genetics research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Fungal and yeast genetics research include David Botstein, J. Michael Cherry and Gavin Sherlock.
- 1 David Botstein United States 6.7k citations
- 2 J. Michael Cherry United States 6.4k citations
- 3 Gavin Sherlock United States 4.9k citations
- 4 Jeffrey I. Gordon United States 2.9k citations
- 5 M Snyder United States 2.7k citations
- 6 Ruedi Aebersold Switzerland 2.6k citations
- 7 Aviv Regev United States 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Fungal and yeast genetics research research done?
The largest centres of Fungal and yeast genetics research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Nanjing (China) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 28.1 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Fungal and yeast genetics research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Fungal and yeast genetics research?
Among universities, judged by research, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Yunnan University and Nanjing Agricultural 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 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 67.7 | 23.7% | 28.7× | 16 | +296.6% |
| 2 | Yunnan UniversityChina | 65.1 | 48.7% | 11.5× | 11 | +21.0% |
| 3 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.8 | 25.3% | 19.3× | 18 | +95.5% |
| 4 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 61.9 | 27.6% | 14.5× | 12 | +146.1% |
| 5 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 57.9 | 16.5% | 15.9× | 23 | +17.3% |
| 6 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 57.8 | 30.8% | 12.1× | 12 | +60.6% |
| 7 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 53.9 | 41.2% | 8.1× | 11 | -7.3% |
| 8 | Chalmers University of TechnologySweden | 52.2 | 25.6% | 16.4× | 10 | -44.1% |
| 9 | University of GroningenNetherlands | 46.5 | 32.0% | 6.8× | 8 | +33.0% |
| 10 | East China University of Science and TechnologyChina | 46.0 | 24.2% | 8.3× | 10 | +88.4% |
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 Fungal and yeast genetics research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Fungal and yeast genetics research.
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.