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Microbial metabolism and enzyme function

Microbial metabolism and enzyme function is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 10k 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 focuses on the biological utilization and metabolism of methane, with specific emphasis on methanotrophy, lysyl oxidase, quinoproteins, vascular adhesion protein-1, pyrroloquinoline quinone, Gluconobacter strains, formaldehyde oxidation, methylotrophic bacteria, rare earth metals, and metabolic engineering.

  • Methanotrophy
  • Lysyl Oxidase
  • Quinoproteins
  • Vascular Adhesion Protein-1
  • Pyrroloquinoline Quinone
  • Gluconobacter Strains
  • Formaldehyde Oxidation
  • Methylotrophic Bacteria
  • Rare Earth Metals
  • Metabolic Engineering
Research works
10k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
1.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
17.5%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Microbial metabolism and enzyme function research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (373 and 187 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 373 works
  2. 2 United States 187 works
  3. 3 Germany 69 works
  4. 4 South Korea 61 works
  5. 5 India 56 works
  6. 6 Japan 54 works
  7. 7 Russia 49 works
  8. 8 Spain 30 works
  9. 9 France 28 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 26 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: 39.9%United States: 20.0%Germany: 7.4%South Korea: 6.6%6 others listed: 26.1%40%largest
China373 · 39.9%United States187 · 20.0%Germany69 · 7.4%South Korea61 · 6.6%6 others listed244 · 26.1%

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

Which institutions lead Microbial metabolism and enzyme function research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Microbial metabolism and enzyme function research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Kyung Hee University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 16 works
  2. 2 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 8 works
  3. 3 Kyung Hee UniversitySouth Korea 8 works
  4. 4 G. K. Skryabin Institute of Biochemistry and Physiology of MicroorganismsRussia 7 works
  5. 5 Universidad de ValladolidSpain 6 works
  6. 6 Nanjing Tech UniversityChina 6 works
  7. 7 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 5 works
  8. 8 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 5 works
  9. 9 Technical University of MunichGermany 5 works
  10. 10 Zhejiang UniversityChina 5 works

Who are the leading researchers in Microbial metabolism and enzyme function?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Microbial metabolism and enzyme function include Stephen J. Lippard, James M. Tiedje and Electron Kebebew.

  1. 1 Stephen J. Lippard United States 2.2k citations
  2. 2 James M. Tiedje United States 2.1k citations
  3. 3 Electron Kebebew United States 1.8k citations

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

Where is Microbial metabolism and enzyme function research done?

The largest centres of Microbial metabolism and enzyme function research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Seoul (South Korea) and Shanghai (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Seoul and Nanjing.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 49 works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 31 works
  3. 3 Seoul South Korea 29 works
  4. 4 Shanghai China 28 works
  5. 5 Moscow Russia 23 works
  6. 6 Hangzhou China 19 works
  7. 7 Wuxi China 18 works
  8. 8 Guangzhou China 18 works
  9. 9 Tokyo Japan 12 works
  10. 10 Xi'an China 11 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. SeoulKR · 28.7 works3.1×
  2. NanjingCN · 31.2 works2.6×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Microbial metabolism and enzyme function than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Microbial metabolism and enzyme function?

Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan 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.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 0.010.8%23.2×16 -21.8%

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 enzyme function research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Microbial metabolism and enzyme function.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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