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Human Genome Sciences (United States)

In research, Human Genome Sciences (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,531 of 14,347 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,842 of 7,814 worldwide) and Medicine (#6,150 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#4,252
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,023
of 8,685
Research works
560
▼ 39% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
91.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.8%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

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 #1,531 of 14,347 32.3%351
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,842 of 7,814 30.7%250
MedicineField #6,150 of 17,978 28.8%165
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,734 of 4,961 29.8%164
Health SciencesDomain #8,042 of 20,462 28.9%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.34× its world share, 14 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.18× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.82× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 4.12× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.75× its world share, 11 worksMedicineNursing: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.36× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Siân Jones, John K. Simmons and Steve Ruben lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Human Genome Sciences (United States).

  1. 1 Siân Jones United States · #65,212 worldwide 784 citations · 26 works
  2. 2 John K. Simmons United States · #1,372,193 worldwide 25 citations · 16 works
  3. 3 Steve Ruben United States · #1,574,143 worldwide 24 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Human Genome Sciences (United States)

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

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Targeted Therapy, Cancer Genomics, Mutational Signatures, Gene Expression, Epidemiology, RNA-Seq, Data Integration and Chemotherapy.

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

All 19 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology3▲ 2.6×28 topics
  2. Targeted Therapy3▲ 45×3 topics
  3. Cancer Genomics3▲ 121×1 topic
  4. Mutational Signatures3▲ 121×1 topic
  5. Gene Expression2▲ 13×7 topics
  6. RNA-Seq2▲ 42×2 topics
  7. Chemotherapy1▲ 6.4×7 topics
  8. Data Integration1▲ 27×3 topics
  9. Inflammation1▲ 2.1×15 topics
  10. Genetics1▲ 5.5×8 topics
  11. Machine Learning1▲ 1.16×5 topics
  12. Single-Cell1▲ 87×1 topic
  13. Transcriptomics1▲ 87×1 topic
  14. Cancer Progression1▲ 18×2 topics
  15. Gene Expression Regulation1▲ 31×2 topics
  16. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.7×8 topics
  17. Stem Cells1▲ 14×6 topics
  18. RNA methylation1▲ 36×1 topic
  19. m6A-seq1▲ 36×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022–2025: 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 worksHair Growth and Disorders: 0 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 0 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPathology and Forensic Medicine3 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 Hair Growth and Disorders Urology 0 works
  9. 9 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Rare Diseases 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 available41.7%not open58.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 39% 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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