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Janelia Research Campus

In research, Janelia Research Campus stands highest in Life Sciences (#243 of 6,403 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#284 of 2,964 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroscience (Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 38.5× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#1,741
of 22,385 · #580 all time
Rank in United States
#340
of 3,332
Research works
933
▼ 23% vs 2018-21
Citations
119k
127.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
25.0%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.29×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
77%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
Janelia Research Campus

What is Janelia Research Campus 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
Life SciencesDomain #243 of 6,403 25.9%133 #66
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #284 of 2,964 23.9%74 #116

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Janelia Research Campus 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 Janelia Research Campus work in?

In 2022-now, 75% of research at Janelia Research Campus is in Life Sciences, 16% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (41%), Neuroscience (28%), Medicine (7%). It does 5.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 161 fractional works · 74.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 89 fractional works · 41.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 45 fractional works · 21.0% of its workBiophysics: 16 fractional works · 7.3% of its workCell Biology: 10 fractional works · 4.7% of its workGenetics: 8 fractional works · 3.8% of its workStructural Biology: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workAging: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 60 fractional works · 27.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 27 fractional works · 12.5% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 26 fractional works · 12.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.5% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workInsect Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 34 fractional works · 15.7% of its workComputer Science: 12 fractional works · 5.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 4.2% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workMedia Technology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 5 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAcoustics and Ultrasonics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 16 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMedicine: 15 fractional works · 7.2% of its workPhysiology: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPsychology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness and International Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKJanelia ResearchCampus215fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences75%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences2%

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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8941.5%
    2. Neuroscience6027.8%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences104.5%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology21.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Computer Science125.5%
    2. Engineering94.2%
    3. Physics and Astronomy52.3%
    4. Materials Science41.9%
    5. Chemistry20.8%
    6. Environmental Science20.8%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    9. Mathematics00.1%
    1. Medicine157.2%
    2. Nursing10.4%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Psychology21.0%
    2. Social Sciences10.3%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.3%
    4. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Janelia Research Campus specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 38.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 25.7 works38×
  2. Cognitive NeuroscienceSubfield · 26.8 works17×
  3. NeuroscienceField · 59.6 works17×
← 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: 0.94× its world share, 10 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.78× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.04× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 17.11× its world share, 60 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.52× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.70× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.28× its world share, 9 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.16× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.54× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 1.03× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.37× its world share, 15 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.34× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.03× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 17.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience17.11×60 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.78×89 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology1.04×2 works
  4. Physics and Astronomy1.03×5 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.94×10 works
  6. Nursing0.76×1 works
  7. Computer Science0.70×12 works
  8. Materials Science0.54×4 works
  9. Chemistry0.52×2 works
  10. Medicine0.37×15 works
  11. Psychology0.34×2 works
  12. Engineering0.28×9 works
  13. Chemical Engineering0.21×0 works
  14. Decision Sciences0.19×0 works
  15. Environmental Science0.16×2 works
  16. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.11×0 works
  17. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×1 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works
  19. Mathematics0.05×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.04×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.03×1 works

Who are the top researchers at Janelia Research Campus?

Ranked on the quality score, Albert Cardona, Jody Clements and Misha B. Ahrens lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Janelia Research Campus.

  1. 1 Albert Cardona United States · #14,020 worldwide 87k citations · 238 works
  2. 2 Jody Clements United States · #16,900 worldwide 31k citations · 74 works
  3. 3 Misha B. Ahrens United States · #20,027 worldwide 12k citations · 113 works
  4. 4 Yoshinori Aso United States · #23,798 worldwide 14k citations · 163 works
  5. 5 Marius Pachitariu United States · #24,477 worldwide 21k citations · 92 works
  6. 6 Jonathan S. Marvin United States · #41,467 worldwide 8.5k citations · 108 works
  7. 7 Glenn C Turner United States · #42,320 worldwide 7.8k citations · 101 works
  8. 8 Carsen Stringer United States · #43,011 worldwide 14k citations · 69 works
  9. 9 Ronak H. Patel United States · #48,614 worldwide 11k citations · 73 works
  10. 10 Michael B. Reiser United States · #58,021 worldwide 4.9k citations · 85 works
All ranked researchers at Janelia Research Campus

What are the most cited papers from Janelia Research Campus?

The most cited paper from Janelia Research Campus is "Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution" (Eric Betzig, George H. Patterson, Rachid Sougrat et al., 2006), with 9,061 citations. Next come "Accelerated Profile HMM Searches" (7,781) and "Ultrasensitive fluorescent proteins for imaging neuronal activity" (7,242).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution Eric Betzig, George H. Patterson, Rachid Sougrat et al. · Science 10 Aug 2006 9,061
2 Accelerated Profile HMM Searches Sean R. Eddy · PLoS Computational Biology Open access 20 Oct 2011 7,781
3 Ultrasensitive fluorescent proteins for imaging neuronal activity Tsai‐Wen Chen, Trevor J. Wardill, Yi Sun et al. · Nature Open access 16 Jul 2013 7,242
4 Pfam: the protein families database ROBERT FINN, Alex Bateman, Jody Clements et al. · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 27 Nov 2013 6,604
5 HMMER web server: interactive sequence similarity searching ROBERT FINN, Jody Clements, Sean R. Eddy · Nucleic Acids Research Open access 18 May 2011 6,555
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Janelia Research Campus?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuronal Circuits, Insulin Signaling, Image Processing, Metabolic Regulation, Neuroscience, Gene Expression, Working Memory and Cortical Networks.

▲ 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. Neuronal Circuits16▲ 97×2 topics
  2. Deep Learning16▲ 2.1×21 topics
  3. Insulin Signaling14▲ 73×3 topics
  4. Image Processing13▲ 14×5 topics
  5. Machine Learning13▲ 1.85×18 topics
  6. Metabolic Regulation13▲ 37×4 topics
  7. Neuroscience13▲ 20×4 topics
  8. Gene Expression12▲ 8.8×14 topics
  9. Working Memory12▲ 61×2 topics
  10. Cortical Networks12▲ 97×1 topic
  11. Neuronal Oscillations12▲ 73×1 topic
  12. Drosophila11▲ 112×2 topics
  13. Genetics11▲ 7.2×5 topics
  14. Olfactory System11▲ 79×2 topics
  15. Ionotropic Receptors10▲ 177×1 topic
  16. Memory Formation10▲ 177×1 topic
  17. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.8×17 topics
  18. Microscopy9▲ 59×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders8▲ 6.8×10 topics
  20. Cellular Imaging8▲ 39×2 topics
  21. Bioimage Analysis8▲ 94×1 topic
  22. High-Content Screening8▲ 94×1 topic
  23. Super-Resolution Imaging8▲ 116×2 topics
  24. Fluorescent Proteins7▲ 152×1 topic
  25. Single-Molecule Imaging7▲ 152×1 topic
  26. Synaptic Plasticity7▲ 16×5 topics
  27. Prefrontal Cortex7▲ 38×3 topics
  28. Dendritic Spines6▲ 38×2 topics
  29. Astrocyte Function6▲ 46×2 topics
  30. Genomics6▲ 9.6×6 topics
  31. GABAergic6▲ 54×1 topic
  32. Neurotransmission6▲ 54×1 topic
  33. Genetic Variation5▲ 11×4 topics
  34. Stem Cells5▲ 8.8×9 topics
  35. Optogenetics5▲ 42×2 topics
  36. Drug Discovery4▲ 9.1×4 topics
  37. Microbiota4▲ 9.4×3 topics
  38. Natural Selection4▲ 37×2 topics
  39. Neural Circuits4▲ 21×4 topics
  40. Channelrhodopsin4▲ 66×1 topic

Which research topics does Janelia Research Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neural dynamics and brain function, Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Cell Image Analysis Techniques and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Neural dynamics and brain function: 12 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 10 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Tech…8Cell Image Analysis Techniques: 8 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…7Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 7 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 6 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Micros…4Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 3 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBiophysicsStructural Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 12 works
  2. 2 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 10 works
  3. 3 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 8 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 7 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 6 works
  6. 6 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 4 works
  9. 9 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  10. 10 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 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 available76.8%not open23.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors32.1%domestic only67.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Janelia Research Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 23% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting20052010201520202025
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 Janelia Research Campus as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00073% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Janelia Research Campus0.00086% in 202520102020

Fractional works of Janelia Research Campus 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 counting20%40%60%Janelia Research Campus22.9% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 45.9% in 2014.

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