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Boston Biomedical Research Institute

In research, Boston Biomedical Research Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#6,570 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#6,377 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,080 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,696
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,030
of 7,310
Research works
1.2k
▼ 18% vs 2018-21
Citations
65k
52.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.22×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
38%
world 40%
International
14%
world 18%
Boston Biomedical Research Institute

What is Boston Biomedical Research Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #6,570 of 16,688 12.9%354
MedicineField #6,377 of 14,558 13.0%335
Life SciencesDomain #6,080 of 11,023 11.4%667
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,348 of 5,801 11.0%538
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,369 of 3,729 10.9%365
Physical SciencesDomain #16,060 of 17,446 12.2%182

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boston Biomedical Research Institute 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 Boston Biomedical Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at Boston Biomedical Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 25% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (39%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (16%), Psychology (6%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 15 fractional works · 41.7% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 39.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 4.6% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInternal Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 9 fractional works · 24.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 15.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 4 fractional works · 9.9% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 7 fractional works · 19.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 14.2% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 6.2% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.7% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKBoston BiomedicalResearch…37fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences25%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences42%Social Sciences14%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1439.0%
    2. Health Professions11.5%
    3. Veterinary00.7%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology615.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.3%
    3. Neuroscience12.5%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics01.2%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.2%
    1. Computer Science25.9%
    2. Engineering25.3%
    3. Physics and Astronomy12.6%
    4. Chemistry12.4%
    5. Environmental Science11.5%
    6. Materials Science00.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Psychology26.2%
    2. Social Sciences24.7%
    3. Decision Sciences12.0%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance01.1%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.96× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.30× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.52× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.33× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.76× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.03× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.98× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 2.08× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.05× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.37× its world share, 2 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.30×2 works
  2. Veterinary4.98×0 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.33×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.96×6 works
  5. Decision Sciences2.08×1 works
  6. Psychology2.05×2 works
  7. Medicine2.03×14 works
  8. Neuroscience1.52×1 works
  9. Chemistry1.50×1 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy1.15×1 works
  11. Chemical Engineering0.86×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.76×2 works
  13. Nursing0.61×0 works
  14. Health Professions0.56×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.53×0 works
  16. Dentistry0.45×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.37×2 works
  18. Engineering0.36×2 works
  19. Environmental Science0.30×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.26×0 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.06×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works
  24. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Boston Biomedical Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Zenon Grabarek, Frank A. Sreter and Walter F. Stafford lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Biomedical Research Institute.

  1. 1 Zenon Grabarek United States · #325,432 worldwide 8.4k citations · 96 works
  2. 2 Frank A. Sreter United States · #1,142,969 worldwide 5.1k citations · 111 works
  3. 3 Walter F. Stafford United States · #1,269,124 worldwide 7k citations · 141 works
  4. 4 Peter F. Davison United States · #1,415,080 worldwide 5k citations · 119 works
  5. 5 Noriaki Ikemoto United States · #1,416,121 worldwide 7k citations · 138 works
  6. 6 Sherwin S. Lehrer United States · #2,071,640 worldwide 7.4k citations · 119 works
  7. 7 Paul C. Leavis United States · #2,320,073 worldwide 3.6k citations · 71 works
  8. 8 D.R. Sanadi United States · #2,546,795 worldwide 6.1k citations · 154 works
  9. 9 David Chéreau United States · #2,880,705 worldwide 1.4k citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Toshio Kitazawa United States · #2,904,983 worldwide 2.7k citations · 66 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Biomedical Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Boston Biomedical Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Boston Biomedical Research Institute is "Extracellular DNA traps promote thrombosis" (Tobias A. Fuchs, Alexander G. Brill, Daniel Duerschmied et al., 2010), with 2,500 citations. Next come "A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function" (2,298) and "Dynasore, a Cell-Permeable Inhibitor of Dynamin" (2,085).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Extracellular DNA traps promote thrombosis Tobias A. Fuchs, Alexander G. Brill, Daniel Duerschmied et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 23 Aug 2010 2,500
2 A mutation in Orai1 causes immune deficiency by abrogating CRAC channel function Stefan Feske, Yousang Gwack, Murali Prakriya et al. · Nature 2 Apr 2006 2,298
3 Dynasore, a Cell-Permeable Inhibitor of Dynamin Eric Macia, Marcelo Ehrlich, Ramiro Massol et al. · Developmental Cell Open access Jun 2006 2,085
4 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association data and large-scale replication identifies additional susceptibility loci for type 2 diabetes Eleftheria Zeggini et al. · Nature Genetics ReviewOpen access 30 Mar 2008 1,880
5 T-cell priming by dendritic cells in lymph nodes occurs in three distinct phases Thorsten R. Mempel, Sarah Emily Henrickson, Ulrich H. von Andrian · Nature 2004 1,726
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Boston Biomedical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Genetic Mutations, Tumor Microenvironment, Genetics, Cancer, Mental Health, Neurodegeneration and Network Analysis.

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

All 11 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation3▲ 3.5×21 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.40×21 topics
  3. Mental Health2▲ 3.3×10 topics
  4. Cancer2▲ 3.5×19 topics
  5. Machine Learning2▲ 1.31×11 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations1▲ 8.4×8 topics
  7. Genetics1▲ 5.4×8 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 8.0×6 topics
  9. Neurodegeneration1▲ 9.5×5 topics
  10. Artificial Intelligence1▲ 1.98×7 topics
  11. Network Analysis1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Boston Biomedical Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Scientific Computing and Data Management and Research Data Management Practices.

Cancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…0Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 0 fractional worksResearch Data Management…0Research Data Management Practices: 0 fractional worksMental Health Research T…0Mental Health Research Topics: 0 fractional worksComplex Network Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksInflammatory Bowel Disease0Inflammatory Bowel Disease: 0 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional works
OncologyImmunologyInformation Systems and ManagementInformation Systems6 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  3. 3 Scientific Computing and Data Management Information Systems and Management 0 works
  4. 4 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 0 works
  5. 5 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  6. 6 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 works
  7. 7 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 0 works
  8. 8 Inflammatory Bowel Disease Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 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 available37.7%not open62.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.4%domestic only85.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Boston Biomedical Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 18% lower 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 Boston Biomedical Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Boston Biomedical Research Institute0.00019% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Boston Biomedical Research Institute 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 2013Boston Biomedical Research Institute8.4% in 201320002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 26.8% in 2006.

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