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Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

In research, Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,121 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,120 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,272 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 8.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,786
of 28,054 · #2,860 all time
Rank in Singapore
#12
of 84
Research works
1.9k
▼ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
128k
66.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
55%
world 28%

What is Institute of Molecular and Cell 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 #1,121 of 7,800 37.7%107 #1025
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,120 of 3,579 35.7%83 #876
MedicineField #4,272 of 10,443 39.4%75 #3464
Health SciencesDomain #5,664 of 11,982 39.2%77 #4647

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Institute of Molecular and Cell 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,025 #1,121
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#876 #1,120
  3. Medicine#3,464 #4,272
  4. Health Sciences#4,647 #5,664
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 8.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 54.8 works8.2×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 83.4 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: 0.44× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.10× its world share, 83 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.39× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.65× its world share, 6 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.91× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.93× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.47× its world share, 15 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.26× its world share, 10 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.77× its world share, 75 worksMedicineNursing: 1.06× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.73× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.01× 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, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert Robinson, Wanjin Hong and Byrappa Venkatesh lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology.

  1. 1 Robert Robinson Singapore · #207,698 worldwide 438 citations · 163 works
  2. 2 Wanjin Hong Singapore · #286,473 worldwide 230 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Byrappa Venkatesh Singapore · #293,836 worldwide 152 citations · 25 works
  4. 4 Yee‐Joo Tan Singapore · #295,746 worldwide 120 citations · 28 works
  5. 5 Victor C. Yu Singapore · #302,498 worldwide 311 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 Graeme R. Guy Singapore · #336,621 worldwide 147 citations · 21 works
  7. 7 Walter Hunziker Singapore · #404,456 worldwide 226 citations · 63 works
  8. 8 Ernesto Guccione Singapore · #473,482 worldwide 72 citations · 21 works
  9. 9 Alan G. Porter Singapore · #769,251 worldwide 75 citations · 19 works
  10. 10 Vladimir Korzh Singapore · #802,336 worldwide 51 citations · 25 works
All ranked researchers at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology

Which keywords describe research at Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Immunotherapy, Inflammation, Cancer Therapy, Tumor Targeting, Nanoparticles, Reactive Oxygen Species and Tumor Microenvironment.

▲ 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. Cancer23▲ 7.7×40 topics
  2. Inflammation15▲ 3.2×59 topics
  3. Immunotherapy14▲ 8.6×16 topics
  4. Nanoparticles12▲ 4.2×15 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress12▲ 3.2×35 topics
  6. Epidemiology10▲ 1.16×58 topics
  7. Cancer Therapy10▲ 7.6×16 topics
  8. Tumor Targeting9▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Biomedical Applications8▲ 3.2×16 topics
  10. Gene Expression8▲ 6.4×17 topics
  11. Reactive Oxygen Species8▲ 9.4×10 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment8▲ 8.5×8 topics
  13. Drug Delivery8▲ 6.8×11 topics
  14. Immunity8▲ 8.8×9 topics
  15. Photodynamic Therapy8▲ 16×5 topics
  16. Biomarkers7▲ 4.9×11 topics
  17. Tissue Engineering7▲ 5.2×10 topics
  18. Gene Therapy6▲ 16×5 topics
  19. Photothermal Therapy6▲ 24×2 topics
  20. Fluorescence Imaging6▲ 19×1 topic
  21. Near-Infrared6▲ 30×1 topic
  22. Stem Cells6▲ 11×13 topics
  23. Innate Immunity6▲ 8.6×9 topics
  24. Cancer Immunotherapy6▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Angiogenesis6▲ 7.8×12 topics
  26. Biogenesis6▲ 14×3 topics
  27. Regenerative Medicine6▲ 10×6 topics
  28. Regulation5▲ 4.5×9 topics
  29. Cancer Progression5▲ 12×7 topics
  30. Targeted Therapy5▲ 9.7×5 topics
  31. Cell Death4▲ 8.9×6 topics
  32. Transcriptional Regulation4▲ 13×9 topics
  33. Metastasis4▲ 5.5×12 topics
  34. PET Imaging4▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Tumor Regression4▲ 16×2 topics
  36. Extracellular Matrix4▲ 9.8×7 topics
  37. Exosomes4▲ 28×1 topic
  38. Extracellular Vesicles4▲ 28×1 topic
  39. Mechanotransduction4▲ 26×4 topics
  40. Differentiation4▲ 26×2 topics

Which research topics does Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Extracellular vesicles in disease, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery and Immunotherapy and Immune Responses.

Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 6 fractional worksExtracellular vesicles in disease: 4 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 3 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 3 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…33D Printing in Biomedical Research: 3 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 3 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 3 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…2Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 2 fractional worksPluripotent Stem Cells Research: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMolecular BiologyImmunologyOncology

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

  1. 1 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 6 works
  2. 2 Extracellular vesicles in disease Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 3 works
  4. 4 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 3 works
  5. 5 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  6. 6 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 3 works
  8. 8 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 2 works
  9. 9 Pluripotent Stem Cells Research Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 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 available55.0%not open45.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors40.7%domestic only59.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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