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Human Genome Sciences (United States)

In research, Human Genome Sciences (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,988 of 11,023 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,398 of 5,801 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,967 of 3,729 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Life Sciences (Life Sciences is 4.0× its share of world research).

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World rank, all time
#17,885
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#3,725
of 7,310
Research works
560
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
91.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.2%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.24×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
31%
world 18%
Human Genome Sciences (United States)

What is Human Genome Sciences (United States) 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,988 of 11,023 20.5%351
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,398 of 5,801 20.1%250
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,967 of 3,729 18.9%164
MedicineField #8,460 of 14,558 21.5%165
Health SciencesDomain #10,001 of 16,688 21.4%172

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Human Genome Sciences (United States) 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 Human Genome Sciences (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 52% of research at Human Genome Sciences (United States) is in Life Sciences, 39% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (41%), Medicine (35%), Immunology and Microbiology (6%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 21 fractional works · 52.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 16 fractional works · 40.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 24.3% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 7.9% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% 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: 16 fractional works · 39.3% of its workMedicine: 14 fractional works · 35.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workUrology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFamily Practice: 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 workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 2 fractional works · 5.9% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workApplied Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKHuman GenomeSciences (United…40fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences52%Physical Sciences6%Health Sciences39%Social Sciences3%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1640.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.9%
    3. Neuroscience13.2%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences12.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine1435.2%
    2. Dentistry11.8%
    3. Health Professions11.6%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Nursing00.3%
    1. Environmental Science12.6%
    2. Computer Science01.2%
    3. Mathematics00.8%
    4. Chemistry00.7%
    5. Engineering00.4%
    6. Materials Science00.2%
    1. Social Sciences01.1%
    2. Decision Sciences00.8%
    3. Psychology00.6%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Human Genome Sciences (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Life Sciences takes 4.0× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Life SciencesDomain · 20.9 works4.0×
← 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: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.66× its world share, 16 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.89× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.95× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.36× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.46× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 3.83× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.83× its world share, 14 worksMedicineNursing: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 2.65× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial 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, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.66×16 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology5.89×2 works
  3. Dentistry3.83×1 works
  4. Veterinary2.65×0 works
  5. Neuroscience1.95×1 works
  6. Medicine1.83×14 works
  7. Decision Sciences0.83×0 works
  8. Nursing0.66×0 works
  9. Mathematics0.65×0 works
  10. Health Professions0.59×1 works
  11. Environmental Science0.52×1 works
  12. Chemistry0.46×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.44×1 works
  14. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.36×0 works
  15. Psychology0.19×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.15×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.10×0 works
  18. Social Sciences0.08×0 works
  19. Materials Science0.06×0 works
  20. Engineering0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Human Genome Sciences (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Samuel V. Angiuoli, Derek M. Murphy and Eniko Papp lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Human Genome Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Samuel V. Angiuoli United States · #22,171 worldwide 22k citations · 176 works
  2. 2 Derek M. Murphy United States · #149,023 worldwide 3.7k citations · 95 works
  3. 3 Eniko Papp United States · #227,401 worldwide 3.8k citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Reiner Gentz United States · #233,460 worldwide 20k citations · 103 works
  5. 5 Lisa M. Kann United States · #240,675 worldwide 28k citations · 60 works
  6. 6 Viktor V. Roschke United States · #252,634 worldwide 7k citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Z. John Zhong United States · #289,585 worldwide 7.5k citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Sonya T. Parpart-Li United States · #341,642 worldwide 2.7k citations · 49 works
  9. 9 William W. Freimuth United States · #475,806 worldwide 9.8k citations · 67 works
  10. 10 David M. Hilbert United States · #577,238 worldwide 11k citations · 116 works
All ranked researchers at Human Genome Sciences (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Human Genome Sciences (United States)?

The most cited paper from Human Genome Sciences (United States) is "De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis" (Brian J. Haas et al., 2013), with 9,312 citations. Next come "Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues" (4,762) and "Global variation in copy number in the human genome" (4,397).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 De novo transcript sequence reconstruction from RNA-seq using the Trinity platform for reference generation and analysis Brian J. Haas et al. · Nature Protocols Open access 11 Jul 2013 9,312
2 Genetic effects on gene expression across human tissues François Aguet et al. · Nature Open access250 authors 10 Oct 2017 4,762
3 Global variation in copy number in the human genome Richard Redon et al. · Nature Open access Nov 2006 4,397
4 The complete genome sequence of the gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori Jean-F. Tomb et al. · Nature Open access 7 Aug 1997 3,570
5 Comprehensive molecular characterization of urothelial bladder carcinoma John N. Weinstein et al. · Nature Open access294 authors 28 Jan 2014 3,110
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Human Genome Sciences (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Targeted Therapy, Epidemiology, Cancer Genomics, Mutational Signatures, Gene Expression, Chemotherapy, RNA-Seq and Data Integration.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology5▲ 3.1×35 topics
  2. Targeted Therapy3▲ 37×3 topics
  3. Cancer Genomics3▲ 98×1 topic
  4. Gene Expression3▲ 11×7 topics
  5. Mutational Signatures3▲ 98×1 topic
  6. Chemotherapy2▲ 6.8×8 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 1.99×20 topics
  8. Data Integration2▲ 23×3 topics
  9. RNA-Seq2▲ 34×2 topics
  10. Single-Cell1▲ 66×1 topic
  11. Transcriptomics1▲ 66×1 topic
  12. Genetics1▲ 4.7×8 topics
  13. Machine Learning1◆ 0.95×5 topics
  14. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.1×9 topics
  15. Oxidative Stress1▲ 1.85×13 topics
  16. Cancer1▲ 2.1×14 topics
  17. Cancer Progression1▲ 16×2 topics
  18. Drug Resistance1▲ 9.2×5 topics
  19. Gene Expression Regulation1▲ 26×2 topics
  20. Stem Cells1▲ 10×6 topics
  21. Clinical Trials1▲ 3.9×5 topics
  22. Genomics1▲ 8.7×7 topics
  23. Molecular Characterization1▲ 14×3 topics
  24. RNA methylation1▲ 30×1 topic
  25. Vaccine Development1▲ 9.8×7 topics
  26. m6A-seq1▲ 30×1 topic

Which research topics does Human Genome Sciences (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, RNA modifications and cancer and Gut microbiota and health.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…3Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …1Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 1 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…1RNA modifications and cancer: 1 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 1 fractional worksMuscle Physiology and Disorders: 0 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 0 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 0 fractional worksClostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research: 0 fractional worksTrypanosoma species research and implications: 0 fractional worksvaccines and immunoinformatics approaches: 0 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  2. 2 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 1 works
  4. 4 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  7. 7 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Clostridium difficile and Clostridium perfringens research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  9. 9 Trypanosoma species research and implications Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 vaccines and immunoinformatics approaches Molecular Biology 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.2%domestic only68.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Human Genome Sciences (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower 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 Human Genome Sciences (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00015% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%Human Genome Sciences (United States)0.00016% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Human Genome Sciences (United States) 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.

20%40%Human Genome Sciences (United States)14.8% in 2007all institutions10.0% in 20072000

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 35.3% in 1997.

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