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Joint BioEnergy Institute

In research, Joint BioEnergy Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,426 of 14,347 worldwide), Molecular Biology (#1,560 of 4,961 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,689 of 7,814 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,302
of 28,054 · #9,151 all time
Rank in United States
#1,241
of 4,192
Research works
469
▲ 12% vs 2013–17
Citations
29k
62.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
75%
world 28%

What is Joint BioEnergy Institute 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 #4,426 of 14,347 50.1%248
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,560 of 4,961 48.7%146
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,689 of 7,814 48.5%180
Physical SciencesDomain #11,394 of 21,541 36.6%188

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint BioEnergy 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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Joint BioEnergy Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 33.3 works11×
  2. Biomedical EngineeringSubfield · 20.0 works9.2×
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 40.6 works7.3×
← 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: 2.32× its world share, 11 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.33× its world share, 41 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.39× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.88× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 5.19× its world share, 2 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.61× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.39× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.54× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.51× its world share, 24 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.51× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 1.02× its world share, 4 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.30× its world share, 6 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint BioEnergy Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Blake A. Simmons, Seema Singh and John M. Gladden lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint BioEnergy Institute.

  1. 1 Blake A. Simmons United States · #42,397 worldwide 813 citations · 94 works
  2. 2 Seema Singh United States · #132,844 worldwide 256 citations · 35 works
  3. 3 John M. Gladden United States · #447,716 worldwide 71 citations · 37 works
  4. 4 Taek Soon Lee United States · #766,761 worldwide 95 citations · 26 works
  5. 5 Gregory Murray United States · #813,188 worldwide 2 citations · 19 works
  6. 6 Henrik Vibe Scheller United States · #830,848 worldwide 233 citations · 92 works
  7. 7 Kai Deng United States · #990,200 worldwide 50 citations · 19 works
  8. 8 Yan Chen United States · #999,342 worldwide 42 citations · 18 works
All ranked researchers at Joint BioEnergy Institute

Which keywords describe research at Joint BioEnergy Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Metabolic Engineering, Lignocellulosic Biomass, Enzymatic Hydrolysis, Pretreatment, Synthetic Biology, Constraint-Based Models, Genome-Scale Models and Green Chemistry.

▲ 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. Metabolic Engineering14▲ 141×5 topics
  2. Lignocellulosic Biomass11▲ 108×2 topics
  3. Enzymatic Hydrolysis11▲ 107×1 topic
  4. Pretreatment11▲ 189×1 topic
  5. Synthetic Biology10▲ 166×2 topics
  6. Constraint-Based Models10▲ 225×1 topic
  7. Genome-Scale Models10▲ 225×1 topic
  8. Green Chemistry8▲ 42×3 topics
  9. Ionic Liquids5▲ 19×4 topics
  10. Biocatalysis4▲ 69×2 topics
  11. Biomass4▲ 37×4 topics
  12. Biomedical Applications4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  13. Renewable Resources4▲ 21×3 topics
  14. Gene Expression4▲ 5.5×7 topics
  15. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance3▲ 72×2 topics
  16. Catalytic Transformation3▲ 100×1 topic
  17. Industrial Applications3▲ 34×2 topics
  18. Lignin Valorization3▲ 100×1 topic
  19. Catalytic Conversion3▲ 97×1 topic
  20. Platform Chemicals3▲ 97×1 topic
  21. Enzyme Immobilization3▲ 100×1 topic
  22. Enzyme Stability3▲ 100×1 topic
  23. Drug Discovery3▲ 12×4 topics
  24. Natural Products3▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Secondary Metabolites3▲ 34×2 topics
  26. Signal Transduction3▲ 17×5 topics
  27. Endophytic Fungi2▲ 26×2 topics
  28. Isoprenoid Pathway2▲ 78×1 topic
  29. Terpenoid Biosynthesis2▲ 78×1 topic
  30. Antibiotics2▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Microbial Metabolites2▲ 67×1 topic
  32. Biosynthesis2▲ 14×6 topics
  33. Genomics2▲ 7.3×8 topics
  34. Transcription Factors2▲ 17×4 topics
  35. Glycosylation2▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Life Cycle Assessment2▲ 7.0×7 topics
  37. Genome Engineering2▲ 29×1 topic
  38. RNA-Guided2▲ 29×1 topic
  39. Antigen Presentation2▲ 20×2 topics
  40. Bioenergy2▲ 34×3 topics

Which research topics does Joint BioEnergy Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Biofuel production and bioconversion, Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction, Lignin and Wood Chemistry and Catalysis for Biomass Conversion.

Biofuel production and b…11Biofuel production and bioconversion: 11 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…10Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 10 fractional worksLignin and Wood Chemistry: 3 fractional worksCatalysis for Biomass Conversion: 3 fractional worksEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization: 3 fractional worksPlant biochemistry and biosynthesis: 2 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 2 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 2 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 2 fractional worksEnzyme-mediated dye degradation: 1 fractional works
Biomedical EngineeringMolecular BiologyPharmacologyPlant Science

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

  1. 1 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 11 works
  2. 2 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 10 works
  3. 3 Lignin and Wood Chemistry Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Catalysis for Biomass Conversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  5. 5 Enzyme Catalysis and Immobilization Molecular Biology 3 works
  6. 6 Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis Molecular Biology 2 works
  7. 7 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 2 works
  8. 8 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 2 works
  9. 9 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Enzyme-mediated dye degradation Plant Science 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 available74.7%not open25.3%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors35.9%domestic only64.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint BioEnergy Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 12% 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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