Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research
Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research is a research topic within Biomedical Engineering. Science Explorer counts 8.7k research works in it since 1950. 20.4% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the biologically inspired adaptive network design, particularly in the context of amoeboid organisms such as Physarum Polycephalum. The research explores the use of slime molds and similar organisms to solve complex problems related to network design, optimization, and computation. Topics include adaptive transport networks, optimal transport networks, cellular automata models, maze solving, and behavioral intelligence.
- Physarum Polycephalum
- Adaptive Transport Networks
- Amoeboid Organism
- Biological Computation
- Optimal Transport Networks
- Slime Mold
- Network Formation
- Cellular Automata Models
- Behavioral Intelligence
- Maze Solving
- Research works
- 8.7k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.8k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 20.4% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- +4% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (239 and 174 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 China 239 works
- 2 United States 174 works
- 3 India 84 works
- 4 Germany 77 works
- 5 Japan 61 works
- 6 United Kingdom 57 works
- 7 Russia 47 works
- 8 France 44 works
- 9 Brazil 38 works
- 10 Italy 30 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of the West of England publishes the most Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research research, followed by Nanjing Normal University and Technical University of Munich.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of the West of EnglandUnited Kingdom 8 works
- 2 Nanjing Normal UniversityChina 7 works
- 3 Technical University of MunichGermany 7 works
- 4 Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance 6 works
- 5 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 6 works
- 6 University of Santo TomasPhilippines 6 works
- 7 University of Arkansas at FayettevilleUnited States 6 works
- 8 The University of TokyoJapan 5 works
- 9 Jilin Agricultural UniversityChina 4 works
- 10 ETH ZurichSwitzerland 4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research include Kevin D. Hyde and Jürgen Kurths.
- 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations
- 2 Jürgen Kurths Germany 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research research done?
The largest centres of Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Tokyo (Japan), Moscow (Russia) and Paris (France).
Where is the best place to study Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research?
Among universities, judged by research, University of the West of England 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.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of the West of EnglandUnited Kingdom | 0.0 | 34.5% | 60.5× | 8 | +32.0% |
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 Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 4% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2026. The fastest-growing topics are Slime Mold and Myxomycetes Research.
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