Gut microbiota and health
Gut microbiota and health is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 63k research works in it since 1950. 33.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the diversity, function, and impact of the gut microbiome on human health, including its role in metabolic diseases, immune responses, and the effects of diet. It covers topics such as microbial communities, short-chain fatty acids, metagenomic analysis, host-microbial interactions, and the association of the gut microbiome with conditions like obesity and inflammatory diseases.
- Gut Microbiota
- Microbial Communities
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
- Metagenomic Analysis
- Host-Microbial Interactions
- Obesity-associated Microbiome
- Immune Responses
- Metabolic Health
- Inflammatory Diseases
- Dietary Impact
- Research works
- 63k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 21k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +143% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Gut microbiota and health research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (9k and 3.8k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 9k works
- 2 United States 3.8k works
- 3 India 999 works
- 4 Italy 665 works
- 5 South Korea 626 works
- 6 Japan 603 works
- 7 United Kingdom 584 works
- 8 Germany 547 works
- 9 France 500 works
- 10 Spain 483 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 Gut microbiota and health research?
By volume in 2022–2025, China Agricultural University publishes the most Gut microbiota and health research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China Agricultural UniversityChina 122 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 104 works
- 3 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 98 works
- 4 Zhejiang UniversityChina 96 works
- 5 Sichuan UniversityChina 88 works
- 6 Jiangnan UniversityChina 86 works
- 7 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina 84 works
- 8 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 84 works
- 9 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 81 works
- 10 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 80 works
Who are the leading researchers in Gut microbiota and health?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Gut microbiota and health include Rob Knight and Peer Bork.
- 1 Rob Knight United States 4.9k citations
- 2 Peer Bork Germany 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Gut microbiota and health research done?
The largest centres of Gut microbiota and health research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Nanjing (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Cork, Wuxi and Ya'an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- CorkIE · 98.2 works11×
- WuxiCN · 192.9 works8.7×
- Ya'anCN · 56.4 works8.4×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Gut microbiota and health than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Gut microbiota and health?
Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Southern 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 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 82.5 | 41.3% | 9.4× | 122 | +376.7% |
| 2 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 77.8 | 44.1% | 12.1× | 61 | +262.1% |
| 3 | Southern Medical UniversityChina | 74.6 | 39.6% | 8.7× | 72 | +249.5% |
| 4 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 72.6 | 44.3% | 7.1× | 64 | +794.9% |
| 5 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.7 | 39.1% | 7.3× | 66 | +226.8% |
| 6 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 70.6 | 40.7% | 6.2× | 86 | +380.1% |
| 7 | Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 69.6 | 30.7% | 12.9× | 51 | +460.7% |
| 8 | Chinese University of Hong KongHong Kong | 68.6 | 44.3% | 3.4× | 55 | +526.4% |
| 9 | Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina | 67.8 | 42.1% | 4.4× | 98 | +1025.3% |
| 10 | Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 67.7 | 42.2% | 8.1× | 36 | +263.7% |
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 Gut microbiota and health research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 143% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Gut microbiota and health.
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.