Microbial Metabolism and Applications
Microbial Metabolism and Applications is a research topic within Biotechnology. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the chemistry, biology, biosynthesis, and applications of microbial pigments, with a focus on their use as food colorants and their potential biotechnological production. It also delves into the anticancer properties of prodigiosin and other secondary metabolites, particularly from Monascus fungi.
- Microbial Pigments
- Biosynthesis
- Biotechnological Production
- Food Colorants
- Anticancer Properties
- Secondary Metabolites
- Monascus
- Prodigiosin
- Citrinin
- Fungal Pigments
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 3.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +18% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Microbial Metabolism and Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.2k and 461 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.2k works
- 2 India 461 works
- 3 United States 240 works
- 4 Indonesia 184 works
- 5 Brazil 132 works
- 6 South Korea 125 works
- 7 Egypt 119 works
- 8 Japan 102 works
- 9 Iraq 90 works
- 10 France 74 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 Microbial Metabolism and Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Microbial Metabolism and Applications research, followed by Beijing Technology and Business University and University of Baghdad.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 31 works
- 2 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 22 works
- 3 University of BaghdadIraq 21 works
- 4 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 18 works
- 5 Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia 15 works
- 6 Guizhou UniversityChina 14 works
- 7 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 13 works
- 8 National Research CentreEgypt 13 works
- 9 Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina 12 works
- 10 Universitas Gadjah MadaIndonesia 12 works
Who are the leading researchers in Microbial Metabolism and Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Microbial Metabolism and Applications include Erko Stackebrandt.
- 1 Erko Stackebrandt Germany 2.5k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Microbial Metabolism and Applications research done?
The largest centres of Microbial Metabolism and Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Shanghai (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi and Haikou.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 43.2 works11×
- HaikouCN · 20.4 works6.1×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Microbial Metabolism and Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Microbial Metabolism and Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Beijing Technology and Business University, Jiangnan University and Huazhong Agricultural 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.
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 | Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina | 80.9 | 49.2% | 26.4× | 22 | +126.7% |
| 2 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 75.3 | 46.2% | 13.3× | 31 | -36.1% |
| 3 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 59.0 | 41.0% | 9.8× | 13 | -57.4% |
| 4 | King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia | 52.4 | 29.8% | 3.0× | 11 | +285.7% |
| 5 | Sichuan University of Science and EngineeringChina | 49.4 | 31.7% | 18.7× | 10 | -13.1% |
| 6 | University of BaghdadIraq | 47.8 | 7.2% | 7.4× | 21 | +135.7% |
| 7 | Guizhou UniversityChina | 46.4 | 34.3% | 6.9× | 14 | -68.9% |
| 8 | Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina | 44.6 | 20.9% | 16.3× | 12 | -48.2% |
| 9 | Vellore Institute of Technology UniversityIndia | 41.6 | 29.4% | 3.8× | 15 | +50.2% |
| 10 | Beijing University of Chinese MedicineChina | 38.8 | 18.7% | 13.1× | 9 | -33.3% |
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 Microbial Metabolism and Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 18% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Microbial Metabolism and Applications.
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.