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Lipid metabolism and disorders

Lipid metabolism and disorders is a research topic within Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 17.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the genetic, pharmacologic, and physiological aspects of lipid metabolism, particularly the role of ANGPTL3, lipoprotein lipase, and related proteins in regulating triglyceride levels and their implications for cardiovascular diseases such as familial chylomicronemia syndrome and atherosclerosis. It also explores the involvement of adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome in lipid regulation.

  • ANGPTL3
  • Lipoprotein Lipase
  • Triglyceride Metabolism
  • Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome
  • GPIHBP1
  • ANGPTL4
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Metabolic Syndrome
  • HDL Cholesterol
  • Atherosclerosis
Research works
20k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
3.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-4%
the tick is no change

This ranks research output and citation impact. It says nothing about the quality of diagnosis, treatment or care.

Which countries lead Lipid metabolism and disorders research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1k and 463 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1k works
  2. 2 United States 463 works
  3. 3 India 115 works
  4. 4 Japan 92 works
  5. 5 Italy 82 works
  6. 6 Canada 67 works
  7. 7 United Kingdom 63 works
  8. 8 Türkiye 58 works
  9. 9 Russia 58 works
  10. 10 Germany 56 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: 49.6%United States: 22.1%India: 5.5%Japan: 4.4%6 others listed: 18.3%50%largest
China1,038 · 49.6%United States463 · 22.1%India115 · 5.5%Japan92 · 4.4%6 others listed383 · 18.3%

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

Which institutions lead Lipid metabolism and disorders research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College publishes the most Lipid metabolism and disorders research, followed by Nanjing Medical University and Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

Who are the leading researchers in Lipid metabolism and disorders?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Lipid metabolism and disorders include Winfried März and Aarno Palotie.

  1. 1 Winfried März Germany 5.2k citations
  2. 2 Aarno Palotie Finland 4.3k citations

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

Where is Lipid metabolism and disorders research done?

The largest centres of Lipid metabolism and disorders research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Nanjing (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 137 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 84 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 60 works
  4. 4 Nanjing China 49 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 41 works
  6. 6 Wuhan China 36 works
  7. 7 Jinan China 34 works
  8. 8 Chengdu China 34 works
  9. 9 Changsha China 31 works
  10. 10 New York United States 27 works
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Where is the best place to study Lipid metabolism and disorders?

Among universities, judged by research, Western University, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College and Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Western UniversityCanada 75.248.2%6.9×10 +99.7%
2 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 59.825.0%8.8×23 -41.4%
3 Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 53.238.3%16.7×10 -69.4%
4 Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina 47.827.2%21.0×11 -60.2%
5 Nanjing Medical UniversityChina 47.525.2%8.3×11 -6.2%
6 Zhejiang Chinese Medical UniversityChina 38.718.0%14.4×10 -71.7%
7 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 38.337.1%1.6×10 +27.3%
8 Nanjing University of Chinese MedicineChina 37.820.2%12.7×9 -63.1%
9 Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina 35.316.8%17.8×8 -48.0%
10 Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina 30.935.9%2.0×8 -9.3%

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 metabolism and disorders research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2013. The fastest-growing topics are Lipid metabolism and disorders.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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