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HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

In research, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,311 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology and Molecular Biology (Genetics is 25.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#13,822
of 22,385 · #7,341 all time
Rank in United States
#1,940
of 3,332
Research works
352
▼ 8% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
62.2 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
24%
world 18%
HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

What is HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology known for in research?

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

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #1,311 of 6,403 14.4%67 #1418

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology 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 HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology work in?

In 2022-now, 77% of research at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is in Life Sciences, 16% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (49%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (22%), Medicine (14%). It does 4.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 78 fractional works · 76.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 49.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 23 fractional works · 22.3% of its workGenetics: 22 fractional works · 21.5% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 22.4% of its workPlant Science: 17 fractional works · 17.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAquatic Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.9% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 15.9% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 14.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 5.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKHudsonAlphaInstitute for…102fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences77%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences16%Social Sciences2%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5049.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences2322.4%
    3. Neuroscience32.9%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.2%
    5. Immunology and Microbiology11.1%
    1. Medicine1414.1%
    2. Nursing10.9%
    3. Veterinary10.5%
    4. Health Professions00.4%
    1. Environmental Science33.2%
    2. Engineering10.9%
    3. Chemistry10.6%
    4. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    5. Energy00.2%
    6. Computer Science00.2%
    7. Mathematics00.2%
    8. Materials Science00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Psychology00.4%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    3. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    4. Social Sciences00.3%
    5. Decision Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 25.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 21.8 works26×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 49.9 works9.2×
  3. Molecular BiologySubfield · 22.7 works7.4×
  4. Life SciencesDomain · 78.0 works5.9×
← 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: 4.72× its world share, 23 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9.21× its world share, 50 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.80× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.73× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 1.84× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.82× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× 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, 9.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology9.21×50 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.72×23 works
  3. Veterinary3.82×0 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.26×1 works
  5. Nursing1.84×1 works
  6. Neuroscience1.80×3 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.12×1 works
  8. Medicine0.73×14 works
  9. Environmental Science0.64×3 works
  10. Chemistry0.39×1 works
  11. Energy0.27×0 works
  12. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×0 works
  13. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.18×0 works
  14. Chemical Engineering0.16×0 works
  15. Health Professions0.15×0 works
  16. Mathematics0.14×0 works
  17. Psychology0.14×0 works
  18. Arts and Humanities0.12×0 works
  19. Engineering0.06×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.04×0 works
  21. Computer Science0.03×0 works
  22. Social Sciences0.03×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.02×0 works

Who are the top researchers at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology?

Ranked on the quality score, Jeremy Schmutz, Jane Grimwood and R Myers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.

  1. 1 Jeremy Schmutz United States · #1,511 worldwide 101k citations · 514 works
  2. 2 Jane Grimwood United States · #1,798 worldwide 57k citations · 308 works
  3. 3 R Myers United States · #6,164 worldwide 138k citations · 1,327 works
  4. 4 Jerry W. Jenkins United States · #6,686 worldwide 24k citations · 247 works
  5. 5 Shawn Levy United States · #19,014 worldwide 71k citations · 436 works
  6. 6 Christopher B. Plott United States · #40,762 worldwide 3.9k citations · 59 works
  7. 7 Nripesh Prasad United States · #56,654 worldwide 4.8k citations · 92 works
  8. 8 Devin Absher United States · #62,691 worldwide 40k citations · 274 works
  9. 9 John T. Lovell United States · #65,144 worldwide 4.6k citations · 126 works
  10. 10 Gregory M. Cooper United States · #67,833 worldwide 52k citations · 364 works
All ranked researchers at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology

What are the most cited papers from HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology?

The most cited paper from HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology is "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (Ian Dunham et al., 2012), with 19,751 citations. Next come "Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma" (8,268) and "Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways" (7,893).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
2 Integrated genomic analyses of ovarian carcinoma Debra Bell et al. · Nature Open access255 authors 28 Jun 2011 8,268
3 Comprehensive genomic characterization defines human glioblastoma genes and core pathways Roger E. McLendon et al. · Nature Open access231 authors 4 Sep 2008 7,893
4 A general framework for estimating the relative pathogenicity of human genetic variants Martin Kircher, Daniela Witten, Preti Jain et al. · Nature Genetics Open access 2 Feb 2014 6,711
5 Genetic studies of body mass index yield new insights for obesity biology The LifeLines Cohort Study et al. · Nature Open access487 authors 10 Feb 2015 4,954
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Variants, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation, Genetic Diversity, Gene Expression, Epigenetic Regulation, Genetic Variation and Transcription Factors.

▲ 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 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. Genetic Variants8▲ 44×2 topics
  2. Clinical Genomics8▲ 198×1 topic
  3. Sequence Interpretation8▲ 198×1 topic
  4. Genetic Diversity7▲ 15×11 topics
  5. Gene Expression6▲ 9.2×14 topics
  6. Epigenetic Regulation5▲ 23×6 topics
  7. Genetic Variation4▲ 19×7 topics
  8. Genomics4▲ 13×8 topics
  9. Transcription Factors4▲ 30×3 topics
  10. Precision Medicine4▲ 7.4×4 topics
  11. Genetics4▲ 5.0×14 topics
  12. QTL Mapping4▲ 30×6 topics
  13. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 11×9 topics
  14. Population Genetics4▲ 25×5 topics
  15. Marker-Assisted Selection3▲ 41×3 topics
  16. Small RNAs3▲ 54×2 topics
  17. Cancer Risk3▲ 14×3 topics
  18. Drought Tolerance3▲ 21×6 topics
  19. Breast Cancer3▲ 11×2 topics
  20. Genetic Testing3▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Polyploidy3▲ 58×3 topics
  22. BRCA13▲ 101×1 topic
  23. BRCA23▲ 101×1 topic
  24. Epigenetic Reprogramming3▲ 28×2 topics
  25. DNA Methylation2▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Quantitative Trait Loci2▲ 45×3 topics
  27. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 15×8 topics
  28. Breeding2▲ 31×4 topics
  29. Genome Evolution2▲ 57×1 topic
  30. Transposable Elements2▲ 107×1 topic
  31. Molecular Markers2▲ 61×2 topics
  32. Neurodegeneration2▲ 7.5×7 topics
  33. RNA-Seq2▲ 20×2 topics
  34. Cancer Epigenetics2▲ 33×1 topic
  35. Functional Genomics2▲ 27×2 topics
  36. Genome Analysis2▲ 22×3 topics
  37. Histone Modification2▲ 33×1 topic
  38. Bioinformatics2▲ 18×4 topics
  39. Genetic Mapping2▲ 26×5 topics
  40. Transcriptome Analysis2▲ 34×3 topics

Which research topics does HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Rare Diseases, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Chromosomal and Genetic Variations and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Genomics and Rare Diseases8Genomics and Rare Diseases: 8 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…3BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 3 fractional worksChromosomal and Genetic …2Chromosomal and Genetic Variations: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 2 fractional worksGenetics, Bioinformatics…2Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research: 2 fractional worksPlant Molecular Biology Research: 2 fractional worksGenetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities: 2 fractional worksGenetic diversity and population structure: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional works
GeneticsPlant ScienceMolecular Biology

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 8 works
  2. 2 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 3 works
  3. 3 Chromosomal and Genetic Variations Plant Science 2 works
  4. 4 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Genetics, Bioinformatics, and Biomedical Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Plant Molecular Biology Research Plant Science 2 works
  8. 8 Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Genetic diversity and population structure Genetics 1 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics 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 available76.7%not open23.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors23.8%domestic only76.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 8% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting2010201520202025
grewheldshrank

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 HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00037% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology0.00036% in 202520102020

Fractional works of HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology 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.

still counting20%40%HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology12.5% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 30.5% in 2016.

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