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Forest Institute

In research, Forest Institute stands highest in Medicine (#3,579 of 8,541 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#4,369 of 9,902 worldwide), 2022-now.

ROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#10,783
of 22,385 · #4,058 all time
Rank in United States
#1,490
of 3,332
Research works
894
▼ 14% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
42.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.08×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
29%
world 18%
Forest Institute

What is Forest Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
MedicineField #3,579 of 8,541 12.8%61 #2190
Health SciencesDomain #4,369 of 9,902 12.7%63 #2294

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Forest 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 Forest Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at Forest Institute is in Health Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (43%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (18%), Engineering (11%). It does 2.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 69 fractional works · 44.1% of its workMedicine: 68 fractional works · 43.0% of its workSurgery: 15 fractional works · 9.4% of its workUrology: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workOncology: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPhysiology: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRheumatology: 3 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRehabilitation: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workTransplantation: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNephrology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 49 fractional works · 31.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 18.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 17 fractional works · 11.1% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 3.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 13 fractional works · 8.2% of its workPlant Science: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoil Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 21.7% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 11.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 13 fractional works · 8.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSafety, Risk, Reliability and Quality: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 8 fractional works · 5.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKForest Institute157fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences22%Health Sciences44%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine6843.0%
    2. Nursing10.5%
    3. Health Professions10.5%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2818.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences138.2%
    3. Neuroscience42.7%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.6%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.7%
    1. Engineering1711.0%
    2. Environmental Science85.0%
    3. Materials Science42.8%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences21.3%
    5. Computer Science10.7%
    6. Physics and Astronomy10.5%
    7. Chemistry10.4%
    8. Energy00.0%
    1. Social Sciences21.2%
    2. Psychology10.6%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.5%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.4%
    5. Decision Sciences00.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting00.0%
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: 1.73× its world share, 13 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.37× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.57× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 4 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.73× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.00× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.80× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.24× its world share, 68 worksMedicineNursing: 1.08× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 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, 3.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.37×28 works
  2. Medicine2.24×68 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.95×1 works
  4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.73×13 works
  5. Neuroscience1.65×4 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.57×2 works
  7. Nursing1.08×1 works
  8. Environmental Science1.00×8 works
  9. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×2 works
  10. Materials Science0.80×4 works
  11. Engineering0.73×17 works
  12. Veterinary0.44×0 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.33×0 works
  14. Chemistry0.25×1 works
  15. Physics and Astronomy0.21×1 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.21×1 works
  17. Health Professions0.19×1 works
  18. Psychology0.19×1 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.16×1 works
  20. Social Sciences0.10×2 works
  21. Computer Science0.09×1 works
  22. Dentistry0.05×0 works
  23. Energy0.04×0 works
  24. Business, Management and Accounting0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Forest Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Guoguang Niu, Matthew Michael Stern and Vladimir S. Mashanov lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Forest Institute.

  1. 1 Guoguang Niu United States · #919,885 worldwide 2k citations · 38 works
  2. 2 Matthew Michael Stern United States · #1,978,727 worldwide 688 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Vladimir S. Mashanov United States · #2,503,346 worldwide 1.5k citations · 81 works
  4. 4 Shannon S. Lankford United States · #2,661,014 worldwide 176 citations · 24 works
  5. 5 Ashley Dean United States · #3,302,682 worldwide 290 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Robert L. Denney United States · #3,385,200 worldwide 1.2k citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Judy Springer United States · #3,400,270 worldwide 279 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Caroline Myss United States · #3,698,750 worldwide 153 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 S Chowdhury Vishwajit United States · #4,088,720 worldwide 21 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 Rachel L. Fazio United States · #4,235,944 worldwide 525 citations · 34 works
All ranked researchers at Forest Institute

What are the most cited papers from Forest Institute?

The most cited paper from Forest Institute is "3D bioprinting of tissues and organs" (Sean V. Murphy, Anthony Atala, 2014), with 7,011 citations. Next come "The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017" (2,765) and "A 3D bioprinting system to produce human-scale tissue constructs with structural integrity" (2,642).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs Sean V. Murphy, Anthony Atala · Nature Biotechnology Aug 2014 7,011
2 The Global Methane Budget 2000-2017 Marielle Saunois et al. · UVic’s Research and Learning Repository (University of Victoria) Open access 28 Aug 2019 2,765
3 A 3D bioprinting system to produce human-scale tissue constructs with structural integrity Hyun‐Wook Kang, Sang Jin Lee, In Kap Ko et al. · Nature Biotechnology 15 Feb 2016 2,642
4 Global Carbon Budget 2020 Pierre Friedlingstein et al. · Earth system science data Open access 10 Dec 2020 2,578
5 Global Carbon Budget 2022 Pierre Friedlingstein et al. · Earth system science data Open access106 authors 8 Nov 2022 1,916
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Forest Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering, Hydrogels, Cell Culture, Microfluidic Devices, Bioinks, Bioprinting and Extracellular Matrix.

▲ 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. Regenerative Medicine19▲ 47×6 topics
  2. Tissue Engineering14▲ 15×9 topics
  3. Epidemiology12▲ 1.89×39 topics
  4. Hydrogels9▲ 28×3 topics
  5. Cell Culture8▲ 46×3 topics
  6. Bioinks8▲ 83×1 topic
  7. Bioprinting8▲ 83×1 topic
  8. Microfluidic Devices8▲ 42×2 topics
  9. Inflammation7▲ 2.1×33 topics
  10. Extracellular Matrix6▲ 22×5 topics
  11. Drug Delivery6▲ 7.1×8 topics
  12. Stem Cell Therapy6▲ 40×2 topics
  13. Urinary Incontinence6▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Biomedical Applications6▲ 3.0×11 topics
  15. Decellularization6▲ 108×1 topic
  16. Organ Engineering6▲ 108×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.2×25 topics
  18. Regeneration6▲ 18×5 topics
  19. Immunotherapy5▲ 4.1×13 topics
  20. Angiogenesis4▲ 8.1×7 topics
  21. Pluripotent Stem Cells4▲ 52×2 topics
  22. Differentiation4▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia4▲ 73×1 topic
  24. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms4▲ 73×1 topic
  25. Transplantation4▲ 23×4 topics
  26. Genetic Mutations4▲ 5.1×10 topics
  27. Nanofibers4▲ 11×2 topics
  28. Stem Cells3▲ 7.7×13 topics
  29. Electrospinning3▲ 29×1 topic
  30. Polymer Nanofibers3▲ 29×1 topic
  31. Biomaterials3▲ 7.9×5 topics
  32. Wound Healing3▲ 7.0×7 topics
  33. Transcriptional Regulation3▲ 11×5 topics
  34. Mesenchymal Stem Cells3▲ 15×3 topics
  35. 3D Printing2▲ 7.2×3 topics
  36. Neural Crest2▲ 40×2 topics
  37. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 11×2 topics
  38. Gene Therapy2▲ 8.0×4 topics
  39. Growth Factors2▲ 12×3 topics
  40. Macrophages2▲ 8.3×3 topics

Which research topics does Forest Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: 3D Printing in Biomedical Research, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research and Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications.

3D Printing in Biomedica…83D Printing in Biomedical Research: 8 fractional worksTissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 6 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 4 fractional worksElectrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications: 3 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 2 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 2 fractional worksRenal and related cancers: 2 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 2 fractional worksCraniofacial Disorders and Treatments: 2 fractional worksPelvic floor disorders treatments: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringSurgeryUrologyBiomaterials5 others

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

  1. 1 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 8 works
  2. 2 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 6 works
  3. 3 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 4 works
  4. 4 Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications Biomaterials 3 works
  5. 5 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 2 works
  7. 7 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 2 works
  9. 9 Craniofacial Disorders and Treatments Genetics 2 works
  10. 10 Pelvic floor disorders treatments Rheumatology 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 available35.9%not open64.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors29.2%domestic only70.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Forest Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 14% lower 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 Forest Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00056% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Forest Institute0.00059% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Forest 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%30%Forest Institute10.9% 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 25.0% in 2007.

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