Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 45k research works in it since 1950. 28.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the regulation of chromatin structure and function, including topics such as histone modifications, transcriptional regulation, enhancers, DNA elements, 3D genome organization, and nucleosome positioning. The research covers a wide range of molecular mechanisms involved in controlling gene expression and epigenetic processes.
- Chromatin
- Transcription
- Histone Modifications
- Epigenetics
- Gene Regulation
- Enhancers
- DNA Elements
- 3D Genome Organization
- Transcription Factors
- Nucleosome Positioning
- Research works
- 45k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 28.7% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -6% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.8k and 978 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.8k works
- 2 China 978 works
- 3 Germany 263 works
- 4 United Kingdom 257 works
- 5 Japan 250 works
- 6 France 205 works
- 7 India 149 works
- 8 Russia 124 works
- 9 Canada 121 works
- 10 Italy 115 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 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics research, followed by Harvard University and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 56 works
- 2 Harvard UniversityUnited States 34 works
- 3 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 33 works
- 4 University of PennsylvaniaUnited States 31 works
- 5 Stanford UniversityUnited States 30 works
- 6 Howard Hughes Medical InstituteUnited States 29 works
- 7 The University of TokyoJapan 26 works
- 8 University of California San DiegoUnited States 26 works
- 9 University of CambridgeUnited Kingdom 25 works
- 10 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics include Richard Durbin, David Botstein and Hermann Brenner.
- 1 Richard Durbin United Kingdom 7.1k citations
- 2 David Botstein United States 6.7k citations
- 3 Hermann Brenner Germany 5.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), New York (United States) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chevy Chase and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Chevy ChaseUS · 29.4 works67×
- BethesdaUS · 70.8 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Oncode Institute, Center for Life Sciences and University of Pennsylvania 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 | Oncode InstituteNetherlands | 74.3 | 52.6% | 80.1× | 11 | +98.7% |
| 2 | Center for Life SciencesChina | 66.8 | 45.4% | 50.2× | 13 | — |
| 3 | University of PennsylvaniaUnited States | 55.2 | 33.2% | 7.0× | 32 | +7.9% |
| 4 | Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyUnited States | 54.6 | 40.3% | 6.8× | 21 | -19.5% |
| 5 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 54.0 | 35.0% | 5.4× | 34 | -17.7% |
| 6 | Weizmann Institute of ScienceIsrael | 53.7 | 34.0% | 15.6× | 11 | -49.1% |
| 7 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 53.0 | 29.9% | 8.3× | 14 | +86.5% |
| 8 | Stanford UniversityUnited States | 52.4 | 37.5% | 5.1× | 30 | 0.0% |
| 9 | University of California, San FranciscoUnited States | 51.2 | 41.0% | 6.1× | 19 | -12.1% |
| 10 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 48.7 | 42.6% | 4.2× | 14 | -2.9% |
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 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 6% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.
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.