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Sulfur Compounds in Biology

Sulfur Compounds in Biology is a research topic within Biochemistry. Science Explorer counts 22k research works in it since 1950. 23.3% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the redox environment and cellular metabolism, with a particular emphasis on the role of glutathione, hydrogen sulfide, and oxidative stress. It explores the implications of these molecules in cell signaling, thiol detection, cysteine metabolism, mitochondrial function, inflammation, and their potential as antioxidants. The cluster also delves into the development of fluorescent probes for bioimaging related to redox biology.

  • Glutathione
  • Hydrogen Sulfide
  • Oxidative Stress
  • Cell Signaling
  • Thiol Detection
  • Cysteine Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial Function
  • Inflammation
  • Antioxidant
  • Bioimaging
Research works
22k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
5.1k
per year above
Top-10% rate
23.3%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+14%
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Which countries lead Sulfur Compounds in Biology research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (1.7k and 337 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 1.7k works
  2. 2 United States 337 works
  3. 3 India 224 works
  4. 4 Japan 109 works
  5. 5 Türkiye 98 works
  6. 6 Russia 81 works
  7. 7 South Korea 72 works
  8. 8 Germany 61 works
  9. 9 Italy 57 works
  10. 10 United Kingdom 51 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: 60.3%United States: 12.3%India: 8.2%Japan: 4.0%6 others listed: 15.3%60%largest
China1,656 · 60.3%United States337 · 12.3%India224 · 8.2%Japan109 · 4.0%6 others listed420 · 15.3%

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

Which institutions lead Sulfur Compounds in Biology research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Shanxi University publishes the most Sulfur Compounds in Biology research, followed by Henan University and Chinese Academy of Sciences.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Shanxi UniversityChina 25 works
  2. 2 Henan UniversityChina 24 works
  3. 3 Chinese Academy of SciencesChina 18 works
  4. 4 Central South UniversityChina 18 works
  5. 5 Guangxi UniversityChina 18 works
  6. 6 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 16 works
  7. 7 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 16 works
  8. 8 Sichuan UniversityChina 15 works
  9. 9 China Pharmaceutical UniversityChina 15 works
  10. 10 University of JinanChina 15 works

Who are the leading researchers in Sulfur Compounds in Biology?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Sulfur Compounds in Biology include Ben Zhong Tang.

  1. 1 Ben Zhong Tang Hong Kong 7k citations

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

Where is Sulfur Compounds in Biology research done?

The largest centres of Sulfur Compounds in Biology research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Shanghai (China), Nanjing (China) and Jinan (China). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Kaifeng.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 144 works
  2. 2 Shanghai China 106 works
  3. 3 Nanjing China 92 works
  4. 4 Jinan China 85 works
  5. 5 Wuhan China 60 works
  6. 6 Guangzhou China 60 works
  7. 7 Changsha China 58 works
  8. 8 Chengdu China 45 works
  9. 9 Taiyuan China 43 works
  10. 10 Hefei China 38 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. KaifengCN · 28.5 works19×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Sulfur Compounds in Biology than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Sulfur Compounds in Biology?

Among universities, judged by research, Shanxi University, Henan University and Hunan Normal University 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.

0%20%40%60%mean 42.89%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Shanxi University: 24, 48.2%Henan University: 24, 39.1%Hunan Normal University: 11, 47.9%Henan Normal University: 12, 54.1%Nanjing Forestry University: 16, 39.2%Guangxi University: 18, 41.8%University of Jinan: 15, 30.5%Zhengzhou University: 16, 39.9%Central South University: 18, 41.6%University of South China: 10, 46.6%Henan Normal Univers…Shanxi UniversityHunan Normal Univers…Henan University
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One dot per university in the table below. The upper left is the interesting corner: small places doing unusually strong work.

#UniversityScoreTop 10%SpecialisationWorksGrowth
1 Shanxi UniversityChina 83.348.2%28.6×24 +115.6%
2 Henan UniversityChina 81.139.1%21.9×24 +405.3%
3 Hunan Normal UniversityChina 73.147.9%14.5×11 +310.2%
4 Henan Normal UniversityChina 70.054.1%18.0×12 —
5 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 66.539.2%10.9×16 —
6 Guangxi UniversityChina 64.241.8%9.2×18 —
7 University of JinanChina 62.630.5%16.2×15 +657.6%
8 Zhengzhou UniversityChina 61.639.9%5.8×16 +246.4%
9 Central South UniversityChina 54.941.6%3.4×18 +119.2%
10 University of South ChinaChina 54.046.6%11.4×10 +7.2%

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 Sulfur Compounds in Biology research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 14% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Sulfur Compounds in Biology.

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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.

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.