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Children’s Institute

In research, Children’s Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,701 of 16,688 worldwide), Medicine (#2,438 of 14,558 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,856 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology is 5.2× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,264
of 22,385 · #6,424 all time
Rank in United States
#2,009
of 3,332
Research works
742
▲ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
34.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Children’s Institute

What is Children’s 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
Health SciencesDomain #2,701 of 16,688 12.3%349
MedicineField #2,438 of 14,558 12.4%316
Life SciencesDomain #2,856 of 11,023 10.4%230
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,865 of 5,801 11.3%160

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Children’s 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Children’s Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Children’s Institute is in Health Sciences, 38% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (28%), Psychology (6%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 55 fractional works · 43.8% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 39.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 3.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHematology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInternal Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workHealth Professions: 4 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 48 fractional works · 38.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 28.0% of its workGenetics: 17 fractional works · 13.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 8.1% of its workCancer Research: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 7 fractional works · 5.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 3.8% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPsychology: 8 fractional works · 6.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workReligious studies: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLanguage and Linguistics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKChildren’sInstitute126fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences38%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences44%Social Sciences12%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. 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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine5039.8%
    2. Health Professions43.5%
    3. Nursing10.5%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3528.0%
    2. Neuroscience75.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology53.8%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Psychology86.1%
    2. Social Sciences53.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities11.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.4%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.2%
    1. Engineering32.7%
    2. Computer Science21.4%
    3. Environmental Science21.2%
    4. Materials Science00.3%
    5. Mathematics00.2%
    6. Chemistry00.1%
    7. Energy00.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.0%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Children’s Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology takes 5.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 35.3 works5.2×
← 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: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.24× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.76× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.30× its world share, 7 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.24× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.07× its world share, 50 worksMedicineNursing: 0.95× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.30× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 2.01× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 4 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, 5.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.24×35 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.76×5 works
  3. Neuroscience3.30×7 works
  4. Medicine2.07×50 works
  5. Psychology2.01×8 works
  6. Health Professions1.33×4 works
  7. Nursing0.95×1 works
  8. Arts and Humanities0.38×1 works
  9. Decision Sciences0.38×0 works
  10. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.30×1 works
  11. Social Sciences0.28×4 works
  12. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.26×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.24×2 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.21×1 works
  15. Computer Science0.18×2 works
  16. Engineering0.18×3 works
  17. Mathematics0.18×0 works
  18. Chemistry0.09×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.06×0 works
  21. Business, Management and Accounting0.06×0 works
  22. Energy0.04×0 works
  23. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.01×0 works
  24. Physics and Astronomy0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Children’s Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen F. Kingsmore, David Dimmock and Yan Ding lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Children’s Institute.

  1. 1 Stephen F. Kingsmore United States · #35,801 worldwide 31k citations · 342 works
  2. 2 David Dimmock United States · #53,991 worldwide 14k citations · 206 works
  3. 3 Yan Ding United States · #61,761 worldwide 13k citations · 80 works
  4. 4 Shimul Chowdhury United States · #97,785 worldwide 3.9k citations · 72 works
  5. 5 Meredith S. Wright United States · #134,128 worldwide 5.6k citations · 75 works
  6. 6 Lucia Guidugli United States · #165,434 worldwide 4k citations · 88 works
  7. 7 Shareef Nahas United States · #207,995 worldwide 4.1k citations · 82 works
  8. 8 Michelle M. Clark United States · #256,773 worldwide 2.9k citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Katarzyna A. Ellsworth United States · #297,817 worldwide 2.1k citations · 40 works
  10. 10 Kiely N. James United States · #350,831 worldwide 2.2k citations · 50 works
All ranked researchers at Children’s Institute

What are the most cited papers from Children’s Institute?

The most cited paper from Children’s Institute is "Human mesenchymal stem cells engraft and demonstrate site-specific differentiation after in utero transplantation in sheep" (Kenneth W. Liechty, Tippi C. MacKenzie, Aimen F. Shaaban et al., 2000), with 1,226 citations. Next come "De novo somatic mutations in components of the PI3K-AKT3-mTOR pathway cause hemimegalencephaly" (711) and "Meta-analysis of the diagnostic and clinical utility of genome and exome sequencing and chromosomal microarray in children with suspected genetic diseases" (654).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Human mesenchymal stem cells engraft and demonstrate site-specific differentiation after in utero transplantation in sheep Kenneth W. Liechty, Tippi C. MacKenzie, Aimen F. Shaaban et al. · Nature Medicine Nov 2000 1,226
2 De novo somatic mutations in components of the PI3K-AKT3-mTOR pathway cause hemimegalencephaly Jeong Ho Lee, My N. Huynh, Jennifer L. Silhavy et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 24 Jun 2012 711
3 Meta-analysis of the diagnostic and clinical utility of genome and exome sequencing and chromosomal microarray in children with suspected genetic diseases Michelle M. Clark, Zornitza Stark, Lauge Farnaes et al. · npj Genomic Medicine ReviewOpen access 7 Jun 2018 654
4 Positive childhood experiences predict less psychopathology and stress in pregnant women with childhood adversity: A pilot study of the benevolent childhood experiences (BCEs) scale Angela J. Narayan, Luisa Maria Rivera, Rosemary E. Bernstein et al. · Child Abuse & Neglect 12 Oct 2017 557
5 Wastewater sequencing reveals early cryptic SARS-CoV-2 variant transmission Smruthi Karthikeyan et al. · Nature Open access118 authors 7 Jul 2022 533
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Children’s Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Variants, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation, Genetic Mutations, Cell-Free DNA, Epidemiology, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes and Preterm Infants.

▲ 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-now 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. Genetic Variants10▲ 42×4 topics
  2. Clinical Genomics10▲ 194×1 topic
  3. Sequence Interpretation10▲ 194×1 topic
  4. Epidemiology8▲ 1.64×50 topics
  5. Inflammation6▲ 2.2×34 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations5▲ 9.8×16 topics
  7. Cell-Free DNA4▲ 32×2 topics
  8. Depression4▲ 3.3×11 topics
  9. Genetics4▲ 3.9×14 topics
  10. Neurodevelopmental Outcomes4▲ 15×5 topics
  11. Diagnosis3▲ 2.9×14 topics
  12. Preterm Infants3▲ 22×4 topics
  13. Neurodevelopmental Disorders3▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Genetic Testing3▲ 22×3 topics
  15. Somatic Mutations3▲ 30×2 topics
  16. Cancer Genomics3▲ 33×1 topic
  17. Genomic Instability3▲ 22×2 topics
  18. Metabolic Disorders3▲ 20×4 topics
  19. Mutational Signatures3▲ 33×1 topic
  20. Mitochondrial Dysfunction3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  21. Cancer Risk3▲ 9.4×3 topics
  22. Children3▲ 9.0×5 topics
  23. Prenatal Diagnosis3▲ 14×5 topics
  24. Adolescents2▲ 5.3×7 topics
  25. Congenital Heart Disease2▲ 24×3 topics
  26. Mitochondrial Function2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Newborn Screening2▲ 39×2 topics
  28. Pulmonary Hypertension2▲ 15×3 topics
  29. Biochemical Genetics2▲ 56×1 topic
  30. Carnitine2▲ 56×1 topic
  31. Copy Number Variation2▲ 115×1 topic
  32. Genomic Rearrangements2▲ 102×1 topic
  33. Brain Development2▲ 9.8×5 topics
  34. Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia2▲ 27×2 topics
  35. Wnt Signaling2▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Lung Stem Cells2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. Neural Crest2▲ 42×2 topics
  38. Respiratory Distress Syndrome2▲ 21×2 topics
  39. Surfactant Proteins2▲ 29×1 topic
  40. Cardiomyocyte Renewal2▲ 73×1 topic

Which research topics does Children’s Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities and Metabolism and Genetic Disorders.

Genomics and Rare Diseases10Genomics and Rare Diseases: 10 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 2 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 2 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 2 fractional worksCongenital heart defects…2Congenital heart defects research: 2 fractional worksCongenital Heart Disease Studies: 2 fractional worksChild and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development: 2 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional works
GeneticsCancer ResearchClinical BiochemistryPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 10 works
  2. 2 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  3. 3 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 2 works
  4. 4 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  6. 6 Congenital heart defects research Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Congenital Heart Disease Studies Epidemiology 2 works
  8. 8 Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Clinical Psychology 2 works
  9. 9 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 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 available42.0%not open58.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Children’s Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

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 Children’s Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00046% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Children’s Institute0.00055% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Children’s Institute 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.

still counting10%20%Children’s Institute10.3% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 19.5% in 2022.

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