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Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

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Research works
81
▲ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
9k
111.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
26.7%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
61%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

Not ranked overall: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation work in?

In all years, 32% of research at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is in Health Sciences, 29% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (19%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (17%), Health Professions (13%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 26 fractional works · 31.8% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 18.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 4 fractional works · 5.0% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workFamily Practice: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 10 fractional works · 12.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workRadiological and Ultrasound Technology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLeadership and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 23 fractional works · 28.8% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 14 fractional works · 17.5% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 13.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workInsect Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workForestry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 9.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 24.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 12.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 4 fractional works · 4.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInstrumentation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workOceanography: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 12 fractional works · 14.8% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDevelopment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHuman Factors and Ergonomics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKGordon and BettyMoore Foundation81fractional works, all years
Life Sciences29%Physical Sciences25%Health Sciences32%Social Sciences15%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine1518.6%
    2. Health Professions1012.9%
    3. Nursing00.3%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1417.5%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology89.8%
    3. Neuroscience10.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology00.0%
    1. Environmental Science1012.7%
    2. Physics and Astronomy44.7%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences22.4%
    4. Engineering22.0%
    5. Computer Science11.7%
    6. Materials Science10.7%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Energy00.1%
    9. Chemistry00.1%
    1. Social Sciences44.5%
    2. Decision Sciences34.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance23.0%
    4. Psychology22.0%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    6. Arts and Humanities00.3%
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: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.42× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.45× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.50× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 6.86× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.29× its world share, 6 worksMedicineDecision Sciences: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.78× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Health Professions, 6.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Health Professions6.86×2 works
  2. Medicine2.29×6 works
  3. Neuroscience1.50×0 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.50×0 works
  5. Environmental Science1.45×1 works
  6. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.42×0 works
  7. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.35×1 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.84×0 works
  9. Psychology0.78×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.38×1 works
  11. Engineering0.37×1 works
  12. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.28×0 works
  13. Mathematics0.17×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.16×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation?

Ranked on the quality score, Richard Margoluis lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

  1. 1 Richard Margoluis United States · #262,262 worldwide 2.9k citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation

What are the most cited papers from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation?

The most cited paper from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is "Drought Sensitivity of the Amazon Rainforest" (Oliver Lawrence Phillips et al., 2009), with 1,928 citations. Next come "Growth–Defense Tradeoffs in Plants: A Balancing Act to Optimize Fitness" (1,911) and "Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: Myths and Mechanisms" (1,900).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Drought Sensitivity of the Amazon Rainforest Oliver Lawrence Phillips et al. · Science Open access 5 Mar 2009 1,928
2 Growth–Defense Tradeoffs in Plants: A Balancing Act to Optimize Fitness Bethany Huot, Jian Yao, Beronda L. Montgomery et al. · Molecular Plant Open access 28 Apr 2014 1,911
3 Transgenerational Epigenetic Inheritance: Myths and Mechanisms Édith Heard, Robert A. Martienssen · Cell Open access Mar 2014 1,900
4 Population diversity and the portfolio effect in an exploited species Daniel E. Schindler, Ray Hilborn, Brandon E. Chasco et al. · Nature Jun 2010 1,633
5 Systemic Acquired Resistance: Turning Local Infection into Global Defense Zheng Qing Fu, Xinnian Dong · Annual Review of Plant Biology Review Feb 2013 1,568
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Climate Change, Quality Improvement, Genomics, Epigenetic Regulation, Primary Care, Public Health, Biodiversity and Health Care Costs.

▲ 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. Climate Change7▲ 3.0×27 topics
  2. Public Health4▲ 3.4×10 topics
  3. Quality Improvement4▲ 21×7 topics
  4. Biodiversity3▲ 4.9×14 topics
  5. Genomics3▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 16×4 topics
  7. Invasive Species3▲ 5.7×8 topics
  8. Primary Care3▲ 8.0×8 topics
  9. Gene Expression3▲ 5.3×7 topics
  10. Health Care Costs2▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Habitat Fragmentation2▲ 9.8×4 topics
  12. Plant Immunity2▲ 31×2 topics
  13. Transcription Factors2▲ 19×3 topics
  14. Bioinformatics2▲ 23×2 topics
  15. Biodiversity Conservation2▲ 9.0×5 topics
  16. Clinical Trials2▲ 3.9×5 topics
  17. Health Equity2▲ 13×4 topics
  18. Land Use Change2▲ 8.3×4 topics
  19. Policy2▲ 14×2 topics
  20. Root Exudates2▲ 41×2 topics
  21. Microbial Pathogens2▲ 53×1 topic
  22. Patient Engagement2▲ 26×3 topics
  23. Patient-Centered Care2▲ 37×2 topics
  24. Rhizosphere Interactions2▲ 33×1 topic
  25. Community Health2▲ 16×2 topics
  26. Intensive Care Unit2▲ 21×2 topics
  27. Choosing Wisely2▲ 104×1 topic
  28. Development2▲ 6.2×1 topic
  29. Low-Value Care2▲ 104×1 topic
  30. MicroRNA2▲ 21×2 topics
  31. Plant2▲ 47×1 topic
  32. Reflective Practice2▲ 12×2 topics
  33. Critical Care2▲ 8.7×2 topics
  34. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Healthcare Quality2▲ 17×4 topics
  36. Health Promotion2▲ 6.5×2 topics
  37. Health System Performance2▲ 121×1 topic
  38. Population Health2▲ 61×1 topic
  39. Training2▲ 9.8×2 topics
  40. Polyploidy1▲ 25×3 topics

Which research topics does Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Public Health Policies and Education, Ethics in Clinical Research, Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills and Health and Medical Research Impacts.

Public Health Policies and Education: 1 fractional worksEthics in Clinical Research: 1 fractional worksClinical Reasoning and D…1Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills: 1 fractional worksHealth and Medical Resea…1Health and Medical Research Impacts: 1 fractional worksHealthcare cost, quality, practices: 1 fractional worksIntensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders: 0 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…0Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 0 fractional worksRespiratory Support and Mechanisms: 0 fractional worksBiomedical and Engineering Education: 0 fractional worksClimate Change and Health Impacts: 0 fractional works
General Health ProfessionsPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthFamily PracticeCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Public Health Policies and Education General Health Professions 1 works
  2. 2 Ethics in Clinical Research Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  3. 3 Clinical Reasoning and Diagnostic Skills Family Practice 1 works
  4. 4 Health and Medical Research Impacts Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  5. 5 Healthcare cost, quality, practices General Health Professions 1 works
  6. 6 Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 0 works
  8. 8 Respiratory Support and Mechanisms Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Biomedical and Engineering Education Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  10. 10 Climate Change and Health Impacts Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis 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 available61.0%not open39.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.5%domestic only68.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% 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 Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00011% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation0.000040% in 20251990200020102020

Fractional works of Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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