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Emergent BioSolutions (United States)

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Research works
106
▲ 59% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.4k
22.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
7.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
62%
world 40%
International
25%
world 18%
Emergent BioSolutions (United States)

Not ranked overall: Emergent BioSolutions (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Emergent BioSolutions (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 58% of research at Emergent BioSolutions (United States) is in Health Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (56%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (13%), Immunology and Microbiology (13%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 22 fractional works · 57.6% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 55.8% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 8 fractional works · 20.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 15.7% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 10.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 12 fractional works · 31.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 13.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 13.4% of its workImmunology: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysical Sciences: 3 fractional works · 7.5% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKEmergentBioSolutions…38fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences7%Health Sciences58%Social Sciences3%

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 20 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2155.8%
    2. Health Professions00.8%
    3. Veterinary00.6%
    4. Nursing00.4%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology513.4%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology513.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.0%
    4. Neuroscience01.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.9%
    1. Chemistry12.2%
    2. Environmental Science11.7%
    3. Materials Science11.3%
    4. Engineering01.1%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.9%
    6. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    7. Computer Science00.1%
    8. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Social Sciences12.7%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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: 2.52× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 13.32× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.68× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.46× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.90× its world share, 21 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.25× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Social Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology13.32×5 works
  2. Veterinary4.25×0 works
  3. Medicine2.90×21 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.52×5 works
  5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.46×0 works
  6. Chemistry1.43×1 works
  7. Nursing0.88×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.68×0 works
  9. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×1 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.55×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.38×0 works
  12. Environmental Science0.33×1 works
  13. Health Professions0.31×0 works
  14. Social Sciences0.21×1 works
  15. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×0 works
  16. Physics and Astronomy0.08×0 works
  17. Engineering0.07×0 works
  18. Mathematics0.03×0 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.03×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Emergent BioSolutions (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Jason S. Richardson, Jason Mendy and Lisa Bedell lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Emergent BioSolutions (United States).

  1. 1 Jason S. Richardson United States · #675,428 worldwide 1.1k citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Jason Mendy United States · #747,509 worldwide 662 citations · 25 works
  3. 3 Lisa Bedell United States · #805,005 worldwide 1k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Lo Vang United States · #896,220 worldwide 761 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Gary S. Nabors United States · #1,176,505 worldwide 1.7k citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Aruna Sampath United States · #1,436,799 worldwide 2k citations · 45 works
  7. 7 Paul W. Shabram United States · #1,668,872 worldwide 1.3k citations · 25 works
  8. 8 Robert J. Hopkins United States · #2,238,425 worldwide 1.3k citations · 31 works
  9. 9 Joshua J. Reece United States · #3,194,871 worldwide 478 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 L. J. Charles United States · #4,519,163 worldwide 87 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Emergent BioSolutions (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Emergent BioSolutions (United States)?

The most cited paper from Emergent BioSolutions (United States) is "Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation" (Cristen J. Willer et al., 2008), with 1,733 citations. Next come "A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer" (1,520) and "Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24" (1,138).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Six new loci associated with body mass index highlight a neuronal influence on body weight regulation Cristen J. Willer et al. · Nature Genetics Open access145 authors 14 Dec 2008 1,733
2 A genome-wide association study identifies alleles in FGFR2 associated with risk of sporadic postmenopausal breast cancer David John Hunter et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 27 May 2007 1,520
3 Genome-wide association study of prostate cancer identifies a second risk locus at 8q24 Meredith Yeager et al. · Nature Genetics Apr 2007 1,138
4 Multiple loci identified in a genome-wide association study of prostate cancer Gilles Thomas et al. · Nature Genetics 10 Feb 2008 908
5 A genome-wide association study identifies pancreatic cancer susceptibility loci on chromosomes 13q22.1, 1q32.1 and 5p15.33 Gloria M. Petersen et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 24 Jan 2010 615
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Emergent BioSolutions (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Vaccine, Substance Use Disorders, Chronic Pain Management, Opioid Prescribing, Immune Response and Pandemic.

▲ 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. Epidemiology8▲ 5.5×19 topics
  2. Pathogenesis7▲ 34×6 topics
  3. Vaccine6▲ 37×8 topics
  4. Substance Use Disorders5▲ 176×2 topics
  5. Chronic Pain Management5▲ 391×1 topic
  6. Opioid Prescribing5▲ 391×1 topic
  7. Immune Response4▲ 19×8 topics
  8. Pandemic3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  9. Vaccine Development3▲ 30×4 topics
  10. Public Health3▲ 5.0×6 topics
  11. Immunity3▲ 17×2 topics
  12. Innate Immunity2▲ 20×4 topics
  13. SARS-CoV-22▲ 20×4 topics
  14. Viral Transmission2▲ 41×2 topics
  15. Antigen Presentation2▲ 57×2 topics
  16. Coronavirus2▲ 27×2 topics
  17. Ebola Virus2▲ 183×1 topic
  18. Outbreak2▲ 135×1 topic
  19. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 22×2 topics
  20. Genomics2▲ 17×2 topics
  21. Virus2▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Arboviral Diseases2▲ 69×1 topic
  23. Zika Virus2▲ 69×1 topic
  24. antibody2▲ 44×1 topic
  25. spike protein2▲ 44×1 topic
  26. Antibodies2▲ 76×2 topics
  27. Gut Microbiota1▲ 10×4 topics
  28. H1N11▲ 122×1 topic
  29. Influenza1▲ 91×1 topic
  30. Probiotics1▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Genomic Analysis1▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 20×2 topics
  33. Genetic Diversity1▲ 7.4×2 topics
  34. Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers1▲ 73×1 topic
  35. Zoonotic Infections1▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Anthrax1▲ 166×1 topic
  37. Tularemia1▲ 166×1 topic
  38. Dendritic Cells1▲ 30×1 topic
  39. Tumor Antigen1▲ 44×1 topic
  40. Viral Diseases1▲ 41×2 topics

Which research topics does Emergent BioSolutions (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Opioid Use Disorder Treatment, Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research, Mosquito-borne diseases and control and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Opioid Use Disorder Trea…5Opioid Use Disorder Treatment: 5 fractional worksViral Infections and Out…2Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research: 2 fractional worksMosquito-borne diseases …2Mosquito-borne diseases and control: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksInfluenza Virus Research Studies: 1 fractional worksViral Infections and Vec…1Viral Infections and Vectors: 1 fractional worksBacillus and Francisella bacterial research: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional worksRespiratory viral infections research: 1 fractional worksBiotechnology and Related Fields: 1 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthInfectious DiseasesEpidemiologyMolecular Biology1 others

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

  1. 1 Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 5 works
  2. 2 Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Mosquito-borne diseases and control Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 2 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 Influenza Virus Research Studies Epidemiology 1 works
  6. 6 Viral Infections and Vectors Infectious Diseases 1 works
  7. 7 Bacillus and Francisella bacterial research Molecular Biology 1 works
  8. 8 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 1 works
  9. 9 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 1 works
  10. 10 Biotechnology and Related Fields Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 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 available61.7%not open38.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.4%domestic only74.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Emergent BioSolutions (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 59% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Emergent BioSolutions (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000091% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Emergent BioSolutions (United States)0.000097% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Emergent BioSolutions (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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