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Addgene

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,646
of 28,054 · #27,167 all time
Rank in United States
#2,208
of 4,192
Research works
127
▲ 85% vs 2013–17
Citations
3k
23.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
44%
world 28%

What does Addgene specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 6.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 20.5 works6.0×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.02× its world share, 20 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.25× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.48× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.60× its world share, 32 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Addgene?

Ranked on the composite score, Nikita Kotlov and Alexander Bagaev lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Addgene.

  1. 1 Nikita Kotlov United States · #780,665 worldwide 10 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 Alexander Bagaev United States · #1,016,968 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Addgene

Which keywords describe research at Addgene?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Targeted Therapy, Immunotherapy, Genomic Instability, Cancer Genomics, Mutational Signatures, Gene Expression, Lymphoma and Tumor Microenvironment.

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

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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. Targeted Therapy7▲ 50×4 topics
  2. Immunotherapy6▲ 14×14 topics
  3. Genomic Instability6▲ 83×2 topics
  4. Cancer Genomics6▲ 126×1 topic
  5. Mutational Signatures6▲ 126×1 topic
  6. Gene Expression6▲ 14×7 topics
  7. Cancer5▲ 5.7×12 topics
  8. Lymphoma5▲ 46×3 topics
  9. Machine Learning5▲ 2.2×8 topics
  10. Tumor Microenvironment5▲ 16×6 topics
  11. Rituximab4▲ 47×3 topics
  12. Chemotherapy4▲ 9.1×11 topics
  13. Prognostic Factors4▲ 14×9 topics
  14. Molecular Profiling4▲ 57×3 topics
  15. Gene Expression Profiling3▲ 66×2 topics
  16. PET Imaging3▲ 31×4 topics
  17. Classification3▲ 11×1 topic
  18. Genetic Pathogenesis3▲ 90×1 topic
  19. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 27×3 topics
  20. Tumor Regression2▲ 34×2 topics
  21. Clinical Practice Guidelines2▲ 6.7×4 topics
  22. Data Analysis2▲ 13×3 topics
  23. Immune Checkpoint Blockade2▲ 31×1 topic
  24. PD-1 and PD-L12▲ 31×1 topic
  25. Molecular Characterization2▲ 19×4 topics
  26. Normalization2▲ 64×2 topics
  27. Precision Medicine2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  28. Cell Death2▲ 13×2 topics
  29. Genetic Mutations2▲ 6.5×7 topics
  30. Metastatic2▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Autoantibodies2▲ 11×4 topics
  32. Immunity2▲ 6.7×3 topics
  33. Leukemia2▲ 31×2 topics
  34. Quantitative2▲ 29×1 topic
  35. Real-Time PCR2▲ 98×1 topic
  36. Therapeutic Targets2▲ 18×3 topics
  37. CAR T Cells2▲ 35×1 topic
  38. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 35×1 topic
  39. Prognosis2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Stem Cells2▲ 9.7×3 topics

Which research topics does Addgene publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…6Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksLymphoma Diagnosis and T…3Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksFerroptosis and cancer prognosis: 2 fractional worksMyasthenia Gravis and Thymoma: 1 fractional worksSarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksPituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments: 1 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchPathology and Forensic MedicineOncologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 6 works
  2. 2 Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pathology and Forensic Medicine 3 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  4. 4 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  6. 6 Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  7. 7 Myasthenia Gravis and Thymoma Neurology 1 works
  8. 8 Sarcoma Diagnosis and Treatment Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  10. 10 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 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 available44.5%not open55.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors22.6%domestic only77.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Addgene's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 85% higher than in 2013–2017.

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

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