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American Type Culture Collection

In research, American Type Culture Collection stands highest in Life Sciences (#9,097 of 14,347 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,878 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#19,516
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#4,219
of 8,685
Research works
525
▲ 97% vs 2013–17
Citations
14k
26.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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 #9,097 of 14,347 13.7%303
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,878 of 7,814 12.6%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.49× its world share, 11 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 11.40× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.75× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 1.57× its world share, 14 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× 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, 11.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at American Type Culture Collection?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert J. Hay, S. C. Jong and Robert E. Stevenson lead among researchers whose main affiliation is American Type Culture Collection.

  1. 1 Robert J. Hay United States · #218,288 worldwide 150 citations · 20 works
  2. 2 S. C. Jong United States · #550,898 worldwide 88 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 Robert E. Stevenson United States · #1,126,796 worldwide 31 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Michael A. Gollin United States · #1,566,887 worldwide 4 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at American Type Culture Collection

Which keywords describe research at American Type Culture Collection?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immunotherapy, Cancer Immunotherapy, Tumor Regression, CAR T Cells, Chimeric Antigen Receptor, Gene Expression, Nanoparticles 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 2022–2025 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. Immunotherapy7▲ 22×3 topics
  2. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 80×3 topics
  3. Tumor Regression5▲ 94×2 topics
  4. Epidemiology4▲ 2.2×16 topics
  5. CAR T Cells4▲ 118×1 topic
  6. Chimeric Antigen Receptor4▲ 118×1 topic
  7. Nanoparticles4▲ 6.4×4 topics
  8. Gene Expression4▲ 13×5 topics
  9. Tumor Targeting3▲ 39×2 topics
  10. Biosensors3▲ 13×5 topics
  11. Reactive Oxygen Species3▲ 16×3 topics
  12. Fluorescence Imaging2▲ 36×1 topic
  13. Photothermal Therapy2▲ 44×1 topic
  14. Vaccine Development2▲ 21×3 topics
  15. Immunity2▲ 11×3 topics
  16. Cancer2▲ 3.3×7 topics
  17. Bioluminescence2▲ 366×1 topic
  18. Imaging2▲ 16×2 topics
  19. Reporter Genes2▲ 366×1 topic
  20. Innate Immunity2▲ 11×2 topics
  21. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 41×2 topics
  22. RNA-Seq2▲ 33×2 topics
  23. Gene Therapy2▲ 17×3 topics
  24. Antigen Presentation1▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Biopharmaceuticals1▲ 57×2 topics
  26. Dendritic Cells1▲ 32×1 topic
  27. Microfluidic Devices1▲ 24×2 topics
  28. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 9.4×1 topic
  29. Regenerative Medicine1▲ 11×2 topics
  30. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  31. Virulence Factors1▲ 19×5 topics
  32. sequence alignment1▲ 44×1 topic
  33. Social Science1▲ 68×3 topics
  34. Civil Society1▲ 21×2 topics
  35. Anthropology1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Bioprinting1▲ 36×1 topic
  37. Biosimilars1▲ 109×1 topic
  38. Faith-Based Organizations1▲ 69×1 topic
  39. Immune Checkpoint Blockade1▲ 20×1 topic
  40. Immunogenicity1▲ 51×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: CAR-T cell therapy research, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…4CAR-T cell therapy research: 4 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 2 fractional worksbioluminescence and chemiluminescence research: 2 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksReligion, Society, and Development: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksAnthropology: Ethics, History, Culture: 1 fractional worksBiosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods: 1 fractional works
OncologyBiomedical EngineeringMolecular BiologyImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 4 works
  2. 2 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 2 works
  3. 3 bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Religion, Society, and Development Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  9. 9 Anthropology: Ethics, History, Culture Anthropology 1 works
  10. 10 Biosimilars and Bioanalytical Methods Immunology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 97% 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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