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Bluebird Bio (United States)

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World rank, all time
#30,879
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,520
of 7,310
Research works
136
▼ 35% vs 2018-21
Citations
3.3k
24.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.99×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
39%
world 40%
International
26%
world 18%
Bluebird Bio (United States)

Which fields of science does Bluebird Bio (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at Bluebird Bio (United States) is in Health Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (44%), Environmental Science (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (14%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 11 fractional works · 46.2% of its workMedicine: 10 fractional works · 43.6% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 6.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 6 fractional works · 23.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 13.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 4.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 5 fractional works · 19.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 14.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 7.9% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcological Modeling: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 11.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workLiterature and Literary Theory: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKBluebird Bio(United States)24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences11%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1043.6%
    2. Nursing01.4%
    3. Health Professions01.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology313.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology15.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.4%
    4. Neuroscience01.8%
    1. Environmental Science314.4%
    2. Engineering01.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.4%
    4. Physics and Astronomy00.9%
    5. Computer Science00.8%
    1. Social Sciences14.5%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance13.5%
    3. Arts and Humanities01.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting01.4%
    5. Psychology00.5%
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: 2.60× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.04× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.10× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.89× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.91× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.27× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 2.86× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.64× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.36× 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, 5.0×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.04×1 works
  2. Environmental Science2.91×3 works
  3. Nursing2.86×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.60×3 works
  5. Medicine2.27×10 works
  6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.64×1 works
  7. Neuroscience1.10×0 works
  8. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.89×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.52×1 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.49×0 works
  11. Health Professions0.45×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.44×0 works
  13. Physics and Astronomy0.41×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.36×1 works
  15. Psychology0.18×0 works
  16. Engineering0.12×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Bluebird Bio (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Melissa A. Bonner, Mohammed Asmal and Clark Paramore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Bluebird Bio (United States).

  1. 1 Melissa A. Bonner United States · #608,998 worldwide 1.1k citations · 48 works
  2. 2 Mohammed Asmal United States · #609,281 worldwide 3.1k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Clark Paramore United States · #657,699 worldwide 1.5k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Francis John Pierciey United States · #692,725 worldwide 1.4k citations · 42 works
  5. 5 Kevin M. Friedman United States · #1,139,915 worldwide 2.6k citations · 24 works
  6. 6 Wai‐Hang Leung United States · #1,363,624 worldwide 780 citations · 25 works
  7. 7 Tracy E. Garrett United States · #1,680,868 worldwide 544 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Ivan Balazs United States · #2,103,372 worldwide 2.1k citations · 99 works
  9. 9 Anjulika Chawla United States · #2,266,545 worldwide 492 citations · 30 works
  10. 10 Meghan E. Gallagher United States · #3,027,582 worldwide 310 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Bluebird Bio (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Bluebird Bio (United States) is "Photonic crystals: emerging biosensors and their promise for point-of-care applications" (Hakan Inan, Muhammet Poyraz, Fatih İnci et al., 2016), with 482 citations. Next come "Biallelic loss of BCMA as a resistance mechanism to CAR T cell therapy in a patient with multiple myeloma" (425) and "Direct medical costs of obesity in the United States and the most populous states" (408).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Photonic crystals: emerging biosensors and their promise for point-of-care applications Hakan Inan, Muhammet Poyraz, Fatih İnci et al. · Chemical Society Reviews ReviewOpen access 14 Nov 2016 482
2 Biallelic loss of BCMA as a resistance mechanism to CAR T cell therapy in a patient with multiple myeloma Mehmet Samur, Mariateresa Fulciniti, Anıl Aktaş Samur et al. · Nature Communications Open access 8 Feb 2021 425
3 Direct medical costs of obesity in the United States and the most populous states John Cawley, Adam I. Biener, Chad D. Meyerhoefer et al. · Journal of Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Open access 20 Jan 2021 408
4 Nano/Microfluidics for diagnosis of infectious diseases in developing countries Won Gu Lee, Yun‐Gon Kim, Bong Geun Chung et al. · Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews ReviewOpen access Dec 2009 353
5 A three‐dimensional in vitro ovarian cancer coculture model using a high‐throughput cell patterning platform Feng Xu, Jonathan P. Celli, Imran Rizvi et al. · Biotechnology Journal Open access Feb 2011 339
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Bluebird Bio (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Cancer Immunotherapy, Lymphoma, Immunotherapy, CAR T Cells, Chimeric Antigen Receptor, Global Governance and Ethics.

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

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Climate Change4▲ 6.0×11 topics
  2. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 71×2 topics
  3. CAR T Cells2▲ 136×1 topic
  4. Chimeric Antigen Receptor2▲ 136×1 topic
  5. Immunotherapy2▲ 14×3 topics
  6. Lymphoma2▲ 64×2 topics
  7. Global Governance2▲ 38×2 topics
  8. Epidemiology2▲ 2.2×8 topics
  9. Ethics2▲ 14×1 topic
  10. Geoengineering2▲ 653×1 topic
  11. Sickle-cell Disease2▲ 149×1 topic
  12. Thalassemia2▲ 149×1 topic
  13. Gene Therapy1▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Biodiversity1▲ 6.6×5 topics
  15. Genomic Sequencing1▲ 45×2 topics
  16. Global Warming1▲ 11×4 topics
  17. Aneuploidy Screening1▲ 186×1 topic
  18. Prenatal Diagnosis1▲ 33×1 topic
  19. AAV1▲ 107×1 topic
  20. Viral Vectors1▲ 107×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: CAR-T cell therapy research, Climate Change and Geoengineering, Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders and Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics.

CAR-T cell therapy resea…2CAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksClimate Change and Geoengineering: 2 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 2 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…1Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Ethics and Regulation: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksFrench Urban and Social Studies: 0 fractional works
OncologyGlobal and Planetary ChangeGeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health5 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  2. 2 Climate Change and Geoengineering Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  3. 3 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  5. 5 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 1 works
  6. 6 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  7. 7 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Biomedical Ethics and Regulation Physiology 0 works
  9. 9 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  10. 10 French Urban and Social Studies Sociology and Political Science 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 available39.2%not open60.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.6%domestic only74.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 35% 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 Bluebird Bio (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000066% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Bluebird Bio (United States)0.00017% in 202519801990200020102020

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

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