Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms
Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 81k research works in it since 1950. 26.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the molecular mechanisms underlying photosynthesis, including the structure and function of photosystems, light harvesting complexes, electron transport pathways, and photoprotective processes. It delves into topics such as chloroplast proteins, cyanobacterial genomes, photoinhibition, Rubisco structure, plastid gene expression, and singlet oxygen production.
- Photosystem II
- Light Harvesting
- Electron Transport
- Chloroplast Proteins
- Cyanobacterial Genomes
- Photoinhibition
- Rubisco Structure
- Plastid Gene Expression
- Singlet Oxygen Production
- Photosynthetic Acclimation
- Research works
- 81k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 22k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 26.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +3% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3k and 1.2k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 3k works
- 2 United States 1.2k works
- 3 Japan 487 works
- 4 Germany 464 works
- 5 India 443 works
- 6 United Kingdom 259 works
- 7 France 257 works
- 8 Russia 255 works
- 9 South Korea 179 works
- 10 Spain 155 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 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms research, followed by Nanjing Agricultural University and Huazhong Agricultural University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 78 works
- 2 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 63 works
- 3 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 60 works
- 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 54 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 53 works
- 6 Lomonosov Moscow State UniversityRussia 48 works
- 7 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 48 works
- 8 China Agricultural UniversityChina 44 works
- 9 University of Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 43 works
- 10 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 41 works
Who are the leading researchers in Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms include Michaël Grätzel and Barry Halliwell.
- 1 Michaël Grätzel Switzerland 13k citations
- 2 Barry Halliwell United Kingdom 4k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms research done?
The largest centres of Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Wuhan (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Pushchino, Xiaodian and Lin’an Shi.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PushchinoRU · 26.1 works43×
- XiaodianCN · 22.2 works21×
- Lin’an ShiCN · 26.3 works21×
- Tai’anCN · 39.1 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms?
Among universities, judged by research, Nanjing Forestry University, Center for Life Sciences and Nanjing 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 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 73.4 | 32.2% | 10.8× | 39 | +275.4% |
| 2 | Center for Life SciencesChina | 71.0 | 50.1% | 21.6× | 9 | +168.9% |
| 3 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 69.8 | 39.7% | 20.3× | 63 | -0.3% |
| 4 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 68.5 | 37.9% | 15.2× | 48 | +35.4% |
| 5 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.2 | 44.1% | 9.8× | 44 | -7.0% |
| 6 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 68.0 | 36.5% | 22.4× | 60 | +1.9% |
| 7 | Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina | 67.5 | 42.5% | 20.3× | 38 | +10.5% |
| 8 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 66.3 | 31.9% | 15.5× | 35 | +116.0% |
| 9 | Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.7 | 37.5% | 19.6× | 27 | +71.4% |
| 10 | Gansu Agricultural UniversityChina | 64.6 | 36.5% | 34.0× | 40 | +24.9% |
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 Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 3% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Photosynthetic Processes and Mechanisms.
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.