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Abcam (United States)

In research, Abcam (United States) stands highest in Social Sciences (#7,345 of 9,585 worldwide), 2022-now.

abcam.comROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#10,993
of 22,385 · #10,237 all time
Rank in United States
#1,516
of 3,332
Research works
581
▲ 31% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.2k
12.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.97×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
76%
world 40%
International
62%
world 18%
Abcam (United States)

What is Abcam (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Social SciencesDomain #7,345 of 9,585 6.7%72 #8464

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Abcam (United States) sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

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

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Abcam (United States) is in Social Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Social Sciences (32%), Medicine (14%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Social Sciences.

Social Sciences: 73 fractional works · 45.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 32.2% of its workEducation: 20 fractional works · 12.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 12 fractional works · 7.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workLaw: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workUrban Studies: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workDemography: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCultural Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workTransportation: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCommunication: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGender Studies: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPhilosophy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMuseology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMarketing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 37 fractional works · 23.3% of its workMedicine: 22 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 6.2% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOccupational Therapy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workOrthodontics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOral Surgery: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 32 fractional works · 20.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 11 fractional works · 6.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 7 fractional works · 4.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 5.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workInformation Systems: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science Applications: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 8 fractional works · 4.9% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workForestry: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAbcam (UnitedStates)159fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences11%Physical Sciences20%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences46%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Social Sciences5132.2%
    2. Arts and Humanities95.5%
    3. Decision Sciences42.7%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting32.1%
    5. Psychology32.0%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance21.4%
    1. Medicine2214.1%
    2. Health Professions106.2%
    3. Dentistry42.5%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Nursing00.2%
    1. Environmental Science116.7%
    2. Engineering85.2%
    3. Computer Science84.9%
    4. Materials Science21.2%
    5. Chemistry10.8%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    7. Physics and Astronomy10.4%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences84.9%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology64.0%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.8%
    4. Neuroscience10.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
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: 1.04× its world share, 8 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.76× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 8 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.35× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.36× its world share, 11 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.33× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 5.19× its world share, 4 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 2.36× its world share, 10 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.06× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 1.90× its world share, 9 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.80× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.66× its world share, 3 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 51 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Dentistry5.19×4 works
  2. Decision Sciences2.80×4 works
  3. Social Sciences2.54×51 works
  4. Health Professions2.36×10 works
  5. Veterinary2.06×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities1.90×9 works
  7. Environmental Science1.36×11 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.04×8 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.89×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.77×1 works
  11. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.76×6 works
  12. Medicine0.73×22 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.66×2 works
  14. Psychology0.66×3 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.64×3 works
  16. Computer Science0.62×8 works
  17. Chemical Engineering0.50×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.48×1 works
  19. Nursing0.42×0 works
  20. Neuroscience0.36×1 works
  21. Engineering0.35×8 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.33×1 works
  23. Materials Science0.33×2 works
  24. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.19×1 works
  26. Energy0.11×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Abcam (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Thomas P. C. Monath, Richard Nichols and Farshad Guirakhoo lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Abcam (United States).

  1. 1 Thomas P. C. Monath United States · #73,699 worldwide 28k citations · 454 works
  2. 2 Richard Nichols United States · #383,334 worldwide 4.2k citations · 53 works
  3. 3 Farshad Guirakhoo United States · #401,175 worldwide 5.8k citations · 78 works
  4. 4 Juan Arroyo United States · #427,922 worldwide 2.4k citations · 20 works
  5. 5 Ken Draper United States · #1,264,736 worldwide 1.5k citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Philip Bedford United States · #1,342,976 worldwide 2.3k citations · 40 works
  7. 7 Elnaz Atabakhsh United States · #2,813,370 worldwide 356 citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Denise Oliveira D’Avila United States · #3,552,075 worldwide 0 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 R. L. Goldsmith United States · #3,599,376 worldwide 428 citations · 42 works
  10. 10 Shannon McBride United States · #3,954,220 worldwide 316 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Abcam (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Abcam (United States) is "Toxin production by an emerging strain of Clostridium difficile associated with outbreaks of severe disease in North America and Europe" (Michel Warny, Jacques Pepin, Aiqi Fang et al., 2005), with 1,445 citations. Next come "Cross-priming of CD8+ T cells stimulated by virus-induced type I interferon" (812) and "Yellow fever: an update" (541).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Toxin production by an emerging strain of Clostridium difficile associated with outbreaks of severe disease in North America and Europe Michel Warny, Jacques Pepin, Aiqi Fang et al. · The Lancet Sep 2005 1,445
2 Cross-priming of CD8+ T cells stimulated by virus-induced type I interferon Agnès Le Bon, Nathalie Etchart, Cornelia Rossmann et al. · Nature Immunology 21 Sep 2003 812
3 Yellow fever: an update Thomas P. C. Monath · The Lancet Infectious Diseases Aug 2001 541
4 Yellow fever vaccine Thomas P. C. Monath · Expert Review of Vaccines Aug 2005 468
5 Universal Vaccine Based on Ectodomain of Matrix Protein 2 of Influenza A: Fc Receptors and Alveolar Macrophages Mediate Protection Karim El Bakkouri, Francis J. Descamps, Marina De Filette et al. · The Journal of Immunology Open access 17 Dec 2010 340
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Abcam (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Teacher Training, Public Policy, Qualitative Research, Educational Technology, Sustainability, Online Learning, Healthcare Access and Curriculum Development.

▲ 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. Teacher Training12▲ 12×6 topics
  2. Sustainability12▲ 3.0×18 topics
  3. Qualitative Research10▲ 7.0×8 topics
  4. Educational Technology9▲ 5.0×8 topics
  5. Public Policy9▲ 13×10 topics
  6. Public Health8▲ 3.6×11 topics
  7. Globalization8▲ 2.7×20 topics
  8. Online Learning8▲ 5.9×7 topics
  9. Quality of Life8▲ 3.3×15 topics
  10. Healthcare7▲ 3.9×9 topics
  11. Education7▲ 2.5×22 topics
  12. Curriculum Development7▲ 6.3×4 topics
  13. Healthcare Access6▲ 15×5 topics
  14. Social Inequality6▲ 14×4 topics
  15. Educational Policies5▲ 31×3 topics
  16. Inclusive Education5▲ 9.2×5 topics
  17. Biodiversity5▲ 4.3×7 topics
  18. Waste Management5▲ 7.9×4 topics
  19. Social Determinants5▲ 14×5 topics
  20. Agroecology4▲ 20×3 topics
  21. Environmental Education4▲ 18×3 topics
  22. Legislation4▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Social Impact4▲ 7.0×4 topics
  24. Inclusion4▲ 19×2 topics
  25. Water Resources4▲ 11×2 topics
  26. Distance Learning4▲ 7.6×2 topics
  27. Eco-friendly Practices4▲ 46×1 topic
  28. Educational Reform4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Pedagogical Practices4▲ 29×2 topics
  30. Research4▲ 21×3 topics
  31. Social Participation4▲ 45×1 topic
  32. Training4▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Distance Education4▲ 13×1 topic
  34. Educational Policy4▲ 10×1 topic
  35. Critical Pedagogy4▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Data Analysis4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  37. Social Movements4▲ 8.3×4 topics
  38. Research Methods4▲ 15×2 topics
  39. Organizational Management4▲ 39×1 topic
  40. Quantitative Research4▲ 18×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Environmental Sustainability and Education, Academic Research in Diverse Fields, Education Pedagogy and Practices and Business and Management Studies.

Environmental Sustainabi…4Environmental Sustainability and Education: 4 fractional worksAcademic Research in Div…4Academic Research in Diverse Fields: 4 fractional worksEducation Pedagogy and P…4Education Pedagogy and Practices: 4 fractional worksBusiness and Management …4Business and Management Studies: 4 fractional worksEducation and Digital Technologies: 3 fractional worksYouth, Drugs, and Violence: 3 fractional worksScience and Education Re…3Science and Education Research: 3 fractional worksRural Development and Agriculture: 2 fractional worksPublic Health in Brazil: 2 fractional worksBrazilian Legal Issues2Brazilian Legal Issues: 2 fractional works
Management, Monitoring, Policy and LawEducationInformation Systems and ManagementSociology and Political Science2 others

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

  1. 1 Environmental Sustainability and Education Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 4 works
  2. 2 Academic Research in Diverse Fields Education 4 works
  3. 3 Education Pedagogy and Practices Education 4 works
  4. 4 Business and Management Studies Information Systems and Management 4 works
  5. 5 Education and Digital Technologies Sociology and Political Science 3 works
  6. 6 Youth, Drugs, and Violence Demography 3 works
  7. 7 Science and Education Research Education 3 works
  8. 8 Rural Development and Agriculture Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 2 works
  9. 9 Public Health in Brazil Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  10. 10 Brazilian Legal Issues Law 2 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 available76.3%not open23.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors61.5%domestic only38.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 31% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Abcam (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00080% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Abcam (United States)0.00020% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Abcam (United States) 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, against all institutions in the same year.

5%10%all institutions10.0% in 2024Abcam (United States)5.4% in 20242020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 8.6% in 2018.

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