Proteins in Food Systems

Proteins in Food Systems is a research topic within Food Science. Science Explorer counts 39k 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 formation, stability, properties, and applications of nanoemulsions in food, particularly their interaction with proteins, hydrocolloids, and nanoparticles. It also explores the impact of nanoemulsions on digestion, lipid oxidation, and the potential use of biopolymer gels for nutraceutical delivery.

Nanoemulsions
Proteins
Emulsions
Digestion
Stabilization
Nanoparticles
Hydrocolloids
Lipid Oxidation
Biopolymer Gels
Nutraceutical Delivery

Research works: 39k
In the world top 10%: 3.8k
Top-10% rate: 9.9%
Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25: +46%
Largest producer: China

Proteins in Food Systems

Which countries lead Proteins in Food Systems research?

By volume, China and India publish the most (4.4k and 696 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

1 China 4.4k works
2 India 696 works
3 United States 651 works
4 Brazil 333 works
5 Türkiye 306 works
6 Iran 294 works
7 Canada 215 works
8 France 214 works
9 Spain 207 works
10 Germany 194 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.

China4,368 · 58.4%India696 · 9.3%United States651 · 8.7%Brazil333 · 4.5%6 others listed1,430 · 19.1%

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

Which institutions lead Proteins in Food Systems research?

By volume in 2022-now, Northeast Agricultural University publishes the most Proteins in Food Systems research, followed by Nanchang University and Jiangnan University.

By volume, 2022-now

1 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 283 works
2 Nanchang UniversityChina 212 works
3 Jiangnan UniversityChina 181 works
4 Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesChina 180 works
5 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 99 works
6 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 99 works
7 Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina 92 works
8 China Agricultural UniversityChina 87 works
9 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 87 works
10 South China University of TechnologyChina 85 works

Who are the leading researchers in Proteins in Food Systems?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Proteins in Food Systems include Róbert Langer, Mark Gerstein and Younan Xia.

1 Róbert Langer United States 303k citations
2 Mark Gerstein United States 250k citations
3 Younan Xia United States 207k 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 Proteins in Food Systems?

The most cited paper in Proteins in Food Systems is "A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus" (Mans Minekus et al., 2014), with 5,749 citations. Next come "Protein folding and association: Insights from the interfacial and thermodynamic properties of hydrocarbons" (5,259) and "INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion" (5,074).

Most cited papers
#	Paper	Released	Citations
1	A standardised static in vitro digestion method suitable for food – an international consensus Mans Minekus et al. · Food & Function Open access	2014	5,749
2	Protein folding and association: Insights from the interfacial and thermodynamic properties of hydrocarbons Anthony O. Nicholls, Kim A. Sharp, Barry H. Honig · Proteins Structure Function and Bioinformatics	Dec 1991	5,259
3	INFOGEST static in vitro simulation of gastrointestinal food digestion André Brodkorb et al. · Nature Protocols Open access	18 Mar 2019	5,074
4	Particles as surfactants—similarities and differences Bernard P. Binks · Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science Review	Mar 2002	3,681
5	Examination of the secondary structure of proteins by deconvolved FTIR spectra D. Michael Byler, Heino Susi · Biopolymers	Mar 1986	3,000

All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Proteins in Food Systems research done?

The largest centres of Proteins in Food Systems research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Harbin (China), Wuxi (China) and Wuhan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Sangrur, Carlow and Wuxi.

Largest cities, 2022-now

1 BeijingChina 487 works
2 HarbinChina 372 works
3 WuxiChina 349 works
4 WuhanChina 206 works
5 GuangzhouChina 204 works
6 NanjingChina 161 works
7 HangzhouChina 144 works
8 ZhengzhouChina 140 works
9 ShanghaiChina 126 works
10 DalianChina 113 works

Where it is the local speciality

SangrurIN · 21.4 works42×
CarlowIE · 28.1 works41×
WuxiCN · 348.7 works34×
WageningenNL · 103.8 works25×
Palmerston NorthNZ · 43.8 works22×
KarnālIN · 20.2 works21×

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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Proteins in Food Systems than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Proteins in Food Systems?

Among universities, judged by research, Northeast Agricultural University, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Nanchang 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.

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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.

#	University	Score	Top 10%	Specialisation	Works	Growth
1	Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina	80.3	24.8%	116.0×	283	+198.7%
2	University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States	74.0	23.5%	18.1×	59	+9.7%
3	Nanchang UniversityChina	72.0	17.0%	30.2×	212	+69.1%
4	Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands	68.2	11.2%	29.2×	99	+49.0%
5	Zhejiang University of Science and TechnologyChina	66.9	33.4%	8.0×	14	+427.3%
6	Jiangnan UniversityChina	66.3	13.0%	32.8×	181	+86.6%
7	Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina	64.1	15.0%	27.8×	87	+67.3%
8	Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina	63.1	16.2%	50.1×	99	+168.4%
9	Northwest A&F UniversityChina	62.9	18.5%	12.3×	45	+78.0%
10	Jiangsu UniversityChina	61.6	16.1%	7.8×	58	+91.5%
11	Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina	60.8	15.9%	15.8×	57	+59.4%
12	Hainan UniversityChina	60.4	19.1%	10.6×	43	+340.6%
13	China Agricultural UniversityChina	59.7	12.0%	16.9×	88	+51.3%
14	South China University of TechnologyChina	59.4	11.3%	8.3×	85	+50.6%
15	Ningbo UniversityChina	59.1	22.0%	5.7×	32	+167.4%
16	Bohai UniversityChina	58.9	19.8%	43.2×	41	+135.5%
17	National University of SingaporeSingapore	58.7	19.9%	2.1×	23	+94.4%
18	Hefei University of TechnologyChina	58.1	13.4%	9.5×	49	+50.6%
19	Ocean University of ChinaChina	58.0	17.4%	8.6×	40	+89.6%
20	Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina	57.7	12.9%	56.7×	92	+175.2%
21	Jilin UniversityChina	57.1	18.7%	4.7×	50	+106.2%
22	University of ManitobaCanada	56.1	12.7%	9.5×	30	+117.4%
23	Southwest UniversityChina	56.0	19.4%	7.5×	38	+106.7%
24	Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina	55.9	14.5%	31.0×	55	+87.3%
25	Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityChina	55.9	16.3%	29.0×	41	+11.6%
26	Ferdowsi University of MashhadIran	55.3	18.6%	12.7×	26	+33.2%
27	RMIT UniversityAustralia	54.5	15.6%	6.7×	24	+7.4%
28	Chengdu UniversityChina	53.8	18.8%	10.3×	20	+234.2%
29	United Arab Emirates UniversityUnited Arab Emirates	53.7	11.8%	8.4×	19	+186.2%
30	Anhui Agricultural UniversityChina	53.4	15.4%	18.7×	30	+216.1%
31	Xihua UniversityChina	53.0	20.8%	9.5×	15	+254.3%
32	Zhejiang UniversityChina	52.9	19.4%	1.3×	33	+37.6%
33	Qingdao Agricultural UniversityChina	52.4	15.3%	26.2×	33	+45.3%
34	University of AucklandNew Zealand	52.4	19.8%	6.1×	31	-12.8%
35	Yangzhou UniversityChina	52.1	12.4%	8.8×	45	+331.2%
36	North Dakota State UniversityUnited States	52.0	17.0%	14.4×	16	+63.9%
37	Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina	51.9	15.8%	22.7×	30	+258.6%
38	Henan University of TechnologyChina	51.8	9.3%	43.1×	82	+126.9%
39	Nanjing University of Finance and EconomicsChina	51.8	14.4%	20.2×	25	+84.2%
40	UNSW SydneyAustralia	51.8	25.1%	1.3×	11	+131.3%
41	Jiaxing UniversityChina	51.4	27.7%	6.8×	9	-
42	Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural ResourcesIran	50.1	16.5%	62.1×	22	-32.3%
43	Zhejiang Ocean UniversityChina	47.8	15.2%	5.6×	9	+75.6%
44	Heilongjiang UniversityChina	47.5	27.2%	5.6×	9	-
45	Monash University MalaysiaMalaysia	47.1	8.0%	15.4×	14	+173.8%
46	King Saud UniversitySaudi Arabia	42.7	8.8%	2.0×	18	+61.7%
47	KU LeuvenBelgium	40.9	5.9%	3.2×	29	-3.1%
48	University of Agriculture FaisalabadPakistan	39.9	11.0%	5.3×	8	+93.3%
49	Ghent UniversityBelgium	39.6	6.4%	3.3×	24	+3.4%
50	ETH ZurichSwitzerland	39.1	17.9%	1.9×	12	-14.9%

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 Proteins in Food Systems, country by country

Is Proteins in Food Systems research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Proteins in Food Systems.

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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 Proteins in Food Systems as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.044% in 2024.

Fractional works of Proteins in Food Systems 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.

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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Which countries lead Proteins in Food Systems research?

By volume, 2022-now

How concentrated that is

Which institutions lead Proteins in Food Systems research?

By volume, 2022-now

Who are the leading researchers in Proteins in Food Systems?

What are the most cited papers in Proteins in Food Systems?

Where is Proteins in Food Systems research done?

Largest cities, 2022-now

Where it is the local speciality

Where is the best place to study Proteins in Food Systems?

Is Proteins in Food Systems research growing?

Its share of all research

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Which topics inside it are moving

Related research

Discussion