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James S. McDonnell Foundation

In research, James S. McDonnell Foundation stands highest in Physical Sciences (#2,298 of 21,541 worldwide), Engineering (#1,499 of 11,412 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,149 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#7,385
of 28,054 · #2,927 all time
Rank in United States
#978
of 4,192
Research works
2.4k
▲ 53% vs 2013–17
Citations
42k
17.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
27.4%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is James S. McDonnell Foundation 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
Physical SciencesDomain #2,298 of 21,541 19.5%1,955
EngineeringField #1,499 of 11,412 19.1%1,269
Life SciencesDomain #4,149 of 14,347 33.1%167
Computational MechanicsSubfield #452 of 1,298 22.5%208
Aerospace EngineeringSubfield #708 of 1,730 25.2%357
Physics and AstronomyField #1,754 of 3,663 24.8%217
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringSubfield #2,947 of 4,248 13.9%181
Control and Systems EngineeringSubfield #1,440 of 2,019 12.4%148
Computer ScienceField #5,492 of 7,020 10.0%120

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where James S. McDonnell Foundation 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).

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: 0.36× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.25× its world share, 29 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 6.33× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 2 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.71× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.52× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.05× its world share, 16 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.53× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 4.92× its world share, 11 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.29× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 22 worksMedicineNursing: 1.11× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 3.86× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.20× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.48× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.06× 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, 6.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at James S. McDonnell Foundation?

Ranked on the composite score, Frank W. Spaid, Frederick Roos and James E. O’Neal lead among researchers whose main affiliation is James S. McDonnell Foundation.

  1. 1 Frank W. Spaid United States · #293,695 worldwide 164 citations · 17 works
  2. 2 Frederick Roos United States · #368,855 worldwide 62 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 James E. O’Neal United States · #382,204 worldwide 86 citations · 19 works
  4. 4 Martin Morris United States · #392,553 worldwide 99 citations · 17 works
  5. 5 John T. Bruer United States · #444,301 worldwide 67 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 L.N. Medgyesi-Mitschang United States · #639,936 worldwide 44 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 John Donovan United States · #652,683 worldwide 53 citations · 20 works
  8. 8 John Q. Walker United States · #859,061 worldwide 16 citations · 16 works
  9. 9 D.E. Driemeyer United States · #1,002,172 worldwide 34 citations · 17 works
  10. 10 W. E. Bond United States · #1,426,659 worldwide 10 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at James S. McDonnell Foundation

Which keywords describe research at James S. McDonnell Foundation?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Cancer, RNA-Seq, Cancer Progression, Epigenetic Regulation, Dark Matter, Particle Physics and Genomic Instability.

▲ 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. Cancer6▲ 4.0×23 topics
  2. Gene Expression4▲ 6.9×11 topics
  3. RNA-Seq4▲ 31×2 topics
  4. Cancer Progression3▲ 16×6 topics
  5. Epigenetic Regulation3▲ 13×5 topics
  6. Dark Matter3▲ 24×2 topics
  7. Particle Physics3▲ 37×2 topics
  8. DNA Methylation3▲ 23×3 topics
  9. Genomic Instability3▲ 25×2 topics
  10. Targeted Therapy3▲ 12×3 topics
  11. Cancer Genomics3▲ 34×1 topic
  12. Cell-Free DNA3▲ 25×2 topics
  13. Data Integration3▲ 15×2 topics
  14. Helminth Infections3▲ 66×2 topics
  15. Mutational Signatures3▲ 34×1 topic
  16. Epigenetic Reprogramming2▲ 26×2 topics
  17. Immunity2▲ 6.0×7 topics
  18. Single-Cell2▲ 54×1 topic
  19. Transcriptomics2▲ 54×1 topic
  20. Cancer Epigenetics2▲ 32×1 topic
  21. Histone Modification2▲ 32×1 topic
  22. RNA methylation2▲ 25×1 topic
  23. m6A-seq2▲ 25×1 topic
  24. Cancer Immunotherapy2▲ 13×3 topics
  25. Galactic Center2▲ 46×2 topics
  26. Innate Immunity2▲ 6.3×4 topics
  27. Gravitational Waves2▲ 35×2 topics
  28. Cosmic Rays2▲ 36×2 topics
  29. Neutrinos2▲ 36×2 topics
  30. Antigen Presentation2▲ 20×2 topics
  31. Disease Burden2▲ 24×2 topics
  32. Supernovae2▲ 21×2 topics
  33. Hematopoietic Stem Cells2▲ 18×3 topics
  34. Immune Regulation2▲ 15×2 topics
  35. Ivermectin2▲ 60×2 topics
  36. Epigenetics2▲ 37×2 topics
  37. Immunomodulation2▲ 12×2 topics
  38. Axions2▲ 64×1 topic
  39. Transcriptional Regulation2▲ 9.3×6 topics
  40. WIMPs2▲ 64×1 topic

Which research topics does James S. McDonnell Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation and RNA modifications and cancer.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…3Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 3 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial …2Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 2 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Meth…2Epigenetics and DNA Methylation: 2 fractional worksRNA modifications and ca…2RNA modifications and cancer: 2 fractional worksDark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena: 2 fractional worksParasites and Host Interactions: 2 fractional worksAcute Myeloid Leukemia R…1Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research: 1 fractional worksParticle physics theoretical and experimental studies: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune…1Immunotherapy and Immune Responses: 1 fractional works
Cancer ResearchMolecular BiologyNuclear and High Energy PhysicsParasitology2 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 3 works
  2. 2 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 2 works
  3. 3 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 2 works
  4. 4 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 2 works
  5. 5 Dark Matter and Cosmic Phenomena Nuclear and High Energy Physics 2 works
  6. 6 Parasites and Host Interactions Parasitology 2 works
  7. 7 Acute Myeloid Leukemia Research Hematology 1 works
  8. 8 Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies Nuclear and High Energy Physics 1 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 1 works
  10. 10 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 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 available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors4.9%domestic only95.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has James S. McDonnell Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 53% 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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