Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry
Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 12k research works in it since 1950. 10.1% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the microbial transformation and degradation of steroids, particularly cholesterol, by various microorganisms such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis and actinobacteria. It explores the enzymatic processes involved in steroid metabolism, including the role of cholesterol oxidase and 3-ketosteroid dehydrogenases. The cluster also delves into the biotechnological applications and potential biotransformation of steroids for drug development.
- Microbial Transformation
- Steroid Degradation
- Cholesterol Oxidase
- Biotransformation
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- 3-Ketosteroid Dehydrogenase
- Actinobacteria
- Enzymatic Hydroxylation
- Rhodococcus erythropolis
- Metagenomes
- Research works
- 12k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 1.2k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.1% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +7% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
China
40% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry research?
By volume, China and the United States publish the most (228 and 111 works in 2022-now).
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
China
228 works
- 2
United States
111 works
- 3
India
55 works
- 4
Russia
43 works
- 5
Germany
39 works
- 6
Japan
22 works
- 7
France
19 works
- 8
Spain
17 works
- 9
United Kingdom
17 works
- 10
Brazil
14 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.
Shares of the rows listed above, not of the whole node.
Which institutions lead Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry research?
By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Jiangnan University.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Russian Academy of SciencesRussia
23 works
- 2
Chinese Academy of SciencesChina
18 works
- 3
Jiangnan UniversityChina
12 works
- 4
Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina
9 works
- 5
Centre National de la Recherche ScientifiqueFrance
7 works
- 6
East China University of Science and TechnologyChina
6 works
- 7
Tianjin University of Science and TechnologyChina
5 works
- 8
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina
5 works
- 9
Wenzhou Medical UniversityChina
4 works
- 10
Shenyang Pharmaceutical UniversityChina
4 works
Who are the leading researchers in Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry include Scott M. Grundy, Peter John Barnes and George M. Sheldrick.
- 1
Scott M. Grundy
United States
257k citations
- 2
Peter John Barnes
United Kingdom
225k citations
- 3
George M. Sheldrick
Germany
220k citations
- 4
Bruce S. McEwen
United States
216k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry research done?
The largest centres of Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Moscow (Russia) and Wuhan (China).
Where is the best place to study Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry?
Among universities, judged by research, Jiangnan University and Zhejiang University of Technology 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 | Jiangnan UniversityChina |
80.0 | 33.3% | 29.3× | 12 | +79.0% |
| 2 | Zhejiang University of TechnologyChina |
10.0 | 11.0% | 23.6× | 9 | +235.4% |
Universities only. The score blends excellence (40%), size (30%), specialisation (10%), growth (10%), international reach (10%), 2022-now; growth compares 2018-21 with 2022-25 and counts up to +20%, since a jump from a small base is mostly noise.
Every institution in Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry, country by countryIs Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2012. The fastest-growing topics are Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry.
The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.
Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0030% in 2024.
Fractional works of Steroid Chemistry and Biochemistry over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.
How much of it reaches the world top 10%
Year by year.
Of each year's works in it, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for their field and year. A field is the world for its own topics, so there is no other line to hold it against.
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.
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