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International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

In research, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,528 of 14,347 worldwide), Molecular Biology (#1,536 of 4,961 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,477 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 7.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#15,477
of 28,054 · #6,591 all time
Rank in Italy
#451
of 618
Research works
1.3k
▼ 36% vs 2013–17
Citations
72k
55.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.5%
record average 16.5%
Open access
53%
world 28%

What is International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 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
Life SciencesDomain #2,528 of 14,347 27.8%797
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,536 of 4,961 25.0%439
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,477 of 7,814 25.7%587
MedicineField #6,270 of 17,978 30.9%408
Health SciencesDomain #8,311 of 20,462 31.0%413

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology 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 International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 7.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 23.8 works7.6×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 34.0 works6.2×
← 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: 1.79× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.17× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.00× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.33× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.55× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.14× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.25× its world share, 45 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Francisco E. Baralle, Serena Zacchigna and Emanuele Buratti lead among researchers whose main affiliation is International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology.

  1. 1 Francisco E. Baralle Italy · #108,281 worldwide 219 citations · 53 works
  2. 2 Serena Zacchigna Italy · #141,420 worldwide 148 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Emanuele Buratti Italy · #179,248 worldwide 178 citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Mauro Giacca Italy · #210,954 worldwide 399 citations · 100 works
  5. 5 Lawrence Banks Italy · #230,895 worldwide 172 citations · 39 works
  6. 6 Alessandro Marcello Italy · #268,703 worldwide 74 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Lorena Zentilin Italy · #432,109 worldwide 117 citations · 30 works
  8. 8 Andrés F. Muro Italy · #461,597 worldwide 100 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Arturo Falaschi Italy · #621,596 worldwide 51 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Dimitar G. Efremov Italy · #908,964 worldwide 18 citations · 25 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: Extracellular Matrix, Epidemiology, Fibrosis, Immune Response, Antibiotic Resistance, Vaccine, Heart Failure and Cancer.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 2.5×36 topics
  2. Extracellular Matrix6▲ 35×6 topics
  3. Cancer5▲ 3.8×24 topics
  4. Fibrosis5▲ 27×4 topics
  5. Immune Response5▲ 8.1×14 topics
  6. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 11×7 topics
  7. Vaccine4▲ 11×9 topics
  8. Oxidative Stress4▲ 2.6×19 topics
  9. Heart Failure4▲ 8.9×7 topics
  10. Cancer Therapy3▲ 5.7×12 topics
  11. Global Burden3▲ 5.9×4 topics
  12. Regulation3▲ 6.0×6 topics
  13. Genetic Mutations3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  14. Cytokines3▲ 11×4 topics
  15. Macrophages3▲ 17×5 topics
  16. Immunity3▲ 7.2×8 topics
  17. Neurodegeneration3▲ 9.6×6 topics
  18. Pathogenesis3▲ 5.6×11 topics
  19. SARS-CoV-23▲ 8.8×5 topics
  20. Cardiac Remodeling3▲ 63×2 topics
  21. Gene Therapy3▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition3▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Microbial Communities3▲ 6.1×4 topics
  24. TGF-ß3▲ 17×3 topics
  25. Gene Regulation3▲ 28×3 topics
  26. Cancer Incidence2▲ 18×2 topics
  27. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis2▲ 53×1 topic
  28. Inflammatory Response2▲ 37×2 topics
  29. Innate Immunity2▲ 7.7×6 topics
  30. Interstitial Lung Disease2▲ 39×1 topic
  31. Myocardial Infarction2▲ 11×3 topics
  32. Rituximab2▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Therapeutic Targets2▲ 16×5 topics
  34. Hypertrophy2▲ 36×1 topic
  35. Mutation2▲ 12×3 topics
  36. Regenerative Medicine2▲ 9.1×3 topics
  37. Tumor Necrosis Factor2▲ 138×1 topic
  38. Microbiome2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Pattern Recognition Receptors2▲ 18×3 topics
  40. Stem Cells2▲ 8.8×7 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling, RNA Research and Splicing and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research.

Interstitial Lung Diseas…2Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: 2 fractional worksCardiac Fibrosis and Rem…2Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling: 2 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 2 fractional worksChronic Lymphocytic Leuk…2Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research: 2 fractional worksCervical Cancer and HPV …2Cervical Cancer and HPV Research: 2 fractional worksAmyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research: 2 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 2 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and q…2Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 2 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional works
Pulmonary and Respiratory MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineMolecular BiologyGenetics3 others

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

  1. 1 Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 2 works
  2. 2 Cardiac Fibrosis and Remodeling Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 2 works
  3. 3 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research Genetics 2 works
  5. 5 Cervical Cancer and HPV Research Epidemiology 2 works
  6. 6 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Research Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 2 works
  8. 8 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 2 works
  10. 10 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms 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 available52.9%not open47.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors41.6%domestic only58.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 36% 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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