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AskBio (United States)

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Research works
24
▲ 373% vs 2018-21
Citations
800
33.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
56%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
AskBio (United States)

Not ranked overall: AskBio (United States) 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 AskBio (United States) work in?

In all years, 52% of research at AskBio (United States) is in Life Sciences, 30% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (37%), Medicine (28%), Decision Sciences (11%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 12 fractional works · 52.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 37.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 23.1% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 13.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 7.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 7 fractional works · 29.8% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 27.9% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMedical Terminology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 14.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 10.7% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKAskBio (UnitedStates)24fractional works, all years
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences4%Health Sciences30%Social Sciences14%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology937.0%
    2. Neuroscience27.6%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics13.9%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology12.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.7%
    1. Medicine727.9%
    2. Health Professions01.8%
    1. Decision Sciences310.7%
    2. Social Sciences02.1%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.4%
    1. Engineering02.1%
    2. Computer Science01.2%
    3. Chemistry00.5%
    4. Materials Science00.2%
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: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.06× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.91× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Materials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 21.40× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesSocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 21.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 11 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences21.40×2 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.06×4 works
  3. Neuroscience5.50×1 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology4.19×0 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.91×0 works
  6. Health Professions1.31×0 works
  7. Arts and Humanities0.96×0 works
  8. Medicine0.89×2 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.29×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.16×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.11×0 works

What are the most cited papers from AskBio (United States)?

The most cited paper from AskBio (United States) is "Dystrophin Immunity in Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy" (Jerry R. Mendell, Katherine Campbell, Louise R. Rodino‐Klapac et al., 2010), with 668 citations. Next come "Phase 1 Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using a Translational Optimized AAV Vector" (399) and "AAV vectors: The Rubik’s cube of human gene therapy" (377).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Dystrophin Immunity in Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy Jerry R. Mendell, Katherine Campbell, Louise R. Rodino‐Klapac et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 6 Oct 2010 668
2 Phase 1 Gene Therapy for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Using a Translational Optimized AAV Vector Dawn E. Bowles, Scott McPhee, Chengwen Li et al. · Molecular Therapy Open access 8 Nov 2011 399
3 AAV vectors: The Rubik’s cube of human gene therapy Amaury Pupo, Audry Fernández, Siew Hui Low et al. · Molecular Therapy Open access 5 Oct 2022 377
4 Long-Term Follow-Up After Gene Therapy for Canavan Disease Paola Leone, David M. Shera, Scott McPhee et al. · Science Translational Medicine Open access 19 Dec 2012 330
5 Reengineering a receptor footprint of adeno-associated virus enables selective and systemic gene transfer to muscle Aravind Asokan, Julia C Conway, Jana L. Phillips et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 27 Dec 2009 271
All 72 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at AskBio (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Therapy, AAV, Viral Vectors, Open Access, Peer Review, Glycosylation, Genome Engineering and RNA-Guided.

▲ 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 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Gene Therapy4▲ 57×3 topics
  2. AAV3▲ 189×1 topic
  3. Viral Vectors3▲ 189×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology2▲ 1.75×8 topics
  5. Open Access1▲ 68×2 topics
  6. Peer Review1▲ 178×2 topics
  7. Glycosylation1▲ 23×2 topics
  8. Genome Engineering1▲ 79×1 topic
  9. Mammalian Cells1▲ 113×1 topic
  10. RNA-Guided1▲ 79×1 topic
  11. Recombinant Protein1▲ 113×1 topic
  12. COVID-191▲ 6.4×1 topic
  13. Preprints1▲ 367×1 topic

Which research topics does AskBio (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Virus-based gene therapy research, Academic Publishing and Open Access, scientometrics and bibliometrics research and Meta-analysis and systematic reviews.

Virus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksAcademic Publishing and Open Access: 1 fractional worksscientometrics and bibli…1scientometrics and bibliometrics research: 1 fractional worksMeta-analysis and system…1Meta-analysis and systematic reviews: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksNerve injury and regeneration: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerativ…0Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksCell death mechanisms and regulation: 0 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 0 fractional works
GeneticsInformation Systems and ManagementStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  2. 2 Academic Publishing and Open Access Information Systems and Management 1 works
  3. 3 scientometrics and bibliometrics research Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  4. 4 Meta-analysis and systematic reviews Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty 1 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Nerve injury and regeneration Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  7. 7 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  8. 8 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Cell death mechanisms and regulation Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 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 available56.5%not open43.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has AskBio (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 373% 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 AskBio (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000056% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%0.00030%AskBio (United States)0.000032% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of AskBio (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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