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Institute for Systems Biology

In research, Institute for Systems Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,519 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,696 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 9.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,805
of 28,054 · #2,290 all time
Rank in United States
#669
of 4,192
Research works
1.2k
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
132k
113.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
28.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
68%
world 28%

What is Institute for Systems Biology known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #2,519 of 7,800 31.2%89 #920
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,696 of 3,579 31.6%69 #753

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute for Systems Biology 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).

What does Institute for Systems Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 9.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 52.1 works9.4×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 69.5 works7.1×
← 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: 0.73× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.13× its world share, 70 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.69× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.99× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.38× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 2.83× its world share, 8 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.23× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.66× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.70× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.12× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.66× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.32× its world share, 46 worksMedicineNursing: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.31× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute for Systems Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Vésteinn Thórsson, David J. Galas and John D. Aitchison lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute for Systems Biology.

  1. 1 Vésteinn Thórsson United States · #37,615 worldwide 1.6k citations · 31 works
  2. 2 David J. Galas United States · #123,962 worldwide 240 citations · 36 works
  3. 3 John D. Aitchison United States · #132,119 worldwide 290 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Stuart Kauffman United States · #148,814 worldwide 438 citations · 90 works
  5. 5 Robert L. Moritz United States · #170,904 worldwide 237 citations · 47 works
  6. 6 Jeffrey A. Ranish United States · #253,202 worldwide 351 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Jared C. Roach United States · #346,806 worldwide 148 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 David Orrell United States · #351,022 worldwide 63 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Eric W. Deutsch United States · #352,268 worldwide 159 citations · 34 works
  10. 10 Hui Zhang United States · #402,618 worldwide 218 citations · 55 works
All ranked researchers at Institute for Systems Biology

Which keywords describe research at Institute for Systems Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Mass Spectrometry, Gene Expression, Biomarkers, Proteomics, RNA-Seq, Precision Medicine, Aging and Inflammation.

▲ 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 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. Epidemiology12▲ 1.65×42 topics
  2. Mass Spectrometry10▲ 37×3 topics
  3. Inflammation10▲ 2.7×43 topics
  4. Gene Expression9▲ 8.4×16 topics
  5. Biomarkers8▲ 6.7×11 topics
  6. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.6×25 topics
  7. Proteomics7▲ 61×2 topics
  8. Aging6▲ 6.7×10 topics
  9. RNA-Seq6▲ 33×2 topics
  10. Precision Medicine6▲ 7.4×7 topics
  11. Genomics6▲ 10×6 topics
  12. Microbial Communities5▲ 6.7×5 topics
  13. Quantitative Analysis5▲ 14×2 topics
  14. Data Analysis5▲ 9.6×4 topics
  15. Data Integration5▲ 16×4 topics
  16. Immune Response5▲ 4.4×12 topics
  17. Tandem Mass Spectrometry4▲ 48×2 topics
  18. Phosphoproteomics4▲ 140×1 topic
  19. Protein Identification4▲ 140×1 topic
  20. Genetic Code4▲ 30×2 topics
  21. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis4▲ 60×1 topic
  22. Protein-Protein Interaction Networks4▲ 60×1 topic
  23. Gut Microbiota4▲ 5.8×4 topics
  24. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 11×3 topics
  25. Single-Cell4▲ 46×1 topic
  26. Transcriptomics4▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Gene Regulation4▲ 22×4 topics
  28. Human Metabolome Database4▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Metabolomics4▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Immune Responses4▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Metabolic Health4▲ 9.8×2 topics
  32. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 8.6×6 topics
  33. Metagenomic Analysis3▲ 16×1 topic
  34. Short-Chain Fatty Acids3▲ 16×1 topic
  35. Translation3▲ 11×2 topics
  36. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 18×2 topics
  37. Epigenetics3▲ 43×3 topics
  38. Somatic Mutations3▲ 22×2 topics
  39. Genome Engineering3▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Genomic Instability3▲ 16×3 topics

Which research topics does Institute for Systems Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications, Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies.

Advanced Proteomics Tech…4Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksBioinformatics and Genom…4Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks: 4 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 4 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Sp…4Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health3Gut microbiota and health: 3 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 3 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 3 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…3Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 3 fractional works
SpectroscopyMolecular BiologyCancer Research

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

  1. 1 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 4 works
  2. 2 Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 4 works
  4. 4 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  10. 10 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 3 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 available67.8%not open32.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors39.3%domestic only60.7%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute for Systems Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% higher 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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