Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 36k research works in it since 1950. 18.8% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biosynthesis and engineering of terpenoids, including the isoprenoid pathway, metabolic engineering for plant volatile production, sesquiterpene and triterpene biosynthesis, MEP pathway optimization, cyclization enzymes, and the production of specific terpenoids like artemisinin. The research spans across various organisms and aims to understand, manipulate, and optimize the biosynthetic pathways for the production of valuable terpenoid compounds.
- Terpenoid Biosynthesis
- Isoprenoid Pathway
- Metabolic Engineering
- Plant Volatiles
- Sesquiterpene Synthases
- Artemisinin Production
- Triterpene Biosynthesis
- MEP Pathway
- Cyclization Enzymes
- Phytoalexin Biosynthesis
- Research works
- 36k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 6.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 18.8% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +27% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis research?
By volume, China and India publish the most (2.9k and 465 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 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Chinese Academy of Sciences publishes the most Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis research, followed by Northwest A&F University and Nanjing Forestry University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 54 works
- 2 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 53 works
- 3 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 48 works
- 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 46 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 42 works
- 6 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 40 works
- 7 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 38 works
- 8 Jiangnan UniversityChina 37 works
- 9 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 36 works
- 10 Northeast Forestry UniversityChina 36 works
Who are the leading researchers in Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis include E. J. Corey.
- 1 E. J. Corey United States 3.6k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis research done?
The largest centres of Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Hangzhou (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Lin’an Shi, Yangling and Ya'an.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- Lin’an ShiCN · 29.5 works30×
- YanglingCN · 52.6 works21×
- Ya'anCN · 27.6 works15×
- HaikouCN · 77.3 works14×
- Tai’anCN · 22.0 works13×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Jiangnan University and Anhui 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 | Northwest A&F UniversityChina | 85.1 | 38.9% | 21.1× | 53 | +130.2% |
| 2 | Jiangnan UniversityChina | 78.3 | 43.1% | 9.7× | 36 | +59.4% |
| 3 | Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina | 75.7 | 32.7% | 23.3× | 25 | +270.4% |
| 4 | Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina | 72.2 | 23.1% | 29.9× | 30 | +388.5% |
| 5 | Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese MedicineChina | 71.8 | 41.0% | 11.1× | 15 | +141.6% |
| 6 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 71.3 | 30.1% | 17.1× | 36 | +62.6% |
| 7 | Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina | 70.7 | 18.6% | 16.7× | 48 | +145.1% |
| 8 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 70.1 | 26.6% | 15.4× | 38 | +84.1% |
| 9 | Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina | 69.8 | 28.8% | 15.5× | 28 | +133.2% |
| 10 | Beijing Forestry UniversityChina | 68.6 | 22.1% | 21.8× | 40 | +120.8% |
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 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 27% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2022. The fastest-growing topics are Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis.
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.