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Inspire Institute

In research, Inspire Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#5,221 of 16,688 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#7,584 of 17,446 worldwide) and Social Sciences (#9,941 of 14,833 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#9,190
of 22,385 · #5,632 all time
Rank in United States
#1,243
of 3,332
Research works
534
▲ 9% vs 2018-21
Citations
29k
53.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
13.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.09×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
53%
world 40%
International
34%
world 18%
Inspire Institute

What is Inspire Institute 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
Health SciencesDomain #5,221 of 16,688 14.2%125
Physical SciencesDomain #7,584 of 17,446 15.6%192
Social SciencesDomain #9,941 of 14,833 9.8%125

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Inspire 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Inspire Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Inspire Institute is in Physical Sciences, 23% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (18%), Engineering (17%), Social Sciences (10%).

Physical Sciences: 60 fractional works · 38.9% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 17.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 8 fractional works · 5.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 3.8% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArchitecture: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 13 fractional works · 8.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeometry and Topology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 35 fractional works · 22.7% of its workMedicine: 28 fractional works · 17.9% of its workSurgery: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth Professions: 6 fractional works · 4.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 34 fractional works · 22.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 9.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 3.5% of its workEducation: 5 fractional works · 3.1% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGender Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGeneral Social Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 9 fractional works · 5.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workClinical Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workApplied Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAccounting: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMarketing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 3 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHistory and Philosophy of Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workLife Sciences: 25 fractional works · 16.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 12 fractional works · 7.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 8 fractional works · 5.3% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 6 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 2.5% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKInspire Institute154fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences16%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences22%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2717.2%
    2. Computer Science138.6%
    3. Environmental Science64.0%
    4. Physics and Astronomy52.9%
    5. Materials Science42.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.8%
    7. Energy10.7%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Mathematics10.5%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.4%
    1. Medicine2817.9%
    2. Health Professions64.0%
    3. Dentistry10.3%
    4. Nursing10.3%
    5. Veterinary00.1%
    1. Social Sciences159.9%
    2. Psychology95.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting42.7%
    4. Decision Sciences42.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities10.9%
    6. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.9%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology127.8%
    2. Neuroscience63.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences42.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.4%
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: 0.53× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.47× its world share, 12 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.78× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.12× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.15× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.11× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.14× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.15× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.80× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.66× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.33× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.71× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.52× its world share, 6 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.93× its world share, 28 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.32× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.83× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 2.37× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.81× its world share, 8 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.78× its world share, 15 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Decision Sciences, 2.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Decision Sciences2.37×4 works
  2. Neuroscience2.25×6 works
  3. Psychology1.81×8 works
  4. Immunology and Microbiology1.78×3 works
  5. Health Professions1.52×6 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.47×12 works
  7. Physics and Astronomy1.33×4 works
  8. Chemical Engineering1.15×1 works
  9. Engineering1.15×26 works
  10. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.14×3 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.12×1 works
  12. Computer Science1.11×13 works
  13. Medicine0.93×28 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.83×4 works
  15. Environmental Science0.80×6 works
  16. Social Sciences0.78×15 works
  17. Energy0.75×1 works
  18. Dentistry0.71×0 works
  19. Nursing0.70×0 works
  20. Materials Science0.66×4 works
  21. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.53×4 works
  22. Veterinary0.53×0 works
  23. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×1 works
  24. Mathematics0.39×1 works
  25. Chemistry0.32×1 works
  26. Arts and Humanities0.32×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Inspire Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Ward M. Peterson, Donald J. Kellerman and Kathleen D. Hoffman lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Inspire Institute.

  1. 1 Ward M. Peterson United States · #1,550,434 worldwide 1.2k citations · 37 works
  2. 2 Donald J. Kellerman United States · #1,631,881 worldwide 1.3k citations · 33 works
  3. 3 Kathleen D. Hoffman United States · #1,762,456 worldwide 487 citations · 22 works
  4. 4 Amy E. Schaberg United States · #1,845,126 worldwide 863 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Jimmy Y. Mahardhika United States · #2,409,596 worldwide 1 citations · 60 works
  6. 6 S. Kersey Sturdivant United States · #2,824,330 worldwide 208 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Peter Kapitein United States · #2,877,750 worldwide 248 citations · 17 works
  8. 8 Tony Yu Zhou United States · #2,877,777 worldwide 110 citations · 18 works
  9. 9 Sammy R. Shaver United States · #2,899,689 worldwide 574 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Jennifer K. Johnson United States · #3,005,868 worldwide 195 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Inspire Institute

What are the most cited papers from Inspire Institute?

The most cited paper from Inspire Institute is "Stretchable, Transparent, Ionic Conductors" (Christoph Keplinger, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Choon Chiang Foo et al., 2013), with 1,740 citations. Next come "Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces" (1,612) and "Multiplex and homologous recombination–mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9" (1,570).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Stretchable, Transparent, Ionic Conductors Christoph Keplinger, Jeong‐Yun Sun, Choon Chiang Foo et al. · Science Open access 29 Aug 2013 1,740
2 Tough adhesives for diverse wet surfaces Jianyu Li, Adam D. Celiz, Jiawei Yang et al. · Science Open access 27 Jul 2017 1,612
3 Multiplex and homologous recombination–mediated genome editing in Arabidopsis and Nicotiana benthamiana using guide RNA and Cas9 Jianfeng Li, Julie E. Norville, John Aach et al. · Nature Biotechnology Open access Aug 2013 1,570
4 Next-Generation Digital Information Storage in DNA George M. Church, Yuan Gao, Sriram Kosuri · Science Open access 17 Aug 2012 1,475
5 Challenges and opportunities for structural DNA nanotechnology André Vidal Pinheiro, Dongran Han, William M. Shih et al. · Nature Nanotechnology Open access 6 Nov 2011 1,308
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Inspire Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Leadership, Nonlinear Dynamics, Self-Organization, Education, Complexity Theory, Philosophy, Complex Systems and Adaptation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning7▲ 1.30×22 topics
  2. Education6▲ 2.4×13 topics
  3. Epidemiology6◆ 1.04×42 topics
  4. Leadership6▲ 8.4×10 topics
  5. Climate Change6▲ 1.31×19 topics
  6. Sustainability5▲ 1.23×10 topics
  7. Nonlinear Dynamics4▲ 12×4 topics
  8. Self-Organization4▲ 78×3 topics
  9. Philosophy4▲ 5.4×3 topics
  10. Adaptation3▲ 7.1×5 topics
  11. Biomedical Applications3▲ 1.82×15 topics
  12. Complexity Theory3▲ 35×3 topics
  13. Complex Systems3▲ 19×2 topics
  14. Tissue Engineering3▲ 3.3×8 topics
  15. Catastrophe Theory3▲ 522×1 topic
  16. Emergence3▲ 110×1 topic
  17. Decision Making3▲ 6.3×3 topics
  18. Hydrogels3▲ 9.0×4 topics
  19. Modeling3▲ 7.2×3 topics
  20. Entanglement3▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Conservation2▲ 3.8×5 topics
  22. Organizational Performance2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  23. Additive Manufacturing2▲ 5.0×3 topics
  24. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 6.2×5 topics
  25. Soft Systems Methodology2▲ 64×1 topic
  26. System Dynamics2▲ 28×1 topic
  27. Wireless Sensor Networks2▲ 3.3×4 topics
  28. Quantum Information2▲ 12×2 topics
  29. Soft Robotics2▲ 18×2 topics
  30. Engineering Education2▲ 16×4 topics
  31. Biomedical Engineering2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  32. Embodied Cognition2▲ 72×1 topic
  33. Predictive Brain Theory2▲ 72×1 topic
  34. Actuators2▲ 6.6×3 topics
  35. Anthropogenic Noise2▲ 36×1 topic
  36. Bioinspired Materials2▲ 10×3 topics
  37. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Marine Mammals2▲ 36×1 topic
  39. Microfluidic Devices2▲ 8.5×2 topics
  40. Cell Culture2▲ 8.3×2 topics

Which research topics does Inspire Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Chaos, Complexity, and Education, Complex Systems and Decision Making, Embodied and Extended Cognition and Marine animal studies overview.

Chaos, Complexity, and Education: 3 fractional worksComplex Systems and Decision Making: 2 fractional worksEmbodied and Extended Cognition: 2 fractional worksMarine animal studies overview: 2 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 1 fractional worksAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…1Marine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksQuantum Mechanics and Applications: 1 fractional worksQuantum Information and Cryptography: 1 fractional worksUnderwater Acoustics Res…1Underwater Acoustics Research: 1 fractional works
Computational Theory and MathematicsManagement Science and Operations ResearchCognitive NeuroscienceEcology6 others

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

  1. 1 Chaos, Complexity, and Education Computational Theory and Mathematics 3 works
  2. 2 Complex Systems and Decision Making Management Science and Operations Research 2 works
  3. 3 Embodied and Extended Cognition Cognitive Neuroscience 2 works
  4. 4 Marine animal studies overview Ecology 2 works
  5. 5 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 1 works
  6. 6 Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies Automotive Engineering 1 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  8. 8 Quantum Mechanics and Applications Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics 1 works
  9. 9 Quantum Information and Cryptography Artificial Intelligence 1 works
  10. 10 Underwater Acoustics Research Oceanography 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors34.4%domestic only65.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Inspire Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 9% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Inspire Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00053% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Inspire Institute0.00067% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Inspire Institute 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 counting10%20%30%Inspire Institute13.2% 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 22.3% in 2020.

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