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National Center for Biotechnology Information

In research, National Center for Biotechnology Information stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,885 of 7,800 worldwide) and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#876 of 3,579 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 10.5× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#4,234
of 28,054 · #1,663 all time
Rank in United States
#592
of 4,192
Research works
2.7k
▼ 29% vs 2013–17
Citations
350k
129.1 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
40.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
46%
world 28%

What is National Center for Biotechnology Information 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 #1,885 of 7,800 43.5%83 #573
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #876 of 3,579 42.1%72 #281

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Center for Biotechnology Information 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).

What does National Center for Biotechnology Information specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 10.5× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 51.4 works10×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 71.7 works8.3×
← 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: 1.16× its world share, 9 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.29× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.05× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.34× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.38× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.16× its world share, 15 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.05× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.11× its world share, 9 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.92× its world share, 2 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.95× its world share, 4 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.19× its world share, 37 worksMedicineNursing: 1.90× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.12× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.25× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.13× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.10× its world share, 2 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, 8.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Center for Biotechnology Information?

Ranked on the composite score, Eugene V. Koonin, Zhiyong Lu and L. Aravind lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Center for Biotechnology Information.

  1. 1 Eugene V. Koonin United States · #17,830 worldwide 1.3k citations · 119 works
  2. 2 Zhiyong Lu United States · #39,033 worldwide 609 citations · 89 works
  3. 3 L. Aravind United States · #40,959 worldwide 452 citations · 44 works
  4. 4 Kim D. Pruitt United States · #47,998 worldwide 358 citations · 31 works
  5. 5 Evan Bolton United States · #53,922 worldwide 805 citations · 28 works
  6. 6 Valérie Schneider United States · #57,420 worldwide 257 citations · 38 works
  7. 7 Kira S. Makarova United States · #64,946 worldwide 405 citations · 42 works
  8. 8 Terence D. Murphy United States · #71,821 worldwide 326 citations · 28 works
  9. 9 Conrad L. Schoch United States · #84,851 worldwide 623 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Ilene Karsch‐Mizrachi United States · #101,171 worldwide 653 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at National Center for Biotechnology Information

Which keywords describe research at National Center for Biotechnology Information?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Phylogenetic Analysis, RNA-Seq, Quality Assessment, genome annotation, sequence alignment, Genomics, Evolution and Epidemiology.

▲ 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. Epidemiology15▲ 2.3×36 topics
  2. Phylogenetic Analysis10▲ 21×7 topics
  3. Machine Learning10▲ 1.94×22 topics
  4. RNA-Seq10▲ 57×2 topics
  5. Quality Assessment10▲ 33×3 topics
  6. genome annotation9▲ 89×1 topic
  7. sequence alignment9▲ 89×1 topic
  8. Evolution8▲ 21×4 topics
  9. Genomics8▲ 18×6 topics
  10. Data Integration8▲ 30×4 topics
  11. Pandemic7▲ 4.2×6 topics
  12. Vaccine7▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Mutation7▲ 23×3 topics
  14. Genetic Code7▲ 59×2 topics
  15. Semantic Web7▲ 44×2 topics
  16. Translation7▲ 24×3 topics
  17. RNA Structure7▲ 76×1 topic
  18. Ribosome7▲ 76×1 topic
  19. Knowledge Management6▲ 6.9×4 topics
  20. SARS-CoV-26▲ 11×3 topics
  21. Natural Language Processing6▲ 15×3 topics
  22. Text Mining6▲ 27×2 topics
  23. Biomedical Literature6▲ 137×1 topic
  24. Biomedical Ontologies6▲ 137×1 topic
  25. Pathogenesis6▲ 6.8×9 topics
  26. Precision Medicine6▲ 7.3×6 topics
  27. Ecology5▲ 22×3 topics
  28. Virus5▲ 34×2 topics
  29. Bioinformatics5▲ 28×4 topics
  30. Metagenomics5▲ 34×2 topics
  31. ACE2 Receptor5▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Therapy4▲ 14×3 topics
  33. Coronavirus4▲ 13×3 topics
  34. Population Genetics4▲ 19×3 topics
  35. Bacteriophage4▲ 55×1 topic
  36. Marine4▲ 55×1 topic
  37. Microbiome4▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Gene Regulation4▲ 28×4 topics
  39. Genome Engineering4▲ 40×1 topic
  40. RNA-Guided4▲ 40×1 topic

Which research topics does National Center for Biotechnology Information publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies and Bacteriophages and microbial interactions.

Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 9 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 7 fractional worksBiomedical Text Mining a…6Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies: 6 fractional worksBacteriophages and micro…4Bacteriophages and microbial interactions: 4 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 4 fractional worksTopic Modeling: 4 fractional worksEvolution and Genetic Dy…4Evolution and Genetic Dynamics: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Rare Diseases: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 3 fractional worksPlant Virus Research Studies: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyArtificial IntelligenceGenetics2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 9 works
  2. 2 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 7 works
  3. 3 Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 4 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Topic Modeling Artificial Intelligence 4 works
  7. 7 Evolution and Genetic Dynamics Genetics 4 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 3 works
  9. 9 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 3 works
  10. 10 Plant Virus Research Studies Plant Science 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 available46.0%not open54.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors13.9%domestic only86.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Center for Biotechnology Information's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 29% lower 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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