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Center for Theoretical Biological Physics

In research, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,843 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Physics and Astronomy — Molecular Biology is 10.7× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,146
of 28,054 · #3,015 all time
Rank in United States
#829
of 4,192
Research works
1.1k
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
68k
62.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
30.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
59%
world 28%

What is Center for Theoretical Biological Physics 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 #5,843 of 7,800 21.9%60 #3746

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Center for Theoretical Biological Physics 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 Center for Theoretical Biological Physics specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.7× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 41.0 works11×
  2. Physics and AstronomyField · 28.5 works10×
← 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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.85× its world share, 53 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.29× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.14× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.50× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.40× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.28× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.68× its world share, 7 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 2.30× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 10.12× its world share, 28 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.26× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Physics and Astronomy, 10.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Center for Theoretical Biological Physics?

Ranked on the composite score, José N. Onuchic lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Center for Theoretical Biological Physics.

  1. 1 José N. Onuchic United States · #73,561 worldwide 543 citations · 65 works
All ranked researchers at Center for Theoretical Biological Physics

Which keywords describe research at Center for Theoretical Biological Physics?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Molecular Dynamics, Gene Regulation, Quantum Gravity, Prediction, Protein, Chromatin, Structure and Force Field.

▲ 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. Molecular Dynamics10▲ 45×5 topics
  2. Gene Regulation7▲ 64×4 topics
  3. Quantum Gravity7▲ 65×2 topics
  4. Machine Learning7▲ 1.60×14 topics
  5. Prediction6▲ 65×3 topics
  6. Protein6▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Chromatin5▲ 88×2 topics
  8. Structure5▲ 94×2 topics
  9. Force Field5▲ 121×1 topic
  10. Homology Modeling5▲ 121×1 topic
  11. Transcription Factors5▲ 33×4 topics
  12. Black Holes5▲ 42×3 topics
  13. String Theory5▲ 69×2 topics
  14. Histone Modifications5▲ 154×1 topic
  15. Transcription5▲ 154×1 topic
  16. Quantum Entanglement5▲ 57×2 topics
  17. Field Theories5▲ 80×1 topic
  18. Holographic5▲ 80×1 topic
  19. Genetic Code4▲ 46×2 topics
  20. Ribosome4▲ 60×1 topic
  21. Translation4▲ 19×1 topic
  22. Synthetic Biology4▲ 52×2 topics
  23. Cancer Progression4▲ 16×5 topics
  24. Cosmological Parameters3▲ 46×1 topic
  25. Dark Energy3▲ 39×1 topic
  26. Gene Regulatory Networks3▲ 135×1 topic
  27. Stochastic Gene Expression3▲ 135×1 topic
  28. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 14×3 topics
  29. Tissue Engineering3▲ 4.0×6 topics
  30. Membrane Proteins3▲ 33×2 topics
  31. Hydrogen Bonding3▲ 26×3 topics
  32. Antibiotic Resistance3▲ 5.6×2 topics
  33. Stem Cells3▲ 8.3×4 topics
  34. Evolution2▲ 8.1×2 topics
  35. Genomics2▲ 6.7×5 topics
  36. Mechanotransduction2▲ 30×3 topics
  37. Cell Mechanics2▲ 79×1 topic
  38. Cytoskeleton2▲ 79×1 topic
  39. Entanglement2▲ 12×4 topics
  40. Signal Transduction2▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Center for Theoretical Biological Physics publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Protein Structure and Dynamics, Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics, Black Holes and Theoretical Physics and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

Protein Structure and Dy…5Protein Structure and Dynamics: 5 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin D…5Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 5 fractional worksBlack Holes and Theoreti…5Black Holes and Theoretical Physics: 5 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…4RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 4 fractional worksCosmology and Gravitation Theories: 3 fractional worksGene Regulatory Network Analysis: 3 fractional worksCellular Mechanics and I…2Cellular Mechanics and Interactions: 2 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyNuclear and High Energy PhysicsAstronomy and AstrophysicsCell Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 5 works
  3. 3 Black Holes and Theoretical Physics Nuclear and High Energy Physics 5 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Cosmology and Gravitation Theories Astronomy and Astrophysics 3 works
  6. 6 Gene Regulatory Network Analysis Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Cellular Mechanics and Interactions Cell Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 2 works
  9. 9 RNA Research and Splicing 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 available59.0%not open41.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.6%domestic only70.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Center for Theoretical Biological Physics's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% 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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