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Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research is a research topic within Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Science Explorer counts 62k research works in it since 1950. 19.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the neuroscience and genetics of Drosophila melanogaster, particularly its olfactory system, insulin signaling, ionotropic receptors, memory formation, behavioral regulation, neuronal circuits, and metabolic regulation. The research covers a wide range of topics related to the molecular, anatomical, and functional organization of the fruit fly's nervous system.

  • Drosophila
  • Neuroscience
  • Genetics
  • Olfactory System
  • Insulin Signaling
  • Ionotropic Receptors
  • Memory Formation
  • Behavioral Regulation
  • Neuronal Circuits
  • Metabolic Regulation
Research works
62k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
12k
per year above
Top-10% rate
19.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-2%
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Which countries lead Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research?

By volume, the United States and China publish the most (1.3k and 1.3k works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 United States 1.3k works
  2. 2 China 1.3k works
  3. 3 Japan 367 works
  4. 4 Germany 298 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 222 works
  6. 6 India 197 works
  7. 7 France 189 works
  8. 8 Canada 135 works
  9. 9 Brazil 110 works
  10. 10 Russia 109 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.

United States: 31.6%China: 30.0%Japan: 8.7%Germany: 7.0%6 others listed: 22.7%32%largest
United States1,337 · 31.6%China1,268 · 30.0%Japan367 · 8.7%Germany298 · 7.0%6 others listed962 · 22.7%

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

Which institutions lead Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs publishes the most Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research, followed by Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and Southwest University.

Who are the leading researchers in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research include Gerald M. Rubin, Michael Ashburner and Stephen Grossberg.

  1. 1 Gerald M. Rubin United States 6.2k citations
  2. 2 Michael Ashburner United Kingdom 5.9k citations
  3. 3 Stephen Grossberg United States 2.9k citations
  4. 4 Solomon H. Snyder United States 2.8k citations

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

Where is Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research done?

The largest centres of Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Paris (France) and Guangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Chevy Chase.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 245 works
  2. 2 Tokyo Japan 104 works
  3. 3 Paris France 89 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 72 works
  5. 5 Nanjing China 68 works
  6. 6 Shanghai China 67 works
  7. 7 New York United States 63 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 50 works
  9. 9 London United Kingdom 49 works
  10. 10 Moscow Russia 47 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. Chevy ChaseUS · 25.1 works55×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Southwest University, Nanjing Agricultural University and University of Würzburg 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.

0%20%40%mean 23.84%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Southwest University: 32, 16.9%Nanjing Agricultural University: 32, 17.0%University of Würzburg: 18, 26.4%Anhui Agricultural University: 12, 25.5%Huazhong Agricultural University: 21, 19.5%Ningbo University: 24, 13.3%Shanghai Ocean University: 17, 28.0%Lund University: 17, 30.2%Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University: 13, 23.7%University of California, Santa Barbara: 11, 37.9%University of WürzburgAnhui Agricultural U…Nanjing Agricultural…Southwest University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Southwest UniversityChina 61.116.9%11.3×32 +70.0%
2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 60.217.0%15.4×32 +45.9%
3 University of WürzburgGermany 60.126.4%15.6×18 +43.1%
4 Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina 59.225.5%13.6×12 +597.9%
5 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 58.019.5%11.6×21 +79.8%
6 Ningbo UniversityChina 55.913.3%8.7×24 +140.7%
7 Shanghai Ocean UniversityChina 54.128.0%13.9×17 +4.0%
8 Lund UniversitySweden 52.230.2%5.7×17 +56.8%
9 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 51.323.7%10.7×13
10 University of California, Santa BarbaraUnited States 51.037.9%6.8×11 +71.6%

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 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2014. The fastest-growing topics are Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research.

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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.