Microencapsulation and Drying Processes
Microencapsulation and Drying Processes is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 20k research works in it since 1950. 32.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the applications of microencapsulation, particularly in the food industry, using techniques such as spray drying. It covers topics such as encapsulation of polyphenols, flavor release, oxidative stability, and the use of various wall materials for encapsulation. The cluster also explores the influence of emulsion composition and the characterization of encapsulated food ingredients.
- Spray Drying
- Encapsulation Techniques
- Food Ingredients
- Polyphenols
- Flavor Release
- Oxidative Stability
- Wall Materials
- Emulsion Composition
- Functional Characterization
- Nanoparticle Encapsulation
- Research works
- 20k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 32.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +61% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Microencapsulation and Drying Processes research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (1.3k and 455 works in 2022–2025).
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 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Northeast Agricultural University publishes the most Microencapsulation and Drying Processes research, followed by Jiangnan University and State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Northeast Agricultural University China 76 works
- 2 Jiangnan University China 49 works
- 3 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology China 48 works
- 4 China Agricultural University China 32 works
- 5 Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil 29 works
- 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 27 works
- 7 Jiangsu University China 27 works
- 8 Huazhong Agricultural University China 26 works
- 9 Dalian Polytechnic University China 26 works
- 10 Warsaw University of Life Sciences Poland 24 works
Who are the leading researchers in Microencapsulation and Drying Processes?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Microencapsulation and Drying Processes include David Julian McClements, Da‐Wen Sun and Min Zhang.
- 1 David Julian McClements 4.1k citations
- 2 Da‐Wen Sun 2.4k citations
- 3 Min Zhang 1.8k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Microencapsulation and Drying Processes research done?
The largest centres of Microencapsulation and Drying Processes research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), Wuxi (China) and Tehran (Iran). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi and Wageningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 96.6 works20×
- WageningenNL · 22.9 works12×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Microencapsulation and Drying Processes than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Microencapsulation and Drying Processes?
Among universities, judged by research, Northeast Agricultural University, Huazhong Agricultural University and Northwest A&F 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 | Northeast Agricultural University China | 83.8 | 71.9% | 58.1× | 76 | +83.7% |
| 2 | Huazhong Agricultural University China | 75.6 | 56.5% | 15.5× | 26 | +175.4% |
| 3 | Northwest A&F University China | 72.1 | 65.4% | 8.4× | 16 | +548.9% |
| 4 | Beijing Technology and Business University China | 71.9 | 51.5% | 21.0× | 22 | +260.0% |
| 5 | Jiangsu University China | 70.9 | 61.1% | 7.1× | 27 | +207.0% |
| 6 | Jiangnan University China | 70.1 | 54.2% | 16.4× | 49 | +22.4% |
| 7 | Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Iran | 69.0 | 47.0% | 67.2× | 13 | +585.3% |
| 8 | China Agricultural University China | 64.2 | 47.7% | 11.7× | 32 | +20.5% |
| 9 | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management India | 64.2 | 58.0% | 114.0× | 17 | — |
| 10 | Zhejiang Gongshang University China | 63.4 | 59.7% | 16.6× | 13 | +59.2% |
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 Microencapsulation and Drying Processes research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 61% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Microencapsulation and Drying Processes.
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.