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. 33.4% 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 fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 13k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 33.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +58% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Proteins in Food Systems research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (3.7k and 568 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 Proteins in Food Systems research?
By volume in 2022–2025, Northeast Agricultural University publishes the most Proteins in Food Systems research, followed by Jiangnan University and State Key Laboratory of Food Science and Technology.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina 245 works
- 2 Jiangnan UniversityChina 164 works
- 3 State Key Laboratory of Food Science and TechnologyChina 147 works
- 4 Wageningen University & ResearchNetherlands 90 works
- 5 Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina 85 works
- 6 Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina 79 works
- 7 South China University of TechnologyChina 76 works
- 8 Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina 76 works
- 9 China Agricultural UniversityChina 74 works
- 10 Henan University of TechnologyChina 70 works
Who are the leading researchers in Proteins in Food Systems?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Proteins in Food Systems include Hongjie Dai, David Julian McClements and Jack L. Koenig.
- 1 Hongjie Dai United States 5.8k citations
- 2 David Julian McClements United States 4.1k citations
- 3 Jack L. Koenig United States 2.9k citations
- 4 Ting Zhang China 2.7k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Proteins in Food Systems research done?
The largest centres of Proteins in Food Systems research in 2022–2025 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 Carlow, Wuxi and Wageningen.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- CarlowIE · 25.4 works42×
- WuxiCN · 313.0 works36×
- WageningenNL · 94.6 works27×
- Palmerston NorthNZ · 38.5 works22×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Proteins in Food Systems than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Proteins in Food Systems?
Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Northeast Agricultural University and Beijing Technology and Business 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 | 78.0 | 63.5% | 11.0× | 39 | +289.7% |
| 2 | Northeast Agricultural UniversityChina | 76.9 | 66.5% | 103.1× | 245 | +1.8% |
| 3 | Beijing Technology and Business UniversityChina | 75.8 | 49.9% | 44.4× | 85 | +484.2% |
| 4 | Huazhong Agricultural UniversityChina | 74.8 | 54.1% | 25.0× | 76 | +146.0% |
| 5 | Nanjing Agricultural UniversityChina | 74.8 | 56.8% | 14.0× | 49 | +173.3% |
| 6 | Dalian Polytechnic UniversityChina | 74.6 | 48.9% | 50.3× | 79 | +553.8% |
| 7 | Qingdao Agricultural UniversityChina | 73.2 | 57.4% | 24.5× | 30 | +308.5% |
| 8 | Zhejiang Gongshang UniversityChina | 71.9 | 49.7% | 27.6× | 38 | +355.2% |
| 9 | Nanchang UniversityChina | 71.5 | 60.0% | 9.7× | 42 | +137.6% |
| 10 | University of Massachusetts AmherstUnited States | 70.2 | 64.7% | 16.8× | 53 | +18.8% |
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 Proteins in Food Systems research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 58% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Proteins in Food Systems.
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.