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J. Craig Venter Institute

In research, J. Craig Venter Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#891 of 11,023 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,640 of 16,688 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,783 of 14,558 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#11,344
of 22,385 · #2,356 all time
Rank in United States
#1,578
of 3,332
Research works
810
▼ 46% vs 2018-21
Citations
105k
129.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
17.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.05×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
71%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
J. Craig Venter Institute

What is J. Craig Venter Institute 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 #891 of 11,023 25.4%452
Health SciencesDomain #1,640 of 16,688 30.4%169
MedicineField #1,783 of 14,558 28.4%153
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #734 of 5,801 23.7%338
Molecular BiologySubfield #616 of 3,729 23.1%247
Physical SciencesDomain #3,483 of 17,446 26.9%178

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where J. Craig Venter Institute 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does J. Craig Venter Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 44% of research at J. Craig Venter Institute is in Life Sciences, 29% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (33%), Medicine (27%), Environmental Science (12%). It does 2.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 38 fractional works · 44.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 28 fractional works · 33.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 19 fractional works · 22.2% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 5.5% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMolecular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAging: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 4.8% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMicrobiology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 29.4% of its workMedicine: 23 fractional works · 26.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 7.2% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workPeriodontics: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 20 fractional works · 23.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 10 fractional works · 12.2% of its workEcology: 6 fractional works · 6.9% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHealth: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHistory: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJ. Craig VenterInstitute86fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences44%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences29%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in 2022-now. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2833.1%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences44.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology44.6%
    4. Neuroscience11.7%
    1. Medicine2326.7%
    2. Dentistry21.9%
    3. Health Professions00.6%
    4. Veterinary00.1%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Environmental Science1012.2%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences33.4%
    3. Engineering22.3%
    4. Materials Science22.0%
    5. Computer Science11.5%
    6. Energy10.8%
    7. Chemistry00.5%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Social Sciences11.2%
    2. Psychology10.9%
    3. Arts and Humanities10.7%
    4. Decision Sciences00.4%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 1.01× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.20× its world share, 28 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 4.53× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.02× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2.19× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.90× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.46× its world share, 10 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 3.99× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.39× its world share, 23 worksMedicineNursing: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.95× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.25× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 1 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, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6.20×28 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology4.53×4 works
  3. Dentistry3.99×2 works
  4. Environmental Science2.46×10 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences2.19×3 works
  6. Medicine1.39×23 works
  7. Neuroscience1.02×1 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.01×4 works
  9. Veterinary0.95×0 works
  10. Energy0.90×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.57×2 works
  12. Decision Sciences0.43×0 works
  13. Chemistry0.35×0 works
  14. Psychology0.29×1 works
  15. Mathematics0.25×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.25×1 works
  17. Nursing0.24×0 works
  18. Health Professions0.22×0 works
  19. Computer Science0.19×1 works
  20. Engineering0.15×2 works
  21. Social Sciences0.09×1 works
  22. Physics and Astronomy0.07×0 works

Who are the top researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, J. Craig Venter, Daniel H. Haft and Hoda M. Khouri lead among researchers whose main affiliation is J. Craig Venter Institute.

  1. 1 J. Craig Venter United States · #2,316 worldwide 125k citations · 275 works
  2. 2 Daniel H. Haft United States · #5,237 worldwide 67k citations · 121 works
  3. 3 Hoda M. Khouri United States · #8,398 worldwide 36k citations · 58 works
  4. 4 Robert J. Dodson United States · #13,301 worldwide 42k citations · 74 works
  5. 5 Christopher L. Dupont United States · #13,640 worldwide 17k citations · 246 works
  6. 6 Jonathan H. Badger United States · #14,268 worldwide 37k citations · 113 works
  7. 7 Robert T. DeBoy United States · #14,867 worldwide 29k citations · 51 works
  8. 8 Derrick E. Fouts United States · #18,410 worldwide 24k citations · 165 works
  9. 9 Ramana Madupu United States · #19,804 worldwide 38k citations · 89 works
  10. 10 Aaron L. Halpern United States · #23,241 worldwide 43k citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at J. Craig Venter Institute

What are the most cited papers from J. Craig Venter Institute?

The most cited paper from J. Craig Venter Institute is "Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome" (Curtis Huttenhower et al., 2012), with 12,195 citations. Next come "Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to several hundred kilobases" (11,139) and "Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana" (9,449).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome Curtis Huttenhower et al. · Nature Open access248 authors Jun 2012 12,195
2 Enzymatic assembly of DNA molecules up to several hundred kilobases Daniel G. Gibson, Lei Young, Ray-Yuan Chuang et al. · Nature Methods 12 Apr 2009 11,139
3 Analysis of the genome sequence of the flowering plant Arabidopsis thaliana Arabidopsis Genome Initiative · Nature Open access Dec 2000 9,449
4 MCScanX: a toolkit for detection and evolutionary analysis of gene synteny and collinearity Yupeng Wang, Haibao Tang, Jeremy D. DeBarry et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 4 Jan 2012 8,668
5 Canu: scalable and accurate long-read assembly via adaptive k -mer weighting and repeat separation Sergey Koren, Brian P. Walenz, Konstantin Berlin et al. · Genome Research Open access 15 Mar 2017 8,344
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at J. Craig Venter Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Pathogenesis, Antibiotic Resistance, Phylogenetic Analysis, Genomics, Immune Response and Metagenomics.

▲ 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-now 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. Epidemiology13▲ 3.7×51 topics
  2. Vaccine6▲ 17×9 topics
  3. Pathogenesis4▲ 10.0×14 topics
  4. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 12×9 topics
  5. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 15×3 topics
  6. Genomics4▲ 15×5 topics
  7. Immune Response4▲ 7.8×11 topics
  8. Bacterial Diversity4▲ 36×2 topics
  9. Metagenomics4▲ 46×3 topics
  10. Microbial Ecology4▲ 24×2 topics
  11. RNA-Seq4▲ 36×2 topics
  12. Nanoparticles3▲ 3.1×5 topics
  13. Quality Assessment3▲ 21×2 topics
  14. Virus3▲ 39×2 topics
  15. genome annotation3▲ 57×1 topic
  16. sequence alignment3▲ 57×1 topic
  17. SARS-CoV-23▲ 11×5 topics
  18. Microbial Communities3▲ 7.7×6 topics
  19. Pandemic3▲ 3.4×4 topics
  20. Evolution3▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Microbiome3▲ 23×3 topics
  22. Vaccine Development3▲ 13×5 topics
  23. Coronavirus3▲ 15×2 topics
  24. Ecology3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Bacteriophage2▲ 63×1 topic
  26. Gene Expression2▲ 4.6×8 topics
  27. Immunity2▲ 7.1×7 topics
  28. Marine2▲ 63×1 topic
  29. Marine Microbes2▲ 50×1 topic
  30. Microbial Biogeography2▲ 50×1 topic
  31. Virulence Factors2▲ 18×6 topics
  32. ACE2 Receptor2▲ 11×2 topics
  33. Genomic Sequencing2▲ 20×3 topics
  34. Mutation2▲ 13×2 topics
  35. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 11×6 topics
  36. Harmful Algal Blooms2▲ 27×3 topics
  37. Synthetic Biology2▲ 36×2 topics
  38. Viral Transmission2▲ 16×2 topics
  39. Genome Engineering2▲ 32×1 topic
  40. RNA-Guided2▲ 32×1 topic

Which research topics does J. Craig Venter Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Genomics and Phylogeneti…3Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…2Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…2Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 2 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksGut microbiota and health2Gut microbiota and health: 2 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 1 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and B…1Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 1 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyInfectious DiseasesOceanography1 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  2. 2 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 2 works
  3. 3 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 2 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 2 works
  9. 9 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 1 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 available71.2%not open28.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.8%domestic only68.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has J. Craig Venter Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 46% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is J. Craig Venter Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00025% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%J. Craig Venter Institute0.00031% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of J. Craig Venter Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

20%40%J. Craig Venter Institute18.6% in 2022all institutions10.0% in 202220102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 39.3% in 2008.

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