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Eastern Regional Research Center

In research, Eastern Regional Research Center stands highest in Physical Sciences (#8,135 of 12,888 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,510 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Biotechnology and Food Science — Biotechnology is 81.8× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#12,387
of 28,054 · #6,485 all time
Rank in United States
#1,686
of 4,192
Research works
3.4k
▼ 17% vs 2013–17
Citations
112k
33.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
20%
world 28%

What is Eastern Regional Research Center 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
Physical SciencesDomain #8,135 of 12,888 18.8%63 #5843
Life SciencesDomain #6,510 of 7,800 21.5%86 #3839

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Eastern Regional Research Center 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 Eastern Regional Research Center specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Biotechnology takes 81.8× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. BiotechnologySubfield · 21.3 works82×
  2. Food ScienceSubfield · 27.9 works22×
← 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: 5.54× its world share, 44 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.58× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.14× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.74× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 2.97× its world share, 8 worksChemistryEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.09× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.78× its world share, 15 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.86× its world share, 11 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.41× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.38× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 3.93× its world share, 3 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Agricultural and Biological Sciences, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Eastern Regional Research Center?

Ranked on the composite score, Akwasi A. Boateng, Kevin G. Hicks and Daniel Swern lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Eastern Regional Research Center.

  1. 1 Akwasi A. Boateng United States · #58,914 worldwide 409 citations · 36 works
  2. 2 Kevin G. Hicks United States · #73,986 worldwide 399 citations · 41 works
  3. 3 Daniel Swern United States · #77,332 worldwide 400 citations · 79 works
  4. 4 Stanley F. Osman United States · #83,774 worldwide 157 citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Jonathan White United States · #85,022 worldwide 265 citations · 73 works
  6. 6 Robert A. Moreau United States · #110,271 worldwide 345 citations · 53 works
  7. 7 Robert L. Buchanan United States · #114,832 worldwide 250 citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Gerald M. Sapers United States · #153,287 worldwide 180 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Peter Cooke United States · #181,698 worldwide 193 citations · 45 works
  10. 10 Pina M. Fratamico United States · #188,188 worldwide 155 citations · 32 works
All ranked researchers at Eastern Regional Research Center

Which keywords describe research at Eastern Regional Research Center?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Microbial Inactivation, Pathogenicity, Food Safety, Foodborne Illness, fresh produce, Listeria monocytogenes, Antioxidant Activity and Food Preservation.

▲ 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. Microbial Inactivation20▲ 368×2 topics
  2. Pathogenicity20▲ 182×3 topics
  3. Food Safety20▲ 41×7 topics
  4. Foodborne Illness18▲ 314×2 topics
  5. Listeria monocytogenes13▲ 530×1 topic
  6. fresh produce13▲ 530×1 topic
  7. Antioxidant Activity11▲ 11×13 topics
  8. Biomedical Applications11▲ 5.4×14 topics
  9. Food Preservation11▲ 73×2 topics
  10. Epidemiology10▲ 1.58×14 topics
  11. Ultrasound8▲ 46×2 topics
  12. Gene Therapy7▲ 23×3 topics
  13. Infection7▲ 17×2 topics
  14. Ionic Liquids7▲ 15×6 topics
  15. Biomass7▲ 38×3 topics
  16. Electroporation7▲ 231×1 topic
  17. Irreversible Electroporation7▲ 231×1 topic
  18. Nanocomposites7▲ 5.1×8 topics
  19. Nanoparticles7▲ 3.3×14 topics
  20. Lignocellulosic Biomass7▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Antimicrobial Resistance6▲ 19×6 topics
  22. Polyphenols6▲ 21×5 topics
  23. Antioxidant6▲ 5.3×14 topics
  24. Genome Sequencing6▲ 23×6 topics
  25. Campylobacter5▲ 152×1 topic
  26. Microbial Communities5▲ 7.2×7 topics
  27. Salmonella5▲ 152×1 topic
  28. Medicinal Plants5▲ 7.6×3 topics
  29. Antibacterial Agents5▲ 30×2 topics
  30. Biodegradable Polymers4▲ 16×2 topics
  31. Lipid Oxidation4▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Waste Management4▲ 6.5×5 topics
  33. Antimicrobial Activity4▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Biochar4▲ 16×4 topics
  35. Green Chemistry4▲ 15×5 topics
  36. Health Benefits4▲ 7.6×6 topics
  37. Renewable Resources4▲ 15×2 topics
  38. Antimicrobial4▲ 8.8×5 topics
  39. Modified Atmosphere Packaging4▲ 28×2 topics
  40. Pyrolysis4▲ 37×2 topics

Which research topics does Eastern Regional Research Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety, Microbial Inactivation Methods, Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology and Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity.

Listeria monocytogenes i…13Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety: 13 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation M…7Microbial Inactivation Methods: 7 fractional worksSalmonella and Campyloba…5Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology: 5 fractional worksEssential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity: 4 fractional worksThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes: 3 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 3 fractional worksFood Safety and Hygiene: 3 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 3 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 3 fractional worksProbiotics and Fermented Foods: 3 fractional works
BiotechnologyFood ScienceBiomedical Engineering

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

  1. 1 Listeria monocytogenes in Food Safety Biotechnology 13 works
  2. 2 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 7 works
  3. 3 Salmonella and Campylobacter epidemiology Food Science 5 works
  4. 4 Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity Food Science 4 works
  5. 5 Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  7. 7 Food Safety and Hygiene Food Science 3 works
  8. 8 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  9. 9 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Probiotics and Fermented Foods Food Science 3 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 available19.8%not open80.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors10.2%domestic only89.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Eastern Regional Research Center's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 17% 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.

Research measures only: rankings here say nothing about teaching, admissions or student experience. Comparable institutions and collaboration partners are in the interactive view on the map.