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International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

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World rank, all time
#20,087
of 42,892
Rank in South Africa
#78
of 154
Research works
164
▲ 5% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.2k
31.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
64%
world 28%

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: 2.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.82× its world share, 8 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.64× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.50× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.15× its world share, 17 worksMedicineNursing: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.81× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.97× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology?

Ranked on the composite score, Luiz F. Zerbini and Stefano Cacciatore lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

  1. 1 Luiz F. Zerbini South Africa · #427,901 worldwide 34 citations · 23 works
  2. 2 Stefano Cacciatore South Africa · #1,358,366 worldwide 15 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

Which keywords describe research at International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Immune Response, Treatment, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Transplant Recipients and Immunity.

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

All 26 words, with their numbers
  1. Epidemiology4▲ 2.7×21 topics
  2. Treatment2▲ 4.6×9 topics
  3. Hepatocellular Carcinoma2▲ 26×3 topics
  4. Inflammation2▲ 2.5×19 topics
  5. Cancer2▲ 3.7×16 topics
  6. Metabolic Syndrome2▲ 5.8×4 topics
  7. Immune Response2▲ 7.9×8 topics
  8. Diagnosis2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  9. Insulin Resistance2▲ 8.9×3 topics
  10. Transplant Recipients2▲ 64×2 topics
  11. Cancer Therapy1▲ 6.0×10 topics
  12. Immunity1▲ 8.7×8 topics
  13. Immunotherapy1▲ 4.8×7 topics
  14. NAFLD1▲ 29×1 topic
  15. NASH1▲ 29×1 topic
  16. Vaccine Development1▲ 13×4 topics
  17. Biomarkers1▲ 4.3×5 topics
  18. Cancer Incidence1▲ 22×3 topics
  19. Genomics1▲ 10×5 topics
  20. Vaccine1▲ 7.0×4 topics
  21. Antiviral Therapy1▲ 28×3 topics
  22. Immunosuppression1▲ 30×3 topics
  23. Medicinal Plants1▲ 6.7×7 topics
  24. Inflammatory Diseases1▲ 14×3 topics
  25. Pandemic1▲ 2.4×3 topics
  26. Renewable Energy1▲ 1.71×2 topics

Which research topics does International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment, Viral-associated cancers and disorders, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways and Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies.

Liver Disease Diagnosis …1Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment: 1 fractional worksViral-associated cancers and disorders: 1 fractional worksIL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways: 1 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 1 fractional worksCytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksCancer, Lipids, and Meta…0Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism: 0 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksAgricultural Development and Management: 0 fractional worksFrequency Control in Pow…0Frequency Control in Power Systems: 0 fractional works
EpidemiologyOncologyImmunologyMolecular Biology3 others

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

  1. 1 Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 1 works
  2. 2 Viral-associated cancers and disorders Oncology 1 works
  3. 3 IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways Immunology 1 works
  4. 4 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  5. 5 Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research Epidemiology 0 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  7. 7 Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism Cancer Research 0 works
  8. 8 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 0 works
  9. 9 Agricultural Development and Management General Agricultural and Biological Sciences 0 works
  10. 10 Frequency Control in Power Systems Electrical and Electronic Engineering 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 available63.6%not open36.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors56.9%domestic only43.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 5% 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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