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John B. Pierce Laboratory

In research, John B. Pierce Laboratory stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,109 of 11,023 worldwide), Neuroscience (#810 of 2,157 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#6,801 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,477
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,558
of 7,310
Research works
740
▼ 19% vs 2018-21
Citations
47k
63.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.5%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.20×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
29%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
John B. Pierce Laboratory

What is John B. Pierce Laboratory 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 #3,109 of 11,023 20.7%238
NeuroscienceField #810 of 2,157 23.2%153
Health SciencesDomain #6,801 of 16,688 18.0%318
MedicineField #7,693 of 14,558 16.9%266

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where John B. Pierce Laboratory 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 John B. Pierce Laboratory work in?

In all years, 43% of research at John B. Pierce Laboratory is in Health Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (36%), Neuroscience (21%), Engineering (8%). It does 2.1× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 318 fractional works · 43.0% of its workMedicine: 266 fractional works · 35.9% of its workPhysiology: 96 fractional works · 13.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 27 fractional works · 3.7% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 23 fractional works · 3.2% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 18 fractional works · 2.4% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 15 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 9 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workReproductive Medicine: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 6 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workRehabilitation: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNursing: 42 fractional works · 5.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 42 fractional works · 5.6% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 238 fractional works · 32.1% of its workNeuroscience: 154 fractional works · 20.7% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 58 fractional works · 7.9% of its workSensory Systems: 52 fractional works · 7.0% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 22 fractional works · 3.0% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 16 fractional works · 2.2% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 27 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiophysics: 9 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCell Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGenetics: 5 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 23 fractional works · 3.2% of its workFood Science: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 8 fractional works · 1.1% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 119 fractional works · 16.1% of its workEngineering: 63 fractional works · 8.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 42 fractional works · 5.7% of its workBuilding and Construction: 7 fractional works · 0.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEnvironmental Science: 31 fractional works · 4.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 19 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 65 fractional works · 8.8% of its workPsychology: 54 fractional works · 7.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 26 fractional works · 3.6% of its workSocial Psychology: 18 fractional works · 2.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 7 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 5 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhilosophy: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKJohn B. PierceLaboratory740fractional works, all years
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences9%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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. Medicine26635.9%
    2. Nursing425.6%
    3. Health Professions111.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Neuroscience15420.7%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology527.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences233.2%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology81.1%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.1%
    1. Engineering638.4%
    2. Environmental Science314.1%
    3. Chemistry60.8%
    4. Computer Science60.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy60.7%
    6. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.4%
    7. Materials Science20.3%
    8. Chemical Engineering20.2%
    9. Mathematics10.2%
    10. Energy00.1%
    1. Psychology547.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities50.7%
    3. Social Sciences20.3%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.2%
    5. Business, Management and Accounting10.2%
    6. Decision Sciences10.1%
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: 0.83× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 9.08× its world share, 3 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.51× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 2.73× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.44× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 2.02× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.59× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.79× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.75× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 9.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 17 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience9.08×3 works
  2. Health Professions2.73×1 works
  3. Medicine2.44×9 works
  4. Nursing2.02×0 works
  5. Decision Sciences1.75×0 works
  6. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.94×1 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.83×1 works
  8. Business, Management and Accounting0.79×0 works
  9. Physics and Astronomy0.63×0 works
  10. Arts and Humanities0.59×0 works
  11. Psychology0.56×0 works
  12. Engineering0.51×2 works
  13. Environmental Science0.37×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.18×0 works
  15. Materials Science0.16×0 works
  16. Immunology and Microbiology0.14×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at John B. Pierce Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, B. Bigland-Ritchie, Joseph C. Stevens and ETHAN R. NADEL lead among researchers whose main affiliation is John B. Pierce Laboratory.

  1. 1 B. Bigland-Ritchie United States · #68,395 worldwide 9.7k citations · 55 works
  2. 2 Joseph C. Stevens United States · #131,753 worldwide 6.5k citations · 123 works
  3. 3 ETHAN R. NADEL United States · #150,380 worldwide 10k citations · 153 works
  4. 4 J. J. Woods United States · #182,955 worldwide 5.7k citations · 28 works
  5. 5 William S. Cain United States · #194,810 worldwide 11k citations · 188 works
  6. 6 A. Pharo Gagge United States · #262,758 worldwide 7.4k citations · 65 works
  7. 7 Mark Laubach United States · #276,501 worldwide 6.4k citations · 103 works
  8. 8 C. B. Wenger United States · #388,095 worldwide 3.3k citations · 42 works
  9. 9 Lawrence E. Marks United States · #463,433 worldwide 13k citations · 256 works
  10. 10 Barry G. Green United States · #497,765 worldwide 7.3k citations · 136 works
All ranked researchers at John B. Pierce Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from John B. Pierce Laboratory?

The most cited paper from John B. Pierce Laboratory is "Sap Pressure in Vascular Plants" (Per F. Scholander, Edda D. Bradstreet, Edvard A. Hemmingsen et al., 1965), with 4,527 citations. Next come "Intramyocellular lipid concentrations are correlated with insulin sensitivity in humans: a 1 H NMR spectroscopy study" (1,269) and "Comfort and thermal sensations and associated physiological responses at various ambient temperatures" (1,093).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Sap Pressure in Vascular Plants Per F. Scholander, Edda D. Bradstreet, Edvard A. Hemmingsen et al. · Science 16 Apr 1965 4,527
2 Intramyocellular lipid concentrations are correlated with insulin sensitivity in humans: a 1 H NMR spectroscopy study M. Krssak, Kitt Falk Petersen, Alan Dresner et al. · Diabetologia Open access 11 Jan 1999 1,269
3 Comfort and thermal sensations and associated physiological responses at various ambient temperatures A. Pharo Gagge, Jan A. J. Stolwijk, J. D. Hardy · Environmental Research Jun 1967 1,093
4 Changes in muscle contractile properties and neural control during human muscular fatigue B. Bigland‐Ritchie, J. J. Woods · Muscle & Nerve Dec 1984 1,030
5 Models of recruitment and rate coding organization in motor-unit pools Andrew J. Fuglevand, D.A. Winter, A.E. Patla · Journal of Neurophysiology Dec 1993 1,008
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Which keywords describe research at John B. Pierce Laboratory?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Neural Processing, Olfactory System, Quality of Life, COVID-19, Pheromones, Anosmia, Olfactory Dysfunction and Thermoregulation.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Neural Processing63▲ 87×2 topics
  2. Quality of Life61▲ 6.1×13 topics
  3. Inflammation55▲ 3.2×39 topics
  4. Olfactory System55▲ 74×2 topics
  5. COVID-1954▲ 11×4 topics
  6. Pheromones53▲ 107×2 topics
  7. Anosmia50▲ 149×1 topic
  8. Olfactory Dysfunction50▲ 149×1 topic
  9. Thermoregulation46▲ 60×3 topics
  10. Cardiovascular Disease44▲ 5.3×20 topics
  11. Cerebral Blood Flow38▲ 60×2 topics
  12. Hyperthermia38▲ 93×2 topics
  13. Exercise Performance38▲ 81×2 topics
  14. Fluid Replacement37▲ 183×1 topic
  15. Heat Stroke37▲ 183×1 topic
  16. Gut Microbiota36▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Volatile Organic Compounds35▲ 41×3 topics
  18. Sweet Taste35▲ 102×1 topic
  19. Taste Receptors35▲ 102×1 topic
  20. Cortical Connectivity35▲ 62×2 topics
  21. Health Effects33▲ 7.4×11 topics
  22. Neuronal Oscillations31▲ 42×2 topics
  23. Lung Cancer28▲ 23×2 topics
  24. Treatment28▲ 2.9×15 topics
  25. Breath Analysis28▲ 27×1 topic
  26. Electronic Nose28▲ 46×1 topic
  27. Genetics27▲ 4.7×11 topics
  28. Obesity25▲ 4.5×16 topics
  29. Neural Correlates23▲ 32×4 topics
  30. High-Intensity Interval Training23▲ 29×2 topics
  31. Crossmodal Processing22▲ 132×1 topic
  32. Multisensory Integration22▲ 132×1 topic
  33. Vascular Function21▲ 21×3 topics
  34. Emotion Regulation21▲ 8.7×4 topics
  35. Heart Rate Variability18▲ 21×2 topics
  36. Infrared Thermography17▲ 52×2 topics
  37. Thermal Imaging17▲ 52×2 topics
  38. Breast Cancer Detection16▲ 54×1 topic
  39. Medical Imaging16▲ 8.1×1 topic
  40. Asthma16▲ 17×3 topics

Which research topics does John B. Pierce Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Ovarian function and disorders, Hormonal and reproductive studies, Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies and Neural dynamics and brain function.

Ovarian function and disorders: 1 fractional worksHormonal and reproductive studies: 1 fractional worksOlfactory and Sensory Fu…1Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies: 1 fractional worksNeural dynamics and brai…1Neural dynamics and brain function: 1 fractional worksEndometriosis Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksSensory Analysis and Statistical Methods: 1 fractional worksSmoking Behavior and Ces…1Smoking Behavior and Cessation: 1 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 0 fractional worksConsumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends: 0 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedica…03D Printing in Biomedical Research: 0 fractional works
Reproductive MedicineEndocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismSensory SystemsCognitive Neuroscience5 others

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

  1. 1 Ovarian function and disorders Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  2. 2 Hormonal and reproductive studies Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism 1 works
  3. 3 Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies Sensory Systems 1 works
  4. 4 Neural dynamics and brain function Cognitive Neuroscience 1 works
  5. 5 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Sensory Analysis and Statistical Methods Food Science 1 works
  7. 7 Smoking Behavior and Cessation Physiology 1 works
  8. 8 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 0 works
  9. 9 Consumer Packaging Perceptions and Trends Marketing 0 works
  10. 10 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 0 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 available29.1%not open70.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.4%domestic only91.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has John B. Pierce Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 19% lower 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 John B. Pierce Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000065% in 2024.

still counting0.0020%0.0040%0.0060%John B. Pierce Laboratory0.000040% in 202519801990200020102020

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