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In research, NatureServe stands highest in Immunology and Microbiology (#679 of 681 worldwide), Neuroscience (#1,089 of 1,092 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#1,877 of 1,880 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology, Immunology and Neurology (Rheumatology is 10.6× its share of world research).

natureserve.orgROR OpenAlex
World rank, 2022-now
#22,384
of 22,385 · #34,914 all time
Rank in United States
#3,332
of 3,332
Research works
2.2k
▼ 6% vs 2018-21
Citations
13k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
3.8%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.39×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
33%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
NatureServe

What is NatureServe known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #679 of 681 0.9%70 #1585
NeuroscienceField #1,089 of 1,092 6.0%69 #2152
Molecular BiologySubfield #1,877 of 1,880 2.3%113 #3724
Physical SciencesDomain #10,653 of 10,670 6.2%99 #17347
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,961 of 2,964 2.5%180 #5796
MedicineField #8,538 of 8,541 3.4%412 #14553
Health SciencesDomain #9,900 of 9,902 3.6%428 #16683
Life SciencesDomain #6,403 of 6,403 2.9%347 #11019

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where NatureServe 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Immunology and Microbiology#1,585 #679
  2. Neuroscience#2,152 #1,089
  3. Molecular Biology#3,724 #1,877
  4. Physical Sciences#17,347 #10,653
  5. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,796 #2,961
  6. Medicine#14,553 #8,538
  7. Health Sciences#16,683 #9,900
  8. Life Sciences#11,019 #6,403
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does NatureServe work in?

In 2022-now, 46% of research at NatureServe is in Health Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (45%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (19%), Neuroscience (7%). It does 2.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 469 fractional works · 46.4% of its workMedicine: 452 fractional works · 44.6% of its workRheumatology: 49 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOncology: 41 fractional works · 4.0% of its workPhysiology: 34 fractional works · 3.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 34 fractional works · 3.3% of its workNeurology: 33 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSurgery: 31 fractional works · 3.1% of its workEpidemiology: 30 fractional works · 3.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 25 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPharmacology: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 9 fractional works · 0.9% of its workHematology: 9 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReproductive Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDermatology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHepatology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 15 fractional works · 1.5% of its workHealth Professions: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNursing: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 379 fractional works · 37.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 197 fractional works · 19.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 122 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGenetics: 28 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCancer Research: 17 fractional works · 1.7% of its workCell Biology: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiotechnology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 76 fractional works · 7.5% of its workNeurology: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 23 fractional works · 2.3% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 74 fractional works · 7.4% of its workImmunology: 62 fractional works · 6.1% of its workParasitology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMicrobiology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVirology: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 30 fractional works · 3.0% of its workPlant Science: 11 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workInsect Science: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysical Sciences: 114 fractional works · 11.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 41 fractional works · 4.0% of its workEcology: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 10 fractional works · 1.0% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPollution: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEcological Modeling: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEngineering: 29 fractional works · 2.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 16 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputer Science: 14 fractional works · 1.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 8 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemistry: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 49 fractional works · 4.9% of its workSocial Sciences: 24 fractional works · 2.4% of its workSociology and Political Science: 6 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGender Studies: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEducation: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychology: 13 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 7 fractional works · 0.7% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 5 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNatureServe1,012fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences46%Social Sciences5%

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 25 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine45244.6%
    2. Health Professions131.3%
    3. Nursing40.4%
    4. Veterinary10.1%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology19719.4%
    2. Neuroscience767.5%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology747.4%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences303.0%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics20.2%
    1. Environmental Science414.0%
    2. Engineering292.9%
    3. Computer Science141.4%
    4. Materials Science80.8%
    5. Physics and Astronomy70.7%
    6. Chemistry70.7%
    7. Mathematics50.5%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences30.3%
    9. Energy10.1%
    1. Social Sciences242.4%
    2. Psychology131.3%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.5%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting30.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities20.2%
    6. Decision Sciences20.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does NatureServe specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 10.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 49.1 works11×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 62.0 works8.9×
  3. NeurologySubfield · 23.1 works8.2×
  4. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 74.4 works7.3×
  5. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 22.8 works7.2×
← 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: 0.63× its world share, 30 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.64× its world share, 197 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.30× its world share, 74 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.61× its world share, 76 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.66× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.43× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 14 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.17× its world share, 3 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 29 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.81× its world share, 41 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.39× its world share, 5 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.31× its world share, 7 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.48× its world share, 13 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.32× its world share, 452 worksMedicineNursing: 0.76× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.08× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.23× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 13 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.19× its world share, 24 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.30×74 works
  2. Neuroscience4.61×76 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.64×197 works
  4. Medicine2.32×452 works
  5. Environmental Science0.81×41 works
  6. Nursing0.76×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.66×2 works
  8. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.63×30 works
  9. Veterinary0.58×1 works
  10. Health Professions0.48×13 works
  11. Chemistry0.43×7 works
  12. Psychology0.42×13 works
  13. Mathematics0.39×5 works
  14. Physics and Astronomy0.31×7 works
  15. Materials Science0.24×8 works
  16. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.23×5 works
  17. Engineering0.19×29 works
  18. Decision Sciences0.19×2 works
  19. Social Sciences0.19×24 works
  20. Computer Science0.18×14 works
  21. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.17×3 works
  22. Energy0.11×1 works
  23. Business, Management and Accounting0.09×3 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.08×2 works
  25. Dentistry0.03×0 works

Who are the top researchers at NatureServe?

Ranked on the quality score, Bruce E. Young, Dimitris Typas and Carmen Josse lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NatureServe.

  1. 1 Bruce E. Young United States · #44,409 worldwide 19k citations · 89 works
  2. 2 Dimitris Typas United States · #1,551,897 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  3. 3 Carmen Josse United States · #2,108,852 worldwide 1.6k citations · 57 works
  4. 4 Don Faber‐Langendoen United States · #2,116,269 worldwide 2.9k citations · 75 works
  5. 5 Patrick J. Comer United States · #2,203,468 worldwide 2.9k citations · 77 works
  6. 6 Lawrence L. Master United States · #2,670,858 worldwide 6.6k citations · 28 works
  7. 7 Healy H. Hamilton United States · #2,862,763 worldwide 6.1k citations · 64 works
  8. 8 Geoffrey A. Hammerson United States · #2,868,603 worldwide 4.8k citations · 26 works
  9. 9 Anne L. Frances United States · #3,759,836 worldwide 680 citations · 26 works
  10. 10 Holly C. Webster United States · #4,241,099 worldwide 315 citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at NatureServe

What are the most cited papers from NatureServe?

The most cited paper from NatureServe is "Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide" (Simon N. Stuart, Janice S. Chanson, Neil A. Cox et al., 2004), with 4,537 citations. Next come "Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming" (1,977) and "Global Biodiversity Conservation: The Critical Role of Hotspots" (1,752).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Status and Trends of Amphibian Declines and Extinctions Worldwide Simon N. Stuart, Janice S. Chanson, Neil A. Cox et al. · Science 15 Oct 2004 4,537
2 Widespread amphibian extinctions from epidemic disease driven by global warming J. Alan Pounds, Martín R. Bustamante, Luis A. Coloma et al. · Nature 2006 1,977
3 Global Biodiversity Conservation: The Critical Role of Hotspots Russell A. Mittermeier, Will R. Turner, Frank W. Larsen et al. Book chapter 2011 1,752
4 The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World’s Vertebrates Michael P. Hoffmann et al. · Science Open access174 authors 26 Oct 2010 1,548
5 Assessing species vulnerability to climate change Michela Pacifici et al. · Nature Climate Change Open access 24 Feb 2015 1,292
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at NatureServe?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Cancer, Autoantibodies, Neuroinflammation and Cytokines.

▲ 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. Inflammation102▲ 4.7×61 topics
  2. Epidemiology80▲ 1.99×78 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress62▲ 3.7×40 topics
  4. Cancer52▲ 3.8×36 topics
  5. Neurodegeneration50▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Autoantibodies35▲ 15×7 topics
  7. Immunotherapy34▲ 4.7×16 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation34▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Treatment34▲ 2.7×29 topics
  10. Immune Response33▲ 5.7×20 topics
  11. Cytokines32▲ 11×7 topics
  12. Neurological Disorders30▲ 5.3×16 topics
  13. Innate Immunity30▲ 9.2×11 topics
  14. Mitochondrial Dysfunction29▲ 9.9×8 topics
  15. Biomarkers28▲ 4.0×14 topics
  16. Diagnostic Criteria24▲ 10×8 topics
  17. Genetic Mutations24▲ 5.3×17 topics
  18. Tumor Microenvironment23▲ 5.0×7 topics
  19. Clinical Trials22▲ 3.2×13 topics
  20. Parkinson's Disease21▲ 8.5×6 topics
  21. Immunity20▲ 4.9×7 topics
  22. Cancer Therapy20▲ 3.5×16 topics
  23. Vaccine20▲ 4.9×9 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk19▲ 6.0×8 topics
  25. Pathogenesis19▲ 3.6×17 topics
  26. Brain Development19▲ 10×5 topics
  27. Microbial Communities18▲ 4.0×7 topics
  28. Cognitive Impairment18▲ 6.9×8 topics
  29. Microglia17▲ 15×2 topics
  30. Toll-like Receptors17▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Inflammatory Diseases16▲ 8.5×4 topics
  32. Immune Responses16▲ 11×3 topics
  33. Immunopathogenesis15▲ 23×2 topics
  34. Autoimmunity14▲ 10.0×5 topics
  35. Dopaminergic Neurons13▲ 21×2 topics
  36. TGF-ß13▲ 8.1×3 topics
  37. Transcriptional Regulation13▲ 7.9×9 topics
  38. Prostate Cancer13▲ 9.4×3 topics
  39. Antiphospholipid Syndrome13▲ 27×1 topic
  40. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus13▲ 24×1 topic

Which research topics does NatureServe publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments, Gut microbiota and health and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies.

Systemic Lupus Erythemat…13Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 13 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease rese…13Alzheimer's disease research and treatments: 13 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 12 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 11 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 10 fractional worksMultiple Sclerosis Research Studies: 9 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 9 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mech…9Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 9 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 8 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 8 fractional works
RheumatologyPhysiologyMolecular BiologyNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 13 works
  2. 2 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 13 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 12 works
  4. 4 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 11 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 10 works
  6. 6 Multiple Sclerosis Research Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 9 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 9 works
  8. 8 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 9 works
  9. 9 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 8 works
  10. 10 Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms Rheumatology 8 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 available33.0%not open67.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.1%domestic only78.9%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has NatureServe's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 6% lower than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
grewheldshrank

The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is NatureServe as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0037% in 2024.

still counting0.0025%0.0050%0.0075%NatureServe0.0033% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of NatureServe over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting5%10%15%all institutions10.0% in 2025NatureServe4.7% in 20252020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 4.7% in 2025.

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