Silkworms and Sericulture Research
Silkworms and Sericulture Research is a research topic within Insect Science. Science Explorer counts 7.4k research works in it since 1950. 7.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the artificial diet rearing system for the silkworm Bombyx mori, including the effects of vitamin deprivation, evaluation of genetic potential, and the use of biochemical markers to study genetic diversity. It also explores the impact of various supplements and environmental factors on silkworm growth, cocoon production, and overall sericulture industry.
- Silkworm
- Artificial Diet
- Genetic Potential
- Mulberry Leaves
- Bombyx mori
- Cocoon Production
- Nutritional Efficiency
- Sericulture Industry
- Genetic Diversity
- Biochemical Markers
- Research works
- 7.4k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 551 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 7.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +21% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Silkworms and Sericulture Research research?
By volume, India and China publish the most (481 and 197 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 India 481 works
- 2 China 197 works
- 3 Indonesia 69 works
- 4 United States 61 works
- 5 Uzbekistan 38 works
- 6 Japan 34 works
- 7 Egypt 34 works
- 8 Mexico 28 works
- 9 Türkiye 27 works
- 10 Pakistan 23 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.
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Which institutions lead Silkworms and Sericulture Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore publishes the most Silkworms and Sericulture Research research, followed by Assam Agricultural University and Southwest University.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore India 29 works
- 2 Assam Agricultural University India 22 works
- 3 Southwest University China 19 works
- 4 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India 19 works
- 5 Central Silk Technological Research Institute India 18 works
- 6 Central Sericultural Research and Training Institute India 17 works
- 7 Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir India 16 works
- 8 Tashkent State Agrarian University Uzbekistan 15 works
- 9 Sericultural Research Institute China 14 works
- 10 University of Mysore India 10 works
Who are the leading researchers in Silkworms and Sericulture Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Silkworms and Sericulture Research include David L. Kaplan and Ramaswamy Govindan.
- 1 David L. Kaplan 2k citations
- 2 Ramaswamy Govindan 2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Silkworms and Sericulture Research research done?
The largest centres of Silkworms and Sericulture Research research in 2022–2025 are Bengaluru (India), Mysuru (India), Chongqing (China) and Tashkent (Uzbekistan). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Jorhat, Mysuru and Srinagar.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- JorhatIN · 22.2 works155×
- MysuruIN · 28.4 works62×
- SrinagarIN · 24.3 works42×
- ZhenjiangCN · 22.6 works16×
- TashkentUZ · 24.4 works14×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Silkworms and Sericulture Research than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Silkworms and Sericulture Research?
Among universities, judged by research, Southwest University, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir 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 | Southwest University China | 46.9 | 16.9% | 27.3× | 19 | -46.1% |
| 2 | University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore India | 36.4 | 0.1% | 390.9× | 28 | +200.0% |
| 3 | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir India | 35.3 | 3.3% | 149.6× | 16 | +324.1% |
| 4 | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University India | 27.4 | 0.0% | 64.8× | 19 | +283.6% |
| 5 | Assam Agricultural University India | 22.4 | 1.0% | 236.2× | 22 | — |
| 6 | Tashkent State Agrarian University Uzbekistan | 19.5 | 2.2% | 357.5× | 15 | — |
| 7 | University of Mysore India | 9.9 | 0.0% | 104.8× | 10 | +28.9% |
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 Silkworms and Sericulture Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 21% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2024. The fastest-growing topics are Silkworms and Sericulture Research.
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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.