Phytase and its Applications
Phytase and its Applications is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 22.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the significance of phytic acid in nutrition and agriculture, focusing on its presence in food sources, impact on human nutrition, bioavailability, genetic and enzymatic manipulation, as well as its interaction with minerals. The research covers topics such as phytase production, myo-inositol metabolism, reduction of phytic acid in food grains, and the protective role of phytic acid against oxidative stress and cancer.
- Phytic Acid
- Phytase
- myo-Inositol
- Bioavailability
- Seed Genetics
- Nutritional Impact
- Food Processing
- Enzyme Engineering
- Mineral Interaction
- Plant Breeding
- Research works
- 22k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 5k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 22.6% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +27% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Phytase and its Applications research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (715 and 354 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 Phytase and its Applications research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Phytase and its Applications research, followed by State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology and Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Jiangnan UniversityChina 22 works
- 2 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina 19 works
- 3 Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural ResearchEthiopia 19 works
- 4 Henan University of TechnologyChina 16 works
- 5 China Agricultural UniversityChina 15 works
- 6 University of ManitobaCanada 15 works
- 7 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 14 works
- 8 Punjab Agricultural UniversityIndia 13 works
- 9 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 13 works
- 10 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 13 works
Who are the leading researchers in Phytase and its Applications?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Phytase and its Applications include David Julian McClements, Yakov Kuzyakov and Fereidoon Shahidi.
- 1 David Julian McClements United States 4.1k citations
- 2 Yakov Kuzyakov Germany 2.7k citations
- 3 Fereidoon Shahidi Canada 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Phytase and its Applications research done?
The largest centres of Phytase and its Applications research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Wuxi (China), Zhengzhou (China) and Moscow (Russia). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wuxi and Addis Ababa.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- WuxiCN · 41.3 works14×
- Addis AbabaET · 28.0 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Phytase and its Applications than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Phytase and its Applications?
Among universities, judged by research, Wageningen University & Research, Jiangnan University and Northeast 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 | Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands | 67.4 | 44.6% | 9.9× | 11 | +32.6% |
| 2 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 66.3 | 41.1% | 11.4× | 22 | -27.2% |
| 3 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 65.5 | 67.7% | 16.2× | 14 | -66.5% |
| 4 | University of SaskatchewanCanada | 64.3 | 43.9% | 13.7× | 13 | +14.5% |
| 5 | University of ManitobaCanada | 64.2 | 37.7% | 14.9× | 15 | +4.3% |
| 6 | Henan University of TechnologyChina | 59.9 | 45.5% | 24.3× | 16 | -42.7% |
| 7 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 59.5 | 48.6% | 10.5× | 13 | -36.3% |
| 8 | Kansas State UniversityUnited States | 57.8 | 20.9% | 16.5× | 12 | +132.4% |
| 9 | Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina | 57.4 | 49.9% | 14.6× | 10 | — |
| 10 | China Agricultural UniversityChina | 56.5 | 47.2% | 8.7× | 15 | -46.5% |
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 Phytase and its Applications research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Phytase and its Applications.
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.