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American Type Culture Collection

In research, American Type Culture Collection stands highest in Life Sciences (#6,162 of 11,023 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,709 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,725
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,935
of 7,310
Research works
525
▲ 36% vs 2018-21
Citations
14k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.82×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
American Type Culture Collection

What is American Type Culture Collection known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Life SciencesDomain #6,162 of 11,023 9.2%303
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,709 of 5,801 8.5%202

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where American Type Culture Collection 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 American Type Culture Collection work in?

In 2022-now, 37% of research at American Type Culture Collection is in Life Sciences, 36% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Engineering (10%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 22 fractional works · 37.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 14 fractional works · 24.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 17.0% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 6 fractional works · 10.1% of its workImmunology: 5 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 21 fractional works · 36.1% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 36.1% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 16.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 15.6% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 10.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 9.2% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 6 fractional works · 11.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 8.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workAnthropology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMusic: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKAmerican TypeCulture…58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences36%Social Sciences11%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1424.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology610.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine2136.1%
    1. Engineering610.3%
    2. Environmental Science12.4%
    3. Computer Science12.0%
    4. Materials Science00.6%
    5. Mathematics00.1%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences58.7%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.8%
    4. Psychology00.4%
    5. Decision 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: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.63× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 9.99× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.69× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 1.88× its world share, 21 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.39× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 10.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology9.99×6 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.63×14 works
  3. Medicine1.88×21 works
  4. Engineering0.69×6 works
  5. Social Sciences0.69×5 works
  6. Environmental Science0.49×1 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.40×1 works
  8. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.39×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×1 works
  10. Neuroscience0.35×0 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.27×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.26×1 works
  13. Materials Science0.16×0 works
  14. Psychology0.12×0 works
  15. Decision Sciences0.11×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.10×0 works
  17. Chemistry0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at American Type Culture Collection?

Ranked on the quality score, Zhizhan Gu, Robert J. Hay and Fang Tian lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Type Culture Collection.

  1. 1 Zhizhan Gu United States · #661,118 worldwide 1.3k citations · 40 works
  2. 2 Robert J. Hay United States · #999,438 worldwide 3.9k citations · 81 works
  3. 3 Fang Tian United States · #1,029,121 worldwide 12k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Robert L. Gherna United States · #1,122,435 worldwide 1.3k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jonathan L. Jacobs United States · #1,227,432 worldwide 2.8k citations · 71 works
  6. 6 Robert E. Molestina United States · #1,401,850 worldwide 2k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Yvonne A. Reid United States · #1,510,116 worldwide 2.9k citations · 61 works
  8. 8 Luping Chen United States · #1,638,073 worldwide 2.7k citations · 185 works
  9. 9 Hyeyoun Chang United States · #2,045,278 worldwide 1.3k citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Marvin L. Macy United States · #2,049,342 worldwide 811 citations · 20 works
All ranked researchers at American Type Culture Collection

What are the most cited papers from American Type Culture Collection?

The most cited paper from American Type Culture Collection is "Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi" (Conrad L. Schoch et al., 2012), with 5,240 citations. Next come "A proteomic view of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle" (1,318) and "The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits" (679).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Nuclear ribosomal internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region as a universal DNA barcode marker for Fungi Conrad L. Schoch et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access156 authors 27 Mar 2012 5,240
2 A proteomic view of the Plasmodium falciparum life cycle Laurence A. Florens, Michael P. Washburn, Joshua Raine et al. · Nature 3 Oct 2002 1,318
3 The Ascomycota Tree of Life: A Phylum-wide Phylogeny Clarifies the Origin and Evolution of Fundamental Reproductive and Ecological Traits Conrad L. Schoch et al. · Systematic Biology Open access Apr 2009 679
4 Isolation and characterization of novel iron-oxidizing bacteria that grow at circumneutral pH David Emerson, Crystal L. Moyer · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Open access Dec 1997 590
5 Virulence differences between monkeypox virus isolates from West Africa and the Congo basin Nanhai G. Chen, Guiyun Li, M. Kathryn Liszewski et al. · Virology Open access 18 Jul 2005 552
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Which keywords describe research at American Type Culture Collection?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Cancer Immunotherapy, Tumor Regression, CAR T Cells, Chimeric Antigen Receptor, Gene Expression, Biosensors and Tumor Targeting.

▲ 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. Immunotherapy9▲ 22×5 topics
  2. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 77×3 topics
  3. Tumor Regression6▲ 91×2 topics
  4. CAR T Cells5▲ 122×1 topic
  5. Chimeric Antigen Receptor5▲ 122×1 topic
  6. Epidemiology5▲ 2.1×19 topics
  7. Gene Expression5▲ 13×5 topics
  8. Nanoparticles4▲ 5.6×4 topics
  9. Biosensors4▲ 14×5 topics
  10. Tumor Targeting4▲ 33×2 topics
  11. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 13×3 topics
  12. Fluorescence Imaging3▲ 33×1 topic
  13. Photothermal Therapy3▲ 38×1 topic
  14. Vaccine Development3▲ 19×5 topics
  15. Cancer3▲ 3.4×8 topics
  16. RNA-Seq2▲ 37×2 topics
  17. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Bioluminescence2▲ 347×1 topic
  19. Imaging2▲ 16×2 topics
  20. Reporter Genes2▲ 347×1 topic
  21. Immunity2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  22. Cancer Stem Cells2▲ 71×1 topic
  23. Drug Resistance2▲ 11×2 topics
  24. Tumor Metastasis2▲ 55×1 topic
  25. Innate Immunity2▲ 9.8×3 topics
  26. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 27×2 topics
  27. Biopharmaceuticals2▲ 56×2 topics
  28. Tumor Microenvironment2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  29. Gene Therapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  30. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 7.6×1 topic
  31. sequence alignment1▲ 36×1 topic
  32. Antigen Presentation1▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Biosimilars1▲ 115×1 topic
  34. Dendritic Cells1▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Genomics1▲ 7.9×3 topics
  36. Immune Checkpoint Blockade1▲ 20×1 topic
  37. Immunogenicity1▲ 53×1 topic
  38. PD-1 and PD-L11▲ 20×1 topic
  39. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 9.0×2 topics
  40. Virulence Factors1▲ 15×5 topics

Which research topics does American Type Culture Collection publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: CAR-T cell therapy research, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research and Cancer Cells and Metastasis.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…5CAR-T cell therapy research: 5 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer…3Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 3 fractional worksbioluminescence and chem…2bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 1 fractional works
OncologyBiomedical EngineeringMolecular BiologyImmunology1 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 5 works
  2. 2 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  3. 3 bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  8. 8 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 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 available25.5%not open74.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.6%domestic only87.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has American Type Culture Collection's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 36% 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 American Type Culture Collection as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00018% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%American Type Culture Collection0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

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