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FX Palo Alto Laboratory

In research, FX Palo Alto Laboratory stands highest in Computer Science (#2,581 of 6,336 worldwide), Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (#867 of 1,718 worldwide) and Physical Sciences (#12,406 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,781
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,021
of 7,310
Research works
687
▼ 68% vs 2018-21
Citations
39k
56.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.39×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
20%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
FX Palo Alto Laboratory

What is FX Palo Alto Laboratory known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Computer ScienceField #2,581 of 6,336 14.1%325
Computer Vision and Pattern RecognitionSubfield #867 of 1,718 12.2%125
Physical SciencesDomain #12,406 of 17,446 13.4%400

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where FX Palo Alto Laboratory 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 FX Palo Alto Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 42% of research at FX Palo Alto Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Computer Science (17%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (15%), Medicine (15%). It does 1.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 9 fractional works · 42.3% of its workComputer Science: 4 fractional works · 17.0% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 8.2% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workComputer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSoftware: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 9.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 6.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 4.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 5 fractional works · 22.9% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 15.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 2 fractional works · 10.5% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 18.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 11.0% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCultural Studies: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 5.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 4 fractional works · 16.4% of its workMedicine: 3 fractional works · 15.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 2.1% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workALL ITS WORKFX Palo AltoLaboratory22fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences23%Physical Sciences42%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences18%

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. Computer Science417.0%
    2. Engineering29.0%
    3. Environmental Science16.0%
    4. Materials Science14.3%
    5. Chemistry01.5%
    6. Mathematics01.5%
    7. Energy01.2%
    8. Physics and Astronomy01.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.5%
    10. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology315.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences14.2%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology02.2%
    4. Neuroscience01.3%
    1. Social Sciences211.0%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance15.3%
    3. Decision Sciences01.5%
    4. Psychology00.7%
    1. Medicine315.0%
    2. Health Professions01.5%
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: 0.89× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 2.85× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.23× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 2.18× its world share, 4 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.25× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.21× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.22× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.50× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.57× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.78× its world share, 3 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2.45× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.87× 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, 2.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.85×3 works
  2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance2.45×1 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.23×0 works
  4. Computer Science2.18×4 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.55×0 works
  6. Chemical Engineering1.50×0 works
  7. Mathematics1.27×0 works
  8. Energy1.25×0 works
  9. Materials Science1.22×1 works
  10. Environmental Science1.21×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.95×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.89×1 works
  13. Social Sciences0.87×2 works
  14. Medicine0.78×3 works
  15. Neuroscience0.77×0 works
  16. Engineering0.60×2 works
  17. Health Professions0.57×0 works
  18. Physics and Astronomy0.50×0 works
  19. Psychology0.22×0 works
  20. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×0 works

Who are the top researchers at FX Palo Alto Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Bill N. Schilit, Chunyuan Liao and Daniel Avrahami lead among researchers whose main affiliation is FX Palo Alto Laboratory.

  1. 1 Bill N. Schilit United States · #458,112 worldwide 9.9k citations · 73 works
  2. 2 Chunyuan Liao United States · #671,478 worldwide 3.9k citations · 64 works
  3. 3 Daniel Avrahami United States · #751,297 worldwide 3.3k citations · 52 works
  4. 4 Michael R. Elashoff United States · #847,787 worldwide 4.7k citations · 92 works
  5. 5 Jonathan T. Foote United States · #860,822 worldwide 5.2k citations · 129 works
  6. 6 Sara A. Bly United States · #862,745 worldwide 4.4k citations · 79 works
  7. 7 Livia Polanyi United States · #1,046,712 worldwide 2.5k citations · 42 works
  8. 8 John S. Boreczky United States · #1,138,322 worldwide 1.8k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Tatyana Churakova United States · #1,241,072 worldwide 8.3k citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Francine Chen United States · #1,305,684 worldwide 3.9k citations · 123 works
All ranked researchers at FX Palo Alto Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from FX Palo Alto Laboratory?

The most cited paper from FX Palo Alto Laboratory is "IL-23 drives a pathogenic T cell population that induces autoimmune inflammation" (Claire L. Langrish, Yi Chen, Wendy M. Blumenschein et al., 2005), with 4,112 citations. Next come "Interleukin-23 rather than interleukin-12 is the critical cytokine for autoimmune inflammation of the brain" (2,926) and "IL-10 inhibits cytokine production by activated macrophages" (2,923).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 IL-23 drives a pathogenic T cell population that induces autoimmune inflammation Claire L. Langrish, Yi Chen, Wendy M. Blumenschein et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 17 Jan 2005 4,112
2 Interleukin-23 rather than interleukin-12 is the critical cytokine for autoimmune inflammation of the brain Daniel J. Cua, Jonathan P. Sherlock, Yi Chen et al. · Nature Feb 2003 2,926
3 IL-10 inhibits cytokine production by activated macrophages David Franklin Fiorentino, Albert Zlotnik, Tim R. Mosmann et al. · The Journal of Immunology Open access Dec 1991 2,923
4 Content-Based Recommendation Systems Michael J. Pazzani, Daniel Billsus · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 14 May 2007 2,549
5 Human epithelial cells trigger dendritic cell–mediated allergic inflammation by producing TSLP Vassili Soumelis, Pedro Antonio Reche, Holger Kanzler et al. · Nature Immunology Open access 10 Jun 2002 2,186
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at FX Palo Alto Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Pedagogy, Sustainability, Bioinformatics, Data Integration, Protein, Vulnerability and Mortality.

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

All 10 words, with their numbers
  1. Machine Learning2▲ 3.3×8 topics
  2. Sustainability2▲ 3.3×5 topics
  3. Deep Learning2▲ 1.95×6 topics
  4. Climate Change1▲ 2.2×3 topics
  5. Pedagogy1▲ 11×2 topics
  6. Bioinformatics1▲ 38×2 topics
  7. Data Integration1▲ 26×2 topics
  8. Mortality1▲ 7.9×2 topics
  9. Protein1▲ 37×2 topics
  10. Vulnerability1▲ 19×2 topics

Which research topics does FX Palo Alto Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Education, Innovation and Language Studies, Economic and Industrial Development, Machine Learning in Bioinformatics and Climate Change and Health Impacts.

Education, Innovation an…1Education, Innovation and Language Studies: 1 fractional worksEconomic and Industrial …1Economic and Industrial Development: 1 fractional worksMachine Learning in Bioinformatics: 1 fractional worksClimate Change and Healt…1Climate Change and Health Impacts: 1 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining a…1Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional worksMedical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Graph Neural Ne…0Advanced Graph Neural Networks: 0 fractional worksEngineering and Agricultural Innovations: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional works
EducationEconomics and EconometricsMolecular BiologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis5 others

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

  1. 1 Education, Innovation and Language Studies Education 1 works
  2. 2 Economic and Industrial Development Economics and Econometrics 1 works
  3. 3 Machine Learning in Bioinformatics Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 1 works
  5. 5 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 works
  7. 7 Medical, Sociocultural, and Biopolitical Studies Political Science and International Relations 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced Graph Neural Networks Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Engineering and Agricultural Innovations Aquatic Science 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 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 available19.5%not open80.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.7%domestic only83.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has FX Palo Alto Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 68% lower 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 FX Palo Alto Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000088% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%FX Palo Alto Laboratory0.000096% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of FX Palo Alto Laboratory 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2018FX Palo Alto Laboratory8.0% in 201820002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 24.5% in 2000.

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