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Plant Molecular Biology Research

Plant Molecular Biology Research is a research topic within Plant Science. Science Explorer counts 49k research works in it since 1950. 45.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying plant development, with a particular emphasis on the roles of microRNAs, auxin, gene expression regulation, epigenetic mechanisms, transcription factors, genome-wide analyses, cytokinin signaling, and the control of flowering time.

  • Plant
  • Development
  • MicroRNA
  • Auxin
  • Gene Expression
  • Epigenetic Regulation
  • Transcription Factors
  • Genome-wide Analysis
  • Cytokinin Signaling
  • Flowering Time
Research works
49k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
22k
per year above
Top-10% rate
45.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+25%
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Which countries lead Plant Molecular Biology Research research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (5.2k and 825 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 5.2k works
  2. 2 United States 825 works
  3. 3 India 573 works
  4. 4 Japan 378 works
  5. 5 Germany 254 works
  6. 6 France 233 works
  7. 7 South Korea 230 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 183 works
  9. 9 Spain 160 works
  10. 10 Russia 130 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.

China: 63.5%United States: 10.1%India: 7.0%Japan: 4.7%6 others listed: 14.6%64%largest
China5,167 · 63.5%United States825 · 10.1%India573 · 7.0%Japan378 · 4.7%6 others listed1,190 · 14.6%

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

Which institutions lead Plant Molecular Biology Research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Nanjing Agricultural University publishes the most Plant Molecular Biology Research research, followed by China Agricultural University and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 146 works
  2. 2 China Agricultural UniversityChina 114 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 113 works
  4. 4 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 109 works
  5. 5 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 108 works
  6. 6 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 106 works
  7. 7 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 99 works
  8. 8 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 95 works
  9. 9 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 92 works
  10. 10 Sichuan Agricultural UniversityChina 84 works

Who are the leading researchers in Plant Molecular Biology Research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Plant Molecular Biology Research include Kazuo Shinozaki.

  1. 1 Kazuo Shinozaki Japan 2.7k citations

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

Where is Plant Molecular Biology Research research done?

The largest centres of Plant Molecular Biology Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Nanjing (China), Guangzhou (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Wushan, Lin’an Shi and Xiaodian.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 1.1k works
  2. 2 Nanjing China 287 works
  3. 3 Guangzhou China 194 works
  4. 4 Wuhan China 187 works
  5. 5 Hangzhou China 177 works
  6. 6 Harbin China 147 works
  7. 7 Shanghai China 147 works
  8. 8 New Delhi India 134 works
  9. 9 Lanzhou China 120 works
  10. 10 Fuzhou China 115 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. WushanCN · 26.8 works51×
  2. Lin’an ShiCN · 64.3 works44×
  3. XiaodianCN · 45.7 works38×
  4. Tai’anCN · 82.9 works34×
  5. Ya'anCN · 83.7 works31×
  6. SanyaCN · 49.1 works29×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Plant Molecular Biology Research than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Plant Molecular Biology Research?

Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University and Center for Life Sciences 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%25%50%75%mean 50.47%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northwest A&F University: 106, 48.9%Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University: 100, 42.9%Center for Life Sciences: 13, 65.3%China Agricultural University: 114, 57.4%Nanjing Agricultural University: 146, 44.3%Huazhong Agricultural University: 108, 54.2%Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences: 26, 64.1%Zhejiang A & F University: 64, 39.7%Yangzhou University: 68, 44.9%Anhui Agricultural University: 55, 43.0%Center for Life Scie…China Agricultural U…Northwest A&F Univer…Fujian Agriculture a…
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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 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 80.148.9%28.8×106 +224.4%
2 Fujian Agriculture and Forestry UniversityChina 76.142.9%45.5×100 +187.5%
3 Center for Life SciencesChina 74.465.3%27.0×13 +187.0%
4 China Agricultural UniversityChina 73.957.4%21.7×114 +26.7%
5 Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina 72.144.3%40.0×146 +64.6%
6 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 72.154.2%34.1×108 +22.3%
7 Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant SciencesChina 69.264.1%164.3×26 +42.4%
8 Zhejiang A & F UniversityChina 69.039.7%43.9×64 +137.7%
9 Yangzhou UniversityChina 68.444.9%13.2×68 +89.5%
10 Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina 68.343.0%33.8×55 +136.0%

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 Molecular Biology Research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Plant Molecular Biology 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.