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BD Biosciences (United States)

In research, BD Biosciences (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,999 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,349 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#12,478 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,685
of 28,054 · #9,927 all time
Rank in United States
#2,375
of 4,192
Research works
509
▲ 46% vs 2013–17
Citations
17k
33.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
36%
world 28%

What is BD Biosciences (United States) 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 #3,999 of 14,347 16.6%288
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,349 of 7,814 14.8%182
MedicineField #12,478 of 17,978 19.6%142
Molecular BiologySubfield #3,717 of 4,961 15.0%143
Health SciencesDomain #15,413 of 20,462 20.0%146

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where BD Biosciences (United States) 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).

What does BD Biosciences (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 26.6 works10×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 36.3 works7.9×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.90× its world share, 36 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.16× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.93× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.72× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.37× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.41× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.23× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.22× its world share, 20 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.58× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at BD Biosciences (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Balderas and Masaaki Sawa lead among researchers whose main affiliation is BD Biosciences (United States).

  1. 1 Robert Balderas United States · #645,667 worldwide 90 citations · 21 works
  2. 2 Masaaki Sawa United States · #1,282,712 worldwide 26 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at BD Biosciences (United States)

Which keywords describe research at BD Biosciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Data Integration, RNA-Seq, Single-Cell, Transcriptomics, Cancer, Immunotherapy and Cancer Immunotherapy.

▲ 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. Gene Expression16▲ 30×9 topics
  2. Data Integration12▲ 83×2 topics
  3. RNA-Seq12▲ 125×2 topics
  4. Single-Cell12▲ 306×1 topic
  5. Transcriptomics12▲ 306×1 topic
  6. Cancer5▲ 4.7×17 topics
  7. Immunotherapy4▲ 7.2×9 topics
  8. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 29×3 topics
  9. Data Analysis4▲ 16×3 topics
  10. Lymphoma4▲ 26×2 topics
  11. Normalization4▲ 83×2 topics
  12. Tumor Regression4▲ 37×2 topics
  13. Quantitative3▲ 43×1 topic
  14. Real-Time PCR3▲ 146×1 topic
  15. CAR T Cells3▲ 47×1 topic
  16. Chimeric Antigen Receptor3▲ 47×1 topic
  17. Big Data3▲ 3.7×4 topics
  18. Tumor Microenvironment3▲ 7.2×7 topics
  19. Metabolism3▲ 6.2×6 topics
  20. Immunity3▲ 7.4×5 topics
  21. Regulation3▲ 5.7×7 topics
  22. Breast Cancer2▲ 12×4 topics
  23. Supply Chain Management2▲ 2.9×3 topics
  24. Targeted Therapy2▲ 12×3 topics
  25. Genomic Instability2▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Biomarkers2▲ 3.5×5 topics
  27. Cancer Genomics2▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Mutational Signatures2▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Cloud Computing2▲ 8.3×3 topics
  30. NK Cell Recognition2▲ 33×1 topic
  31. Natural Killer Cells2▲ 33×1 topic
  32. TGF-ß2▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Innate Immunity2▲ 5.7×4 topics
  34. HIF-12▲ 30×1 topic
  35. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 19×2 topics
  36. Warburg Effect2▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Microscopy1▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Receptor1▲ 49×2 topics
  39. Rituximab1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Signaling1▲ 28×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, CAR-T cell therapy research and Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics.

Single-cell and spatial …12Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 12 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 2 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…2Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 2 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 2 fractional worksBig Data and Business Intelligence: 1 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Techniques: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 1 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOncologyCancer ResearchImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  3. 3 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 2 works
  5. 5 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 2 works
  7. 7 Big Data and Business Intelligence Management Information Systems 1 works
  8. 8 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 1 works
  9. 9 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Immune cells in cancer 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 available36.4%not open63.6%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.3%domestic only79.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 46% 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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