Table 2. Rank of 25 research categories featuring miRNA publications most frequently, with number of publications per research category, and percentage of overall publication.
| Rank | Category | No. works | % Total works |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Biochemistry Molecular Biology | 6,163 | 23.53 |
| 2 | Oncology | 4,070 | 15.54 |
| 3 | Cell Biology | 3,923 | 14.98 |
| 4 | Genetics Heredity | 2,554 | 9.75 |
| 5 | Science Technology Other Topics | 2,474 | 9.45 |
| 6 | Biotechnology Applied Microbiology | 1,634 | 6.24 |
| 7 | Research Experimental Medicine | 1,623 | 6.19 |
| 8 | Haematology | 1,131 | 4.32 |
| 9 | Cardiovascular System Cardiology | 1,068 | 4.077 |
| 10 | Neurosciences Neurology | 1,057 | 4.04 |
| 11 | Pharmacology Pharmacy | 935 | 3.57 |
| 12 | Gastroenterology Hepatology | 906 | 3.46 |
| 13 | Pathology | 895 | 3.42 |
| 14 | Biophysics | 893 | 3.40 |
| 15 | Plant Sciences | 745 | 2.84 |
| 16 | Immunology | 701 | 2.68 |
| 17 | Developmental Biology | 696 | 2.66 |
| 18 | Chemistry | 575 | 2.19 |
| 19 | Endocrinology Metabolism | 573 | 2.19 |
| 20 | Life Sciences Biomedicine Other Topics | 516 | 1.97 |
| 21 | Virology | 482 | 1.84 |
| 22 | Mathematical Computational Biology | 411 | 1.57 |
| 23 | General Internal Medicine | 344 | 1.31 |
| 24 | Surgery | 333 | 1.27 |
| 25 | Physiology | 308 | 1.18 |