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23andMe (United States)

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World rank, all time
#12,161
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,525
of 7,310
Research works
122
▲ 15% vs 2018-21
Citations
8.3k
67.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.16×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
78%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
23andMe (United States)

Which fields of science does 23andMe (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 47% of research at 23andMe (United States) is in Life Sciences, 41% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (30%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 22 fractional works · 47.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 29.9% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 16.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 10.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 9.5% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSensory Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 19 fractional works · 40.7% of its workMedicine: 18 fractional works · 38.9% of its workNeurology: 3 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORK23andMe (UnitedStates)46fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences47%Physical Sciences5%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences7%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1429.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology49.5%
    3. Neuroscience36.5%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Medicine1838.9%
    2. Nursing00.9%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    4. Dentistry00.4%
    1. Psychology24.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
    1. Engineering11.8%
    2. Environmental Science11.4%
    3. Computer Science00.9%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.5%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.61× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.39× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.98× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.21× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Computer Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.02× its world share, 18 worksMedicineNursing: 1.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.53× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 9.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.39×4 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.61×14 works
  3. Neuroscience3.98×3 works
  4. Medicine2.02×18 works
  5. Nursing1.76×0 works
  6. Psychology1.53×2 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.21×0 works
  8. Dentistry0.80×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.27×1 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.24×0 works
  11. Physics and Astronomy0.23×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.23×0 works
  13. Business, Management and Accounting0.19×0 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.17×0 works
  15. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  16. Engineering0.12×1 works
  17. Social Sciences0.12×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.11×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.07×0 works
  20. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at 23andMe (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Adam Auton, Suyash Shringarpure and David A. Hinds lead among researchers whose main affiliation is 23andMe (United States).

  1. 1 Adam Auton United States · #421 worldwide 105k citations · 181 works
  2. 2 Suyash Shringarpure United States · #1,217 worldwide 52k citations · 223 works
  3. 3 David A. Hinds United States · #1,385 worldwide 62k citations · 358 works
  4. 4 Janie F. Shelton United States · #3,987 worldwide 16k citations · 127 works
  5. 5 Katarzyna Bryc United States · #4,142 worldwide 20k citations · 114 works
  6. 6 Joyce Y. Tung United States · #5,092 worldwide 23k citations · 132 works
  7. 7 Pierre Fontanillas United States · #5,394 worldwide 37k citations · 296 works
  8. 8 Matthew H. McIntyre United States · #8,501 worldwide 14k citations · 139 works
  9. 9 Elizabeth S. Noblin United States · #8,587 worldwide 10k citations · 78 works
  10. 10 Robert K. Bell United States · #8,863 worldwide 12k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at 23andMe (United States)

What are the most cited papers from 23andMe (United States)?

The most cited paper from 23andMe (United States) is "Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression" (eQTLGen et al., 2018), with 3,347 citations. Next come "Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals" (2,896) and "Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions" (2,855).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Genome-wide association analyses identify 44 risk variants and refine the genetic architecture of major depression eQTLGen et al. · Nature Genetics Open access218 authors 26 Apr 2018 3,347
2 Gene discovery and polygenic prediction from a genome-wide association study of educational attainment in 1.1 million individuals James J. Lee et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 20 Jul 2018 2,896
3 Genome-wide meta-analysis of depression identifies 102 independent variants and highlights the importance of the prefrontal brain regions David M. Howard et al. · Nature Neuroscience ReviewOpen access 4 Feb 2019 2,855
4 Identification of novel risk loci, causal insights, and heritable risk for Parkinson's disease: a meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies Mike A. Nalls et al. · The Lancet Neurology ReviewOpen access270 authors 6 Nov 2019 2,611
5 Discovery of the first genome-wide significant risk loci for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder Ditte Demontis et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 23 Nov 2018 2,356
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at 23andMe (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurodegeneration, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Population Genetics, Gene Expression, Oxidative Stress, Parkinson's Disease, Genetic Variation and Inflammation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in 2022-now in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Neurodegeneration6▲ 39×9 topics
  2. Inflammation4▲ 4.2×22 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress4▲ 5.4×14 topics
  4. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 28×3 topics
  5. Population Genetics4▲ 58×5 topics
  6. Gene Expression4▲ 13×7 topics
  7. Cancer3▲ 5.5×12 topics
  8. Parkinson's Disease3▲ 29×5 topics
  9. Genetic Variation3▲ 31×7 topics
  10. Genome-Wide Association3▲ 81×2 topics
  11. Epidemiology3▲ 1.53×27 topics
  12. Dopaminergic Neurons3▲ 92×2 topics
  13. Haplotype Mapping3▲ 165×1 topic
  14. Mendelian Randomization3▲ 165×1 topic
  15. Diagnostic Criteria3▲ 25×3 topics
  16. Genetic Risk Factors3▲ 107×1 topic
  17. a-Synuclein3▲ 107×1 topic
  18. Precision Medicine2▲ 10×4 topics
  19. Genetic Variants2▲ 28×4 topics
  20. Innate Immunity2▲ 15×7 topics
  21. Cancer Risk2▲ 19×4 topics
  22. Genetics2▲ 6.2×11 topics
  23. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.3×11 topics
  24. Genetic Testing2▲ 36×3 topics
  25. Glycosylation2▲ 38×2 topics
  26. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 8.5×4 topics
  27. BRCA12▲ 127×1 topic
  28. BRCA22▲ 127×1 topic
  29. Breast Cancer2▲ 14×2 topics
  30. Genetic Mutations2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  31. Neuroimaging2▲ 12×5 topics
  32. NK Cell Recognition1▲ 51×1 topic
  33. Natural Killer Cells1▲ 51×1 topic
  34. Atherosclerosis1▲ 8.8×5 topics
  35. Fc Receptors1▲ 48×1 topic
  36. Immunity1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  37. Therapeutic Antibodies1▲ 37×1 topic
  38. Brain Iron Accumulation1▲ 261×1 topic
  39. Clinical Genomics1▲ 63×1 topic
  40. Sequence Interpretation1▲ 63×1 topic

Which research topics does 23andMe (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments, BRCA gene mutations in cancer and Immune Cell Function and Interaction.

Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 3 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 3 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…2BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksNeurological diseases and metabolism: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases1Genomics and Rare Diseases: 1 fractional worksLipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksGlycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 1 fractional works
GeneticsNeurologyImmunologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 3 works
  2. 2 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 3 works
  3. 3 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  5. 5 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  6. 6 Neurological diseases and metabolism Neurology 1 works
  7. 7 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 1 works
  8. 8 Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health Surgery 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available78.0%not open22.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors28.8%domestic only71.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has 23andMe (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 15% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is 23andMe (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%23andMe (United States)0.00012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of 23andMe (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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