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New England Biolabs (United States)

In research, New England Biolabs (United States) stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,814 of 3,579 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#4,225 of 7,800 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology — Molecular Biology is 16.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#10,174
of 28,054 · #3,712 all time
Rank in United States
#1,363
of 4,192
Research works
1.5k
▼ 18% vs 2013–17
Citations
87k
58.5 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
19.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
52%
world 28%

What is New England Biolabs (United States) 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,814 of 3,579 20.8%72 #1184
Life SciencesDomain #4,225 of 7,800 20.1%83 #1278

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where New England Biolabs (United States) 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 New England Biolabs (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 16.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 58.6 works17×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 71.5 works11×
← 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: 1.15× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 11.47× its world share, 72 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.63× its world share, 3 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.43× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.85× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEnergy: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.34× its world share, 8 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.29× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.64× its world share, 14 worksMedicineVeterinary: 0.84× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.16× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.28× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
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Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 11.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at New England Biolabs (United States)?

Ranked on the composite score, Richard J. Roberts, Thomas C. Evans and Yinhua Zhang lead among researchers whose main affiliation is New England Biolabs (United States).

  1. 1 Richard J. Roberts United States · #81,512 worldwide 446 citations · 91 works
  2. 2 Thomas C. Evans United States · #175,321 worldwide 254 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 Yinhua Zhang United States · #178,438 worldwide 154 citations · 20 works
  4. 4 N. W. King United States · #383,516 worldwide 85 citations · 18 works
  5. 5 D J Ringler United States · #389,523 worldwide 103 citations · 15 works
  6. 6 R. D. Hunt United States · #521,724 worldwide 84 citations · 23 works
  7. 7 Ivan R. Corrêa United States · #722,377 worldwide 158 citations · 18 works
  8. 8 New England Biolabs United States · #724,220 worldwide 4 citations · 33 works
  9. 9 Norval W. King United States · #786,025 worldwide 52 citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Nan Dai United States · #824,660 worldwide 117 citations · 27 works
All ranked researchers at New England Biolabs (United States)

Which keywords describe research at New England Biolabs (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Nanoparticles, Biosensors, m6A-seq, RNA methylation, Cancer, Self-Assembly, aptamers and DNA nanotechnology.

▲ 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. Nanoparticles11▲ 7.7×4 topics
  2. Biosensors11▲ 18×4 topics
  3. RNA methylation10▲ 94×1 topic
  4. m6A-seq10▲ 94×1 topic
  5. Cancer8▲ 5.1×12 topics
  6. Self-Assembly6▲ 17×2 topics
  7. DNA nanotechnology6▲ 43×1 topic
  8. aptamers6▲ 43×1 topic
  9. Gene Expression6▲ 8.4×9 topics
  10. Translation6▲ 29×2 topics
  11. Genome Engineering6▲ 77×1 topic
  12. RNA-Guided6▲ 77×1 topic
  13. RNA Structure6▲ 87×1 topic
  14. Ribosome6▲ 87×1 topic
  15. Genomic Instability5▲ 39×2 topics
  16. Genomics5▲ 14×4 topics
  17. Gene Regulation5▲ 45×3 topics
  18. Virus5▲ 42×2 topics
  19. DNA Methylation4▲ 34×2 topics
  20. Data Analysis4▲ 14×3 topics
  21. Ecology4▲ 25×3 topics
  22. Microbiome4▲ 28×2 topics
  23. Chromatin4▲ 78×2 topics
  24. Epigenetic Reprogramming4▲ 40×1 topic
  25. Evolution4▲ 15×2 topics
  26. Histone Modification4▲ 53×1 topic
  27. Metagenomics4▲ 40×2 topics
  28. Normalization4▲ 74×2 topics
  29. Bacteriophage4▲ 76×1 topic
  30. Marine4▲ 76×1 topic
  31. Quantitative4▲ 38×1 topic
  32. Real-Time PCR4▲ 127×1 topic
  33. RNA-Seq4▲ 30×2 topics
  34. Phylogenetic Analysis4▲ 11×2 topics
  35. genome annotation4▲ 49×1 topic
  36. sequence alignment4▲ 49×1 topic
  37. Antibiotic Resistance4▲ 8.0×6 topics
  38. Epigenetic Regulation4▲ 14×6 topics
  39. RNA Regulation3▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Signal Transduction3▲ 17×2 topics

Which research topics does New England Biolabs (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: RNA modifications and cancer, Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms.

RNA modifications and cancer: 10 fractional worksAdvanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques: 6 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engin…6CRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 6 fractional worksRNA and protein synthesi…6RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 6 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 4 fractional worksBacteriophages and microbial interactions: 4 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techni…4Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 4 fractional worksBiosensors and Analytical Detection: 3 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 3 fractional works
Molecular BiologyEcologyBiomedical EngineeringGenetics

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

  1. 1 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 10 works
  2. 2 Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques Molecular Biology 6 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 6 works
  4. 4 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 6 works
  5. 5 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Bacteriophages and microbial interactions Ecology 4 works
  7. 7 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 4 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 4 works
  9. 9 Biosensors and Analytical Detection Biomedical Engineering 3 works
  10. 10 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 3 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 available52.2%not open47.8%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.2%domestic only85.8%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has New England Biolabs (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 18% lower than in 2013–2017.

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