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NatureServe

In research, NatureServe stands highest in Life Sciences (#4,147 of 7,800 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,488 of 3,579 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,569 of 11,982 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Rheumatology, Immunology and Immunology and Microbiology — Rheumatology is 10.9× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#8,270
of 28,054 · #13,372 all time
Rank in United States
#1,104
of 4,192
Research works
2.2k
▲ 2391% vs 2013–17
Citations
13k
5.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
1.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
33%
world 28%

What is NatureServe 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 #4,147 of 7,800 0.8%347 #6557
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,488 of 3,579 1.1%180 #5806
Health SciencesDomain #9,569 of 11,982 0.4%428 #15392
MedicineField #8,426 of 10,443 0.3%412 #12691
Physical SciencesDomain #11,645 of 12,888 5.0%99 #17240
NeuroscienceField #1,159 of 1,168 0.5%69 #2634
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #680 of 682 0.0%70 #1943
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,172 of 2,175 0.4%113 #4844

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 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#6,557 #4,147
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#5,806 #2,488
  3. Health Sciences#15,392 #9,569
  4. Medicine#12,691 #8,426
  5. Physical Sciences#17,240 #11,645
  6. Neuroscience#2,634 #1,159
  7. Immunology and Microbiology#1,943 #680
  8. Molecular Biology#4,844 #2,172
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 NatureServe specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Rheumatology takes 10.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. RheumatologySubfield · 45.4 works11×
  2. ImmunologySubfield · 59.2 works9.4×
  3. Immunology and MicrobiologyField · 70.2 works7.7×
  4. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 20.8 works7.3×
← 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: 0.58× its world share, 25 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.70× its world share, 180 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.65× its world share, 70 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 4.66× its world share, 69 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.73× its world share, 2 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.48× its world share, 7 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 12 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.19× its world share, 26 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.76× its world share, 35 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.24× its world share, 8 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.26× its world share, 5 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.46× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.35× its world share, 412 worksMedicineNursing: 0.81× its world share, 4 worksNursingVeterinary: 0.50× its world share, 1 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 2 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.11× its world share, 1 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.22× its world share, 4 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.43× its world share, 12 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 18 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at NatureServe?

Ranked on the composite score, Bruce E. Young, Don Faber‐Langendoen and Peter Kirkpatrick lead among researchers whose main affiliation is NatureServe.

  1. 1 Bruce E. Young United States · #210,550 worldwide 323 citations · 18 works
  2. 2 Don Faber‐Langendoen United States · #284,630 worldwide 149 citations · 18 works
  3. 3 Peter Kirkpatrick United States · #398,627 worldwide 180 citations · 93 works
  4. 4 Robert Phillips United States · #605,429 worldwide 66 citations · 40 works
  5. 5 Heather Wood United States · #1,014,666 worldwide 71 citations · 135 works
  6. 6 Katie Kingwell United States · #1,068,781 worldwide 62 citations · 80 works
  7. 7 Ashley York United States · #1,181,117 worldwide 43 citations · 26 works
  8. 8 Andrea Du Toit United States · #1,243,562 worldwide 22 citations · 94 works
  9. 9 Sarah Onuora United States · #1,277,102 worldwide 21 citations · 62 works
  10. 10 Ian Fyfe United States · #1,326,601 worldwide 19 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at NatureServe

Which keywords describe research at NatureServe?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Inflammation, Neurodegeneration, Oxidative Stress, Epidemiology, Cancer, Neuroinflammation, Autoantibodies 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 2022–2025 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. Inflammation98▲ 5.2×59 topics
  2. Epidemiology75▲ 2.1×76 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress55▲ 3.7×38 topics
  4. Cancer51▲ 4.2×35 topics
  5. Neurodegeneration43▲ 16×7 topics
  6. Immunotherapy32▲ 4.9×15 topics
  7. Treatment31▲ 2.8×28 topics
  8. Neuroinflammation30▲ 12×5 topics
  9. Autoantibodies30▲ 14×6 topics
  10. Immune Response30▲ 5.8×20 topics
  11. Cytokines30▲ 12×7 topics
  12. Mitochondrial Dysfunction28▲ 11×8 topics
  13. Innate Immunity28▲ 9.6×11 topics
  14. Neurological Disorders28▲ 5.3×14 topics
  15. Biomarkers28▲ 4.4×14 topics
  16. Genetic Mutations23▲ 5.9×17 topics
  17. Tumor Microenvironment23▲ 5.7×7 topics
  18. Diagnostic Criteria21▲ 10×7 topics
  19. Metabolic Syndrome21▲ 2.8×16 topics
  20. Clinical Trials21▲ 3.4×13 topics
  21. Parkinson's Disease20▲ 8.8×6 topics
  22. Immunity19▲ 5.2×7 topics
  23. Cancer Therapy19▲ 3.6×16 topics
  24. Cardiovascular Risk18▲ 6.2×8 topics
  25. Brain Development17▲ 11×5 topics
  26. Vaccine17▲ 4.6×9 topics
  27. Microbial Communities17▲ 4.3×7 topics
  28. Microglia16▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Inflammatory Diseases16▲ 9.5×4 topics
  30. Toll-like Receptors16▲ 15×4 topics
  31. Immune Responses16▲ 12×3 topics
  32. Cognitive Impairment15▲ 6.7×7 topics
  33. Angiogenesis15▲ 5.1×13 topics
  34. Autoimmunity14▲ 11×5 topics
  35. Immunopathogenesis13▲ 23×2 topics
  36. Prostate Cancer13▲ 11×3 topics
  37. Dopaminergic Neurons12▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Transcriptional Regulation12▲ 8.2×9 topics
  39. TGF-ß12▲ 8.5×3 topics
  40. Metagenomic Analysis12▲ 11×1 topic

Which research topics does NatureServe publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Gut microbiota and health, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research, Alzheimer's disease research and treatments and Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies.

Gut microbiota and health12Gut microbiota and health: 12 fractional worksSystemic Lupus Erythemat…12Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research: 12 fractional worksAlzheimer's disease research and treatments: 10 fractional worksRheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies: 10 fractional worksNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms: 9 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 9 fractional worksParkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments: 8 fractional worksCytokine Signaling Pathw…8Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions: 8 fractional worksProstate Cancer Treatment and Research: 8 fractional worksOsteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms: 8 fractional works
Molecular BiologyRheumatologyPhysiologyNeurology3 others

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

  1. 1 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 12 works
  2. 2 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research Rheumatology 12 works
  3. 3 Alzheimer's disease research and treatments Physiology 10 works
  4. 4 Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies Rheumatology 10 works
  5. 5 Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms Neurology 9 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 9 works
  7. 7 Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments Neurology 8 works
  8. 8 Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions Oncology 8 works
  9. 9 Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has NatureServe's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 2391% higher 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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