Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior
Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 66k research works in it since 1950. 19.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the structure, behavior, and functional significance of lipid rafts in cell membranes. It explores the role of membrane lipids, cholesterol, and proteins in organizing lipid rafts, as well as their impact on membrane dynamics and cellular processes.
- Lipid Rafts
- Membrane Lipids
- Cholesterol
- Membrane Proteins
- Cell Membranes
- Bilayer Structure
- Membrane Organization
- Protein-Lipid Interactions
- Biological Membranes
- Membrane Curvature
- Research works
- 66k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 19.9% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.4k and 798 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 1.4k works
- 2 China 798 works
- 3 India 514 works
- 4 Japan 390 works
- 5 Germany 371 works
- 6 France 250 works
- 7 United Kingdom 241 works
- 8 Russia 178 works
- 9 Italy 153 works
- 10 Spain 132 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.
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Which institutions lead Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior research, followed by Cornell University and Yale University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 41 works
- 2 Cornell University United States 24 works
- 3 Yale University United States 24 works
- 4 University of California San Diego United States 24 works
- 5 University of Tennessee at Knoxville United States 23 works
- 6 The University of Tokyo Japan 23 works
- 7 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 21 works
- 8 University of Copenhagen Denmark 21 works
- 9 University of Chicago United States 20 works
- 10 The University of Osaka Japan 19 works
Who are the leading researchers in Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior include Ben Zhong Tang and Martin Karplus.
- 1 Ben Zhong Tang 7k citations
- 2 Martin Karplus 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior research done?
The largest centres of Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Tokyo (Japan) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Knoxville and Bethesda.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- KnoxvilleUS · 25.9 works7.7×
- BethesdaUS · 52.9 works7.5×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior?
Among universities, judged by research, University of Tennessee at Knoxville, RMIT University and University of Basel 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 Tennessee at Knoxville United States | 59.9 | 10.4% | 10.2× | 23 | +217.3% |
| 2 | RMIT University Australia | 49.4 | 42.5% | 4.2× | 9 | +35.9% |
| 3 | University of Basel Switzerland | 48.2 | 38.1% | 5.7× | 9 | +25.6% |
| 4 | Imperial College London United Kingdom | 48.0 | 29.8% | 3.7× | 19 | +38.5% |
| 5 | Lehigh University United States | 47.7 | 11.2% | 18.8× | 13 | +109.8% |
| 6 | Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Mohali India | 47.5 | 15.0% | 24.8× | 8 | +164.4% |
| 7 | University of Groningen Netherlands | 46.1 | 29.7% | 5.4× | 15 | -14.3% |
| 8 | Indian Institute of Science Bangalore India | 46.0 | 21.5% | 7.1× | 16 | +63.1% |
| 9 | Freie Universität Berlin Germany | 45.6 | 26.1% | 6.7× | 15 | +6.8% |
| 10 | Weizmann Institute of Science Israel | 44.9 | 18.1% | 12.8× | 11 | -41.1% |
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 Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Lipid Membrane Structure and Behavior.
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.