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Boston Biomedical Research Institute

In research, Boston Biomedical Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,987 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#3,555 of 17,978 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,620 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,279
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,026
of 8,685
Research works
1.2k
▼ 41% vs 2013–17
Citations
65k
52.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
31.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
38%
world 28%

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
Life SciencesDomain #1,987 of 14,347 27.7%667
MedicineField #3,555 of 17,978 32.6%335
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,620 of 7,814 26.8%538
Health SciencesDomain #4,603 of 20,462 32.4%354
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,315 of 4,961 25.8%365
Physical SciencesDomain #7,825 of 21,541 25.7%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.13× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.59× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.80× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.64× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.20× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 6.57× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.85× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.25× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.21× 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, 6.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Boston Biomedical Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, D.R. Sanadi, Sherwin S. Lehrer and Peter F. Davison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Boston Biomedical Research Institute.

  1. 1 D.R. Sanadi United States · #76,092 worldwide 364 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Sherwin S. Lehrer United States · #127,155 worldwide 443 citations · 21 works
  3. 3 Peter F. Davison United States · #286,794 worldwide 167 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Bernard Jacobson United States · #316,120 worldwide 71 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Walter F. Stafford United States · #591,588 worldwide 86 citations · 18 works
  6. 6 Anton Simeonov United States · #658,177 worldwide 375 citations · 163 works
  7. 7 Doug Auld United States · #1,295,071 worldwide 13 citations · 105 works
  8. 8 Wendy Lea United States · #1,384,713 worldwide 21 citations · 41 works
All ranked researchers at Boston Biomedical Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Boston Biomedical Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Tumor Microenvironment, Genetics, Genetic Mutations, Cancer, Network Analysis, Mental Health and Epidemiology.

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

All 8 words, with their numbers
  1. Inflammation2▲ 4.1×19 topics
  2. Epidemiology2▲ 1.46×18 topics
  3. Cancer1▲ 3.8×15 topics
  4. Genetics1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  5. Mental Health1▲ 3.2×9 topics
  6. Tumor Microenvironment1▲ 11×6 topics
  7. Genetic Mutations1▲ 10.0×8 topics
  8. Network Analysis1▲ 31×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Complex Network Analysis Techniques, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Scientific Computing and Data Management and Mental Health Research Topics.

Complex Network Analysis…0Complex Network Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…0Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksScientific Computing and Data Management: 0 fractional worksMental Health Research T…0Mental Health Research Topics: 0 fractional worksResearch Data Management…0Research Data Management Practices: 0 fractional worksSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksGout, Hyperuricemia, Uri…0Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid: 0 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional works
Statistical and Nonlinear PhysicsImmunologyInformation Systems and ManagementExperimental and Cognitive Psychology6 others

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

  1. 1 Complex Network Analysis Techniques Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 0 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 Mental Health Research Topics Experimental and Cognitive Psychology 0 works
  5. 5 Research Data Management Practices Information Systems 0 works
  6. 6 Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  8. 8 Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid Nephrology 0 works
  9. 9 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 41% lower 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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