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Hemoglobin structure and function

Hemoglobin structure and function is a research topic within Cell Biology. Science Explorer counts 32k research works in it since 1950. 16.7% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the function, regulation, and physiological impact of hemoglobin and related proteins in vertebrates. It covers topics such as scavenger receptor CD163 expression, neuroglobin and myoglobin function, haptoglobin phenotype, nitric oxide dioxygenase activity, and the role of flavohemoglobins in detoxifying nitric oxide. The papers also discuss the use of hemoglobin-based oxygen carriers and their potential impact on cardiovascular disease.

  • Hemoglobin
  • Scavenger Receptor
  • Globin Family
  • Oxygen Carriers
  • Neuroglobin
  • CD163 Expression
  • Myoglobin Function
  • Haptoglobin Phenotype
  • Nitric Oxide Dioxygenase
  • Flavohemoglobin
Research works
32k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.3k
per year above
Top-10% rate
16.7%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-18%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Hemoglobin structure and function research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (484 and 249 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 484 works
  2. 2 China 249 works
  3. 3 Japan 103 works
  4. 4 Germany 81 works
  5. 5 India 79 works
  6. 6 Russia 61 works
  7. 7 Italy 60 works
  8. 8 France 51 works
  9. 9 United Kingdom 49 works
  10. 10 Canada 34 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.

United States: 38.7%China: 19.9%Japan: 8.2%Germany: 6.5%6 others listed: 26.7%39%largest
United States484 · 38.7%China249 · 19.9%Japan103 · 8.2%Germany81 · 6.5%6 others listed334 · 26.7%

Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.

Which institutions lead Hemoglobin structure and function research?

By volume in 2022–2025, The Ohio State University publishes the most Hemoglobin structure and function research, followed by University of California San Diego and University of Maryland, Baltimore.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 The Ohio State University United States 11 works
  2. 2 University of California San Diego United States 11 works
  3. 3 University of Maryland, Baltimore United States 9 works
  4. 4 University of Pittsburgh United States 9 works
  5. 5 Lomonosov Moscow State University Russia 6 works
  6. 6 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 6 works
  7. 7 The University of Osaka Japan 6 works
  8. 8 Georgia State University United States 6 works
  9. 9 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill United States 6 works
  10. 10 North Carolina State University United States 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Hemoglobin structure and function?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Hemoglobin structure and function include Martin Karplus and Irwin Fridovich.

  1. 1 Martin Karplus 4.7k citations
  2. 2 Irwin Fridovich 4.1k citations

Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.

Where is Hemoglobin structure and function research done?

The largest centres of Hemoglobin structure and function research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Tokyo (Japan) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 40 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 30 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 25 works
  4. 4 Paris France 21 works
  5. 5 Baltimore United States 18 works
  6. 6 San Diego United States 17 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 15 works
  8. 8 Atlanta United States 14 works
  9. 9 Rome Italy 14 works
  10. 10 London United Kingdom 13 works
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Where is the best place to study Hemoglobin structure and function?

Among universities, judged by research, University of Maryland, Baltimore, The Ohio State University and University of Pittsburgh 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.

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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1University of Maryland, Baltimore United States 73.512.4%18.6×9 +36.0%
2The Ohio State University United States 40.27.7%7.8×11 -35.3%
3University of Pittsburgh United States 31.49.5%7.6×9 -14.7%
4University of California San Diego United States 27.50.4%7.8×11 -32.2%

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 Hemoglobin structure and function research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2009.

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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.