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Icosagen (Estonia)

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Research works
35
▲ 127% vs 2018-21
Citations
648
18.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
60%
world 40%
International
45%
world 18%
Icosagen (Estonia)

Not ranked overall: Icosagen (Estonia) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Icosagen (Estonia) work in?

In all years, 49% of research at Icosagen (Estonia) is in Life Sciences, 35% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (36%), Medicine (35%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%). It does 2.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 17 fractional works · 49.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 35.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 24.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 7.4% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 4.2% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 12 fractional works · 35.5% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 34.9% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 8.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 4 fractional works · 10.8% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 2.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKIcosagen(Estonia)35fractional works, all years
Life Sciences49%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences35%Social Sciences4%

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 17 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1235.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology37.4%
    3. Neuroscience13.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences11.9%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.5%
    1. Medicine1234.9%
    2. Health Professions00.5%
    1. Engineering13.5%
    2. Environmental Science12.7%
    3. Chemistry12.5%
    4. Materials Science11.5%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.4%
    6. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    7. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences12.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities01.0%
    3. Psychology00.9%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.65× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.75× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.45× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.17× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.05× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.85× its world share, 4 worksMedicineSocial 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: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology8.45×1 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.75×4 works
  3. Medicine1.85×4 works
  4. Chemistry1.17×0 works
  5. Materials Science1.05×0 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.65×0 works
  7. Environmental Science0.58×0 works
  8. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  9. Health Professions0.24×0 works
  10. Social Sciences0.08×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  12. Engineering0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Icosagen (Estonia)?

Ranked on the quality score, Urve Toots lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Icosagen (Estonia).

  1. 1 Urve Toots Estonia · #2,579,568 worldwide 409 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Icosagen (Estonia)

What are the most cited papers from Icosagen (Estonia)?

The most cited paper from Icosagen (Estonia) is "Cell division in Escherichia colicultures monitored at single cell resolution" (Johanna Roostalu, Arvi Jõers, Hannes Luidalepp et al., 2008), with 194 citations. Next come "Separation of virus-like particles and extracellular vesicles by flow-through and heparin affinity chromatography" (95) and "Purification of HIV-1 gag virus-like particles and separation of other extracellular particles" (92).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Cell division in Escherichia colicultures monitored at single cell resolution Johanna Roostalu, Arvi Jõers, Hannes Luidalepp et al. · BMC Microbiology Open access 23 Apr 2008 194
2 Separation of virus-like particles and extracellular vesicles by flow-through and heparin affinity chromatography Katrin Reiter, Patrícia Pereira Aguilar, Viktoria Wetter et al. · Journal of Chromatography A Open access 18 Dec 2018 95
3 Purification of HIV-1 gag virus-like particles and separation of other extracellular particles Petra Steppert, Daniel Burgstaller, Miriam Klausberger et al. · Journal of Chromatography A Open access 18 May 2016 92
4 RIG-I and MDA-5 Detection of Viral RNA-dependent RNA Polymerase Activity Restricts Positive-Strand RNA Virus Replication Andrei Nikonov, Tarmo Mölder, Rein Sikut et al. · PLoS Pathogens Open access 5 Sep 2013 80
5 Quantification and characterization of virus-like particles by size-exclusion chromatography and nanoparticle tracking analysis Petra Steppert, Daniel Burgstaller, Miriam Klausberger et al. · Journal of Chromatography A Open access 5 Jan 2017 78
All 88 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Icosagen (Estonia)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Gene Therapy, Ion Channels, Immune Response, Glycosylation, Vaccine, Immunotherapy and Global Burden.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 3.3×21 topics
  2. Gene Therapy3▲ 31×4 topics
  3. Ion Channels2▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Glycosylation2▲ 29×3 topics
  5. Immune Response2▲ 10×8 topics
  6. Vaccine2▲ 14×6 topics
  7. Inflammation2▲ 2.2×10 topics
  8. Immunotherapy2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  9. Global Burden2▲ 8.6×3 topics
  10. Human Papillomavirus2▲ 36×3 topics
  11. Cell Signaling2▲ 13×2 topics
  12. Membrane Proteins2▲ 24×2 topics
  13. Neuronal Function2▲ 38×2 topics
  14. Cell Culture1▲ 36×2 topics
  15. Monoclonal Antibodies1▲ 29×3 topics
  16. Therapeutic Antibodies1▲ 31×2 topics
  17. AAV1▲ 56×1 topic
  18. Calcium Channels1▲ 52×1 topic
  19. Cancer1▲ 2.7×10 topics
  20. Cancer Incidence1▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Pathogenesis1▲ 6.7×5 topics
  22. Viral Vectors1▲ 56×1 topic
  23. Voltage-Gated Channels1▲ 52×1 topic
  24. Viral Oncoproteins1▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Cervical Cancer1▲ 32×2 topics
  26. Cytology Screening1▲ 60×1 topic
  27. Gene Silencing1▲ 27×2 topics
  28. Genetic Testing1▲ 20×2 topics
  29. HPV Vaccination1▲ 60×1 topic
  30. Mammalian Cells1▲ 78×1 topic
  31. Neurological Disorders1▲ 4.6×2 topics
  32. Recombinant Protein1▲ 78×1 topic
  33. Tumor Regression1▲ 36×2 topics
  34. Viral Transmission1▲ 32×4 topics
  35. Arrhythmias1▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.7×6 topics
  37. Long-QT Syndrome1▲ 39×1 topic
  38. Neurotransmission1▲ 22×1 topic
  39. Sexually Transmitted Infections1▲ 53×2 topics
  40. Synaptic Plasticity1▲ 9.3×1 topic

Which research topics does Icosagen (Estonia) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, CAR-T cell therapy research, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases and Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects.

Monoclonal and Polyclona…1Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy resea…0CAR-T cell therapy research: 0 fractional worksAtherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases: 0 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 0 fractional worksCancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 0 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 0 fractional worksCancer-related Molecular…0Cancer-related Molecular Pathways: 0 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 0 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingOncologyImmunologyMolecular Biology4 others

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

  1. 1 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 0 works
  3. 3 Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases Immunology 0 works
  4. 4 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  6. 6 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 0 works
  7. 7 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 0 works
  8. 8 Cancer-related Molecular Pathways Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 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 available60.1%not open39.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.8%domestic only55.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Icosagen (Estonia)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 127% 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 Icosagen (Estonia) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000047% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Icosagen (Estonia)0.000062% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Icosagen (Estonia) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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