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Janelia Research Campus

In research, Janelia Research Campus stands highest in Life Sciences (#452 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#302 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Neuroscience — Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience is 41.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#1,384
of 28,054 · #810 all time
Rank in United States
#226
of 4,192
Research works
933
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
119k
127.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
43.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
77%
world 28%

What is Janelia Research Campus known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #452 of 7,800 44.8%133 #233
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #302 of 3,579 41.9%74 #156

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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Janelia Research Campus specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience takes 41.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 22.6 works41×
  2. NeuroscienceField · 47.5 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: 1.13× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.88× its world share, 74 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 16.68× its world share, 48 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.59× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.63× its world share, 9 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 0.30× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.99× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.35× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.30× 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, 16.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Janelia Research Campus?

Ranked on the composite score, Harald F. Hess, C. Shan Xu and Jesse Aaron lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Janelia Research Campus.

  1. 1 Harald F. Hess United States · #40,116 worldwide 532 citations · 32 works
  2. 2 C. Shan Xu United States · #219,130 worldwide 88 citations · 20 works
  3. 3 Jesse Aaron United States · #247,791 worldwide 173 citations · 18 works
  4. 4 David L. Stern United States · #263,169 worldwide 161 citations · 25 works
  5. 5 Gleb Shtengel United States · #339,365 worldwide 53 citations · 23 works
  6. 6 Barry J. Dickson United States · #385,355 worldwide 112 citations · 22 works
  7. 7 Stephan Saalfeld United States · #465,057 worldwide 73 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Philipp Keller United States · #559,428 worldwide 48 citations · 22 works
  9. 9 Kristin Branson United States · #712,601 worldwide 79 citations · 16 works
  10. 10 Jan Funke United States · #775,851 worldwide 63 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at Janelia Research Campus

Which keywords describe research at Janelia Research Campus?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neuronal Circuits, Insulin Signaling, Image Processing, Gene Expression, Neuroscience, Metabolic Regulation, Genetics and Drosophila.

▲ 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. Neuronal Circuits14▲ 104×2 topics
  2. Insulin Signaling12▲ 81×3 topics
  3. Image Processing12▲ 15×5 topics
  4. Deep Learning11▲ 1.90×16 topics
  5. Gene Expression11▲ 10.0×12 topics
  6. Neuroscience10▲ 20×4 topics
  7. Metabolic Regulation10▲ 35×4 topics
  8. Genetics10▲ 8.0×5 topics
  9. Drosophila10▲ 132×2 topics
  10. Machine Learning10▲ 1.67×13 topics
  11. Olfactory System9▲ 85×2 topics
  12. Cortical Networks9▲ 87×1 topic
  13. Ionotropic Receptors9▲ 198×1 topic
  14. Memory Formation9▲ 198×1 topic
  15. Neuronal Oscillations9▲ 67×1 topic
  16. Working Memory9▲ 56×2 topics
  17. Oxidative Stress8▲ 2.8×16 topics
  18. Microscopy8▲ 61×2 topics
  19. Neurological Disorders7▲ 7.2×10 topics
  20. Cellular Imaging7▲ 40×2 topics
  21. Bioimage Analysis6▲ 102×1 topic
  22. High-Content Screening6▲ 102×1 topic
  23. Super-Resolution Imaging6▲ 120×2 topics
  24. Synaptic Plasticity6▲ 17×5 topics
  25. Fluorescent Proteins6▲ 156×1 topic
  26. Single-Molecule Imaging6▲ 156×1 topic
  27. Dendritic Spines6▲ 41×2 topics
  28. Genomics6▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Astrocyte Function5▲ 50×2 topics
  30. GABAergic5▲ 57×1 topic
  31. Neurotransmission5▲ 57×1 topic
  32. Biosensors5▲ 5.6×5 topics
  33. Optogenetics4▲ 49×2 topics
  34. Microbiota4▲ 11×3 topics
  35. Natural Selection4▲ 46×2 topics
  36. Channelrhodopsin4▲ 73×1 topic
  37. Genetic Variation4▲ 11×4 topics
  38. Neural Control4▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Social Insects4▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Symbiosis4▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does Janelia Research Campus publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research, Neural dynamics and brain function, Cell Image Analysis Techniques and Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques.

Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 9 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brain function: 9 fractional worksCell Image Analysis Tech…6Cell Image Analysis Techniques: 6 fractional worksAdvanced Fluorescence Mi…6Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques: 6 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research: 5 fractional worksPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research: 4 fractional worksInsect and Arachnid Ecol…4Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksAnimal Behavior and Reproduction: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural Engineering: 3 fractional works
Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceCognitive NeuroscienceBiophysicsGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 9 works
  2. 2 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 9 works
  3. 3 Cell Image Analysis Techniques Biophysics 6 works
  4. 4 Advanced Fluorescence Microscopy Techniques Biophysics 6 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 5 works
  6. 6 Photoreceptor and optogenetics research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 4 works
  7. 7 Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Genetics 4 works
  8. 8 Advanced Electron Microscopy Techniques and Applications Structural Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Animal Behavior and Reproduction Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics 3 works
  10. 10 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Janelia Research Campus's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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