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Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies

Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies is a research topic within Molecular Biology. Science Explorer counts 15k research works in it since 1950. 13.2% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.

This cluster of papers focuses on the diversity, systematics, and ecological roles of yeasts, including their phylogenetic relationships, molecular mapping, biogeography, and epidemiology. It also covers the taxonomy and fungal pathogens associated with yeasts.

  • Yeast
  • Diversity
  • Systematics
  • Phylogenetic Analysis
  • Fungal Pathogens
  • Ecology
  • Molecular Mapping
  • Biogeography
  • Epidemiology
  • Taxonomy
Research works
15k
fractional, since 1950
In the world top 10%
2k
per year above
Top-10% rate
13.2%
share of its works in the world top 10%
Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
+8%
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Which countries lead Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies research?

By volume, China and the United States publish the most (358 and 197 works in 2022–2025).

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 China 358 works
  2. 2 United States 197 works
  3. 3 Brazil 111 works
  4. 4 India 90 works
  5. 5 Russia 67 works
  6. 6 Japan 51 works
  7. 7 South Korea 49 works
  8. 8 Italy 44 works
  9. 9 Germany 42 works
  10. 10 Australia 42 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: 34.0%United States: 18.8%Brazil: 10.6%India: 8.6%6 others listed: 28.0%34%largest
China358 · 34.0%United States197 · 18.8%Brazil111 · 10.6%India90 · 8.6%6 others listed294 · 28.0%

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

Which institutions lead Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies research?

By volume in 2022–2025, Northwest A&F University publishes the most Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies research, followed by Nanyang Normal University and Beijing Forestry University.

By volume, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 13 works
  2. 2 Nanyang Normal UniversityChina 12 works
  3. 3 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 11 works
  4. 4 Guizhou UniversityChina 11 works
  5. 5 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 10 works
  6. 6 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 10 works
  7. 7 Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 10 works
  8. 8 Institute of Plant ProtectionChina 9 works
  9. 9 Ministry of Agriculture and Rural AffairsChina 9 works
  10. 10 Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaCanada 8 works

Who are the leading researchers in Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies?

The most-cited researchers publishing on Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies include Kevin D. Hyde.

  1. 1 Kevin D. Hyde Thailand 4.8k citations

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

Where is Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies research done?

The largest centres of Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies research in 2022–2025 are Beijing (China), Moscow (Russia), Guiyang (China) and Washington D.C. (United States). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Guiyang.

Largest cities, 2022–2025

  1. 1 Beijing China 81 works
  2. 2 Moscow Russia 21 works
  3. 3 Guiyang China 20 works
  4. 4 Washington D.C. United States 18 works
  5. 5 Saint Petersburg Russia 16 works
  6. 6 Nanjing China 15 works
  7. 7 Paris France 15 works
  8. 8 Kunming China 15 works
  9. 9 São Paulo Brazil 14 works
  10. 10 Ottawa Canada 13 works

Where it is the local speciality

  1. GuiyangCN · 20.1 works9.1×
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Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies than the world average.

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Where is the best place to study Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies?

Among universities, judged by research, Northwest A&F University, Nanjing Forestry University and Beijing Forestry 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%10%20%30%mean 12.2714%fractional works in this node (log) →share in the world top 10% →Northwest A&F University: 13, 26.5%Nanjing Forestry University: 10, 16.9%Beijing Forestry University: 12, 11.5%University of Pretoria: 10, 14.2%Guizhou University: 11, 12.1%Nanyang Normal University: 12, 3.2%Universidade Federal de Viçosa: 10, 1.5%Northwest A&F Univer…Nanjing Forestry Uni…University of PretoriaBeijing Forestry Uni…
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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 Northwest A&F UniversityChina 55.126.5%19.8×13 -21.7%
2 Nanjing Forestry UniversityChina 46.816.9%13.6×10 +246.6%
3 Beijing Forestry UniversityChina 43.111.5%23.8×12 +355.0%
4 University of PretoriaSouth Africa 37.414.2%14.4×10 +40.2%
5 Guizhou UniversityChina 29.312.1%12.1×11 +14.5%
6 Nanyang Normal UniversityChina 24.23.2%156.0×12 +68.6%
7 Universidade Federal de ViçosaBrazil 11.91.5%22.5×10 -25.3%

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 Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies research growing?

Output in 2018–2022 was 8% higher than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2021. The fastest-growing topics are Yeasts and Rust Fungi Studies.

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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.