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Nanostring Technologies (United States)

In research, Nanostring Technologies (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,720 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 11.1× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#16,658
of 22,385 · #15,592 all time
Rank in United States
#2,410
of 3,332
Research works
242
▼ 28% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.1k
29.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.98×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
46%
world 40%
International
28%
world 18%
Nanostring Technologies (United States)

What is Nanostring Technologies (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 #3,720 of 11,023 17.3%128

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

Which fields of science does Nanostring Technologies (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 57% of research at Nanostring Technologies (United States) is in Life Sciences, 32% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (45%), Medicine (31%), Immunology and Microbiology (9%). It does 3.6× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 44 fractional works · 56.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 35 fractional works · 44.8% of its workMolecular Biology: 26 fractional works · 33.4% of its workCancer Research: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 7 fractional works · 8.8% of its workImmunology: 7 fractional works · 8.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 25 fractional works · 32.1% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 31.3% of its workOncology: 9 fractional works · 11.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 5.2% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 8 fractional works · 10.0% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 4.4% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workSpectroscopy: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workALL ITS WORKNanostringTechnologies…78fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences57%Physical Sciences10%Health Sciences32%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 16 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3544.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology78.8%
    3. Neuroscience23.1%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Medicine2431.3%
    2. Dentistry00.6%
    3. Veterinary00.1%
    4. Nursing00.1%
    1. Engineering34.4%
    2. Chemistry22.5%
    3. Computer Science11.4%
    4. Environmental Science11.4%
    5. Mathematics00.3%
    1. Economics, Econometrics and Finance10.7%
    2. Decision Sciences00.4%
    3. Social Sciences00.0%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Nanostring Technologies (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 11.1× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 26.0 works11×
← 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.40× its world share, 35 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 8.69× its world share, 7 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.94× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.30× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.61× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.27× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 1.33× its world share, 0 worksDentistryMedicine: 1.63× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.63× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryDecision Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 8.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 15 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology8.69×7 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.40×35 works
  3. Neuroscience1.94×2 works
  4. Medicine1.63×24 works
  5. Chemistry1.61×2 works
  6. Dentistry1.33×0 works
  7. Veterinary0.63×0 works
  8. Decision Sciences0.44×0 works
  9. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.31×0 works
  10. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.30×0 works
  11. Engineering0.30×3 works
  12. Environmental Science0.27×1 works
  13. Mathematics0.24×0 works
  14. Computer Science0.18×1 works
  15. Nursing0.15×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Nanostring Technologies (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, S. Church, Jason Reeves and Patrick J. Danaher lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Nanostring Technologies (United States).

  1. 1 S. Church United States · #24,805 worldwide 55k citations · 339 works
  2. 2 Jason Reeves United States · #162,643 worldwide 5.1k citations · 135 works
  3. 3 Patrick J. Danaher United States · #165,778 worldwide 6.1k citations · 121 works
  4. 4 Sarah E. Warren United States · #171,632 worldwide 14k citations · 287 works
  5. 5 Joseph Beechem United States · #221,621 worldwide 15k citations · 357 works
  6. 6 Mark Gregory United States · #245,368 worldwide 11k citations · 310 works
  7. 7 Lucas M. Dennis United States · #303,396 worldwide 4.7k citations · 77 works
  8. 8 Daniel R. Zollinger United States · #314,716 worldwide 5.1k citations · 46 works
  9. 9 Gary K. Geiss United States · #329,255 worldwide 7.7k citations · 139 works
  10. 10 Margaret L. Hoang United States · #329,684 worldwide 4.7k citations · 82 works
All ranked researchers at Nanostring Technologies (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Nanostring Technologies (United States)?

The most cited paper from Nanostring Technologies (United States) is "B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures promote immunotherapy response" (Beth Ann Helmink et al., 2020), with 2,809 citations. Next come "Tertiary lymphoid structures improve immunotherapy and survival in melanoma" (2,468) and "Direct multiplexed measurement of gene expression with color-coded probe pairs" (2,147).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures promote immunotherapy response Beth Ann Helmink et al. · Nature Open access 15 Jan 2020 2,809
2 Tertiary lymphoid structures improve immunotherapy and survival in melanoma Rita Cabrita et al. · Nature 15 Jan 2020 2,468
3 Direct multiplexed measurement of gene expression with color-coded probe pairs Gary K. Geiss et al. · Nature Biotechnology 17 Feb 2008 2,147
4 International validation of the consensus Immunoscore for the classification of colon cancer: a prognostic and accuracy study Franck Pagès et al. · The Lancet May 2018 2,133
5 Human and mouse single-nucleus transcriptomics reveal TREM2-dependent and TREM2-independent cellular responses in Alzheimer’s disease Yingyue Zhou et al. · Nature Medicine Open access 2020 1,249
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Nanostring Technologies (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, RNA-Seq, Single-Cell, Transcriptomics, Immunotherapy, Data Analysis, Tumor Microenvironment and Normalization.

▲ 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. Gene Expression20▲ 40×9 topics
  2. RNA-Seq13▲ 141×2 topics
  3. Single-Cell12▲ 310×1 topic
  4. Transcriptomics12▲ 310×1 topic
  5. Immunotherapy9▲ 16×13 topics
  6. Machine Learning7▲ 2.7×4 topics
  7. Data Analysis6▲ 30×3 topics
  8. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 16×6 topics
  9. Normalization6▲ 147×2 topics
  10. Cancer5▲ 5.1×14 topics
  11. Quantitative Analysis5▲ 29×2 topics
  12. Inflammation4▲ 2.7×14 topics
  13. Quantitative4▲ 60×2 topics
  14. Precision Medicine4▲ 10×3 topics
  15. Immunity4▲ 11×4 topics
  16. Real-Time PCR4▲ 179×1 topic
  17. Reference Genes4▲ 179×1 topic
  18. Tumor Regression4▲ 41×2 topics
  19. Tumor Targeting3▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Immune Checkpoint Blockade3▲ 36×1 topic
  21. PD-1 and PD-L13▲ 36×1 topic
  22. Medical Imaging3▲ 7.7×1 topic
  23. Radiomics3▲ 35×1 topic
  24. Innate Immunity3▲ 12×7 topics
  25. Cancer Immunotherapy3▲ 23×3 topics
  26. Chemotherapy2▲ 4.4×9 topics
  27. Metabolism2▲ 5.9×4 topics
  28. Gene Therapy2▲ 15×2 topics
  29. High-Throughput Analysis2▲ 84×1 topic
  30. Protein Microarrays2▲ 171×1 topic
  31. Activation2▲ 46×1 topic
  32. Macrophage2▲ 38×1 topic
  33. Mass Spectrometry2▲ 18×2 topics
  34. Neurodegeneration2▲ 9.3×5 topics
  35. Differential Expression2▲ 112×1 topic
  36. Microarray2▲ 112×1 topic
  37. Arginine Deprivation2▲ 60×1 topic
  38. Bacterial Therapy2▲ 60×1 topic
  39. Lymphoma2▲ 15×2 topics
  40. Neuroinflammation2▲ 7.8×3 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics, Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers and Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging.

Single-cell and spatial …12Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics: 12 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 3 fractional worksRadiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging: 3 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional worksImmune cells in cancer2Immune cells in cancer: 2 fractional worksGene expression and cancer classification: 2 fractional worksCancer Research and Treatments: 2 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 2 fractional worksAdvanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingImmunology2 others

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

  1. 1 Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 4 works
  3. 3 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 3 works
  4. 4 Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 3 works
  5. 5 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 2 works
  6. 6 Immune cells in cancer Immunology 2 works
  7. 7 Gene expression and cancer classification Molecular Biology 2 works
  8. 8 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 2 works
  9. 9 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 2 works
  10. 10 Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications Spectroscopy 2 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 available46.2%not open53.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors27.8%domestic only72.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 28% 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 Nanostring Technologies (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00023% in 2024.

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Fractional works of Nanostring Technologies (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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