Question 1

Which countries lead RNA regulation and disease research?

Accepted Answer

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.4k and 1.4k works in 2022-now).

Question 2

Which institutions lead RNA regulation and disease research?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now, Harvard University publishes the most RNA regulation and disease research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and National Institutes of Health.

Question 3

Who are the leading researchers in RNA regulation and disease?

Accepted Answer

The most-cited researchers publishing on RNA regulation and disease include Eric S. Lander, Richard M. Durbin and Mark J. Daly.

Question 4

Where is RNA regulation and disease research done?

Accepted Answer

The largest centres of RNA regulation and disease research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Guangzhou (China) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Bethesda.

Question 5

Where is the best place to study RNA regulation and disease?

Accepted Answer

Among universities, judged by research, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and University of California San Diego score highest, combining citation excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.

Question 6

Is RNA regulation and disease research growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are RNA regulation and disease.

Question 7

What are the most cited papers in RNA regulation and disease?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper in RNA regulation and disease is "TopHat: discovering splice junctions with RNA-Seq" (Cole Trapnell, Lior S. Pachter, Steven L. Salzberg, 2009), with 12,264 citations. Next come "In vitro selection of RNA molecules that bind specific ligands" (9,885) and "Programmable editing of a target base in genomic DNA without double-stranded DNA cleavage" (5,677).