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Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides

Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 44k research works in it since 1950. 9.9% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the production, functionality, and health benefits of bioactive peptides derived from food proteins, particularly emphasizing their antioxidant and ACE inhibitory activities. It covers topics such as protein hydrolysates, enzymatic hydrolysis, bioavailability, and potential applications in designing future foods. The cluster also explores the significance of marine-derived peptides and their potential role in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

  • Bioactive Peptides
  • Antioxidant Activity
  • Protein Hydrolysates
  • ACE Inhibitory Peptides
  • Food-Derived Peptides
  • Health Benefits
  • Enzymatic Hydrolysis
  • Functional Properties
  • Marine-Derived Peptides
  • Nutritional Significance
Research works
44k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
4.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
9.9%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
+33%
the tick is no change
Largest producer
China
45% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides

Which countries lead Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides research?

By volume, China and Indonesia publish the most (3.1k and 874 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 3.1k works
  2. 2 Indonesia 874 works
  3. 3 India 784 works
  4. 4 United States 475 works
  5. 5 Brazil 331 works
  6. 6 Türkiye 323 works
  7. 7 South Korea 283 works
  8. 8 Russia 271 works
  9. 9 Spain 253 works
  10. 10 Iran 244 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: 44.7%Indonesia: 12.6%India: 11.3%United States: 6.8%6 others listed: 24.6%45%largest
China3,108 · 44.7%Indonesia874 · 12.6%India784 · 11.3%United States475 · 6.8%6 others listed1,706 · 24.6%

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

Which institutions lead Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides research, followed by Northeast Agricultural University and Dalian Polytechnic University.

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 123 works
  2. 2 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 99 works
  3. 3 Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina 93 works
  4. 4 Nanchang UniversityChina 90 works
  5. 5 Indian Council of Agricultural ResearchIndia 82 works
  6. 6 Jiangnan UniversityChina 80 works
  7. 7 IPB UniversityIndonesia 69 works
  8. 8 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 69 works
  9. 9 Russian Academy of SciencesRussia 68 works
  10. 10 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 64 works

Who are the leading researchers in Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides include John J.V. McMurray, Matthias Mann and George M. Whitesides.

  1. 1 John J.V. McMurray United Kingdom 349k citations
  2. 2 Matthias Mann Germany 308k citations
  3. 3 George M. Whitesides United States 267k citations
  4. 4 Cornelia M. van Duijn Netherlands 250k citations
  5. 5 Kaj Blennow Sweden 247k citations
  6. 6 John Hardy United Kingdom 243k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides?

The most cited paper in Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides is "A Rapid and Sensitive Method for the Quantitation of Microgram Quantities of Protein Utilizing the Principle of Protein-Dye Binding" (Mark A. Bradford, 1976), with 225,381 citations. Next come "A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus" (5,749) and "Colorimetric assay of catalase" (5,584).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A Rapid and Sensitive Method for the Quantitation of Microgram Quantities of Protein Utilizing the Principle of Protein-Dye Binding Mark A. Bradford · Analytical Biochemistry 7 May 1976 225,381
2 A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus Mans Minekus et al. · Food & Function Open access 2014 5,749
3 Colorimetric assay of catalase Asru Kumar Sinha · Analytical Biochemistry Jun 1972 5,584
4 Defensins: antimicrobial peptides of innate immunity Tomas Ganz · Nature reviews. Immunology Review Sep 2003 3,100
5 Amino Acid Sequences Common to Rapidly Degraded Proteins: The PEST Hypothesis Scott W. Rogers, Rodney Wells, Martin C. RECHSTEINER · Science 17 Oct 1986 2,578
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Where is Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides research done?

The largest centres of Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Wuxi (China), Guangzhou (China) and Harbin (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Karnāl, Zhoushan and Wuxi.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 385 works
  2. 2 WuxiChina 150 works
  3. 3 GuangzhouChina 145 works
  4. 4 HarbinChina 135 works
  5. 5 DalianChina 132 works
  6. 6 ShanghaiChina 128 works
  7. 7 QingdaoChina 122 works
  8. 8 MoscowRussia 115 works
  9. 9 NanjingChina 104 works
  10. 10 HangzhouChina 102 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KarnālIN · 20.8 works22×
  2. ZhoushanCN · 41.6 works21×
  3. WuxiCN · 149.7 works15×
  4. SongkhlaTH · 35.9 works13×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides?

Among universities, judged by research, Northeast Agricultural University, Nanchang University and Jiangsu 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.

0%10%20%30%mean 19%fractional works in this field (log) →share of work in the world top 10% →Jiangsu UniversityZhejiang Ocean Unive…Northeast Agricultur…Nanchang University
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One dot per university in the first ten of the table below, at the default weights. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 77.823.9%42.0×99 +88.5%
2Nanchang UniversityChina 74.817.9%13.3×90 +82.2%
3Jiangsu UniversityChina 73.425.8%5.2×37 +25.2%
4Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina 71.224.3%23.3×34 +59.1%
5Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 71.019.4%33.6×64 +111.1%
6Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina 70.416.1%59.7×93 +120.9%
7Jiangnan UniversityChina 69.414.6%15.1×80 +67.8%
8Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 68.312.6%10.6×34 +69.9%
9China Agricultural UniversityChina 66.715.6%11.7×58 +99.6%
10Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 65.919.8%13.4×40 +47.0%

Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.

Every institution in Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides, country by country

Is Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 33% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.046% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides0.044% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year.

still counting5%10%15%Protein Hydrolysis and Bioactive Peptides9.8% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.

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.

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