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Baruch S. Blumberg Institute

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World rank, all time
#26,741
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,586
of 7,310
Research works
130
▼ 13% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.6k
35.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.17×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
57%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Baruch S. Blumberg Institute

Which fields of science does Baruch S. Blumberg Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 62% of research at Baruch S. Blumberg Institute is in Health Sciences, 24% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (62%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%), Chemistry (7%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 19 fractional works · 62.2% of its workMedicine: 19 fractional works · 62.2% of its workHepatology: 5 fractional works · 16.9% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 16.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLife Sciences: 7 fractional works · 23.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 13.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 8.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.0% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 12.1% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 7.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.6% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBaruch S.Blumberg…31fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences24%Physical Sciences12%Health Sciences62%Social Sciences2%

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 14 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1962.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology413.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.0%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics12.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Chemistry27.3%
    2. Environmental Science13.3%
    3. Computer Science00.6%
    4. Engineering00.5%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Materials Science00.1%
    1. Decision Sciences01.6%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
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: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.54× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.94× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.66× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 4.66× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsMedicine: 3.23× its world share, 19 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.66× its world share, 0 worksDecision Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.66×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.94×2 works
  3. Chemistry4.66×2 works
  4. Medicine3.23×19 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.54×4 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.66×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.67×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×1 works
  9. Business, Management and Accounting0.17×0 works
  10. Neuroscience0.14×0 works
  11. Mathematics0.13×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.08×0 works
  13. Engineering0.04×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Baruch S. Blumberg Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ju‐Tao Guo, Jinhong Chang and Andrea Cuconati lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Baruch S. Blumberg Institute.

  1. 1 Ju‐Tao Guo United States · #53,436 worldwide 11k citations · 153 works
  2. 2 Jinhong Chang United States · #278,359 worldwide 7.2k citations · 132 works
  3. 3 Andrea Cuconati United States · #357,774 worldwide 4.4k citations · 70 works
  4. 4 Liudi Tang United States · #487,098 worldwide 759 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Fei Liu United States · #884,767 worldwide 950 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Tianlun Zhou United States · #1,032,433 worldwide 1.9k citations · 51 works
  7. 7 Qiong Zhao United States · #1,244,031 worldwide 837 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Nicky Hwang United States · #1,351,779 worldwide 1.3k citations · 20 works
  9. 9 John L. Kulp United States · #1,400,380 worldwide 1.5k citations · 53 works
  10. 10 Junjun Cheng United States · #1,549,134 worldwide 1.4k citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Baruch S. Blumberg Institute

What are the most cited papers from Baruch S. Blumberg Institute?

The most cited paper from Baruch S. Blumberg Institute is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2021), with 2,743 citations. Next come "Length-dependent recognition of double-stranded ribonucleic acids by retinoic acid–inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation–associated gene 5" (1,597) and "A Review of the Microbial Production of Bioactive Natural Products and Biologics" (571).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) 1 Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,930 authors 2 Jan 2021 2,743
2 Length-dependent recognition of double-stranded ribonucleic acids by retinoic acid–inducible gene-I and melanoma differentiation–associated gene 5 Hiroki Kato, Osamu Takeuchi, Eriko Mikamo-Satoh et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 30 Jun 2008 1,597
3 A Review of the Microbial Production of Bioactive Natural Products and Biologics Janette V. Pham, Mariamawit A. Yilma, Adriana Feliz et al. · Frontiers in Microbiology Open access 20 Jun 2019 571
4 GP73, a resident Golgi glycoprotein, is a novel serum marker for hepatocellular carcinoma Jorge A. Marrero, Patrick R. Romano, Ольга Викторовна Николаева et al. · Journal of Hepatology 29 Jun 2005 367
5 Characterization of the Intracellular Deproteinized Relaxed Circular DNA of Hepatitis B Virus: an Intermediate of Covalently Closed Circular DNA Formation Haitao Guo, Dong Jiang, Tianlun Zhou et al. · Journal of Virology Open access 5 Sep 2007 340
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Which keywords describe research at Baruch S. Blumberg Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Immune Response, Antiviral Therapy, Liver Disease, Epidemiology, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Treatment, Global Burden and Chronic Hepatitis B.

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

All 32 words, with their numbers
  1. Immune Response9▲ 49×11 topics
  2. Epidemiology8▲ 6.5×17 topics
  3. Antiviral Therapy8▲ 260×3 topics
  4. Liver Disease8▲ 270×2 topics
  5. Hepatocellular Carcinoma5▲ 81×3 topics
  6. Treatment4▲ 12×3 topics
  7. Global Burden4▲ 24×2 topics
  8. Chronic Hepatitis B4▲ 379×1 topic
  9. Hepatitis B Virus4▲ 379×1 topic
  10. Hepatitis C Virus4▲ 359×1 topic
  11. Ribavirin4▲ 359×1 topic
  12. Vaccine2▲ 18×7 topics
  13. Medicinal Chemistry2▲ 20×5 topics
  14. Drug Resistance2▲ 17×2 topics
  15. Genetic Diversity2▲ 12×3 topics
  16. Synthesis2▲ 13×5 topics
  17. Zoonotic Transmission2▲ 66×3 topics
  18. Antiretroviral Therapy1▲ 24×2 topics
  19. Vaccine Development1▲ 15×5 topics
  20. Biological Evaluation1▲ 62×3 topics
  21. Drug Discovery1▲ 16×5 topics
  22. Genomics1▲ 12×3 topics
  23. Immunotherapy1▲ 5.0×7 topics
  24. Microbiome1▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Therapy1▲ 19×2 topics
  26. Virus1▲ 38×2 topics
  27. Bacteriophage1▲ 69×1 topic
  28. Cancer Therapy1▲ 5.8×10 topics
  29. Chronic Infection1▲ 246×1 topic
  30. Ecology1▲ 19×1 topic
  31. Hepatitis E Virus1▲ 246×1 topic
  32. Metagenomics1▲ 36×2 topics

Which research topics does Baruch S. Blumberg Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Hepatitis C virus research, Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Hepatitis B Virus Studies4Hepatitis B Virus Studies: 4 fractional worksHepatitis C virus research4Hepatitis C virus research: 4 fractional worksHepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 1 fractional worksLiver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksFluorine in Organic Chemistry: 1 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 1 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases and control: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyHepatologyEcologyInfectious Diseases4 others

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

  1. 1 Hepatitis B Virus Studies Epidemiology 4 works
  2. 2 Hepatitis C virus research Hepatology 4 works
  3. 3 Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology Hepatology 1 works
  4. 4 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  5. 5 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  6. 6 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 1 works
  7. 7 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  8. 8 Fluorine in Organic Chemistry Pharmaceutical Science 1 works
  9. 9 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 1 works
  10. 10 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available57.0%not open43.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors33.5%domestic only66.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Baruch S. Blumberg Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 13% lower 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 Baruch S. Blumberg Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Baruch S. Blumberg Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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