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Jacobs Institute

In research, Jacobs Institute stands highest in Health Sciences (#2,105 of 9,902 worldwide) and Medicine (#1,820 of 8,541 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Neurology (Pathology and Forensic Medicine is 8.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,081
of 22,385 · #2,742 all time
Rank in United States
#812
of 3,332
Research works
1.2k
▲ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
19.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
40%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Jacobs Institute

What is Jacobs Institute known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Health SciencesDomain #2,105 of 9,902 10.3%244 #1535
MedicineField #1,820 of 8,541 10.1%224 #1430

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Jacobs 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 Jacobs Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 65% of research at Jacobs Institute is in Health Sciences, 15% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (59%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (7%), Neuroscience (5%). It does 2.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 296 fractional works · 64.5% of its workMedicine: 272 fractional works · 59.3% of its workSurgery: 41 fractional works · 8.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 26 fractional works · 5.6% of its workEpidemiology: 23 fractional works · 4.9% of its workNeurology: 22 fractional works · 4.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 20 fractional works · 4.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 11 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPhysiology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workOncology: 10 fractional works · 2.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 9 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 8 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInfectious Diseases: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOphthalmology: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEmergency Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRehabilitation: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGastroenterology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workUrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAnesthesiology and Pain Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransplantation: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHealth Professions: 21 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 10 fractional works · 2.1% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 68 fractional works · 14.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 34 fractional works · 7.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 20 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 21 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 7 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNeurology: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 9 fractional works · 2.0% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMicrobiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 51 fractional works · 11.0% of its workPsychology: 18 fractional works · 3.9% of its workClinical Psychology: 9 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSocial Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.8% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 16 fractional works · 3.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 5 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSafety Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4 fractional works · 0.8% of its workDecision Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 2 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 44 fractional works · 9.7% of its workEngineering: 17 fractional works · 3.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 15 fractional works · 3.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 2 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKJacobs Institute459fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences15%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences65%Social Sciences11%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine27259.3%
    2. Health Professions214.5%
    3. Dentistry20.4%
    4. Nursing20.4%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology347.5%
    2. Neuroscience214.6%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology92.0%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences20.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.3%
    1. Psychology183.9%
    2. Social Sciences163.5%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance51.2%
    4. Arts and Humanities40.9%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting40.8%
    6. Decision Sciences30.7%
    1. Engineering173.7%
    2. Computer Science153.4%
    3. Environmental Science61.2%
    4. Physics and Astronomy20.3%
    5. Materials Science10.3%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.3%
    7. Chemistry10.2%
    8. Mathematics10.1%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Jacobs Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Pathology and Forensic Medicine takes 8.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Pathology and Forensic MedicineSubfield · 20.2 works8.5×
  2. NeurologySubfield · 21.7 works8.2×
← 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: 0.10× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.41× its world share, 34 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.95× its world share, 9 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.82× its world share, 21 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.43× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.25× its world share, 17 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.25× its world share, 6 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 1.70× its world share, 21 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 3.08× its world share, 272 worksMedicineNursing: 0.75× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.31× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.25× its world share, 4 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.74× its world share, 3 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.56× its world share, 6 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.29× its world share, 18 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.28× its world share, 16 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Medicine, 3.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Medicine3.08×272 works
  2. Neuroscience2.82×21 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.95×9 works
  4. Health Professions1.70×21 works
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.41×34 works
  6. Psychology1.29×18 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.83×1 works
  8. Dentistry0.77×2 works
  9. Nursing0.75×2 works
  10. Decision Sciences0.74×3 works
  11. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.56×6 works
  12. Computer Science0.43×16 works
  13. Arts and Humanities0.31×4 works
  14. Social Sciences0.28×16 works
  15. Engineering0.25×17 works
  16. Environmental Science0.25×6 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.25×4 works
  18. Veterinary0.20×0 works
  19. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.16×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.16×2 works
  21. Chemistry0.15×1 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.13×0 works
  23. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.10×2 works
  24. Mathematics0.10×1 works
  25. Materials Science0.09×1 works
  26. Energy0.06×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Jacobs Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, HOWARD R. MOSKOWITZ, Alex Gofman and Matthias Silcher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Jacobs Institute.

  1. 1 HOWARD R. MOSKOWITZ United States · #1,297,553 worldwide 9.5k citations · 556 works
  2. 2 Alex Gofman United States · #1,984,623 worldwide 887 citations · 31 works
  3. 3 Matthias Silcher United States · #2,410,444 worldwide 170 citations · 61 works
  4. 4 Stephen Laufer United States · #2,884,948 worldwide 124 citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Jacqueline H. Beckley United States · #3,165,576 worldwide 202 citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Bert Krieger United States · #3,445,152 worldwide 384 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Jacobs Institute

What are the most cited papers from Jacobs Institute?

The most cited paper from Jacobs Institute is "On Scaling Decentralized Blockchains" (Kyle Croman, Christian Decker, Ittay Eyal et al., 2016), with 1,193 citations. Next come "Recommendations for a Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS)" (890) and "The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5): Background and rationale" (843).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 On Scaling Decentralized Blockchains Kyle Croman, Christian Decker, Ittay Eyal et al. · Lecture notes in computer science Conference paper 2016 1,193
2 Recommendations for a Brief International Cognitive Assessment for Multiple Sclerosis (BICAMS) Dawn Wendy Langdon, Maria Pia Amato, Jan Boringa et al. · Multiple Sclerosis Journal Open access 21 Dec 2011 890
3 The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 5th Edition (SCAT5): Background and rationale Ruben J. Echemendía et al. · British Journal of Sports Medicine Open access 26 Apr 2017 843
4 Validity of the minimal assessment of cognitive function in multiple sclerosis (MACFIMS) Ralph H. B. Benedict, Diane L. Cookfair, Rebecca A. Gavett et al. · Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 27 Jun 2006 800
5 Use of the brain parenchymal fraction to measure whole brain atrophy in relapsing-remitting MS Richard A. Rudick, Elizabeth Fisher, J.-C. Lee et al. · Neurology Open access Nov 1999 739
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Jacobs Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Cognitive Impairment, Diagnostic Criteria, Treatment, Diagnosis, Neurological Disorders, Inflammation and Multiple Sclerosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology52▲ 2.9×101 topics
  2. Inflammation19▲ 1.96×59 topics
  3. Treatment18▲ 3.2×41 topics
  4. Diagnosis15▲ 3.6×31 topics
  5. Risk Factors14▲ 2.8×27 topics
  6. Quality of Life13▲ 1.99×39 topics
  7. Cognitive Impairment13▲ 11×10 topics
  8. Neurological Disorders12▲ 4.6×20 topics
  9. Diagnostic Criteria12▲ 11×8 topics
  10. Immunotherapy11▲ 3.3×17 topics
  11. Genetics11▲ 3.3×17 topics
  12. Genetic Mutations11▲ 5.3×18 topics
  13. Management10▲ 2.8×22 topics
  14. Chemotherapy10▲ 3.1×20 topics
  15. Surgical Management10▲ 5.3×17 topics
  16. Multiple Sclerosis9▲ 54×1 topic
  17. Neuromyelitis Optica9▲ 54×1 topic
  18. Autoantibodies9▲ 8.5×8 topics
  19. Complications9▲ 4.0×17 topics
  20. Neuroprotection9▲ 5.4×12 topics
  21. Global Burden8▲ 3.0×10 topics
  22. Immunosuppressive Therapy8▲ 8.5×7 topics
  23. Clinical Outcomes7▲ 7.5×5 topics
  24. Medical Education7▲ 5.8×10 topics
  25. Clinical Guidelines7▲ 5.2×9 topics
  26. Prognosis7▲ 4.5×8 topics
  27. Radiotherapy7▲ 3.8×11 topics
  28. Neuroinflammation7▲ 5.1×6 topics
  29. Biomechanics6▲ 4.5×9 topics
  30. Endovascular Treatment6▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Ischemic Stroke6▲ 8.3×4 topics
  32. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 5.0×6 topics
  33. Radiosurgery6▲ 14×4 topics
  34. Revascularization6▲ 8.1×4 topics
  35. Anticoagulant Therapy6▲ 9.6×3 topics
  36. Stroke Prevention5▲ 9.5×2 topics
  37. Autoimmune5▲ 25×2 topics
  38. Intravenous Immunoglobulin5▲ 18×3 topics
  39. Rituximab5▲ 7.2×4 topics
  40. Prevention Guidelines4▲ 8.8×2 topics

Which research topics does Jacobs Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies, Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications, Acute Ischemic Stroke Management and Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases.

Multiple Sclerosis Resea…9Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 9 fractional worksIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications: 4 fractional worksAcute Ischemic Stroke Ma…4Acute Ischemic Stroke Management: 4 fractional worksAutoimmune Bullous Skin …4Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases: 4 fractional worksCerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases: 4 fractional worksIntracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research: 2 fractional worksSpine and Intervertebral…2Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology: 2 fractional worksSurgical Simulation and Training: 2 fractional worksEpilepsy research and treatment: 2 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 2 fractional works
Pathology and Forensic MedicineNeurologyEpidemiologyPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine2 others

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

  1. 1 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 9 works
  2. 2 Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications Neurology 4 works
  3. 3 Acute Ischemic Stroke Management Epidemiology 4 works
  4. 4 Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases Pathology and Forensic Medicine 4 works
  5. 5 Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 4 works
  6. 6 Intracerebral and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Research Neurology 2 works
  7. 7 Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology Pathology and Forensic Medicine 2 works
  8. 8 Surgical Simulation and Training Surgery 2 works
  9. 9 Epilepsy research and treatment Psychiatry and Mental health 2 works
  10. 10 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 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 available40.4%not open59.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.4%domestic only83.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Jacobs Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% higher than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Jacobs Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0018% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Jacobs Institute0.0021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Jacobs 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.

still counting10%20%all institutions10.0% in 2025Jacobs Institute8.3% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 17.1% in 2009.

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