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Maxygen (United States)

In research, Maxygen (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,513 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#10,822
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#2,389
of 8,685
Research works
235
▲ 23% vs 2013–17
Citations
23k
98.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
31%
world 28%

What is Maxygen (United States) 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 #4,513 of 14,347 37.1%145

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Maxygen (United States) 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).

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: 0.54× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.89× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.33× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.77× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemistry: 1.83× its world share, 0 worksChemistryEngineering: 0.26× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringDentistry: 8.86× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.82× its world share, 5 worksMedicineEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.26× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.73× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Dentistry, 8.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Maxygen (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Gerald McMahon and Robert A. Blake lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Maxygen (United States).

  1. 1 Gerald McMahon United States · #201,210 worldwide 323 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Robert A. Blake United States · #404,242 worldwide 192 citations · 15 works
All ranked researchers at Maxygen (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Maxygen (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Glycosylation, Cancer Therapy, Monoclonal Antibodies, Therapeutic Antibodies, Antibody Engineering, Fc Receptors and Autoimmunity.

▲ 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. Cancer26▲ 7.8×26 topics
  2. Glycosylation14▲ 28×3 topics
  3. Inflammation12▲ 2.1×23 topics
  4. Cancer Therapy12▲ 7.8×8 topics
  5. Monoclonal Antibodies10▲ 29×3 topics
  6. Therapeutic Antibodies9▲ 31×2 topics
  7. Antibody Engineering9▲ 39×1 topic
  8. Fc Receptors9▲ 39×1 topic
  9. Autoimmunity9▲ 18×3 topics
  10. Transcriptional Regulation7▲ 12×7 topics
  11. Cancer Immunotherapy7▲ 22×3 topics
  12. Tumor Microenvironment7▲ 8.6×5 topics
  13. Antigen Presentation7▲ 30×2 topics
  14. Cell Signaling7▲ 8.8×8 topics
  15. Angiogenesis7▲ 7.2×8 topics
  16. Stem Cells7▲ 9.8×9 topics
  17. Innate Immunity7▲ 8.1×7 topics
  18. Metabolism7▲ 4.4×14 topics
  19. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor7▲ 28×2 topics
  20. Chemotherapy6▲ 3.9×8 topics
  21. Immune Response6▲ 4.5×6 topics
  22. Genome Engineering6▲ 47×1 topic
  23. RNA-Guided6▲ 47×1 topic
  24. Mutation6▲ 17×4 topics
  25. TGF-ß6▲ 16×3 topics
  26. VEGF6▲ 77×1 topic
  27. endothelial progenitor cells6▲ 77×1 topic
  28. CD4+CD25+6▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Foxp36▲ 34×1 topic
  30. Immunity6▲ 7.5×3 topics
  31. Biopharmaceuticals6▲ 34×3 topics
  32. Dendritic Cells5▲ 20×1 topic
  33. Tumor Antigen5▲ 28×1 topic
  34. Monoclonal Antibody5▲ 32×2 topics
  35. NK Cell Recognition5▲ 22×1 topic
  36. Natural Killer Cells5▲ 22×1 topic
  37. Recombinant Proteins5▲ 41×2 topics
  38. Cell Migration5▲ 24×2 topics
  39. Extracellular Matrix5▲ 8.4×5 topics
  40. Plant Molecular Farming5▲ 83×1 topic

Which research topics does Maxygen (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Muscle Physiology and Disorders, E-Government and Public Services, Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers.

Muscle Physiology and Disorders: 1 fractional worksE-Government and Public Services: 1 fractional worksTissue Engineering and R…1Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: 1 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…1Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 1 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksImmunotherapy and Immune Responses: 0 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…0Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksGenetic Neurodegenerative Diseases: 0 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Inactivation Methods: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyPolitical Science and International RelationsSurgeryOncology4 others

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

  1. 1 Muscle Physiology and Disorders Molecular Biology 1 works
  2. 2 E-Government and Public Services Political Science and International Relations 1 works
  3. 3 Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Surgery 1 works
  4. 4 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 1 works
  5. 5 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  6. 6 Immunotherapy and Immune Responses Immunology 0 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  8. 8 Genetic Neurodegenerative Diseases Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  10. 10 Microbial Inactivation Methods Biotechnology 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 available31.1%not open68.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors19.2%domestic only80.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Maxygen (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 23% 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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