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National Human Genome Research Institute

In research, National Human Genome Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#1,424 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,109 of 3,579 worldwide) and Medicine (#3,480 of 10,443 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Genetics and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Genetics is 18.2× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#3,403
of 28,054 · #1,767 all time
Rank in United States
#483
of 4,192
Research works
2.9k
▼ 3% vs 2013–17
Citations
214k
73.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.7%
record average 16.5%
Open access
57%
world 28%

What is National Human Genome Research Institute 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 #1,424 of 7,800 23.9%201 #567
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,109 of 3,579 22.9%169 #494
MedicineField #3,480 of 10,443 19.9%143 #1696
Health SciencesDomain #4,218 of 11,982 20.2%155 #2054
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,253 of 2,175 19.5%79 #391

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where National Human Genome 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 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. Life Sciences#567 #1,424
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#494 #1,109
  3. Medicine#1,696 #3,480
  4. Health Sciences#2,054 #4,218
  5. Molecular Biology#391 #1,253
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 National Human Genome Research Institute specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Genetics takes 18.2× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. GeneticsSubfield · 59.2 works18×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 169.3 works8.1×
← 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: 0.28× its world share, 5 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.08× its world share, 169 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.07× its world share, 12 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.11× its world share, 14 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.44× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.02× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.06× its world share, 1 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsDentistry: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 8 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.89× its world share, 143 worksMedicineNursing: 1.12× its world share, 2 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.91× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.09× its world share, 1 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.83× its world share, 10 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 8 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, 8.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at National Human Genome Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Leslie G. Biesecker, Teri A. Manolio and Sergey Koren lead among researchers whose main affiliation is National Human Genome Research Institute.

  1. 1 Leslie G. Biesecker United States · #9,111 worldwide 778 citations · 63 works
  2. 2 Teri A. Manolio United States · #33,480 worldwide 542 citations · 37 works
  3. 3 Sergey Koren United States · #43,465 worldwide 861 citations · 31 works
  4. 4 Charles N. Rotimi United States · #54,239 worldwide 311 citations · 51 works
  5. 5 Adam M. Phillippy United States · #54,654 worldwide 749 citations · 29 works
  6. 6 William J. Pavan United States · #76,781 worldwide 270 citations · 27 works
  7. 7 Elaine A. Ostrander United States · #85,004 worldwide 253 citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Ivona Aksentijevich United States · #94,524 worldwide 239 citations · 29 works
  9. 9 Joan E. Bailey‐Wilson United States · #99,744 worldwide 289 citations · 56 works
  10. 10 Abdel Elkahloun United States · #101,040 worldwide 176 citations · 33 works
All ranked researchers at National Human Genome Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at National Human Genome Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Genetic Variants, Cancer, Genetic Mutations, Gene Expression, Inflammation, Clinical Genomics, Sequence Interpretation and Genetics.

▲ 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. Inflammation24▲ 2.9×61 topics
  2. Epidemiology22▲ 1.42×81 topics
  3. Cancer22▲ 4.1×35 topics
  4. Genetic Variants16▲ 24×7 topics
  5. Gene Expression16▲ 6.6×14 topics
  6. Genetic Mutations16▲ 9.2×22 topics
  7. Genetics15▲ 5.4×19 topics
  8. Clinical Genomics14▲ 108×1 topic
  9. Sequence Interpretation14▲ 108×1 topic
  10. Oxidative Stress14▲ 2.1×31 topics
  11. Treatment12▲ 2.5×35 topics
  12. Population Genetics12▲ 22×5 topics
  13. Precision Medicine12▲ 6.6×7 topics
  14. Parkinson's Disease12▲ 12×6 topics
  15. Genetic Variation11▲ 13×7 topics
  16. Mitochondrial Dysfunction10▲ 8.6×9 topics
  17. Genome-Wide Association9▲ 30×2 topics
  18. Cancer Risk9▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Cell Death8▲ 9.3×5 topics
  20. Enzyme Replacement Therapy8▲ 116×2 topics
  21. Gaucher Disease8▲ 139×1 topic
  22. Genetic Testing8▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Lysosomal Storage Disorders8▲ 139×1 topic
  24. Cell-Free DNA8▲ 21×2 topics
  25. Neurodevelopmental Disorders8▲ 15×5 topics
  26. Metabolic Disorders8▲ 16×4 topics
  27. Mitochondria8▲ 14×5 topics
  28. Haplotype Mapping7▲ 58×1 topic
  29. Mendelian Randomization7▲ 58×1 topic
  30. Prenatal Diagnosis7▲ 13×5 topics
  31. Mitochondrial Function7▲ 20×3 topics
  32. Newborn Screening7▲ 34×2 topics
  33. Breast Cancer7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  34. Autoantibodies7▲ 7.6×7 topics
  35. Genome Engineering7▲ 27×1 topic
  36. RNA-Guided7▲ 27×1 topic
  37. Ovarian Cancer7▲ 19×2 topics
  38. Cancer Progression7▲ 9.1×8 topics
  39. Gene Regulation6▲ 18×5 topics
  40. Biochemical Genetics6▲ 46×1 topic

Which research topics does National Human Genome Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Genomics and Rare Diseases, Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology and CRISPR and Genetic Engineering.

Genomics and Rare Diseases14Genomics and Rare Diseases: 14 fractional worksLysosomal Storage Disorders Research: 8 fractional worksGenetic Associations and…7Genetic Associations and Epidemiology: 7 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…7CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 7 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 6 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 6 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and D…5Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 5 fractional worksCellular transport and secretion: 4 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 4 fractional worksMitochondrial Function and Pathology: 4 fractional works
GeneticsPhysiologyMolecular BiologyClinical Biochemistry2 others

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

  1. 1 Genomics and Rare Diseases Genetics 14 works
  2. 2 Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research Physiology 8 works
  3. 3 Genetic Associations and Epidemiology Genetics 7 works
  4. 4 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 7 works
  5. 5 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 6 works
  6. 6 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 6 works
  7. 7 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 5 works
  8. 8 Cellular transport and secretion Cell Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 4 works
  10. 10 Mitochondrial Function and Pathology Molecular Biology 4 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 available57.3%not open42.7%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors25.9%domestic only74.1%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has National Human Genome Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 3% 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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