Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms
Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms is a research topic within Immunology. Science Explorer counts 21k research works in it since 1951. 21.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the diverse aspects of invertebrate immunity, focusing on the immune response, host defense mechanisms, and the role of various immune cells and pathways in organisms such as Drosophila. It covers topics such as antimicrobial peptides, stem cell involvement in immunity, pathogen recognition, and the Toll pathway.
- Invertebrate Immunity
- Host Defense
- Drosophila
- Immune Response
- Hemocytes
- Toll Pathway
- Antimicrobial Peptides
- Stem Cells
- Phagocytosis
- Pathogen Recognition
- Research works
- 21k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 4.4k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 21.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +9% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.3k and 465 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.3k works
- 2 United States 465 works
- 3 India 201 works
- 4 Japan 118 works
- 5 United Kingdom 102 works
- 6 France 93 works
- 7 South Korea 86 works
- 8 Brazil 83 works
- 9 Germany 80 works
- 10 Thailand 71 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs publishes the most Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms research, followed by Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences and Ningbo University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 44 works
- 2 Chinese Academy of Fishery SciencesChina 44 works
- 3 Ningbo UniversityChina 40 works
- 4 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 38 works
- 5 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and TechnologyChina 36 works
- 6 Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina 30 works
- 7 Southwest UniversityChina 27 works
- 8 Ocean University of ChinaChina 26 works
- 9 Dalian Ocean UniversityChina 23 works
- 10 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 20 works
Who are the leading researchers in Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms include Robert E. W. Hancock.
- 1 Robert E. W. Hancock Canada 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms research done?
The largest centres of Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Qingdao (China), Guangzhou (China) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhanjiang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhanjiangCN · 32.5 works28×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms?
Among universities, judged by research, Ningbo University, Shantou University and Southwest 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 | Ningbo UniversityChina | 63.3 | 14.6% | 22.9× | 40 | +117.0% |
| 2 | Shantou UniversityChina | 58.8 | 18.8% | 25.2× | 14 | +165.7% |
| 3 | Southwest UniversityChina | 58.2 | 16.4% | 15.1× | 27 | +93.2% |
| 4 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 55.8 | 18.1% | 16.5× | 18 | +91.3% |
| 5 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 55.5 | 12.5% | 18.7× | 14 | +314.1% |
| 6 | Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina | 54.9 | 12.8% | 50.4× | 38 | -0.6% |
| 7 | Guangdong Ocean UniversityChina | 54.5 | 11.6% | 57.3× | 30 | +71.9% |
| 8 | Dalian Ocean UniversityChina | 53.2 | 5.7% | 90.8× | 23 | +167.8% |
| 9 | Ocean University of ChinaChina | 52.4 | 18.0% | 15.4× | 26 | -16.3% |
| 10 | Henan Normal UniversityChina | 49.0 | 14.2% | 17.7× | 12 | +133.4% |
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 Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 9% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Invertebrate Immune Response Mechanisms.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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