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Harvard Stem Cell Institute

In research, Harvard Stem Cell Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#677 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#722 of 3,579 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#603 of 2,175 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 11.0× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,893
of 28,054 · #1,295 all time
Rank in United States
#287
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▼ 22% vs 2013–17
Citations
146k
119.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
45.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
72%
world 28%

What is Harvard Stem Cell Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #677 of 7,800 47.6%119 #420
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #722 of 3,579 46.8%93 #346
Molecular BiologySubfield #603 of 2,175 45.1%67 #230
MedicineField #3,837 of 10,443 43.3%64 #1782
Health SciencesDomain #5,193 of 11,982 43.1%66 #2337

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Harvard Stem Cell 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#420 #677
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#346 #722
  3. Molecular Biology#230 #603
  4. Medicine#1,782 #3,837
  5. Health Sciences#2,337 #5,193
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Harvard Stem Cell Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 11.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 66.7 works11×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 93.3 works8.7×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

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: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.73× its world share, 93 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.45× its world share, 13 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.50× its world share, 11 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.53× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.20× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.66× its world share, 64 worksMedicineNursing: 0.98× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× 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, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Harvard Stem Cell Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kevin Eggan, Chad A. Cowan and Yan Hu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Harvard Stem Cell Institute.

  1. 1 Kevin Eggan United States · #78,176 worldwide 295 citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Chad A. Cowan United States · #381,921 worldwide 75 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Yan Hu United States · #435,671 worldwide 63 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Harvard Stem Cell Institute

Which keywords describe research at Harvard Stem Cell Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Gene Expression, Inflammation, Stem Cells, Oxidative Stress, Pluripotent Stem Cells, Transcriptional Regulation 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 2022–2025 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. Cancer16▲ 6.1×36 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.6×57 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress12▲ 3.8×30 topics
  4. Gene Expression11▲ 9.1×15 topics
  5. Stem Cells10▲ 20×13 topics
  6. Pluripotent Stem Cells9▲ 83×2 topics
  7. Transcriptional Regulation9▲ 27×8 topics
  8. Differentiation7▲ 57×2 topics
  9. Cancer Progression7▲ 18×8 topics
  10. Immunotherapy7▲ 4.6×14 topics
  11. Data Integration6▲ 19×2 topics
  12. RNA-Seq6▲ 29×2 topics
  13. Single-Cell6▲ 69×1 topic
  14. Transcriptomics6▲ 69×1 topic
  15. Immunity6▲ 7.5×8 topics
  16. Embryonic Stem Cells6▲ 66×1 topic
  17. Genetic Mutations6▲ 6.6×15 topics
  18. Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells6▲ 110×1 topic
  19. Apoptosis6▲ 9.0×13 topics
  20. Gene Regulation5▲ 30×4 topics
  21. Innate Immunity5▲ 8.4×10 topics
  22. Regenerative Medicine5▲ 11×5 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy5▲ 4.5×13 topics
  24. Brain Development5▲ 14×5 topics
  25. Gene Expression Regulation5▲ 22×3 topics
  26. Genome Engineering5▲ 36×1 topic
  27. RNA-Guided5▲ 36×1 topic
  28. Alternative Splicing5▲ 45×1 topic
  29. Mitochondrial Dysfunction5▲ 7.8×7 topics
  30. RNA-Binding Proteins5▲ 45×1 topic
  31. RNA methylation4▲ 25×1 topic
  32. m6A-seq4▲ 25×1 topic
  33. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 13×6 topics
  34. Neurodegeneration4▲ 7.0×8 topics
  35. Cell Death4▲ 8.8×6 topics
  36. Mechanotransduction4▲ 31×4 topics
  37. Metabolic Regulation4▲ 12×5 topics
  38. Zebrafish4▲ 99×2 topics
  39. Cancer Immunotherapy4▲ 13×3 topics
  40. Hematopoietic Stem Cells4▲ 23×3 topics

Which research topics does Harvard Stem Cell Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Pluripotent Stem Cells Research, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and RNA Research and Splicing.

Single-cell and spatial …6Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 6 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells R…6Pluripotent Stem Cells Research: 6 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…5CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 5 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing5RNA Research and Splicing: 5 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 4 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 3 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer3Immune cells in cancer: 3 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 3 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 3 fractional worksRenal and related cancers3Renal and related cancers: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologySurgeryImmunology

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

  1. 1 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 6 works
  2. 2 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 6 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 5 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 5 works
  5. 5 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 3 works
  7. 7 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 3 works
  8. 8 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Renal and related cancers Molecular Biology 3 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 available72.3%not open27.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.0%domestic only68.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Harvard Stem Cell Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 22% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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