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Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 9.3k 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 explores the structure, function, regulation, and biological significance of chitin metabolism in insects and mammals. It covers topics such as chitinases, immune responses, inflammation, asthma, and the role of chitin in tissue remodeling. The research also delves into the potential use of chitin-related molecules as biomarkers for various diseases.

  • Chitin
  • Metabolism
  • Enzymes
  • Inflammation
  • Asthma
  • Immune Response
  • Chitinases
  • Regulation
  • Biological Function
  • Biomarkers
Research works
9.3k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
943
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
47% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases

Which countries lead Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (608 and 201 works in 2022-now).

By volume, 2022-now

  1. 1 China 608 works
  2. 2 United States 201 works
  3. 3 India 147 works
  4. 4 Japan 61 works
  5. 5 Brazil 58 works
  6. 6 Indonesia 54 works
  7. 7 France 44 works
  8. 8 Germany 43 works
  9. 9 South Korea 43 works
  10. 10 Italy 38 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: 46.9%United States: 15.5%India: 11.3%Japan: 4.7%6 others listed: 21.6%47%largest
China608 · 46.9%United States201 · 15.5%India147 · 11.3%Japan61 · 4.7%6 others listed280 · 21.6%

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

Which institutions lead Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases research?

By volume in 2022-now, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences publishes the most Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases research, followed by Chinese Academy of Sciences and Russian Academy of Sciences.

Who are the leading researchers in Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases include Kaj Blennow, John Hardy and John C. Morris.

  1. 1 Kaj Blennow Sweden 247k citations
  2. 2 John Hardy United Kingdom 243k citations
  3. 3 John C. Morris United States 241k citations
  4. 4 Richard Anthony Flavell United States 237k citations

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

What are the most cited papers in Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases?

The most cited paper in Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases is "LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing" (Yukihiro Kabeya, Noboru Mizushima, Takashi Ueno et al., 2000), with 6,650 citations. Next come "The Role of Atg Proteins in Autophagosome Formation" (3,008) and "Autophagy in Health and Disease: A Double-Edged Sword" (2,568).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 LC3, a mammalian homologue of yeast Apg8p, is localized in autophagosome membranes after processing Yukihiro Kabeya, Noboru Mizushima, Takashi Ueno et al. · The EMBO Journal Open access Nov 2000 6,650
2 The Role of Atg Proteins in Autophagosome Formation Noboru Mizushima, Tamotsu Yoshimori, Yoshinori Ohsumi · Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology Review 2 Mar 2011 3,008
3 Autophagy in Health and Disease: A Double-Edged Sword Takahiro Shintani, Daniel J. Klionsky · Science Open access 4 Nov 2004 2,568
4 Chitin and Chitosan Preparation from Marine Sources. Structure, Properties and Applications Islem Younes, Marguerite Rinaudo · Marine Drugs Open access 2 Mar 2015 2,555
5 HDAC6 is a microtubule-associated deacetylase Charlotte C. Hubbert, Amaris R. Guardiola, Rong Shao et al. · Nature May 2002 2,409
All 100 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Where is Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases research done?

The largest centres of Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases research in 2022-now are Beijing (China), Guangzhou (China), Nanjing (China) and Qingdao (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Qingdao.

Largest cities, 2022-now

  1. 1 BeijingChina 92 works
  2. 2 GuangzhouChina 31 works
  3. 3 NanjingChina 30 works
  4. 4 QingdaoChina 30 works
  5. 5 ShanghaiChina 28 works
  6. 6 WuhanChina 22 works
  7. 7 HangzhouChina 19 works
  8. 8 ChongqingChina 16 works
  9. 9 TokyoJapan 15 works
  10. 10 MoscowRussia 14 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. QingdaoCN · 29.7 works4.9×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases?

Among universities, judged by research, China Agricultural University and Ocean University of China 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.

Excellenceshare of its work in the world top 10%, 2022-now and all time averaged
40%
Specialisationhow much of its work is in this field, counted up to 10× the world share
10%
Sizeits output in this field, on a log scale
30%
Growthoutput growth, counted from -20% to +20%
10%
Internationalshare of its work with a co-author abroad
10%
Each slider sets a weight; the share it gets of the score is beside it.
#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1China Agricultural UniversityChina 88.519.9%9.8×9 +13.9%
2Ocean University of ChinaChina 20.010.2%10.5×8 +82.7%

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 Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases, country by country

Is Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases research growing?

Output in 2022-2025 was 7% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0067% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases0.0077% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Studies on Chitinases and Chitosanases 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.

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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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