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North Carolina Biotechnology Center

In research, North Carolina Biotechnology Center stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,342 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#23,598
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#4,905
of 7,310
Research works
226
▼ 50% vs 2018-21
Citations
23k
100.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.9%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.14×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
17%
world 18%
North Carolina Biotechnology Center

What is North Carolina Biotechnology Center 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
Life SciencesDomain #3,342 of 11,023 28.0%141

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where North Carolina Biotechnology Center 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 fields of science does North Carolina Biotechnology Center work in?

In all years, 62% of research at North Carolina Biotechnology Center is in Life Sciences, 17% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (32%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (28%), Medicine (15%). It does 3.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 141 fractional works · 62.2% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 73 fractional works · 32.2% of its workMolecular Biology: 50 fractional works · 22.1% of its workBiotechnology: 10 fractional works · 4.2% of its workGenetics: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workCell Biology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 63 fractional works · 27.9% of its workPlant Science: 57 fractional works · 25.0% of its workInsect Science: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 40 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMedicine: 34 fractional works · 15.1% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 13 fractional works · 5.9% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDermatology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEpidemiology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workNursing: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOral Surgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 36 fractional works · 15.8% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Science: 6 fractional works · 2.8% of its workEcology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 4 fractional works · 2.0% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomaterials: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtmospheric Science: 3 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.5% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 4.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEducation: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKNorth CarolinaBiotechnology…226fractional works, all years
Life Sciences62%Physical Sciences16%Health Sciences17%Social Sciences5%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. 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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7332.2%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences6327.9%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology20.9%
    4. Neuroscience10.7%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Medicine3415.1%
    2. Health Professions20.9%
    3. Nursing20.7%
    4. Dentistry10.4%
    5. Veterinary10.3%
    1. Engineering73.1%
    2. Environmental Science62.8%
    3. Physics and Astronomy62.7%
    4. Materials Science41.9%
    5. Earth and Planetary Sciences41.8%
    6. Chemistry31.5%
    7. Computer Science20.8%
    8. Chemical Engineering10.5%
    9. Energy10.4%
    10. Mathematics10.3%
    1. Social Sciences52.2%
    2. Economics, Econometrics and Finance20.8%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities10.4%
    5. Psychology10.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

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: 0.37× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.98× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 6.76× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.88× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.86× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 1.04× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.58× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 1.14× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.60× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 4.85× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.26× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.42× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 1.39× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.93× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.44× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics, 6.8×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 20 fields, with their numbers
  1. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics6.76×0 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.98×2 works
  3. Dentistry4.85×0 works
  4. Chemical Engineering2.88×0 works
  5. Medicine1.42×2 works
  6. Decision Sciences1.39×0 works
  7. Mathematics1.14×0 works
  8. Engineering1.04×1 works
  9. Immunology and Microbiology1.00×0 works
  10. Psychology0.93×0 works
  11. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.86×0 works
  12. Physics and Astronomy0.60×0 works
  13. Materials Science0.58×0 works
  14. Business, Management and Accounting0.53×0 works
  15. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.49×0 works
  16. Environmental Science0.45×0 works
  17. Social Sciences0.44×0 works
  18. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.37×0 works
  19. Neuroscience0.28×0 works
  20. Health Professions0.26×0 works

Who are the top researchers at North Carolina Biotechnology Center?

Ranked on the quality score, John A. Ryals, Scott J. Uknes and Eric R. Ward lead among researchers whose main affiliation is North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

  1. 1 John A. Ryals United States · #15,399 worldwide 28k citations · 131 works
  2. 2 Scott J. Uknes United States · #87,877 worldwide 14k citations · 47 works
  3. 3 Eric R. Ward United States · #193,833 worldwide 15k citations · 112 works
  4. 4 Leslie Friedrich United States · #268,979 worldwide 9.1k citations · 29 works
  5. 5 Helmut Keßmann United States · #394,013 worldwide 9.1k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Bernard Vernooij United States · #473,073 worldwide 5.9k citations · 22 works
  7. 7 George B. Payne United States · #476,636 worldwide 2.9k citations · 44 works
  8. 8 Sandra S. Dincher United States · #519,543 worldwide 4.7k citations · 15 works
  9. 9 Urs H. Neuenschwander United States · #817,869 worldwide 4.2k citations · 15 works
  10. 10 Michael G. Koziel United States · #855,161 worldwide 3.5k citations · 24 works
All ranked researchers at North Carolina Biotechnology Center

What are the most cited papers from North Carolina Biotechnology Center?

The most cited paper from North Carolina Biotechnology Center is "The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution" (Hideki Hirakawa et al., 2012), with 3,442 citations. Next come "Four new derivatives of the broad-host-range cloning vector pBBR1MCS, carrying different antibiotic-resistance cassettes" (3,408) and "The effect of particle design on cellular internalization pathways" (2,911).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The tomato genome sequence provides insights into fleshy fruit evolution Hideki Hirakawa et al. · Nature Open access271 authors May 2012 3,442
2 Four new derivatives of the broad-host-range cloning vector pBBR1MCS, carrying different antibiotic-resistance cassettes Michael E. Kovach, Philip H. Elzer, D. Steven Hill et al. · Gene Dec 1995 3,408
3 The effect of particle design on cellular internalization pathways Stephanie E. A. Gratton, Patricia A. Ropp, Patrick D. Pohlhaus et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Open access 12 Aug 2008 2,911
4 Systemic Acquired Resistance. John A. Ryals, Urs H. Neuenschwander, M. G. Willits et al. · The Plant Cell Open access Oct 1996 1,994
5 A Central Role of Salicylic Acid in Plant Disease Resistance Terrence P. Delaney, Scott J. Uknes, Bernard Vernooij et al. · Science 18 Nov 1994 1,758
All 59 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at North Carolina Biotechnology Center?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Plant Immunity, Biotechnology, Innovation, Microbiome, Capacity Building, Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation and Plant Secondary Metabolites.

▲ 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. Gene Expression22▲ 16×11 topics
  2. Plant Immunity18▲ 89×2 topics
  3. Biotechnology17▲ 78×3 topics
  4. Innovation16▲ 7.5×8 topics
  5. Microbiome14▲ 42×2 topics
  6. Capacity Building14▲ 84×2 topics
  7. Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation13▲ 99×1 topic
  8. Plant Secondary Metabolites13▲ 78×1 topic
  9. Entrepreneurship13▲ 21×2 topics
  10. Global Collaboration13▲ 136×1 topic
  11. Health Biotechnology13▲ 292×1 topic
  12. Root Exudates12▲ 90×2 topics
  13. Microbial Pathogens12▲ 120×1 topic
  14. Rhizosphere Interactions12▲ 73×1 topic
  15. Biopharmaceuticals10▲ 64×3 topics
  16. Recombinant Proteins10▲ 79×2 topics
  17. Plant Molecular Farming8▲ 154×1 topic
  18. Vaccine Antigens8▲ 154×1 topic
  19. Small RNAs8▲ 41×2 topics
  20. Genome Analysis7▲ 29×3 topics
  21. Gene Silencing7▲ 25×2 topics
  22. Genomics6▲ 8.2×6 topics
  23. Viral RNA Silencing6▲ 58×1 topic
  24. Virus-Host Interactions6▲ 58×1 topic
  25. RNA Interference6▲ 22×2 topics
  26. Quantitative Trait Loci5▲ 31×3 topics
  27. Insecticide Resistance5▲ 22×2 topics
  28. Bacillus thuringiensis5▲ 59×1 topic
  29. P450 enzymes5▲ 59×1 topic
  30. Drought Resistance5▲ 23×2 topics
  31. Host Recognition5▲ 26×2 topics
  32. Host Specificity5▲ 16×2 topics
  33. Food Safety4▲ 7.2×5 topics
  34. Signal Transduction4▲ 8.0×5 topics
  35. Environmental Risk Assessment4▲ 18×3 topics
  36. Genome Engineering4▲ 32×1 topic
  37. RNA-Guided4▲ 32×1 topic
  38. Consumer Attitudes4▲ 63×1 topic
  39. Genetically Modified Crops4▲ 142×1 topic
  40. Symbiosis4▲ 15×3 topics

Which research topics does North Carolina Biotechnology Center publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Protein purification and stability, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects and Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology.

Protein purification and…0Protein purification and stability: 0 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…0Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 0 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 0 fractional worksBacterial Genetics and Biotechnology: 0 fractional worksAntibiotic Resistance in Bacteria: 0 fractional worksMicrofluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies: 0 fractional worksSexual function and dysfunction studies: 0 fractional worksGenomics and Phylogeneti…0Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies: 0 fractional worksEscherichia coli research studies: 0 fractional worksUrinary Bladder and Prostate Research: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGeneticsMolecular Medicine4 others

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

  1. 1 Protein purification and stability Molecular Biology 0 works
  2. 2 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  3. 3 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology Genetics 0 works
  5. 5 Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Molecular Medicine 0 works
  6. 6 Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies Biomedical Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Sexual function and dysfunction studies Psychiatry and Mental health 0 works
  8. 8 Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies Molecular Biology 0 works
  9. 9 Escherichia coli research studies Endocrinology 0 works
  10. 10 Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research Urology 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 available30.8%not open69.2%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors16.6%domestic only83.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has North Carolina Biotechnology Center's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 50% lower than in 2018-2021.

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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.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is North Carolina Biotechnology Center as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000013% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%0.0030%North Carolina Biotechnology Center0.000024% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of North Carolina Biotechnology Center over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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