Ion channel regulation and function
Ion channel regulation and function is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 82k research works in it since 1950. 19.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the molecular mechanisms, structure, regulation, and physiological roles of ion channels, with a focus on voltage-gated potassium and calcium channels. It covers topics such as channel structure, membrane proteins, neuronal function, and cell signaling.
- Ion Channels
- Voltage-Gated Channels
- Calcium Channels
- Potassium Channels
- Channel Regulation
- Membrane Proteins
- Neuronal Function
- Cell Signaling
- Channel Structure
- Physiological Roles
- Research works
- 82k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 16k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Ion channel regulation and function research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.4k and 659 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 China 659 works
- 3 Japan 267 works
- 4 Germany 240 works
- 5 United Kingdom 212 works
- 6 Italy 182 works
- 7 Russia 165 works
- 8 India 162 works
- 9 France 143 works
- 10 Canada 129 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 Ion channel regulation and function research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of California, Davis publishes the most Ion channel regulation and function research, followed by Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México and Washington University in St. Louis.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of California, DavisUnited States 43 works
- 2 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 23 works
- 3 Washington University in St. LouisUnited States 23 works
- 4 University of PittsburghUnited States 20 works
- 5 University of Maryland, BaltimoreUnited States 20 works
- 6 University of California, Los AngelesUnited States 19 works
- 7 University of WashingtonUnited States 18 works
- 8 InsermFrance 18 works
- 9 Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and BiochemistryRussia 17 works
- 10 Columbia UniversityUnited States 17 works
Who are the leading researchers in Ion channel regulation and function?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Ion channel regulation and function include Hugo A. Katus.
- 1 Hugo A. Katus Germany 3.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Ion channel regulation and function research done?
The largest centres of Ion channel regulation and function research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), New York (United States), Moscow (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Davis, Nashville and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
- 1 Beijing China 105 works
- 2 New York United States 80 works
- 3 Moscow Russia 68 works
- 4 Tokyo Japan 67 works
- 5 Paris France 63 works
- 6 London United Kingdom 61 works
- 7 Shanghai China 52 works
- 8 Saint Petersburg Russia 45 works
- 9 Davis United States 43 works
- 10 Mexico City Mexico 42 works
Where it is the local speciality
- DavisUS · 43.0 works12×
- NashvilleUS · 27.9 works6.3×
- BethesdaUS · 34.6 works6.0×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Ion channel regulation and function than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Ion channel regulation and function?
Among universities, judged by research, University of California, Davis, University of Maryland, Baltimore and University of Tennessee Health Science Center 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 | University of California, DavisUnited States | 64.7 | 18.2% | 12.1× | 43 | -12.4% |
| 2 | University of Maryland, BaltimoreUnited States | 53.8 | 19.7% | 13.2× | 20 | -39.8% |
| 3 | University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUnited States | 49.7 | 24.5% | 15.2× | 10 | -20.7% |
| 4 | Yale UniversityUnited States | 45.4 | 38.8% | 2.7× | 12 | -30.3% |
| 5 | Baylor College of MedicineUnited States | 44.0 | 34.1% | 5.2× | 10 | -35.6% |
| 6 | Columbia UniversityUnited States | 43.3 | 24.9% | 4.4× | 17 | -34.7% |
| 7 | University of DebrecenHungary | 41.5 | 12.0% | 9.2× | 12 | -18.2% |
| 8 | Washington University in St. LouisUnited States | 40.6 | 10.5% | 6.9× | 23 | -30.8% |
| 9 | University of CopenhagenDenmark | 40.0 | 21.5% | 3.8× | 12 | -21.0% |
| 10 | Vanderbilt UniversityUnited States | 38.4 | 23.0% | 5.9× | 11 | -37.2% |
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 Ion channel regulation and function research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 1998.
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.