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Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution

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World rank, all time
#15,355
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,171
of 7,310
Research works
157
▲ 11% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.3k
46.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.07×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution

Which fields of science does Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution work in?

In 2022-now, 54% of research at Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution is in Life Sciences, 34% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (49%), Engineering (10%), Environmental Science (7%). It does 2.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 13 fractional works · 54.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 49.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 44.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 33.8% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 9.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 8.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 6.3% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 5.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 5.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 6.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 1 fractional works · 5.1% of its workMedicine: 1 fractional works · 4.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workALL ITS WORKFoundation forApplied Molecula…24fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences54%Physical Sciences34%Health Sciences5%Social Sciences7%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1249.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.3%
    4. Neuroscience01.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering29.6%
    2. Environmental Science27.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy26.3%
    4. Chemistry15.5%
    5. Materials Science13.3%
    6. Computer Science01.3%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    1. Social Sciences14.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.5%
    3. Psychology01.1%
    1. Medicine14.4%
    2. Nursing00.7%
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: 0.53× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.22× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 3.50× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.64× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.43× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.83× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.23× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesPsychology: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 1 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, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.22×12 works
  2. Chemistry3.50×1 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.83×2 works
  4. Environmental Science1.43×2 works
  5. Nursing1.39×0 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.26×0 works
  7. Materials Science0.94×1 works
  8. Neuroscience0.70×0 works
  9. Engineering0.64×2 works
  10. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×1 works
  11. Arts and Humanities0.52×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.40×0 works
  13. Psychology0.36×0 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.35×0 works
  15. Social Sciences0.34×1 works
  16. Medicine0.23×1 works
  17. Computer Science0.18×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution?

Ranked on the quality score, Steven A. Benner, Matthew A. Carrigan and Zunyi Yang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution.

  1. 1 Steven A. Benner United States · #376,562 worldwide 26k citations · 544 works
  2. 2 Matthew A. Carrigan United States · #592,244 worldwide 2.2k citations · 27 works
  3. 3 Zunyi Yang United States · #665,098 worldwide 3.4k citations · 65 works
  4. 4 Hyo‐Joong Kim United States · #783,548 worldwide 2.7k citations · 62 works
  5. 5 Shuichi Hoshika United States · #924,980 worldwide 2.7k citations · 84 works
  6. 6 Elisa Biondi United States · #1,112,219 worldwide 1k citations · 37 works
  7. 7 Jeffry D. Watkins United States · #1,707,701 worldwide 1.2k citations · 27 works
  8. 8 Nicole A. Leal United States · #2,235,985 worldwide 1.6k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Nilesh B. Karalkar United States · #2,335,533 worldwide 906 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Ozlem Yaren United States · #3,163,987 worldwide 306 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution

What are the most cited papers from Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution?

The most cited paper from Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution is "The potential and challenges of nanopore sequencing" (Daniel Branton et al., 2008), with 2,585 citations. Next come "Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease" (1,087) and "Metal–Organic Framework Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery in Biomedical Applications" (727).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The potential and challenges of nanopore sequencing Daniel Branton et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access Oct 2008 2,585
2 Potential role of sugar (fructose) in the epidemic of hypertension, obesity and the metabolic syndrome, diabetes, kidney disease, and cardiovascular disease Richard J. Johnson, Mark S. Segal, Yuri Y. Sautin et al. · American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Open access Oct 2007 1,087
3 Metal–Organic Framework Nanocarriers for Drug Delivery in Biomedical Applications Yujia Sun, Liwei Zheng, Yu Pu Yang et al. · Nano-Micro Letters Open access May 2020 727
4 Hachimoji DNA and RNA: A genetic system with eight building blocks Shuichi Hoshika, Nicole A. Leal, Myong‐Jung Kim et al. · Science Open access 21 Feb 2019 510
5 Palaeotemperature trend for Precambrian life inferred from resurrected proteins Eric A. Gaucher, Sridhar Govindarajan, Omjoy K. Ganesh · Nature Feb 2008 405
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Which keywords describe research at Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Biosensors, Molecular Machines, aptamers, DNA nanotechnology, Quality Assessment and Nucleic Acids.

▲ 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 23 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 23 words, with their numbers
  1. Nanoparticles3▲ 10×3 topics
  2. Self-Assembly3▲ 36×3 topics
  3. Biosensors3▲ 23×3 topics
  4. Molecular Machines2▲ 78×2 topics
  5. DNA nanotechnology2▲ 86×1 topic
  6. aptamers2▲ 86×1 topic
  7. Nucleic Acids2▲ 300×2 topics
  8. Quality Assessment2▲ 49×2 topics
  9. Genetic Code2▲ 101×2 topics
  10. DNA Structure2▲ 319×1 topic
  11. G-Quadruplexes2▲ 319×1 topic
  12. Genomics1▲ 19×3 topics
  13. Ribosome1▲ 108×1 topic
  14. Translation1▲ 34×1 topic
  15. Phylogenetic Analysis1▲ 17×2 topics
  16. RNA-Seq1▲ 42×1 topic
  17. sequence alignment1▲ 76×1 topic
  18. Astrobiology1▲ 146×2 topics
  19. Evolution1▲ 16×3 topics
  20. Metabolism1▲ 8.5×5 topics
  21. Bioinformatics1▲ 36×2 topics
  22. Multivariate Calibration1▲ 62×1 topic
  23. Near-Infrared Spectroscopy1▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms and Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies.

Advanced biosensing and …2Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 2 fractional worksDNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksSpectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses: 1 fractional worksNanopore and Nanochannel…1Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies: 1 fractional worksOrigins and Evolution of Life: 1 fractional worksDNA and Biological Computing: 1 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 1 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAnalytical ChemistryBiomedical EngineeringAstronomy and Astrophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 2 works
  2. 2 DNA and Nucleic Acid Chemistry Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses Analytical Chemistry 1 works
  6. 6 Nanopore and Nanochannel Transport Studies Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Origins and Evolution of Life Astronomy and Astrophysics 1 works
  8. 8 DNA and Biological Computing Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 1 works
  10. 10 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 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 available51.9%not open48.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.3%domestic only78.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 11% 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 Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00012% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution0.000093% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Foundation for Applied Molecular Evolution over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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