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Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)

In research, Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#8,870 of 11,023 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#5,151 of 5,801 worldwide) and Chemistry (#2,579 of 2,902 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#32,070
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,753
of 7,310
Research works
778
▲ 52% vs 2018-21
Citations
20k
25.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.76×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
63%
world 40%
International
40%
world 18%
Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)

What is Biomedical Research Laboratories (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 #8,870 of 11,023 7.4%342
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #5,151 of 5,801 7.0%185
ChemistryField #2,579 of 2,902 4.3%127
MedicineField #13,816 of 14,558 9.9%207
Health SciencesDomain #15,916 of 16,688 9.5%220
Physical SciencesDomain #17,311 of 17,446 3.9%207

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Biomedical Research Laboratories (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States) work in?

In all years, 44% of research at Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States) is in Life Sciences, 28% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (27%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (24%), Chemistry (16%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 342 fractional works · 43.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 185 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 111 fractional works · 14.3% of its workBiotechnology: 17 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiochemistry: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workMolecular Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 61 fractional works · 7.8% of its workPlant Science: 29 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInsect Science: 10 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 45 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 28 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 33 fractional works · 4.2% of its workPharmacology: 18 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 12 fractional works · 1.6% of its workToxicology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 19 fractional works · 2.5% of its workImmunology: 14 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 220 fractional works · 28.2% of its workMedicine: 207 fractional works · 26.6% of its workPharmacology: 42 fractional works · 5.3% of its workOncology: 25 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSurgery: 17 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 16 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEpidemiology: 9 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmall Animals: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 207 fractional works · 26.6% of its workChemistry: 127 fractional works · 16.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 96 fractional works · 12.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 19 fractional works · 2.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 3.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 26 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPollution: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMaterials Science: 13 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRadiation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workStatistics and Probability: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPsychology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Psychology: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBiomedicalResearch…778fractional works, all years
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences28%Social Sciences1%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology18523.7%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences617.8%
    3. Neuroscience455.7%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics334.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology192.5%
    1. Medicine20726.6%
    2. Nursing70.9%
    3. Veterinary30.4%
    4. Dentistry20.2%
    5. Health Professions20.2%
    1. Chemistry12716.4%
    2. Engineering263.3%
    3. Environmental Science263.3%
    4. Materials Science131.7%
    5. Computer Science60.8%
    6. Physics and Astronomy30.4%
    7. Mathematics20.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.2%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Psychology60.8%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    3. Social Sciences10.2%
    4. Decision Sciences10.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.0%
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: 1.53× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.58× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.58× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 9.66× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.31× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.36× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 13.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingSocial Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Nursing, 13.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 14 fields, with their numbers
  1. Nursing13.92×0 works
  2. Chemistry9.66×1 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.58×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.58×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology2.26×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.53×0 works
  7. Medicine1.36×2 works
  8. Environmental Science1.31×0 works
  9. Computer Science0.98×1 works
  10. Materials Science0.64×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.57×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.26×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.24×0 works
  14. Engineering0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Shinsaku Kobayashi, Yukio Utsui and Yasuteru Iijima lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States).

  1. 1 Shinsaku Kobayashi United States · #4,482,837 worldwide 892 citations · 49 works
  2. 2 Yukio Utsui United States · #5,004,418 worldwide 1k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Yasuteru Iijima United States · #5,119,446 worldwide 1.4k citations · 56 works
  4. 4 SOJI SUGAI United States · #5,700,529 worldwide 755 citations · 59 works
  5. 5 Satoshi Ohya United States · #5,764,021 worldwide 2.7k citations · 83 works
  6. 6 Kayoko Kawazoe United States · #5,816,037 worldwide 312 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Masazo Tajima United States · #6,313,821 worldwide 275 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Katashi Yamaoka United States · #6,417,244 worldwide 48 citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Isao Seki United States · #6,496,358 worldwide 172 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Tadahiro Iwashige United States · #6,519,445 worldwide 173 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)?

The most cited paper from Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States) is "Isolation of a novel 38 residue-hypothalamic polypeptide which stimulates adenylate cyclase in pituitary cells" (Atsuro Miyata, Akira Arimura, Raymond R. Dahl et al., 1989), with 1,853 citations. Next come "Insulin resistance and growth retardation in mice lacking insulin receptor substrate-1" (1,095) and "Isolation of a neuropeptide corresponding to the N-terminal 27 residues of the pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide with 38 residues (PACAP38)" (929).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Isolation of a novel 38 residue-hypothalamic polypeptide which stimulates adenylate cyclase in pituitary cells Atsuro Miyata, Akira Arimura, Raymond R. Dahl et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Oct 1989 1,853
2 Insulin resistance and growth retardation in mice lacking insulin receptor substrate-1 Hiroyuki Tamemoto, Takashi Kadowaki, Kazuyuki Tobe et al. · Nature Nov 1994 1,095
3 Isolation of a neuropeptide corresponding to the N-terminal 27 residues of the pituitary adenylate cyclase activating polypeptide with 38 residues (PACAP38) Atsuro Miyata, Lun Jiang, Raymond D. Dahl et al. · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications Jul 1990 929
4 Broadband wireless access with WiMax/802.16: current performance benchmarks and future potential Anumoy Ghosh, Daniel Wolter, Jeffrey G. Andrews et al. · IEEE Communications Magazine Feb 2005 728
5 Substrate Specificities of MexAB-OprM, MexCD-OprJ, and MexXY-OprM Efflux Pumps in Pseudomonas aeruginosa Nobuhisa Masuda, Eiko Sakagawa, Satoshi Ohya et al. · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy Open access Dec 2000 698
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Which keywords describe research at Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synthesis, Drug Discovery, Inflammation, Medicinal Chemistry, Stress, Anticancer Agents, Cancer and Pharmacology.

▲ 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. Inflammation62▲ 3.4×64 topics
  2. Synthesis55▲ 12×22 topics
  3. Drug Discovery49▲ 16×10 topics
  4. Cancer39▲ 3.6×34 topics
  5. Medicinal Chemistry35▲ 12×11 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress34▲ 2.4×42 topics
  7. Stress29▲ 9.4×5 topics
  8. Depression28▲ 4.8×5 topics
  9. Anticancer Agents28▲ 14×10 topics
  10. Pharmacology25▲ 9.7×11 topics
  11. Anxiety24▲ 8.7×2 topics
  12. Neuropeptides24▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Immune Modulation22▲ 20×3 topics
  14. Heterocycles22▲ 15×7 topics
  15. Metabolism21▲ 4.2×16 topics
  16. Biological Evaluation21▲ 22×6 topics
  17. Cancer Therapy21▲ 4.3×15 topics
  18. Opioid21▲ 44×1 topic
  19. Receptors21▲ 44×1 topic
  20. Hypertension19▲ 7.0×10 topics
  21. Molecular Mechanisms19▲ 13×4 topics
  22. Natural Products19▲ 14×7 topics
  23. Antioxidant Activity19▲ 4.4×14 topics
  24. Cell Signaling18▲ 7.1×10 topics
  25. Endophytic Fungi17▲ 20×2 topics
  26. Antibiotic Resistance17▲ 5.5×10 topics
  27. Heterocyclic Compounds17▲ 14×6 topics
  28. Secondary Metabolites17▲ 23×3 topics
  29. Marine Natural Products17▲ 37×2 topics
  30. Antimicrobial Activity16▲ 11×8 topics
  31. Enantioselective Synthesis16▲ 12×6 topics
  32. Pharmacokinetics16▲ 7.3×8 topics
  33. Genome Sequencing15▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Antibiotics14▲ 24×3 topics
  35. Catalyst14▲ 17×2 topics
  36. Chemoselective14▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Signal Transduction14▲ 7.4×5 topics
  38. Biological Activities14▲ 9.3×6 topics
  39. Microbial Metabolites13▲ 40×1 topic
  40. Nonribosomal Peptides13▲ 48×1 topic

Which research topics does Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Magnesium in Health and Disease, Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery, Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments and QR Code Applications and Technologies.

Magnesium in Health and …0Magnesium in Health and Disease: 0 fractional worksThyroid and Parathyroid …0Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery: 0 fractional worksParathyroid Disorders an…0Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments: 0 fractional worksQR Code Applications and…0QR Code Applications and Technologies: 0 fractional worksAmino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksMetabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer: 0 fractional worksProtein Kinase Regulatio…0Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling: 0 fractional worksSmart Materials for Construction: 0 fractional worksInsect and Pesticide Research: 0 fractional worksParasitic Diseases Research and Treatment: 0 fractional works
Nutrition and DieteticsSurgeryNephrologyInformation Systems5 others

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

  1. 1 Magnesium in Health and Disease Nutrition and Dietetics 0 works
  2. 2 Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Surgery 0 works
  3. 3 Parathyroid Disorders and Treatments Nephrology 0 works
  4. 4 QR Code Applications and Technologies Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Amino Acid Enzymes and Metabolism Biochemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Protein Kinase Regulation and GTPase Signaling Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Smart Materials for Construction Pollution 0 works
  9. 9 Insect and Pesticide Research Insect Science 0 works
  10. 10 Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Infectious Diseases 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 available62.8%not open37.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.4%domestic only59.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 52% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000031% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)0.0000090% in 202519801990200020102020

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

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2003Biomedical Research Laboratories (United States)5.9% in 20032000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.8% in 1990.

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