Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research
Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 90k research works in it since 1950. 19.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the diverse roles of glycosylation in health and disease, with a focus on its implications in cancer, immune system function, and therapeutic development. It covers topics such as the biological functions of glycans, protein glycosylation, sialic acids, mucins, and the interplay between glycosylation and various cellular mechanisms.
- Glycosylation
- Glycans
- Cancer
- Immune System
- Mucins
- Protein Glycosylation
- Sialic Acids
- Lectins
- O-GlcNAc
- Therapeutics
- Research works
- 90k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 17k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -10% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 1.5k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.7k works
- 2 United States 1.5k works
- 3 Japan 501 works
- 4 India 331 works
- 5 Germany 286 works
- 6 France 227 works
- 7 United Kingdom 224 works
- 8 Canada 155 works
- 9 Italy 145 works
- 10 South Korea 139 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 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and University of Georgia.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 44 works
- 2 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 33 works
- 3 University of GeorgiaUnited States 31 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 28 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 25 works
- 6 Fudan UniversityChina 25 works
- 7 Harvard UniversityUnited States 24 works
- 8 Peking UniversityChina 23 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 23 works
- 10 The University of OsakaJapan 23 works
Who are the leading researchers in Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research include Minoru Kanehisa.
- 1 Minoru Kanehisa Japan 5.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research research done?
The largest centres of Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Athens, Wuxi and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- AthensUS · 32.0 works10×
- WuxiCN · 60.5 works9.4×
- BethesdaUS · 49.6 works6.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan University, University of Georgia and BOKU 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 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 73.2 | 29.6% | 11.0× | 44 | +78.1% |
| 2 | University of GeorgiaUnited States | 63.2 | 27.1% | 10.5× | 31 | -3.6% |
| 3 | BOKU UniversityAustria | 46.8 | 12.0% | 14.4× | 10 | +3.6% |
| 4 | Harvard UniversityUnited States | 45.4 | 30.6% | 2.8× | 24 | -8.2% |
| 5 | Utrecht UniversityNetherlands | 44.7 | 32.6% | 3.7× | 13 | +17.5% |
| 6 | Gifu UniversityJapan | 43.0 | 4.9% | 23.2× | 17 | +12.9% |
| 7 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 42.5 | 21.8% | 4.4× | 20 | -27.7% |
| 8 | Northwest UniversityChina | 42.3 | 9.3% | 9.0× | 17 | +15.0% |
| 9 | University of GothenburgSweden | 41.6 | 22.5% | 5.6× | 15 | -27.4% |
| 10 | University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina | 40.9 | 23.4% | 1.8× | 20 | +115.9% |
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 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 10% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014.
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.