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La Jolla Bioengineering Institute

In research, La Jolla Bioengineering Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,298 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#710 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#4,098 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 7.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#2,815
of 28,054 · #3,358 all time
Rank in United States
#407
of 4,192
Research works
1.6k
▲ 27% vs 2013–17
Citations
102k
62.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
34.2%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is La Jolla Bioengineering 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 #1,298 of 7,800 38.9%115 #1504
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #710 of 3,579 39.3%89 #941
MedicineField #4,098 of 10,443 30.8%83 #2523
Health SciencesDomain #5,453 of 11,982 31.0%85 #3374
Physical SciencesDomain #6,402 of 12,888 29.7%62 #5881

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where La Jolla Bioengineering 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).

Which of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022–2025. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Life Sciences#1,504 #1,298
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#941 #710
  3. Medicine#2,523 #4,098
  4. Health Sciences#3,374 #5,453
  5. Physical Sciences#5,881 #6,402
all time2022–2025, better2022–2025, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

What does La Jolla Bioengineering Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 7.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 58.0 works7.2×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 89.0 works6.2×
← 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: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6.25× its world share, 89 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.25× its world share, 6 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.43× its world share, 15 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.05× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.72× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.33× its world share, 7 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 37 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.53× its world share, 5 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 4 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.79× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.61× its world share, 82 worksMedicineNursing: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.26× its world share, 2 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 1 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, 6.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at La Jolla Bioengineering Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Geert W. Schmid‐Schönbein, John A. Frangos and Frank A. DeLano lead among researchers whose main affiliation is La Jolla Bioengineering Institute.

  1. 1 Geert W. Schmid‐Schönbein United States · #168,116 worldwide 180 citations · 46 works
  2. 2 John A. Frangos United States · #375,081 worldwide 135 citations · 23 works
  3. 3 Frank A. DeLano United States · #815,795 worldwide 48 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at La Jolla Bioengineering Institute

Which keywords describe research at La Jolla Bioengineering Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Tissue Engineering, Genomics, Extracellular Matrix, Inflammation, RNA-Seq, Regenerative Medicine and Synthetic Biology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology13▲ 1.23×58 topics
  2. Inflammation11▲ 2.0×39 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress10▲ 2.2×30 topics
  4. Cancer9▲ 2.5×30 topics
  5. Tissue Engineering8▲ 4.8×9 topics
  6. Gene Expression7▲ 4.1×14 topics
  7. Biosensors6▲ 4.7×8 topics
  8. Magnetic Resonance Imaging6▲ 9.4×6 topics
  9. Genomics6▲ 7.6×5 topics
  10. Extracellular Matrix6▲ 12×6 topics
  11. RNA-Seq6▲ 20×2 topics
  12. Regenerative Medicine6▲ 8.1×5 topics
  13. Synthetic Biology5▲ 33×2 topics
  14. Precision Medicine5▲ 3.9×8 topics
  15. Heart Failure5▲ 4.2×8 topics
  16. Echocardiography4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  17. Innate Immunity4▲ 5.2×9 topics
  18. Microbial Communities4▲ 4.0×5 topics
  19. Stem Cells4▲ 6.6×7 topics
  20. Cancer Detection4▲ 24×2 topics
  21. Metabolic Health4▲ 8.2×2 topics
  22. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 8.7×2 topics
  23. Mechanotransduction4▲ 24×4 topics
  24. Microfluidic Devices4▲ 13×2 topics
  25. Apoptosis4▲ 5.0×12 topics
  26. Cancer Progression4▲ 8.3×5 topics
  27. Metagenomic Analysis4▲ 14×1 topic
  28. Perfusion Imaging4▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Quality Assessment4▲ 8.3×2 topics
  30. Short-Chain Fatty Acids4▲ 14×1 topic
  31. Cell Culture4▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Mass Spectrometry4▲ 9.5×3 topics
  33. Gene Regulation4▲ 16×3 topics
  34. Alternative Splicing4▲ 26×1 topic
  35. Hydrogels4▲ 7.3×3 topics
  36. RNA-Binding Proteins4▲ 26×1 topic
  37. Synaptic Plasticity4▲ 6.2×5 topics
  38. Metabolic Engineering4▲ 14×4 topics
  39. Pulmonary Hypertension4▲ 9.3×3 topics
  40. Electrical Stimulation3▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does La Jolla Bioengineering Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, RNA Research and Splicing, 3D Printing in Biomedical Research and Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction.

Gut microbiota and health4Gut microbiota and health: 4 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing4RNA Research and Splicing: 4 fractional works3D Printing in Biomedical Research: 3 fractional worksMicrobial Metabolic Engi…3Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction: 3 fractional worksNeuroscience and Neural …3Neuroscience and Neural Engineering: 3 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 3 fractional worksMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies: 3 fractional worksSpectroscopy Techniques …3Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research: 3 fractional worksAdvanced MRI Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksSingle-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyBiomedical EngineeringCellular and Molecular NeuroscienceBiophysics1 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 3D Printing in Biomedical Research Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  4. 4 Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction Molecular Biology 3 works
  5. 5 Neuroscience and Neural Engineering Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 3 works
  6. 6 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies Molecular Biology 3 works
  8. 8 Spectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical Research Biophysics 3 works
  9. 9 Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  10. 10 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 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 available51.6%not open48.4%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors20.0%domestic only80.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has La Jolla Bioengineering Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 27% 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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