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Natera (United States)

In research, Natera (United States) stands highest in Medicine (#1,079 of 10,443 worldwide), Health Sciences (#1,606 of 11,982 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#5,823 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Cancer Research and Genetics — Cancer Research is 32.4× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#6,668
of 28,054 · #12,130 all time
Rank in United States
#889
of 4,192
Research works
344
▲ 203% vs 2013–17
Citations
3.8k
11.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
15.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
50%
world 28%

What is Natera (United States) 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
MedicineField #1,079 of 10,443 17.1%93 #2345
Health SciencesDomain #1,606 of 11,982 17.0%93 #3252
Life SciencesDomain #5,823 of 7,800 13.3%71 #10558
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,525 of 3,579 13.0%69 #7415

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

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. Medicine#2,345 #1,079
  2. Health Sciences#3,252 #1,606
  3. Life Sciences#10,558 #5,823
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#7,415 #3,525
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 Natera (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Cancer Research takes 32.4× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Cancer ResearchSubfield · 24.0 works32×
  2. GeneticsSubfield · 25.0 works18×
← 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: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.56× its world share, 69 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.81× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.10× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.06× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.82× its world share, 93 worksMedicineNursing: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.01× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

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

Ranked on the composite score, Zachary Demko, Paul R. Billings and Meenakshi Malhotra lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Natera (United States).

  1. 1 Zachary Demko United States · #89,695 worldwide 226 citations · 29 works
  2. 2 Paul R. Billings United States · #371,399 worldwide 130 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Meenakshi Malhotra United States · #655,523 worldwide 68 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 Matthew D. Hill United States · #882,210 worldwide 91 citations · 27 works
  5. 5 Matthew Rabinowitz United States · #1,002,239 worldwide 31 citations · 25 works
  6. 6 Alexey Aleshin United States · #1,189,988 worldwide 26 citations · 34 works
  7. 7 Raheleh Salari United States · #1,412,022 worldwide 23 citations · 16 works
  8. 8 Ekaterina Kalashnikova United States · #1,491,152 worldwide 15 citations · 17 works
  9. 9 Bernhard Zimmermann United States · #1,551,395 worldwide 20 citations · 18 works
  10. 10 Himanshu Sethi United States · #1,595,641 worldwide 10 citations · 17 works
All ranked researchers at Natera (United States)

Which keywords describe research at Natera (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cell-Free DNA, Targeted Therapy, Somatic Mutations, Genomic Instability, Cancer Genomics, Mutational Signatures, Cancer Risk and Genetic Testing.

▲ 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. Cell-Free DNA33▲ 193×2 topics
  2. Targeted Therapy25▲ 66×4 topics
  3. Somatic Mutations22▲ 157×2 topics
  4. Genomic Instability22▲ 116×2 topics
  5. Cancer Genomics22▲ 176×1 topic
  6. Mutational Signatures22▲ 176×1 topic
  7. Cancer Risk12▲ 33×2 topics
  8. Genetic Testing12▲ 63×2 topics
  9. Prenatal Diagnosis12▲ 49×5 topics
  10. Precision Medicine12▲ 15×7 topics
  11. Genomic Sequencing11▲ 55×2 topics
  12. Aneuploidy Screening11▲ 243×1 topic
  13. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing11▲ 243×1 topic
  14. Chemotherapy10▲ 8.7×15 topics
  15. Molecular Characterization9▲ 30×5 topics
  16. Gene Expression8▲ 8.2×8 topics
  17. Kidney Transplantation8▲ 76×2 topics
  18. Graft Survival8▲ 55×3 topics
  19. Transplantation7▲ 42×3 topics
  20. Breast Cancer7▲ 18×7 topics
  21. Adjuvant Chemotherapy7▲ 58×2 topics
  22. Ovarian Cancer7▲ 44×2 topics
  23. Hereditary Syndromes6▲ 123×1 topic
  24. Microsatellite Instability6▲ 123×1 topic
  25. Genetic Variants6▲ 21×2 topics
  26. Clinical Genomics6▲ 104×1 topic
  27. Immunosuppressive Drugs6▲ 60×2 topics
  28. Sequence Interpretation6▲ 104×1 topic
  29. Antibody-Mediated Rejection6▲ 98×1 topic
  30. Renal Allograft6▲ 98×1 topic
  31. BRCA16▲ 130×1 topic
  32. BRCA26▲ 130×1 topic
  33. Immunosuppressive Therapy6▲ 18×5 topics
  34. Clinical Trials6▲ 4.9×8 topics
  35. Rejection5▲ 76×2 topics
  36. Heart Transplant5▲ 87×1 topic
  37. Lung Transplant5▲ 87×1 topic
  38. Cancer Stem Cells4▲ 56×1 topic
  39. Drug Resistance4▲ 8.7×2 topics
  40. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition4▲ 26×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022–2025: Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer and Genomics and Rare Diseases.

Cancer Genomics and Diag…22Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 22 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…11Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 11 fractional worksGenetic factors in color…6Genetic factors in colorectal cancer: 6 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 6 fractional worksRenal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments: 6 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in c…6BRCA gene mutations in cancer: 6 fractional worksTransplantation: Methods and Outcomes: 5 fractional worksCancer Cells and Metastasis: 4 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 3 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 3 fractional works
Cancer ResearchPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthPathology and Forensic MedicineGenetics4 others

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

  1. 1 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 22 works
  2. 2 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 11 works
  3. 3 Genetic factors in colorectal cancer Pathology and Forensic Medicine 6 works
  4. 4 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 6 works
  5. 5 Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments Transplantation 6 works
  6. 6 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 6 works
  7. 7 Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes Surgery 5 works
  8. 8 Cancer Cells and Metastasis Oncology 4 works
  9. 9 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 3 works
  10. 10 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 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 available49.8%not open50.2%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors18.6%domestic only81.4%

World: 19% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2018–2022 was 203% higher than in 2013–2017.

2005201020152020
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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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