Tardigrade Biology and Ecology
Tardigrade Biology and Ecology is a research topic within Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics. Science Explorer counts 1.9k research works in it since 1950. 10.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers explores the adaptations of tardigrades, also known as water bears, to extreme environments such as desiccation, space exposure, and high radiation. It covers topics such as anhydrobiosis, genomic adaptations, oxidative stress, and the role of specific molecules like LEA proteins and trehalose in their survival. The research sheds light on the remarkable resilience of tardigrades and their potential applications in medicine and astrobiology.
- Tardigrades
- Anhydrobiosis
- Desiccation Tolerance
- Cryptobiosis
- Extreme Environments
- Genomic Adaptations
- Oxidative Stress
- Space Exposure
- LEA Proteins
- Trehalose
- Research works
- 1.9k fractional, since 1950
- In the world top 10%
- 190 per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 10.2% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2018-21 → 2022-25
- +20% the tick is no change
- Largest producer
United States
28% of the 10 largest, 2022-now
Which countries lead Tardigrade Biology and Ecology research?
By volume, the United States and Poland publish the most (76 and 39 works in 2022-now).
India
Germany
FranceHow concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Tardigrade Biology and Ecology research?
By volume in 2022-now, Russian Academy of Sciences publishes the most Tardigrade Biology and Ecology research, followed by Polish Academy of Sciences and Jagiellonian University.
By volume, 2022-now
- 1
Russian Academy of Sciences
Russia
15 works
- 2
Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland
10 works
- 3
Jagiellonian UniversityPoland
9 works
- 4
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States
9 works
- 5
Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland
9 works
- 6
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Ukraine
7 works
- 7
Mindanao State University – Iligan Institute of Technology
Philippines
5 works
- 8
University of Mons
Belgium
5 works
- 9
University of Jyväskylä
Finland
5 works
- 10
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Italy
5 works
Who are the leading researchers in Tardigrade Biology and Ecology?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Tardigrade Biology and Ecology include Vladimir Nikolaevich Uversky.
- 1
Vladimir Nikolaevich Uversky
United States
110k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Tardigrade Biology and Ecology research done?
The largest centres of Tardigrade Biology and Ecology research in 2022-now are Krakow (Poland), Poznań (Poland), Moscow (Russia) and Tokyo (Japan).
Largest cities, 2022-now
- 1
KrakowPoland
18 works
- 2
PoznańPoland
10 works
- 3
MoscowRussia
10 works
- 4
Tokyo
Japan
9 works
- 5
Chapel HillUnited States
9 works
- 6
Saint PetersburgRussia
9 works
- 7
Beijing
China
6 works
- 8
Iligan CityPhilippines
5 works
- 9
MonsBelgium
5 works
- 10
Mexico City
Mexico
5 works
Where is the best place to study Tardigrade Biology and Ecology?
Among universities, judged by research, Jagiellonian University, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań score highest, combining citation 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 | Jagiellonian UniversityPoland |
80.0 | 13.0% | 40.0× | 9 | -45.7% |
| 2 | University of North Carolina at Chapel HillUnited States |
40.2 | 11.8% | 14.0× | 9 | -7.1% |
| 3 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoland |
3.7 | 7.1% | 60.3× | 9 | -30.3% |
Universities only. The score blends citation 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 Tardigrade Biology and Ecology, country by countryIs Tardigrade Biology and Ecology research growing?
Output in 2022-2025 was 20% higher than in 2018-2021, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Tardigrade Biology and Ecology.
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Its share of all research
Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Tardigrade Biology and Ecology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0013% in 2024.
Fractional works of Tardigrade Biology and Ecology 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
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