Protein Structure and Dynamics
Protein Structure and Dynamics is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 64k research works in it since 1950. 23.0% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the prediction and analysis of protein structures using methods such as molecular dynamics simulations, force fields, homology modeling, and circular dichroism. It also explores topics related to intrinsically disordered proteins, enzyme catalysis, and the effects of macromolecular crowding on protein behavior.
- Protein
- Structure
- Prediction
- Molecular Dynamics
- Force Field
- Homology Modeling
- Intrinsically Disordered Proteins
- Circular Dichroism
- Enzyme Catalysis
- Macromolecular Crowding
- Research works
- 64k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 15k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 23.0% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Protein Structure and Dynamics research?
By volume, the United States and China publish the most (2k and 1k works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 2k works
- 2 China 1k works
- 3 India 516 works
- 4 Germany 427 works
- 5 United Kingdom 338 works
- 6 Japan 321 works
- 7 France 278 works
- 8 Italy 210 works
- 9 Russia 151 works
- 10 Spain 147 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Protein Structure and Dynamics research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique publishes the most Protein Structure and Dynamics research, followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of Chicago.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique France 51 works
- 2 Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States 33 works
- 3 University of Chicago United States 32 works
- 4 University of Cambridge United Kingdom 31 works
- 5 University of California San Diego United States 31 works
- 6 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States 29 works
- 7 ETH Zurich Switzerland 28 works
- 8 Chinese Academy of Sciences China 27 works
- 9 Shanghai Jiao Tong University China 26 works
- 10 University of Oxford United Kingdom 25 works
Who are the leading researchers in Protein Structure and Dynamics?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Protein Structure and Dynamics include Peter A. Kollman, Minoru Kanehisa and Michele Parrinello.
- 1 Peter A. Kollman 6.3k citations
- 2 Minoru Kanehisa 5.7k citations
- 3 Michele Parrinello 5.6k citations
- 4 Arthur J. Olson 5k citations
- 5 Martin Karplus 4.7k citations
- 6 Peer Bork 4.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Protein Structure and Dynamics research done?
The largest centres of Protein Structure and Dynamics research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Paris (France), Shanghai (China) and London (United Kingdom).
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where is the best place to study Protein Structure and Dynamics?
Among universities, judged by research, Weizmann Institute of Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Westlake 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 | Weizmann Institute of Science Israel | 61.0 | 34.2% | 18.8× | 18 | +0.7% |
| 2 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology United States | 59.8 | 38.8% | 7.8× | 33 | -26.0% |
| 3 | Westlake University China | 59.0 | 41.5% | 11.5× | 10 | — |
| 4 | Center for Life Sciences China | 56.3 | 22.9% | 22.6× | 8 | +182.2% |
| 5 | ETH Zurich Switzerland | 52.6 | 29.2% | 6.2× | 28 | -19.5% |
| 6 | École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne Switzerland | 52.6 | 34.9% | 6.9× | 20 | -27.6% |
| 7 | University of Basel Switzerland | 52.2 | 40.7% | 6.3× | 12 | +31.2% |
| 8 | Lehigh University United States | 52.1 | 35.5% | 10.6× | 9 | +49.4% |
| 9 | University of Cambridge United Kingdom | 51.9 | 38.4% | 4.2× | 31 | -14.1% |
| 10 | University of Copenhagen Denmark | 48.7 | 32.5% | 5.1× | 24 | -23.7% |
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 Protein Structure and Dynamics research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Protein Structure and Dynamics.
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Which topics inside it are moving
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