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Joint Genome Institute

In research, Joint Genome Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#2,581 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Ecology, Molecular Biology and Plant Science — Ecology is 17.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#5,713
of 28,054 · #3,248 all time
Rank in United States
#773
of 4,192
Research works
855
▼ 11% vs 2013–17
Citations
99k
116.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
38.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
82%
world 28%

What is Joint Genome Institute 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 #2,581 of 7,800 40.9%93 #1344

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

What does Joint Genome Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Ecology takes 17.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. EcologySubfield · 20.6 works18×
  2. Molecular BiologySubfield · 43.1 works9.6×
  3. Plant ScienceSubfield · 23.4 works9.0×
← 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: 4.77× its world share, 34 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.23× its world share, 57 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.67× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.29× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.21× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.75× its world share, 28 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.36× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.33× its world share, 10 worksMedicineNursing: 1.34× its world share, 1 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.01× 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, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Joint Genome Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Amy Chen, Philip Hugenholtz and Simon Roux lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Joint Genome Institute.

  1. 1 Amy Chen United States · #10,798 worldwide 1.3k citations · 62 works
  2. 2 Philip Hugenholtz United States · #14,317 worldwide 1.9k citations · 141 works
  3. 3 Simon Roux United States · #20,162 worldwide 668 citations · 50 works
  4. 4 Alla Lapidus United States · #29,996 worldwide 979 citations · 99 works
  5. 5 Jeffrey L. Boore United States · #34,394 worldwide 529 citations · 36 works
  6. 6 Igor V. Grigoriev United States · #86,890 worldwide 501 citations · 84 works
  7. 7 Kerrie Barry United States · #101,737 worldwide 327 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Susannah G. Tringe United States · #105,247 worldwide 429 citations · 49 works
  9. 9 Nikos C. Kyrpides United States · #127,634 worldwide 839 citations · 122 works
  10. 10 James Bristow United States · #134,335 worldwide 453 citations · 71 works
All ranked researchers at Joint Genome Institute

Which keywords describe research at Joint Genome Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, RNA-Seq, Functional Genomics, Microbial Ecology, genome annotation, sequence alignment, 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 2022–2025 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. Phylogenetic Analysis18▲ 41×7 topics
  2. RNA-Seq12▲ 75×2 topics
  3. Functional Genomics12▲ 101×2 topics
  4. Microbial Ecology12▲ 46×2 topics
  5. Marine Microbes12▲ 134×1 topic
  6. Microbial Biogeography12▲ 134×1 topic
  7. genome annotation12▲ 123×1 topic
  8. sequence alignment12▲ 123×1 topic
  9. Genomics10▲ 23×11 topics
  10. Microbiome8▲ 39×2 topics
  11. Climate Change8▲ 1.95×22 topics
  12. Microbial Communities7▲ 12×8 topics
  13. Ecology7▲ 31×5 topics
  14. Endophytic Fungi6▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Evolution6▲ 17×4 topics
  16. Metagenomics6▲ 43×3 topics
  17. Ecosystem Functioning6▲ 20×7 topics
  18. Fungal Pathogens6▲ 29×4 topics
  19. Gene Expression6▲ 6.2×13 topics
  20. Virus5▲ 38×2 topics
  21. Metabolic Engineering5▲ 37×5 topics
  22. Bacteriophage5▲ 74×1 topic
  23. Marine5▲ 74×1 topic
  24. DNA Barcoding5▲ 19×4 topics
  25. Plant Immunity5▲ 33×2 topics
  26. Gut Microbiota5▲ 8.8×5 topics
  27. Genome Sequencing4▲ 19×7 topics
  28. Mycorrhizal Fungi4▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Host Specificity4▲ 25×3 topics
  30. Synthetic Biology4▲ 46×2 topics
  31. Constraint-Based Models4▲ 64×1 topic
  32. Genome-Scale Models4▲ 64×1 topic
  33. Metabolic Health4▲ 13×2 topics
  34. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 16×3 topics
  35. Metagenomic Analysis4▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Secondary Metabolites4▲ 33×3 topics
  37. Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 22×1 topic
  38. Signal Transduction4▲ 17×5 topics
  39. Nutrient Cycling4▲ 34×2 topics
  40. Fungal Diversity4▲ 54×1 topic

Which research topics does Joint Genome Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Genomics and Phylogeneti…12Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 12 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecol…12Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology: 12 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 5 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 4 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksMycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions: 4 fractional worksPlant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Natural Products and Biosynthesis: 3 fractional worksBiofuel production and bioconversion: 3 fractional worksPlant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyPlant ScienceCell Biology2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 12 works
  3. 3 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 5 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions Plant Science 4 works
  7. 7 Plant Pathogens and Fungal Diseases Cell Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis Pharmacology 3 works
  9. 9 Biofuel production and bioconversion Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Plant-Microbe Interactions and Immunity Plant Science 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 available82.0%not open18.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors45.2%domestic only54.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Joint Genome Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 11% lower 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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