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Dorn Research Institute

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World rank, all time
#29,762
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#6,260
of 7,310
Research works
196
▲ 24% vs 2018-21
Citations
5.9k
30.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
33%
world 18%
Dorn Research Institute

Which fields of science does Dorn Research Institute work in?

In all years, 50% of research at Dorn Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 36% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (24%), Immunology and Microbiology (5%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 98 fractional works · 50.1% of its workMedicine: 89 fractional works · 45.4% of its workSurgery: 23 fractional works · 11.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 18 fractional works · 9.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 5 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNephrology: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth Professions: 7 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.2% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 70 fractional works · 35.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 46 fractional works · 23.7% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGenetics: 18 fractional works · 9.2% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 10 fractional works · 5.1% of its workImmunology: 9 fractional works · 4.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 8.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 6.2% of its workPsychology: 5 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workLaw: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKDorn ResearchInstitute196fractional works, all years
Life Sciences36%Physical Sciences8%Health Sciences50%Social Sciences6%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine8945.4%
    2. Health Professions73.5%
    3. Nursing21.0%
    4. Dentistry00.1%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4623.7%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology105.1%
    3. Neuroscience63.3%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences63.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
    1. Engineering84.3%
    2. Chemistry31.4%
    3. Environmental Science21.0%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Computer Science00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Psychology52.4%
    2. Social Sciences41.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities21.1%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.5%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
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: 0.63× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.49× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.83× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.54× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.98× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 3.14× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.23× its world share, 8 worksMedicineNursing: 1.74× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 2.32× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions3.14×2 works
  2. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.83×0 works
  3. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.54×1 works
  4. Psychology2.32×1 works
  5. Medicine2.23×8 works
  6. Nursing1.74×0 works
  7. Neuroscience1.49×0 works
  8. Immunology and Microbiology1.19×0 works
  9. Engineering0.98×3 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.79×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.64×1 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.40×1 works
  14. Chemistry0.36×0 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.26×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.24×0 works
  17. Computer Science0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Dorn Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Birgitte Koch Michelsen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Dorn Research Institute.

  1. 1 Birgitte Koch Michelsen United States · #1,438,882 worldwide 4.1k citations · 76 works
All ranked researchers at Dorn Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Dorn Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Dorn Research Institute is "A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes" (Junjie Qin et al., 2012), with 7,088 citations. Next come "Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers" (4,843) and "Identification and assembly of genomes and genetic elements in complex metagenomic samples without using reference genomes" (1,332).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 A metagenome-wide association study of gut microbiota in type 2 diabetes Junjie Qin et al. · Nature Open access 25 Sep 2012 7,088
2 Richness of human gut microbiome correlates with metabolic markers Emmanuelle Le Chatelier et al. · Nature Open access 27 Aug 2013 4,843
3 Identification and assembly of genomes and genetic elements in complex metagenomic samples without using reference genomes H Bjørn Nielsen et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access 6 Jul 2014 1,332
4 Hypothalamic CART is a new anorectic peptide regulated by leptin Peter Lommer Kristensen, Martin E. Judge, Lars Thim et al. · Nature May 1998 1,293
5 EULAR recommendations for the management of antiphospholipid syndrome in adults Maria G. Tektonidou et al. · Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases Open access 15 May 2019 1,254
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Which keywords describe research at Dorn Research Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Oxidative Stress, Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Pancreatic Islets, ß-Cell Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Disease, Autoimmunity and Genetics.

▲ 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. Oxidative Stress27▲ 7.5×28 topics
  2. Type 1 Diabetes22▲ 120×2 topics
  3. Epidemiology22▲ 2.7×33 topics
  4. Diabetes Mellitus21▲ 47×2 topics
  5. Pancreatic Islets20▲ 154×1 topic
  6. ß-Cell Dysfunction20▲ 154×1 topic
  7. Cardiovascular Disease20▲ 9.1×21 topics
  8. Autoimmunity18▲ 43×3 topics
  9. Genetics16▲ 11×6 topics
  10. Immunotherapy16▲ 13×11 topics
  11. HLA Genes15▲ 162×1 topic
  12. Insulin Production15▲ 162×1 topic
  13. Inflammation14▲ 3.0×42 topics
  14. Cancer12▲ 4.5×21 topics
  15. Diabetes10▲ 9.7×13 topics
  16. Glycemic Control10▲ 37×3 topics
  17. Insulin Therapy9▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Metabolism9▲ 7.2×10 topics
  19. Obesity8▲ 5.6×13 topics
  20. Metabolic Syndrome8▲ 4.7×17 topics
  21. Insulin Signaling7▲ 28×4 topics
  22. Complications7▲ 6.9×2 topics
  23. Continuous Glucose Monitoring7▲ 77×1 topic
  24. Hypoglycemia7▲ 77×1 topic
  25. Insulin Resistance7▲ 7.3×7 topics
  26. Cancer Risk6▲ 13×4 topics
  27. Tumor Suppression6▲ 28×3 topics
  28. AMP-Activated Protein Kinase6▲ 64×1 topic
  29. Metformin6▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Neuroendocrine Control5▲ 40×2 topics
  31. Growth Hormone5▲ 32×2 topics
  32. IGF-15▲ 56×1 topic
  33. Insulin-like Growth Factors5▲ 56×1 topic
  34. Type 2 Diabetes5▲ 14×4 topics
  35. Chronic Kidney Disease4▲ 9.2×6 topics
  36. Heart Failure4▲ 4.6×11 topics
  37. TGF-ß4▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 6.7×6 topics
  39. NK Cell Recognition3▲ 14×1 topic
  40. Natural Killer Cells3▲ 14×1 topic

Which research topics does Dorn Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Healthcare and Venom Research, Traffic and Road Safety, Medical and Health Sciences Research and Human-Automation Interaction and Safety.

Healthcare and Venom Res…1Healthcare and Venom Research: 1 fractional worksTraffic and Road Safety1Traffic and Road Safety: 1 fractional worksMedical and Health Scien…1Medical and Health Sciences Research: 1 fractional worksHuman-Automation Interac…1Human-Automation Interaction and Safety: 1 fractional worksAutonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety: 1 fractional worksCardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments: 0 fractional worksEthics in medical practice0Ethics in medical practice: 0 fractional worksCombustion and flame dynamics: 0 fractional worksFire dynamics and safety research: 0 fractional worksRadiative Heat Transfer Studies: 0 fractional works
PharmacologySafety, Risk, Reliability and QualityPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSocial Psychology4 others

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

  1. 1 Healthcare and Venom Research Pharmacology 1 works
  2. 2 Traffic and Road Safety Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 1 works
  3. 3 Medical and Health Sciences Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  4. 4 Human-Automation Interaction and Safety Social Psychology 1 works
  5. 5 Autonomous Vehicle Technology and Safety Automotive Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Ethics in medical practice General Health Professions 0 works
  8. 8 Combustion and flame dynamics Computational Mechanics 0 works
  9. 9 Fire dynamics and safety research Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality 0 works
  10. 10 Radiative Heat Transfer Studies Computational Mechanics 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 available41.3%not open58.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.6%domestic only67.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Dorn Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 24% higher than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Dorn Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000095% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Dorn Research Institute0.000098% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Dorn Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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