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Geron (United States)

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World rank, all time
#34,117
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#7,167
of 7,310
Research works
124
▲ 67% vs 2018-21
Citations
19k
152.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
30%
world 40%
International
20%
world 18%
Geron (United States)

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

In all years, 47% of research at Geron (United States) is in Life Sciences, 41% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (42%), Medicine (40%), Engineering (5%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 58 fractional works · 46.6% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 41.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 41 fractional works · 33.2% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAging: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 51 fractional works · 41.2% of its workMedicine: 50 fractional works · 40.0% of its workPhysiology: 22 fractional works · 17.5% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 5.2% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSurgery: 4 fractional works · 3.0% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOccupational Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 13 fractional works · 10.1% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 4.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKGeron (UnitedStates)124fractional works, all years
Life Sciences47%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences41%Social Sciences2%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5241.6%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology32.2%
    3. Neuroscience21.9%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences10.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine5040.0%
    2. Health Professions10.8%
    3. Nursing00.4%
    1. Engineering64.6%
    2. Environmental Science32.4%
    3. Materials Science21.6%
    4. Chemistry10.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.5%
    6. Mathematics00.2%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    8. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.3%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.3%
    4. Psychology00.2%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.08× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.93× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMedicine: 3.67× its world share, 6 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 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, 4.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.08×2 works
  2. Medicine3.67×6 works
  3. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.93×0 works
  4. Chemistry1.30×0 works
  5. Immunology and Microbiology0.93×0 works
  6. Arts and Humanities0.35×0 works
  7. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.32×0 works
  8. Environmental Science0.27×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.08×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Geron (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Melissa K. Carpenter, Choy‐Pik Chiu and Fei Huang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Geron (United States).

  1. 1 Melissa K. Carpenter United States · #218,481 worldwide 17k citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Choy‐Pik Chiu United States · #265,653 worldwide 15k citations · 26 works
  3. 3 Fei Huang United States · #383,207 worldwide 4.9k citations · 190 works
  4. 4 Catherine A. Priest United States · #535,500 worldwide 3k citations · 41 works
  5. 5 Serge Lichtsteiner United States · #800,458 worldwide 8.8k citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Ralph Brandenberger United States · #936,182 worldwide 3.1k citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Sergei M Gryaznov United States · #1,241,049 worldwide 6.1k citations · 174 works
  8. 8 Allison C. Chin United States · #1,923,517 worldwide 1.5k citations · 28 works
All ranked researchers at Geron (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Geron (United States) is "Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer" (Nam W. Kim, Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek, Karen R. Prowse et al., 1994), with 7,190 citations. Next come "International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury (Revised 2011)" (2,350) and "The RNA Component of Human Telomerase" (2,263).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Specific Association of Human Telomerase Activity with Immortal Cells and Cancer Nam W. Kim, Mieczyslaw A. Piatyszek, Karen R. Prowse et al. · Science 23 Dec 1994 7,190
2 International standards for neurological classification of spinal cord injury (Revised 2011) Steven Kirshblum, Stephen P. Burns, Fin Biering‐Sørensen et al. · Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine Open access Nov 2011 2,350
3 The RNA Component of Human Telomerase Junli Feng, Walter D. Funk, Sy-Shi Wang et al. · Science Sep 1995 2,263
4 Cardiomyocytes derived from human embryonic stem cells in pro-survival factors enhance function of infarcted rat hearts Michael A. Laflamme, Kent Y Chen, Anna V. Naumova et al. · Nature Biotechnology 26 Aug 2007 2,229
5 Feeder-free growth of undifferentiated human embryonic stem cells Chunhui Xu, Margaret S. Inokuma, Jerrod Denham et al. · Nature Biotechnology Oct 2001 1,876
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Which keywords describe research at Geron (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Aging, Inflammation, Stem Cells, Tumor Suppression, Senescence, Telomere, Gene Therapy and Differentiation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Aging24▲ 38×5 topics
  2. Inflammation24▲ 8.2×16 topics
  3. Stem Cells22▲ 59×4 topics
  4. Tumor Suppression21▲ 149×3 topics
  5. Senescence21▲ 1177×1 topic
  6. Telomere21▲ 1177×1 topic
  7. Gene Therapy11▲ 34×5 topics
  8. Differentiation10▲ 111×2 topics
  9. Embryonic Stem Cells8▲ 91×2 topics
  10. Transcriptional Regulation8▲ 26×5 topics
  11. Pluripotent Stem Cells8▲ 92×2 topics
  12. Gene Silencing8▲ 51×2 topics
  13. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells8▲ 174×1 topic
  14. RNA Interference8▲ 54×1 topic
  15. Reprogramming8▲ 174×1 topic
  16. siRNA Delivery8▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Nanoparticles7▲ 4.3×3 topics
  18. Biosensors7▲ 9.8×2 topics
  19. DNA nanotechnology7▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Self-Assembly7▲ 14×1 topic
  21. Oxidative Stress6▲ 2.5×11 topics
  22. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 17×3 topics
  23. Genomic Stability5▲ 39×2 topics
  24. Nucleic Acids4▲ 49×2 topics
  25. Therapeutic Targets4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. DNA Structure4▲ 57×1 topic
  27. G-Quadruplexes4▲ 57×1 topic
  28. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 35×3 topics
  29. Prognostic Factors4▲ 7.9×3 topics
  30. AML4▲ 67×1 topic
  31. Acute Myeloid Leukemia4▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Genetic Regulation4▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Mitochondrial Function3▲ 16×2 topics
  34. Caloric Restriction3▲ 89×1 topic
  35. Extracellular Matrix3▲ 9.6×3 topics
  36. Longevity3▲ 30×1 topic
  37. Mesenchymal Stem Cells3▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Regeneration3▲ 13×2 topics
  39. Therapeutic3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Transplantation3▲ 19×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research, Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment, Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence and Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders.

Acute Myeloid Leukemia R…2Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksMyeloproliferative Neopl…1Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksTelomeres, Telomerase, a…1Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence: 1 fractional worksHemoglobinopathies and R…1Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…0RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Tech…0Cell Image Analysis Techniques: 0 fractional worksChronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksBlood disorders and treatments: 0 fractional works
HematologyGeneticsPhysiologyMolecular Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 2 works
  2. 2 Myeloproliferative Neoplasms: Diagnosis and Treatment Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence Physiology 1 works
  4. 4 Hemoglobinopathies and Related Disorders Genetics 1 works
  5. 5 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 0 works
  7. 7 Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Treatments Hematology 0 works
  8. 8 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Blood disorders and treatments Genetics 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 available30.4%not open69.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.2%domestic only79.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 67% 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 Geron (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000050% in 2024.

still counting0.00025%0.00050%0.00075%Geron (United States)0.000039% in 2025200020102020

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

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