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Ion Transport and Channel Regulation

Ion Transport and Channel Regulation is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 18.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the molecular mechanisms, physiological roles, and pathophysiological implications of aquaporins, a family of water channel proteins involved in ion transport across cell membranes. The research covers various aspects such as brain edema, kidney function, regulation, and the role of aquaporins in disease.

  • Aquaporins
  • Water Channels
  • Ion Transport
  • Cell Membrane
  • Physiology
  • Pathophysiology
  • Brain Edema
  • Kidney Function
  • Regulation
  • Disease
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.0%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-11%
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Which countries lead Ion Transport and Channel Regulation research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (581 and 389 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 581 works
  2. 2 China 389 works
  3. 3 Japan 145 works
  4. 4 Germany 97 works
  5. 5 India 89 works
  6. 6 Italy 72 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 68 works
  8. 8 France 53 works
  9. 9 Russia 42 works
  10. 10 Türkiye 41 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: 36.9%China: 24.7%Japan: 9.2%Germany: 6.2%6 others listed: 23.1%37%largest
United States581 · 36.9%China389 · 24.7%Japan145 · 9.2%Germany97 · 6.2%6 others listed365 · 23.1%

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

Which institutions lead Ion Transport and Channel Regulation research?

By volume in 2022–2025, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill publishes the most Ion Transport and Channel Regulation research, followed by University of Pittsburgh and Aarhus University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 18 works
  2. 2 University of PittsburghUnited States 17 works
  3. 3 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 17 works
  4. 4 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 12 works
  5. 5 Tulane UniversityUnited States 10 works
  6. 6 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 9 works
  7. 7 Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States 9 works
  8. 8 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 8 works
  9. 9 Peking UniversityChina 8 works
  10. 10 InsermFrance 7 works

Who are the leading researchers in Ion Transport and Channel Regulation?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Ion Transport and Channel Regulation include Emad Tajkhorshid.

  1. 1 Emad Tajkhorshid United States 2.3k citations

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

Where is Ion Transport and Channel Regulation research done?

The largest centres of Ion Transport and Channel Regulation research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Shanghai (China) and Paris (France).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 47 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 40 works
  3. 3 Shanghai China 34 works
  4. 4 Paris France 27 works
  5. 5 Baltimore United States 25 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 24 works
  7. 7 Pittsburgh United States 20 works
  8. 8 London United Kingdom 19 works
  9. 9 Aarhus Denmark 19 works
  10. 10 Chapel Hill United States 19 works
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Where is the best place to study Ion Transport and Channel Regulation?

Among universities, judged by research, Aarhus University, University of Pittsburgh and Peking 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.

0%20%40%mean 10.5667%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Aarhus University: 16, 10.3%University of Pittsburgh: 17, 11.5%Peking University: 8, 33.3%Oregon Health & Science University: 9, 10.4%Tulane University: 10, 6.3%University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 18, 5.2%Johns Hopkins University: 12, 4.9%University of California, San Francisco: 9, 11.4%University of Alabama at Birmingham: 8, 1.8%Peking UniversityUniversity of Pittsb…Oregon Health & Scie…Aarhus University
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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 Aarhus UniversityDenmark 68.610.3%11.2×16 -24.6%
2 University of PittsburghUnited States 63.711.5%11.2×17 -26.4%
3 Peking UniversityChina 49.133.3%2.5×8 -2.0%
4 Oregon Health & Science UniversityUnited States 48.810.4%14.3×9 -15.2%
5 Tulane UniversityUnited States 47.06.3%18.7×10 -20.0%
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 37.75.2%5.2×18 -32.5%
7 Johns Hopkins UniversityUnited States 33.44.9%5.3×12 -27.8%
8 University of California, San FranciscoUnited States 31.211.4%7.0×9 -54.9%
9 University of Alabama at BirminghamUnited States 26.11.8%8.4×8 -34.6%

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 Transport and Channel Regulation research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2008.

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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.