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Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies

Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies is a research topic within Genetics. Science Explorer counts 19k research works in it since 1950. 14.6% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the evolution, composition, and effects of snake venoms, as well as the development of antivenom treatments. It covers topics such as envenoming, toxin proteomics, phospholipases A2, metalloproteinases, and the impact on hemostasis. The papers also explore the evolutionary origins and diversity of snake venom components.

  • Snake Venom
  • Envenoming
  • Toxins
  • Antivenom
  • Evolution
  • Proteomics
  • Phospholipases A2
  • Metalloproteinases
  • Hemostasis
  • L-amino Acid Oxidases
Research works
19k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2.8k
per year above
Top-10% rate
14.6%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+17%
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Which countries lead Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies research?

By volume, Brazil and India publish the most (338 and 337 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Brazil 338 works
  2. 2 India 337 works
  3. 3 United States 309 works
  4. 4 China 203 works
  5. 5 United Kingdom 79 works
  6. 6 Australia 77 works
  7. 7 Iran 76 works
  8. 8 Colombia 75 works
  9. 9 Mexico 65 works
  10. 10 France 57 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.

Brazil: 20.9%India: 20.9%United States: 19.1%China: 12.6%6 others listed: 26.5%21%largest
Brazil338 · 20.9%India337 · 20.9%United States309 · 19.1%China203 · 12.6%6 others listed428 · 26.5%

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

Which institutions lead Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Instituto Butantan publishes the most Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies research, followed by Universidad de Ibagué and Universidade de São Paulo.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Instituto ButantanBrazil 41 works
  2. 2 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 38 works
  3. 3 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 22 works
  4. 4 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 20 works
  5. 5 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 19 works
  6. 6 The University of QueenslandAustralia 17 works
  7. 7 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 13 works
  8. 8 Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineUnited Kingdom 13 works
  9. 9 Fundação Oswaldo CruzBrazil 11 works
  10. 10 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 9 works

Where is Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies research done?

The largest centres of Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies research in 2022–2025 are São Paulo (Brazil), Ibagué (Colombia), Mexico City (Mexico) and Paris (France). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Ibagué, San José and Manaus.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 São Paulo Brazil 105 works
  2. 2 Ibagué Colombia 38 works
  3. 3 Mexico City Mexico 31 works
  4. 4 Paris France 30 works
  5. 5 Beijing China 28 works
  6. 6 Manaus Brazil 25 works
  7. 7 Rio de Janeiro Brazil 23 works
  8. 8 Brisbane Australia 22 works
  9. 9 San José Costa Rica 22 works
  10. 10 Tehran Iran 21 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. IbaguéCO · 38.2 works130×
  2. San JoséCR · 22.0 works23×
  3. ManausBR · 25.1 works22×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, The University of Queensland, Universidad de Costa Rica and Universidad de Ibagué 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%mean 16.5%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →The University of Queensland: 16, 38.0%Universidad de Costa Rica: 20, 26.3%Universidad de Ibagué: 38, 0.0%Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México: 19, 13.6%Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp): 13, 22.8%Universidade de São Paulo: 22, 15.3%University of Arizona: 9, 7.2%Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: 9, 8.8%The University of Qu…Universidad de Costa…Universidad Nacional…Universidad de Ibagué
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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 The University of QueenslandAustralia 65.138.0%8.1×16 +57.1%
2 Universidad de Costa RicaCosta Rica 62.026.3%43.2×20 +14.0%
3 Universidad de IbaguéColombia 49.80.0%173.0×38 —
4 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de MéxicoMexico 40.213.6%8.0×19 +0.4%
5 Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)Brazil 35.222.8%6.1×13 +32.8%
6 Universidade de São PauloBrazil 29.315.3%4.9×22 +16.0%
7 University of ArizonaUnited States 26.57.2%5.6×9 +167.9%
8 Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBrazil 12.38.8%4.9×9 +21.2%

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 Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2025. The fastest-growing topics are Venomous Animal Envenomation and Studies.

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Which topics inside it are moving

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