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Invitae (United States)

In research, Invitae (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#11,144 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Genetics is 32.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#16,694
of 28,054 · #25,905 all time
Rank in United States
#2,379
of 4,192
Research works
266
▲ 277% vs 2013–17
Citations
5.4k
20.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
14.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
56%
world 28%

What is Invitae (United States) 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 #11,144 of 14,347 20.5%130

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Invitae (United States) 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 Invitae (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 32.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 32.1 works32×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 54.7 works8.6×
← 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: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.59× its world share, 55 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.85× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.74× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.50× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsHealth Professions: 0.78× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 42 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.41× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.89× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.29× its world share, 4 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, 8.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Invitae (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Robert L. Nussbaum, Ana Morales and Edward D. Esplin lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Invitae (United States).

  1. 1 Robert L. Nussbaum United States · #12,478 worldwide 869 citations · 70 works
  2. 2 Ana Morales United States · #367,510 worldwide 146 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Edward D. Esplin United States · #373,587 worldwide 125 citations · 29 works
  4. 4 Elaine Chen United States · #391,080 worldwide 92 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Sarah M. Nielsen United States · #666,012 worldwide 49 citations · 26 works
  6. 6 Swaroop Aradhya United States · #737,870 worldwide 60 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Matteo Vatta United States · #742,618 worldwide 28 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 Britt Johnson United States · #1,013,609 worldwide 49 citations · 21 works
All ranked researchers at Invitae (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Invitae (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Testing, Cancer Risk, Precision Medicine, Ovarian Cancer, Breast Cancer, BRCA1, BRCA2 and Genetic Variants.

▲ 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. Genetic Testing21▲ 152×3 topics
  2. Cancer Risk20▲ 77×2 topics
  3. Precision Medicine18▲ 33×6 topics
  4. Breast Cancer15▲ 54×3 topics
  5. Ovarian Cancer15▲ 144×2 topics
  6. BRCA115▲ 481×1 topic
  7. BRCA215▲ 481×1 topic
  8. Genetic Variants10▲ 46×5 topics
  9. Clinical Genomics9▲ 221×1 topic
  10. Sequence Interpretation9▲ 221×1 topic
  11. Genetic Mutations9▲ 17×18 topics
  12. Cell-Free DNA7▲ 63×2 topics
  13. Targeted Therapy6▲ 24×3 topics
  14. Genomic Instability6▲ 47×2 topics
  15. Cancer Genomics6▲ 68×1 topic
  16. Mutational Signatures6▲ 68×1 topic
  17. Gene Expression6▲ 7.5×9 topics
  18. Molecular Characterization5▲ 25×2 topics
  19. Hereditary Syndromes5▲ 144×1 topic
  20. Microsatellite Instability5▲ 144×1 topic
  21. Genetic Variation5▲ 18×4 topics
  22. Clinical Trials4▲ 4.8×9 topics
  23. Data Analysis3▲ 8.9×3 topics
  24. Normalization3▲ 47×2 topics
  25. Cardiomyopathies3▲ 83×1 topic
  26. Myosin3▲ 83×1 topic
  27. Data Integration3▲ 13×3 topics
  28. Ethical Issues2▲ 20×2 topics
  29. Informed Consent2▲ 28×2 topics
  30. Quantitative2▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Semantic Web2▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Genome-Wide Association2▲ 26×2 topics
  33. Population Genetics2▲ 15×3 topics
  34. Real-Time PCR2▲ 71×1 topic
  35. Reference Genes2▲ 71×1 topic
  36. Mutation Analysis2▲ 23×2 topics
  37. Biomedical Ontologies2▲ 66×1 topic
  38. Haplotype Mapping2▲ 52×1 topic
  39. Mendelian Randomization2▲ 52×1 topic
  40. Text Mining2▲ 12×1 topic

Which research topics does Invitae (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Genomics and Rare Diseases, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

BRCA gene mutations in c…15BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 15 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 9 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 6 fractional worksGenetic factors in colorectal cancer: 5 fractional worksCardiomyopathy and Myosi…3Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies: 3 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 2 fractional worksGenetic Associations and Epidemiology: 2 fractional worksImmunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders: 2 fractional worksNutrition, Genetics, and Disease: 2 fractional works
GeneticsCancer ResearchPathology and Forensic MedicineCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 15 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 9 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 6 works
  4. 4 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 5 works
  5. 5 Cardiomyopathy and Myosin Studies Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 3 works
  6. 6 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 2 works
  9. 9 Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders Immunology 2 works
  10. 10 Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease Genetics 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 available55.9%not open44.1%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.4%domestic only82.6%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Invitae (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 277% 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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