Question 1

What is Allen Institute known for?

Accepted Answer

In research, Allen Institute stands highest in Neuroscience (#10 of 1,092 worldwide), Life Sciences (#69 of 6,403 worldwide) and Cognitive Neuroscience (#13 of 543 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Developmental Neuroscience, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Biophysics (Developmental Neuroscience is 26.8× its share of world research).

Question 2

How does Allen Institute rank in research?

Accepted Answer

Allen Institute ranks #313 of 22,385 institutions worldwide on research quality in 2022-now (#261 all time), and #87 of 3,332 in the United States.

Question 3

Who are the top researchers at Allen Institute?

Accepted Answer

Ranked on the quality score, Hongkui Zeng, Ed S. Lein and Bosiljka Tasic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Allen Institute.

Question 4

What are the most cited papers from Allen Institute?

Accepted Answer

The most cited paper from Allen Institute is "The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease" (Guy M. McKhann, David S. Knopman, Howard Mark Chertkow et al., 2011), with 19,132 citations. Next come "Analysis of protein-coding genetic variation in 60,706 humans" (10,439) and "Biological insights from 108 schizophrenia-associated genetic loci" (8,181).

Question 5

Which research topics does Allen Institute publish most on?

Accepted Answer

By volume in 2022-now: Neural dynamics and brain function, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Functional Brain Connectivity Studies and Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Question 6

Which keywords describe research at Allen Institute?

Accepted Answer

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neurological Disorders, Neurodegeneration, Neuroinflammation, Neuronal Oscillations, Brain Development, Neurobiology, Working Memory and Synchronization.

Question 7

Which fields of science does Allen Institute work in?

Accepted Answer

In 2022-now, 50% of research at Allen Institute is in Life Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Neuroscience (30%), Medicine (23%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Question 8

Which institutions have research most like Allen Institute's?

Accepted Answer

National Institutes of Health has the research profile closest to Allen Institute's (similarity 0.83 on a scale to 1), with both strong in Neuroscience, followed by University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School and Mayo Clinic.

Question 9

Is Allen Institute's research output growing?

Accepted Answer

Output in 2022-2025 was 42% higher than in 2018-2021.