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Molecular Research Institute

In research, Molecular Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,610 of 11,023 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,564 of 5,801 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,947 of 3,729 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#13,039
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,697
of 7,310
Research works
552
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
22k
40.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.02×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
44%
world 18%
Molecular Research Institute

What is Molecular Research 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 #3,610 of 11,023 9.7%267
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,564 of 5,801 10.4%169
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,947 of 3,729 9.7%124
Physical SciencesDomain #13,377 of 17,446 11.7%155

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Molecular Research 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 Molecular Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 33% of research at Molecular Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 32% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (29%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (26%), Materials Science (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 8 fractional works · 32.7% of its workMedicine: 7 fractional works · 29.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 5.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFamily Practice: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpeech and Hearing: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Information Management: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workLife Sciences: 8 fractional works · 32.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 26.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 19.4% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 1.6% of its workApplied Microbiology and Biotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workImmunology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workToxicology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 6 fractional works · 26.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 7.8% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 4.0% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workSurfaces, Coatings and Films: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workMedia Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 1.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.9% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 8.7% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 3.8% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVisual Arts and Performing Arts: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArcheology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKMolecularResearch…25fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences32%Physical Sciences26%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences9%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine729.2%
    2. Health Professions12.4%
    3. Nursing01.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology626.1%
    2. Neuroscience12.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology01.6%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences01.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.6%
    1. Materials Science27.8%
    2. Chemistry26.4%
    3. Engineering13.6%
    4. Environmental Science13.2%
    5. Computer Science12.9%
    6. Mathematics00.9%
    7. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    8. Energy00.4%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.3%
    10. Physics and Astronomy00.2%
    1. Psychology13.8%
    2. Social Sciences13.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.9%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.6%
    5. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.90× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.71× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.56× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.29× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 4.12× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.64× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.24× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.92× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.52× its world share, 7 worksMedicineNursing: 2.30× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.22× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 0.23× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.42× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 1.26× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.24× 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, 4.9×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.90×6 works
  2. Chemistry4.12×2 works
  3. Nursing2.30×0 works
  4. Materials Science2.24×2 works
  5. Neuroscience1.71×1 works
  6. Immunology and Microbiology1.61×0 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.56×0 works
  8. Medicine1.52×7 works
  9. Chemical Engineering1.29×0 works
  10. Psychology1.26×1 works
  11. Health Professions0.92×1 works
  12. Mathematics0.77×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.64×1 works
  14. Energy0.49×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.42×0 works
  16. Computer Science0.37×1 works
  17. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×0 works
  18. Engineering0.24×1 works
  19. Social Sciences0.24×1 works
  20. Decision Sciences0.23×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.22×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.20×0 works
  23. Physics and Astronomy0.10×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Molecular Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Timothy M. DeLorey, D. J. DeFrees and John A. Hersey lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Molecular Research Institute.

  1. 1 Timothy M. DeLorey United States · #1,086,369 worldwide 4.4k citations · 52 works
  2. 2 D. J. DeFrees United States · #1,590,575 worldwide 3.5k citations · 88 works
  3. 3 John A. Hersey United States · #2,258,869 worldwide 1.6k citations · 60 works
  4. 4 Yan‐Tyng Chang United States · #2,530,870 worldwide 810 citations · 21 works
  5. 5 Hugo O. Villar United States · #3,316,287 worldwide 2.6k citations · 114 works
  6. 6 Gilda Harris Loew United States · #3,930,215 worldwide 8.3k citations · 320 works
  7. 7 Errol Malta United States · #4,170,652 worldwide 3.7k citations · 22 works
  8. 8 Danni L. Harris United States · #4,982,136 worldwide 1.8k citations · 63 works
  9. 9 Lay Khoon Choo United States · #5,300,641 worldwide 507 citations · 26 works
All ranked researchers at Molecular Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Molecular Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Molecular Research Institute is "Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)" (Daniel J. Klionsky et al., 2016), with 6,023 citations. Next come "Asparagine Hydroxylation of the HIF Transactivation Domain: A Hypoxic Switch" (1,559) and "Strong interlayer coupling in van der Waals heterostructures built from single-layer chalcogenides" (1,145).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) Daniel J. Klionsky et al. · Autophagy Open access2,467 authors 2 Jan 2016 6,023
2 Asparagine Hydroxylation of the HIF Transactivation Domain: A Hypoxic Switch David Lando, Daniel J. Peet, Dean A. Whelan et al. · Science Feb 2002 1,559
3 Strong interlayer coupling in van der Waals heterostructures built from single-layer chalcogenides Hui Min Fang, Corsin Battaglia, Carlo Carraro et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 14 Apr 2014 1,145
4 Functionally specialized junctions between endothelial cells of lymphatic vessels Peter Bałuk, Jonas Fuxe, Hiroya Hashizume et al. · The Journal of Experimental Medicine Open access 10 Sep 2007 1,011
5 Selective chemical probe inhibitor of Stat3, identified through structure-based virtual screening, induces antitumor activity Khandaker Al Zaid Siddiquee, Shumin Zhang, Wayne C. Guida et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 26 Apr 2007 749
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Which research topics does Molecular Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes, Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery, Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes: 1 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 1 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 0 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksMass Spectrometry Techni…0Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksProtein Structure and Dynamics: 0 fractional worksCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity: 0 fractional worksClick Chemistry and Appl…0Click Chemistry and Applications: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional worksMicroRNA in disease regulation: 0 fractional works
Geriatrics and GerontologyBiomaterialsMolecular BiologySpectroscopy3 others

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

  1. 1 Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes Geriatrics and Gerontology 1 works
  2. 2 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 1 works
  3. 3 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Mass Spectrometry Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  6. 6 Protein Structure and Dynamics Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Click Chemistry and Applications Organic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 0 works
  10. 10 MicroRNA in disease regulation Cancer Research 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 available36.1%not open63.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors44.3%domestic only55.7%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Molecular Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Molecular Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000070% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%Molecular Research Institute0.00013% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Molecular Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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