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Burroughs Wellcome Fund

In research, Burroughs Wellcome Fund stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,792 of 14,347 worldwide), Medicine (#2,332 of 17,978 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#3,033 of 20,462 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#3,261
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#817
of 8,685
Research works
2k
▲ 1992% vs 2013–17
Citations
59k
29.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
16%
world 28%

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
Life SciencesDomain #1,792 of 14,347 23.7%534
MedicineField #2,332 of 17,978 20.1%693
Health SciencesDomain #3,033 of 20,462 19.8%729
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,537 of 7,814 24.4%340
Computer ScienceField #1,597 of 7,020 29.5%192
Physical SciencesDomain #5,246 of 21,541 19.3%621
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,121 of 4,961 24.0%222
EngineeringField #7,785 of 11,412 16.3%158
ChemistryField #2,869 of 3,369 11.9%160

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 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: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.28× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.03× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.72× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceHealth Professions: 4.07× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksMedicineNursing: 2.54× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 39.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 5.82× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.69× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.13× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× 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, 39.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Burroughs Wellcome Fund?

Ranked on the composite score, George H. Hitchings, R. Kuntzman and E G Lapetina lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Burroughs Wellcome Fund.

  1. 1 George H. Hitchings United States · #13,410 worldwide 537 citations · 54 works
  2. 2 R. Kuntzman United States · #71,400 worldwide 376 citations · 26 works
  3. 3 E G Lapetina United States · #94,552 worldwide 358 citations · 26 works
  4. 4 P de Miranda United States · #135,998 worldwide 165 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 Kwen‐Jen Chang United States · #255,134 worldwide 174 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Eduardo G. Lapetina United States · #310,351 worldwide 167 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Robert B. Burrows United States · #319,012 worldwide 56 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Richard M. Welch United States · #372,403 worldwide 136 citations · 20 works
  9. 9 Edwin J. de Beer United States · #564,342 worldwide 28 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Peter Cervoni United States · #632,839 worldwide 33 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Burroughs Wellcome Fund

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 2022–2025: Animal testing and alternatives, Evaluation and Performance Assessment, Healthcare Policy and Management and Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications.

Animal testing and alter…0Animal testing and alternatives: 0 fractional worksEvaluation and Performan…0Evaluation and Performance Assessment: 0 fractional worksHealthcare Policy and Management: 0 fractional worksEvolutionary Algorithms and Applications: 0 fractional worksDietetics, Nutrition, an…0Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education: 0 fractional worksPreterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksReinforcement Learning i…0Reinforcement Learning in Robotics: 0 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 0 fractional worksAesthetic Perception and Analysis: 0 fractional works
Small AnimalsManagement Science and Operations ResearchEconomics and EconometricsArtificial Intelligence5 others

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

  1. 1 Animal testing and alternatives Small Animals 0 works
  2. 2 Evaluation and Performance Assessment Management Science and Operations Research 0 works
  3. 3 Healthcare Policy and Management Economics and Econometrics 0 works
  4. 4 Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  5. 5 Dietetics, Nutrition, and Education Health Information Management 0 works
  6. 6 Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Epidemiology 0 works
  7. 7 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Reinforcement Learning in Robotics Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 0 works
  10. 10 Aesthetic Perception and Analysis Cognitive Neuroscience 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Burroughs Wellcome Fund's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 1992% 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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