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Joint Genome Institute

In research, Joint Genome Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#732 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science (Ecology is 16.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#6,710
of 22,385 · #1,940 all time
Rank in United States
#892
of 3,332
Research works
886
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
100k
112.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.4%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.15×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
81%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Joint Genome Institute

What is Joint Genome Institute 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 #732 of 6,403 21.9%93 #445

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Joint Genome 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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Joint Genome Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Joint Genome Institute is in Life Sciences, 32% in Physical Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (38%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (21%), Environmental Science (18%). It does 4.2× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 109 fractional works · 60.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 69 fractional works · 38.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 52 fractional works · 28.8% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCell Biology: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEndocrinology: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 39 fractional works · 21.3% of its workPlant Science: 26 fractional works · 14.6% of its workInsect Science: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 3 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSoil Science: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAquatic Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% 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: 57 fractional works · 31.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 32 fractional works · 17.8% of its workEcology: 24 fractional works · 13.1% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPollution: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEcological Modeling: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 2.4% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOceanography: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workEnergy Engineering and Power Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCatalysis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 13 fractional works · 7.1% of its workMedicine: 12 fractional works · 6.4% of its workPharmacology: 5 fractional works · 3.0% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKJoint GenomeInstitute181fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences60%Physical Sciences32%Health Sciences7%Social Sciences1%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6938.0%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences3921.3%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology10.6%
    4. Neuroscience10.4%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.0%
    1. Environmental Science3217.8%
    2. Engineering84.4%
    3. Chemistry31.9%
    4. Materials Science31.7%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences31.7%
    6. Energy31.6%
    7. Computer Science21.4%
    8. Physics and Astronomy20.9%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.2%
    10. Mathematics00.0%
    1. Medicine126.4%
    2. Nursing10.7%
    3. Health Professions00.1%
    4. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Decision Sciences10.7%
    2. Social Sciences00.2%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.1%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.0%
    5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Joint Genome Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 23.7 works17×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 52.1 works9.5×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 26.5 works8.4×
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 68.8 works7.1×
← 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: 4.48× its world share, 39 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.13× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.59× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.19× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.05× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.76× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.29× its world share, 8 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.58× its world share, 32 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 3 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.42× its world share, 2 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 12 worksMedicineNursing: 1.37× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× 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, 7.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 24 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.13×69 works
  2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences4.48×39 works
  3. Environmental Science3.58×32 works
  4. Energy1.76×3 works
  5. Nursing1.37×1 works
  6. Chemistry1.19×3 works
  7. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.05×3 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.70×1 works
  9. Chemical Engineering0.66×0 works
  10. Immunology and Microbiology0.59×1 works
  11. Materials Science0.49×3 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.42×2 works
  13. Medicine0.33×12 works
  14. Engineering0.29×8 works
  15. Neuroscience0.24×1 works
  16. Computer Science0.17×2 works
  17. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.13×0 works
  18. Veterinary0.11×0 works
  19. Health Professions0.02×0 works
  20. Business, Management and Accounting0.02×0 works
  21. Social Sciences0.02×0 works
  22. Mathematics0.01×0 works
  23. Arts and Humanities0.01×0 works
  24. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.01×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Joint Genome Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Emiley A. Eloe‐Fadrosh, Susannah Green Tringe and Simon Roux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Genome Institute.

  1. 1 Emiley A. Eloe‐Fadrosh United States · #5,652 worldwide 19k citations · 213 works
  2. 2 Susannah Green Tringe United States · #6,586 worldwide 45k citations · 333 works
  3. 3 Simon Roux United States · #8,025 worldwide 32k citations · 396 works
  4. 4 Igor V. Grigoriev United States · #10,565 worldwide 81k citations · 874 works
  5. 5 Kerrie Barry United States · #10,692 worldwide 42k citations · 611 works
  6. 6 Shengqiang Shu United States · #15,885 worldwide 33k citations · 185 works
  7. 7 David Páez-Espino United States · #18,382 worldwide 12k citations · 92 works
  8. 8 Rex R. Malmstrom United States · #19,511 worldwide 13k citations · 178 works
  9. 9 John P. Vogel United States · #30,882 worldwide 13k citations · 307 works
  10. 10 Robert W. Riley United States · #32,556 worldwide 17k citations · 221 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Genome Institute

What are the most cited papers from Joint Genome Institute?

The most cited paper from Joint Genome Institute is "Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome" (Eric S. Lander et al., 2001), with 24,745 citations. Next come "An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome" (19,751) and "Prodigal: prokaryotic gene recognition and translation initiation site identification" (13,697).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome Eric S. Lander et al. · Nature Open access252 authors Feb 2001 24,745
2 An integrated encyclopedia of DNA elements in the human genome Ian Dunham et al. · Nature Open access442 authors Sep 2012 19,751
3 Prodigal: prokaryotic gene recognition and translation initiation site identification Doug Hyatt, Gwo-Liang Chen, Philip F. LoCascio et al. · BMC Bioinformatics Open access 8 Mar 2010 13,697
4 Structure, function and diversity of the healthy human microbiome Curtis Huttenhower et al. · Nature Open access248 authors Jun 2012 12,195
5 Greengenes, a Chimera-Checked 16S rRNA Gene Database and Workbench Compatible with ARB Todd Z. DeSantis, Philip Hugenholtz, Nis Elbrønd Larsen et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology Jul 2006 11,348
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Joint Genome Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, RNA-Seq, Functional Genomics, genome annotation, sequence alignment, Microbial Ecology, Marine Microbes and Microbial Biogeography.

▲ 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. Phylogenetic Analysis21▲ 37×8 topics
  2. RNA-Seq15▲ 69×2 topics
  3. Functional Genomics14▲ 97×2 topics
  4. genome annotation14▲ 117×1 topic
  5. sequence alignment14▲ 117×1 topic
  6. Microbial Ecology13▲ 41×2 topics
  7. Marine Microbes13▲ 123×1 topic
  8. Microbial Biogeography13▲ 123×1 topic
  9. Genomics13▲ 24×11 topics
  10. Microbiome10▲ 40×2 topics
  11. Ecology9▲ 29×5 topics
  12. Climate Change9▲ 1.78×23 topics
  13. Microbial Communities8▲ 11×8 topics
  14. Evolution8▲ 16×4 topics
  15. Metagenomics8▲ 45×3 topics
  16. Nanoparticles8▲ 3.3×8 topics
  17. Endophytic Fungi7▲ 43×2 topics
  18. Gene Expression7▲ 6.2×13 topics
  19. Virus7▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Ecosystem Functioning7▲ 18×7 topics
  21. Bacteriophage7▲ 81×1 topic
  22. Marine7▲ 81×1 topic
  23. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 27×4 topics
  24. Metabolic Engineering6▲ 36×5 topics
  25. Plant Immunity5▲ 31×2 topics
  26. Genome Sequencing5▲ 18×7 topics
  27. DNA Barcoding5▲ 16×4 topics
  28. Signal Transduction5▲ 18×6 topics
  29. Gut Microbiota5▲ 7.5×5 topics
  30. Synthetic Biology5▲ 43×2 topics
  31. Mycorrhizal Fungi5▲ 35×2 topics
  32. Constraint-Based Models4▲ 60×1 topic
  33. Genome-Scale Models4▲ 60×1 topic
  34. Host Specificity4▲ 22×3 topics
  35. Secondary Metabolites4▲ 32×4 topics
  36. Transcription Factors4▲ 19×4 topics
  37. Drug Discovery4▲ 10×6 topics
  38. Marine Natural Products4▲ 51×2 topics
  39. Antibiotics4▲ 26×2 topics
  40. Nutrient Cycling4▲ 29×2 topics

Which research topics does Joint Genome Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Genomics and Phylogeneti…14Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 14 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…13Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 13 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 7 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 4 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 3 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyPlant SciencePharmacology2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 14 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 13 works
  3. 3 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 7 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 4 works
  6. 6 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  7. 7 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 4 works
  8. 8 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 3 works
  10. 10 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 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 available80.6%not open19.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.4%domestic only55.6%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Joint Genome Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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 Joint Genome Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00063% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Joint Genome Institute0.00069% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Joint Genome Institute 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%Joint Genome Institute20.2% 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 41.8% in 2008.

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