Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Physiological and biochemical adaptations is a research topic within Ecology. Science Explorer counts 38k research works in it since 1950. 25.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the metabolic theory of ecology and the impacts of climate change on organisms, focusing on topics such as metabolic rate, temperature effects, physiological adaptation, thermal tolerance, and evolutionary responses to environmental stressors.
- Metabolic Rate
- Climate Change
- Temperature
- Physiological Adaptation
- Thermal Tolerance
- Ectotherms
- Oxygen Limitation
- Body Size
- Diapause
- Evolutionary Response
- Research works
- 38k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 9.6k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 25.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +13% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Physiological and biochemical adaptations research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.1k and 869 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 1.1k works
- 2 United States 869 works
- 3 Canada 288 works
- 4 France 148 works
- 5 Russia 145 works
- 6 Japan 139 works
- 7 United Kingdom 136 works
- 8 India 134 works
- 9 Germany 133 works
- 10 Australia 132 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.
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Which institutions lead Physiological and biochemical adaptations research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences publishes the most Physiological and biochemical adaptations research, followed by Shanghai Ocean University and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences China 61 works
- 2 Shanghai Ocean University China 59 works
- 3 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs China 51 works
- 4 University of British Columbia Canada 35 works
- 5 Ocean University of China China 34 works
- 6 Ningbo University China 29 works
- 7 Guangdong Ocean University China 28 works
- 8 Dalian Ocean University China 24 works
- 9 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 23 works
- 10 Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology China 22 works
Who are the leading researchers in Physiological and biochemical adaptations?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Physiological and biochemical adaptations include John F. Anderson.
- 1 John F. Anderson 2.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Physiological and biochemical adaptations research done?
The largest centres of Physiological and biochemical adaptations research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Qingdao (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Zhoushan and Zhanjiang.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- ZhoushanCN · 26.4 works31×
- ZhanjiangCN · 29.4 works19×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Physiological and biochemical adaptations than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Physiological and biochemical adaptations?
Among universities, judged by research, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Dalian Ocean University and Shanghai Ocean 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 | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences Sweden | 72.3 | 42.4% | 12.1× | 8 | +243.5% |
| 2 | Dalian Ocean University China | 69.9 | 36.9% | 70.6× | 24 | +223.1% |
| 3 | Shanghai Ocean University China | 67.5 | 35.0% | 59.7× | 59 | -3.0% |
| 4 | Ningbo University China | 66.9 | 39.5% | 12.8× | 29 | +64.9% |
| 5 | Nanjing Agricultural University China | 66.2 | 42.9% | 10.2× | 17 | +101.5% |
| 6 | Sichuan Agricultural University China | 63.7 | 31.3% | 14.8× | 18 | +183.8% |
| 7 | Ocean University of China China | 63.0 | 31.7% | 15.5× | 34 | +43.3% |
| 8 | Guangdong Ocean University China | 62.9 | 47.6% | 40.7× | 28 | -49.7% |
| 9 | Huazhong Agricultural University China | 60.0 | 39.9% | 11.7× | 17 | +18.6% |
| 10 | Zhejiang Ocean University China | 59.7 | 31.4% | 27.3× | 20 | +83.6% |
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 Physiological and biochemical adaptations research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 13% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Physiological and biochemical adaptations.
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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.