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Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering

In research, Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,168 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,876
of 42,892
Rank in ??
#82
of 1,041
Research works
359
▼ 43% vs 2013–17
Citations
21k
58.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
16.3%
record average 16.5%
Open access
25%
world 28%

What is Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Physical SciencesDomain #5,168 of 21,541 33.6%216

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering 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).

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: 0.99× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.44× its world share, 6 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.61× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.36× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.13× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.96× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.82× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.60× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 3.60× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.37× its world share, 1 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.49× its world share, 1 worksMedicineNursing: 0.92× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 7.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Biosensors, Nanoparticles, Self-Assembly, Lab-on-a-Chip, Electrochemistry, Molecular Machines, Biomolecular Interactions and aptamers.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in all years 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. Biosensors47▲ 23×11 topics
  2. Nanoparticles42▲ 9.0×21 topics
  3. Self-Assembly32▲ 23×12 topics
  4. Lab-on-a-Chip24▲ 49×4 topics
  5. Electrochemistry22▲ 30×3 topics
  6. Biomedical Applications18▲ 4.7×23 topics
  7. Molecular Machines18▲ 41×2 topics
  8. Biomolecular Interactions18▲ 41×2 topics
  9. DNA nanotechnology18▲ 48×1 topic
  10. aptamers18▲ 48×1 topic
  11. Point-of-Care Diagnostics18▲ 57×2 topics
  12. Nanostructured Materials16▲ 23×5 topics
  13. Microfluidic Devices13▲ 45×2 topics
  14. Colloidal Crystals13▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Nanomaterials13▲ 4.5×14 topics
  16. Self-Assembled Monolayers13▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Nanocomposites12▲ 4.4×16 topics
  18. Glycosylation12▲ 15×3 topics
  19. Monoclonal Antibodies12▲ 23×2 topics
  20. Therapeutic Antibodies12▲ 25×2 topics
  21. Hydrogels12▲ 24×4 topics
  22. Membrane Proteins11▲ 17×3 topics
  23. High-Throughput Analysis11▲ 66×1 topic
  24. Organic Electronics11▲ 18×2 topics
  25. Protein Microarrays11▲ 153×1 topic
  26. Electron Transport10▲ 16×3 topics
  27. Genomics10▲ 8.4×8 topics
  28. Liquid Crystals10▲ 83×1 topic
  29. Self-Organization10▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification10▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Paper-Based Microfluidics10▲ 76×1 topic
  32. Nanotechnology10▲ 15×2 topics
  33. Optical Sensors10▲ 19×2 topics
  34. Surface Modification10▲ 16×2 topics
  35. Molecular Electronics10▲ 44×1 topic
  36. Single-Molecule Conductance10▲ 44×1 topic
  37. Antibody Engineering10▲ 26×1 topic
  38. Fc Receptors10▲ 26×1 topic
  39. Cholesterol9▲ 13×2 topics
  40. Biological Applications8▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research and RNA Interference and Gene Delivery.

Microbial Fuel Cells and…1Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation: 1 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…1Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 1 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…1Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 1 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gen…0RNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 0 fractional worksMicrobial Community Ecology and Physiology: 0 fractional worksBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing: 0 fractional worksNanoparticle-Based Drug …0Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery: 0 fractional worksVibrio bacteria research…0Vibrio bacteria research studies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and …0Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Tech…0Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 0 fractional works
Environmental EngineeringMolecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingEcology2 others

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

  1. 1 Microbial Fuel Cells and Bioremediation Environmental Engineering 1 works
  2. 2 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 1 works
  4. 4 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 0 works
  5. 5 Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology Ecology 0 works
  6. 6 Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing Molecular Biology 0 works
  7. 7 Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery Biomaterials 0 works
  8. 8 Vibrio bacteria research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  9. 9 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 0 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 available25.1%not open74.9%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.7%domestic only92.3%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Naval Research Laboratory Center for Bio/Molecular Science and Engineering's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 43% 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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