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Ion Channels and Receptors

Ion Channels and Receptors is a research topic within Sensory Systems. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1959. 24.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the role of calcium signaling and ion channels, particularly TRP channels, in sensory neurons and their involvement in thermosensation, nociception, and the pain pathway. It also explores the function of store-operated channels, Orai1, and STIM1 in calcium homeostasis and signaling. The papers cover a wide range of topics related to calcium signaling in sensory perception and disease.

  • Calcium Signaling
  • Ion Channels
  • TRP Channels
  • Sensory Neurons
  • Thermosensation
  • Nociception
  • Store-Operated Channels
  • Orai1
  • STIM1
  • Pain Pathway
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1959
In the world top 10%
3.6k
per year above
Top-10% rate
24.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
0%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Ion Channels and Receptors research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (526 and 459 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 526 works
  2. 2 United States 459 works
  3. 3 Japan 153 works
  4. 4 India 99 works
  5. 5 Germany 98 works
  6. 6 South Korea 67 works
  7. 7 Italy 58 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 57 works
  9. 9 France 51 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 46 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.

China: 32.6%United States: 28.4%Japan: 9.5%India: 6.1%6 others listed: 23.4%33%largest
China526 · 32.6%United States459 · 28.4%Japan153 · 9.5%India99 · 6.1%6 others listed377 · 23.4%

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

Which institutions lead Ion Channels and Receptors research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of California, Davis publishes the most Ion Channels and Receptors research, followed by Seoul National University and Semmelweis University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of California, DavisUnited States 12 works
  2. 2 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 11 works
  3. 3 Semmelweis UniversityHungary 10 works
  4. 4 University of PecsHungary 10 works
  5. 5 University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUnited States 9 works
  6. 6 University of PittsburghUnited States 9 works
  7. 7 Yale UniversityUnited States 9 works
  8. 8 Saarland UniversityGermany 9 works
  9. 9 Qingdao UniversityChina 9 works
  10. 10 National Institute of Science Education and ResearchIndia 8 works

Where is Ion Channels and Receptors research done?

The largest centres of Ion Channels and Receptors research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Seoul (South Korea).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 58 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 41 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 35 works
  4. 4 Seoul South Korea 31 works
  5. 5 Tokyo Japan 31 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 30 works
  7. 7 Wuhan China 24 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 21 works
  9. 9 New York United States 19 works
  10. 10 Paris France 19 works
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Where is the best place to study Ion Channels and Receptors?

Among universities, judged by research, Semmelweis University, University of Tennessee Health Science Center and University of California, Davis 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.

0%20%40%mean 17.6%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Semmelweis University: 10, 27.4%University of Tennessee Health Science Center: 9, 22.1%University of California, Davis: 12, 21.9%University of Pecs: 10, 15.2%Yale University: 9, 30.6%Saarland University: 9, 6.0%Seoul National University: 11, 12.1%Qingdao University: 9, 10.8%University of Pittsburgh: 9, 12.3%Semmelweis UniversityUniversity of Tennes…University of Califo…University of Pecs
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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
1 Semmelweis UniversityHungary 71.527.4%24.6×10 -22.6%
2 University of Tennessee Health Science CenterUnited States 66.022.1%33.7×9 +53.7%
3 University of California, DavisUnited States 61.621.9%7.7×12 -37.7%
4 University of PecsHungary 60.015.2%22.4×10 +55.8%
5 Yale UniversityUnited States 41.830.6%4.5×9 -33.4%
6 Saarland UniversityGermany 40.86.0%20.4×9 -12.6%
7 Seoul National UniversitySouth Korea 38.512.1%6.3×11 -43.0%
8 Qingdao UniversityChina 26.310.8%7.7×9 —
9 University of PittsburghUnited States 22.912.3%5.9×9 -44.6%

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 Channels and Receptors research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 0% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2020. The fastest-growing topics are Ion Channels and Receptors.

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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.