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Boston VA Research Institute

In research, Boston VA Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#753 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#734 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,081
of 28,054 · #4,638 all time
Rank in United States
#322
of 4,192
Research works
443
▲ 534% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
48.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
43.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
69%
world 28%

What is Boston VA Research Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #753 of 7,800 48.6%98 #1831
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #734 of 3,579 45.2%74 #1886

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Boston VA 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).

What does Boston VA Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 53.0 works11×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 74.0 works8.4×
← 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: 0.46× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.42× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.76× its world share, 10 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.06× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.72× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.61× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.73× its world share, 3 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.51× its world share, 48 worksMedicineNursing: 0.77× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Boston VA Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Aging, Cancer Therapy, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Gene Regulation and Metabolic Regulation.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 2.0×63 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 3.3×45 topics
  3. Cancer11▲ 5.0×29 topics
  4. Oxidative Stress10▲ 3.8×24 topics
  5. Aging8▲ 9.4×13 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy8▲ 8.2×13 topics
  7. Gene Regulation6▲ 44×4 topics
  8. Immune Response6▲ 6.1×17 topics
  9. Metabolic Regulation6▲ 20×5 topics
  10. Gene Expression5▲ 5.3×16 topics
  11. Cell Death5▲ 13×6 topics
  12. Chromatin5▲ 62×2 topics
  13. Cancer Progression5▲ 15×7 topics
  14. Vaccine5▲ 6.9×10 topics
  15. Immunity4▲ 6.6×8 topics
  16. Insulin Signaling4▲ 30×3 topics
  17. Innate Immunity4▲ 7.5×9 topics
  18. Translation4▲ 14×2 topics
  19. RNA Structure4▲ 43×1 topic
  20. Ribosome4▲ 43×1 topic
  21. Alternative Splicing4▲ 43×1 topic
  22. Gene Expression Regulation4▲ 21×2 topics
  23. Mitochondria4▲ 17×6 topics
  24. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 43×1 topic
  25. Apoptosis4▲ 7.2×8 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Dysfunction4▲ 7.3×6 topics
  27. RNA methylation4▲ 25×1 topic
  28. m6A-seq4▲ 25×1 topic
  29. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 5.5×8 topics
  30. Signal Transduction4▲ 14×6 topics
  31. Transcription Factors3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Neurodegenerative Diseases3▲ 12×4 topics
  33. Epigenetics3▲ 46×2 topics
  34. Immune System3▲ 7.8×6 topics
  35. Longevity3▲ 23×3 topics
  36. Gene Therapy3▲ 9.6×4 topics
  37. Glycosylation3▲ 17×3 topics
  38. Histone Modifications3▲ 74×1 topic
  39. Transcription3▲ 74×1 topic
  40. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 18×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, RNA Research and Splicing, RNA modifications and cancer and Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics.

RNA and protein synthesi…4RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…4RNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…3Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 3 fractional worksUbiquitin and proteasome pathways: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 2 fractional worksMitochondrial Function a…2Mitochondrial Function and Pathology: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…2Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAgingGenetics

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 2 works
  7. 7 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 2 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 available68.8%not open31.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.1%domestic only76.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 534% 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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