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Applied Biotechnology Institute

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Research works
64
◆ 1% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
28.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
11.4%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
Applied Biotechnology Institute

Not ranked overall: Applied Biotechnology Institute is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Applied Biotechnology Institute work in?

In all years, 55% of research at Applied Biotechnology Institute is in Life Sciences, 25% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (32%), Medicine (22%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (14%). It does 3.0× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 35 fractional works · 54.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 32.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 19.5% of its workBiotechnology: 6 fractional works · 10.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 5.9% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 4.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 6.1% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 4.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 25.1% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 22.4% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 5.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 14.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workElectrochemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 6.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKAppliedBiotechnology…64fractional works, all years
Life Sciences55%Physical Sciences14%Health Sciences25%Social Sciences6%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2032.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences914.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology46.1%
    4. Neuroscience12.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Medicine1422.4%
    2. Nursing11.6%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Health Professions00.4%
    5. Veterinary00.3%
    1. Engineering34.9%
    2. Materials Science22.8%
    3. Chemistry22.8%
    4. Environmental Science12.0%
    5. Computer Science11.1%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    1. Social Sciences34.4%
    2. Psychology11.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
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: 2.09× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.02× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 21.28× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 5.62× its world share, 1 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksMedicine1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 21.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 10 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology21.28×2 works
  2. Chemistry5.62×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.02×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2.09×1 works
  5. Neuroscience1.93×0 works
  6. Medicine1.43×2 works
  7. Environmental Science0.82×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.75×0 works
  9. Materials Science0.67×0 works
  10. Engineering0.37×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Applied Biotechnology Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, John A. Howard, Erin M. Egelkrout and Celine A. Hayden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Applied Biotechnology Institute.

  1. 1 John A. Howard United States · #669,913 worldwide 10k citations · 221 works
  2. 2 Erin M. Egelkrout United States · #2,658,762 worldwide 956 citations · 22 works
  3. 3 Celine A. Hayden United States · #3,340,174 worldwide 651 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Applied Biotechnology Institute

What are the most cited papers from Applied Biotechnology Institute?

The most cited paper from Applied Biotechnology Institute is "Approaches to achieve high‐level heterologous protein production in plants" (Stephen J. Streatfield, 2006), with 398 citations. Next come "Lutein and Zeaxanthin Dietary Supplements Raise Macular Pigment Density and Serum Concentrations of these Carotenoids in Humans" (309) and "Subcellular targeting is a key condition for high‐level accumulation of cellulase protein in transgenic maize seed" (156).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Approaches to achieve high‐level heterologous protein production in plants Stephen J. Streatfield · Plant Biotechnology Journal Open access 6 Sep 2006 398
2 Lutein and Zeaxanthin Dietary Supplements Raise Macular Pigment Density and Serum Concentrations of these Carotenoids in Humans Richard A. Bone, Camilo Ruiz, John T. Landrum et al. · Journal of Nutrition Open access Apr 2003 309
3 Subcellular targeting is a key condition for high‐level accumulation of cellulase protein in transgenic maize seed Elizabeth E. Hood, Robert T. Love, Jeff Lane et al. · Plant Biotechnology Journal Open access 5 Jul 2007 156
4 Mucosal immunization using recombinant plant-based oral vaccines Stephen J. Streatfield · Methods Feb 2006 147
5 Overproduction of recombinant proteins in plants Erin M. Egelkrout, Vidya Rajan, John A. Howard · Plant Science 16 Dec 2011 136
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Applied Biotechnology Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biopharmaceuticals, Recombinant Proteins, Gene Expression, Plant Molecular Farming, Vaccine Antigens, Biotechnology, Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Plant Secondary Metabolites.

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

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Biopharmaceuticals6▲ 126×3 topics
  2. Recombinant Proteins6▲ 161×2 topics
  3. Gene Expression5▲ 13×6 topics
  4. Plant Molecular Farming5▲ 328×1 topic
  5. Vaccine Antigens5▲ 328×1 topic
  6. Biotechnology4▲ 66×2 topics
  7. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation4▲ 105×1 topic
  8. Plant Secondary Metabolites4▲ 82×1 topic
  9. Epidemiology4▲ 1.37×14 topics
  10. Vaccine3▲ 11×6 topics
  11. Immune Response3▲ 6.7×9 topics
  12. Glycosylation2▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Low Back Pain2▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Enzymatic Hydrolysis2▲ 28×1 topic
  15. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 20×3 topics
  16. Pretreatment2▲ 46×1 topic
  17. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 23×2 topics
  18. Chronic Pain2▲ 12×2 topics
  19. Genome Engineering2▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.3×4 topics
  21. RNA-Guided2▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Antibody Engineering2▲ 23×1 topic
  23. Clinical Outcomes2▲ 12×2 topics
  24. Fc Receptors2▲ 23×1 topic
  25. Gene Silencing2▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Intervertebral Disc2▲ 36×1 topic
  27. Lumbar Disc Degeneration2▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Resilience1▲ 5.6×3 topics
  29. Analgesia1▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Biological Control1▲ 12×2 topics
  31. Genomic Sequencing1▲ 14×3 topics
  32. Gut Microbiota1▲ 5.9×4 topics
  33. Microbiota1▲ 9.3×2 topics
  34. Plant Immunity1▲ 23×2 topics
  35. Postoperative Pain1▲ 20×2 topics
  36. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 14×2 topics
  37. Viral RNA Silencing1▲ 43×1 topic
  38. Virus-Host Interactions1▲ 43×1 topic
  39. Regional Anesthesia1▲ 31×1 topic
  40. Surgical Outcome1▲ 31×1 topic

Which research topics does Applied Biotechnology Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: T-cell and B-cell Immunology, HIV Research and Treatment, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

T-cell and B-cell Immunology: 0 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…0Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …0SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Innovations and Practices: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…0Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksAnimal Virus Infections Studies: 0 fractional works
ImmunologyVirologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 T-cell and B-cell Immunology Immunology 0 works
  2. 2 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 0 works
  3. 3 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  5. 5 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Agricultural Innovations and Practices General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  8. 8 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  9. 9 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  10. 10 Animal Virus Infections Studies Animal Science and Zoology 0 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.5%domestic only76.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Applied Biotechnology Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 1% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Applied Biotechnology Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000020% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Applied Biotechnology Institute0.000039% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Applied Biotechnology Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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