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Burroughs Wellcome Fund

In research, Burroughs Wellcome Fund stands highest in Medicine (#9,279 of 14,558 worldwide), Health Sciences (#11,123 of 16,688 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#4,078 of 5,801 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,485
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,993
of 7,310
Research works
2k
▼ 97% vs 2018-21
Citations
59k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.11×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
16%
world 40%
International
5%
world 18%
Burroughs Wellcome Fund

What is Burroughs Wellcome Fund 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
MedicineField #9,279 of 14,558 10.1%693
Health SciencesDomain #11,123 of 16,688 10.1%729
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #4,078 of 5,801 10.1%340
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,808 of 3,729 10.0%222
Life SciencesDomain #8,764 of 11,023 10.1%534
Computer ScienceField #5,139 of 6,336 7.4%192
ChemistryField #2,356 of 2,902 13.6%160
Physical SciencesDomain #16,728 of 17,446 9.2%621
EngineeringField #9,229 of 9,532 7.0%158

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Burroughs Wellcome Fund 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 Burroughs Wellcome Fund work in?

In all years, 37% of research at Burroughs Wellcome Fund is in Health Sciences, 31% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Computer Science (10%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 729 fractional works · 36.8% of its workMedicine: 693 fractional works · 35.0% of its workEpidemiology: 71 fractional works · 3.6% of its workPharmacology: 62 fractional works · 3.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 62 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 49 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSurgery: 37 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 34 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhysiology: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 29 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 24 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 23 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGenetics: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 621 fractional works · 31.4% of its workComputer Science: 192 fractional works · 9.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 52 fractional works · 2.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 40 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHardware and Architecture: 39 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInformation Systems: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 160 fractional works · 8.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 113 fractional works · 5.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 15 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 158 fractional works · 8.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 73 fractional works · 3.7% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMechanical Engineering: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Mechanics: 7 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanics of Materials: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMedia Technology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMaterials Science: 36 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 31 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 19 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStatistics and Probability: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 534 fractional works · 26.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 340 fractional works · 17.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 222 fractional works · 11.2% of its workGenetics: 30 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 21 fractional works · 1.1% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 16 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCancer Research: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 68 fractional works · 3.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 44 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 53 fractional works · 2.7% of its workPharmacology: 32 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workToxicology: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 38 fractional works · 1.9% of its workImmunology: 20 fractional works · 1.0% of its workVirology: 13 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 35 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPlant Science: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 10 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 8 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 97 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEducation: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 18 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 17 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 15 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Information Systems: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 14 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 6 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 9 fractional works · 0.5% of its workALL ITS WORKBurroughsWellcome Fund1,980fractional works, all years
Life Sciences27%Physical Sciences31%Health Sciences37%Social Sciences5%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine69335.0%
    2. Health Professions170.9%
    3. Nursing90.5%
    4. Veterinary90.5%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Computer Science1929.7%
    2. Chemistry1608.1%
    3. Engineering1588.0%
    4. Materials Science361.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy311.6%
    6. Mathematics190.9%
    7. Environmental Science180.9%
    8. Chemical Engineering50.3%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.1%
    10. Energy00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology34017.1%
    2. Neuroscience683.4%
    3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics532.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology381.9%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences351.8%
    1. Social Sciences261.3%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance180.9%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting150.7%
    4. Psychology140.7%
    5. Decision Sciences140.7%
    6. Arts and Humanities90.5%
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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.49× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.15× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.21× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 1.57× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 4.05× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.36× its world share, 5 worksMedicineNursing: 2.17× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 33.93× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.10× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.44× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 33.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 19 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary33.93×0 works
  2. Decision Sciences5.10×0 works
  3. Health Professions4.05×1 works
  4. Medicine2.36×5 works
  5. Neuroscience2.21×0 works
  6. Nursing2.17×0 works
  7. Mathematics1.57×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.49×1 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.44×0 works
  10. Dentistry1.27×0 works
  11. Immunology and Microbiology1.15×0 works
  12. Psychology1.09×0 works
  13. Computer Science0.62×0 works
  14. Arts and Humanities0.53×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.30×0 works
  16. Engineering0.08×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  18. Environmental Science0.03×0 works
  19. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Burroughs Wellcome Fund?

Ranked on the quality score, Ronald G. Kuntzman, Robert W. McNutt and E G Lapetina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

  1. 1 Ronald G. Kuntzman United States · #718,909 worldwide 8.3k citations · 132 works
  2. 2 Robert W. McNutt United States · #793,510 worldwide 2k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 E G Lapetina United States · #988,903 worldwide 7.7k citations · 97 works
  4. 4 George H. Hitchings United States · #995,879 worldwide 10k citations · 216 works
  5. 5 Sandra Nusinoff Lehrman United States · #1,708,041 worldwide 5.6k citations · 33 works
  6. 6 Barrett R. Cooper United States · #2,055,711 worldwide 5.1k citations · 89 works
  7. 7 P A Furman United States · #2,228,334 worldwide 6.7k citations · 56 works
  8. 8 Richard M. Welch United States · #2,336,572 worldwide 3.7k citations · 87 works
  9. 9 Michael Cory United States · #2,548,917 worldwide 2.1k citations · 69 works
  10. 10 J. N. Weakly United States · #2,946,504 worldwide 2.3k citations · 40 works
All ranked researchers at Burroughs Wellcome Fund

What are the most cited papers from Burroughs Wellcome Fund?

The most cited paper from Burroughs Wellcome Fund is "Generalized Formula for the Electric Tunnel Effect between Similar Electrodes Separated by a Thin Insulating Film" (John G. Simmons, 1963), with 4,170 citations. Next come "Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 with Zidovudine Treatment" (3,755) and "A Comparison of Continuous Intravenous Epoprostenol (Prostacyclin) with Conventional Therapy for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension" (2,711).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Generalized Formula for the Electric Tunnel Effect between Similar Electrodes Separated by a Thin Insulating Film John G. Simmons · Journal of Applied Physics Jun 1963 4,170
2 Reduction of Maternal-Infant Transmission of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 with Zidovudine Treatment Edward M. Connor, RHODA S. SPERLING, Richard D. Gelber et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 3 Nov 1994 3,755
3 A Comparison of Continuous Intravenous Epoprostenol (Prostacyclin) with Conventional Therapy for Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Robyn J. Barst, Lewis J. Rubin, Walker A. Long et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access Feb 1996 2,711
4 Selectivity of action of an antiherpetic agent, 9-(2-hydroxyethoxymethyl)guanine Gertrude B. Elion, Phillip A. Furman, James A. Fyfe et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access Dec 1977 1,595
5 Central Challenges Facing the National Clinical Research Enterprise Nancy S. Sung, William F. Crowley, Myron Genel et al. · JAMA 12 Mar 2003 1,247
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Burroughs Wellcome Fund?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Synthesis, Antiretroviral Therapy, Inflammation, Drug Discovery, Drug Resistance, Biological Evaluation, Adverse Effects and Medicinal Chemistry.

▲ 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. Inflammation116▲ 2.5×56 topics
  2. Epidemiology103▲ 1.30×84 topics
  3. Synthesis82▲ 7.0×21 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy73▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Drug Discovery62▲ 7.9×11 topics
  6. Drug Resistance62▲ 9.9×6 topics
  7. Oxidative Stress59▲ 1.63×40 topics
  8. Biological Evaluation53▲ 22×6 topics
  9. Adverse Effects50▲ 31×3 topics
  10. Medicinal Chemistry50▲ 6.7×12 topics
  11. Immune Response46▲ 3.8×16 topics
  12. Pharmacokinetics46▲ 8.3×9 topics
  13. Hepatotoxicity46▲ 31×2 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy44▲ 3.5×16 topics
  15. HIV Infection44▲ 18×3 topics
  16. Renal Toxicity44▲ 44×3 topics
  17. Enzyme Regulation43▲ 45×2 topics
  18. Integrase Inhibitors42▲ 51×1 topic
  19. Nucleoside Analogues42▲ 51×1 topic
  20. Nucleotide Metabolism41▲ 59×1 topic
  21. Purine Biosynthesis41▲ 59×1 topic
  22. Anticancer Agents38▲ 7.6×8 topics
  23. Vaccine37▲ 4.7×9 topics
  24. Cell Signaling36▲ 5.5×7 topics
  25. High-Performance Computing36▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Heterocyclic Compounds35▲ 11×5 topics
  27. Parallel Computing34▲ 9.7×3 topics
  28. Anticancer34▲ 8.7×10 topics
  29. Genetic Variation32▲ 5.1×6 topics
  30. Pharmacology32▲ 4.8×13 topics
  31. Antimicrobial31▲ 6.0×7 topics
  32. Antimicrobial Activity29▲ 7.8×6 topics
  33. Molecular Docking29▲ 10×4 topics
  34. Heterocycles27▲ 7.6×6 topics
  35. Metabolic Disorders27▲ 7.4×4 topics
  36. Antiepileptic Drugs27▲ 13×2 topics
  37. Antiviral Therapy26▲ 8.6×3 topics
  38. HIV26▲ 11×3 topics
  39. Calcium Signaling26▲ 9.8×3 topics
  40. Performance Optimization25▲ 12×2 topics

Which research topics does Burroughs Wellcome Fund publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Animal testing and alternatives, Reinforcement Learning in Robotics and Healthcare cost, quality, practices.

Evaluation and Performan…0Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 0 fractional worksAnimal testing and alter…0Animal testing and alternatives: 0 fractional worksReinforcement Learning in Robotics: 0 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Ma…0Healthcare Policy and Management: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 0 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms …0Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 0 fractional worksHealth and Medical Research Impacts: 0 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 0 fractional works
Management Science and Operations ResearchSmall AnimalsArtificial IntelligenceGeneral Health Professions5 others

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

  1. 1 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  2. 2 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 0 works
  3. 3 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  4. 4 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 0 works
  5. 5 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 0 works
  8. 8 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  10. 10 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 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 available16.4%not open83.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Burroughs Wellcome Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 97% 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 Burroughs Wellcome Fund as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000028% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%Burroughs Wellcome Fund0.000030% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Burroughs Wellcome Fund 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.

5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2021Burroughs Wellcome Fund0.0% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 14.5% in 1993.

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