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Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research

Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research is a research topic within Cell Biology. Science Explorer counts 30k research works in it since 1950. 18.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers explores the role of extracellular matrix components such as hyaluronan, proteoglycans, and heparan sulfate in regulating cell signaling, synaptic plasticity, inflammation, and angiogenesis. It delves into the molecular interactions and functions of these matrix molecules in various biological processes.

  • Hyaluronan
  • Proteoglycans
  • Heparan Sulfate
  • CD44
  • Cell Signaling
  • Glycosaminoglycans
  • Toll-like Receptors
  • Synaptic Plasticity
  • Inflammation
  • Angiogenesis
Research works
30k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.4k
per year above
Top-10% rate
18.1%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
-7%
the tick is no change

Which countries lead Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (787 and 483 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 787 works
  2. 2 United States 483 works
  3. 3 Japan 213 works
  4. 4 India 133 works
  5. 5 Germany 106 works
  6. 6 Italy 93 works
  7. 7 France 73 works
  8. 8 United Kingdom 70 works
  9. 9 South Korea 69 works
  10. 10 Russia 49 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: 37.9%United States: 23.2%Japan: 10.2%India: 6.4%6 others listed: 22.2%38%largest
China787 · 37.9%United States483 · 23.2%Japan213 · 10.2%India133 · 6.4%6 others listed460 · 22.2%

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

Which institutions lead Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Jiangnan University publishes the most Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research research, followed by Shandong University and Sichuan University.

Who are the leading researchers in Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research include Darwin J. Prockop and Judah Folkman.

  1. 1 Darwin J. Prockop United States 3.8k citations
  2. 2 Judah Folkman United States 2.7k citations

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

Where is Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research research done?

The largest centres of Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Tokyo (Japan) and Guangzhou (China).

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 88 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 65 works
  3. 3 Tokyo Japan 52 works
  4. 4 Guangzhou China 51 works
  5. 5 Jinan China 35 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 34 works
  7. 7 Seoul South Korea 30 works
  8. 8 Hangzhou China 29 works
  9. 9 Qingdao China 29 works
  10. 10 Paris France 29 works
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Where is the best place to study Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research?

Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan University, Shandong University and Sichuan 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%20%40%mean 26.11%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Jiangnan University: 14, 41.4%Shandong University: 13, 21.0%Sichuan University: 13, 38.0%Tohoku University: 9, 21.1%Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 9, 31.6%University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 10, 20.2%Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College: 9, 31.5%Sun Yat-sen University: 9, 31.2%Peking University: 10, 15.9%Ocean University of China: 9, 9.2%Jiangnan UniversitySichuan UniversityTohoku UniversityShandong University
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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 Jiangnan UniversityChina 89.641.4%8.7×14 +50.2%
2 Shandong UniversityChina 52.621.0%4.0×13 +61.1%
3 Sichuan UniversityChina 49.738.0%2.8×13 -22.4%
4 Tohoku UniversityJapan 38.421.1%5.0×9 +41.3%
5 Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChina 35.431.6%1.5×9 +43.6%
6 University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States 34.320.2%2.2×10 +58.8%
7 Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical CollegeChina 30.931.5%3.3×9 -22.5%
8 Sun Yat-sen UniversityChina 27.431.2%2.1×9 -39.0%
9 Peking UniversityChina 23.815.9%2.2×10 +15.8%
10 Ocean University of ChinaChina 21.59.2%6.4×9 -29.0%

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 Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 7% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans 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.