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Pacific Research Institute

In research, Pacific Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#13,865 of 17,446 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022-now
#14,377
of 22,385 · #7,234 all time
Rank in United States
#2,023
of 3,332
Research works
402
▼ 4% vs 2018-21
Citations
7.2k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
12.1%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.01×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
42%
world 40%
International
38%
world 18%
Pacific Research Institute

What is Pacific Research Institute 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 #13,865 of 17,446 5.2%133

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Pacific Research Institute 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 Pacific Research Institute work in?

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Pacific Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 20% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (40%), Environmental Science (8%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (8%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Health Sciences: 35 fractional works · 42.6% of its workMedicine: 32 fractional works · 39.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 8 fractional works · 10.2% of its workHematology: 4 fractional works · 4.4% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workBiochemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workDermatology: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHepatology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComplementary and Manual Therapy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOral Surgery: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOrthodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 16 fractional works · 19.9% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 7.8% of its workFood Science: 3 fractional works · 4.2% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 5 fractional works · 5.7% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 5.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysical Sciences: 15 fractional works · 19.0% of its workEnvironmental Science: 7 fractional works · 8.4% of its workEcology: 3 fractional works · 3.3% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workOceanography: 3 fractional works · 3.5% of its workAtmospheric Science: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEarth-Surface Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGeochemistry and Petrology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPaleontology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEngineering: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workModeling and Simulation: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 15 fractional works · 18.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 5 fractional works · 6.2% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workStrategy and Management: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 6.1% of its workSociology and Political Science: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workHealth: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workGeneral Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workFinance: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Science and Operations Research: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPacific ResearchInstitute82fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences20%Physical Sciences19%Health Sciences43%Social Sciences19%

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. Medicine3239.6%
    2. Health Professions22.0%
    3. Dentistry10.7%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Nursing00.1%
    1. Agricultural and Biological Sciences67.8%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology55.7%
    3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55.6%
    4. Neuroscience00.5%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    1. Environmental Science78.4%
    2. Earth and Planetary Sciences56.2%
    3. Engineering11.5%
    4. Computer Science11.2%
    5. Mathematics00.6%
    6. Energy00.4%
    7. Materials Science00.4%
    8. Chemistry00.2%
    9. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting56.2%
    2. Social Sciences56.1%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance33.9%
    4. Psychology11.6%
    5. Arts and Humanities00.4%
    6. Decision Sciences00.3%
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: 1.63× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.06× its world share, 5 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.69× its world share, 5 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.85× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.16× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 3.93× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.10× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.69× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.43× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.74× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.06× its world share, 32 worksMedicineNursing: 0.31× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.30× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.92× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.82× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.48× its world share, 5 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 5.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 25 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.69×5 works
  2. Earth and Planetary Sciences3.93×5 works
  3. Medicine2.06×32 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting1.92×5 works
  5. Economics, Econometrics and Finance1.82×3 works
  6. Environmental Science1.69×7 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.63×6 works
  8. Dentistry1.43×1 works
  9. Veterinary1.30×0 works
  10. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1.06×5 works
  11. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.85×0 works
  12. Health Professions0.74×2 works
  13. Psychology0.52×1 works
  14. Mathematics0.49×0 works
  15. Energy0.48×0 works
  16. Social Sciences0.48×5 works
  17. Decision Sciences0.35×0 works
  18. Neuroscience0.31×0 works
  19. Nursing0.31×0 works
  20. Computer Science0.16×1 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.14×0 works
  22. Chemistry0.13×0 works
  23. Materials Science0.11×0 works
  24. Engineering0.10×1 works
  25. Physics and Astronomy0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Pacific Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Kenji E. Kushida, Oleg N. Katugin and John J. Cohrssen lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Pacific Research Institute.

  1. 1 Kenji E. Kushida United States · #1,169,649 worldwide 794 citations · 72 works
  2. 2 Oleg N. Katugin United States · #1,841,845 worldwide 858 citations · 34 works
  3. 3 John J. Cohrssen United States · #2,616,799 worldwide 288 citations · 16 works
  4. 4 Michael W. Newcomer United States · #4,328,904 worldwide 333 citations · 16 works
  5. 5 Kenji Shimazaki United States · #4,398,461 worldwide 0 citations · 17 works
  6. 6 Л. Л. Будникова United States · #4,566,882 worldwide 39 citations · 18 works
  7. 7 Е. В. Колпаков United States · #4,687,174 worldwide 49 citations · 15 works
  8. 8 Alexander V. Zavolokin United States · #4,956,196 worldwide 173 citations · 26 works
  9. 9 В. В. Напазаков United States · #5,002,355 worldwide 58 citations · 24 works
  10. 10 Pavel V. Kalchugin United States · #5,291,314 worldwide 153 citations · 31 works
All ranked researchers at Pacific Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Pacific Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Pacific Research Institute is "Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults" (Stephanie A. Studenski, 2011), with 4,585 citations. Next come "Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program" (2,381) and "Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence" (882).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Gait Speed and Survival in Older Adults Stephanie A. Studenski · JAMA Open access 4 Jan 2011 4,585
2 Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program Daniel Taliun et al. · Nature Open access427 authors 10 Feb 2021 2,381
3 Resurgence of COVID-19 in Manaus, Brazil, despite high seroprevalence Éster Cerdeira Sabino et al. · The Lancet Open access 27 Jan 2021 882
4 Inherited causes of clonal haematopoiesis in 97,691 whole genomes Alexander G. Bick et al. · Nature Open access414 authors 14 Oct 2020 766
5 Three-quarters attack rate of SARS-CoV-2 in the Brazilian Amazon during a largely unmitigated epidemic Lewis Buss et al. · Science Open access 14 Jan 2021 546
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Immune Response, Vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, Anemia, Blood Transfusion and Sustainable Development.

▲ 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. Epidemiology11▲ 3.4×46 topics
  2. Climate Change10▲ 4.3×15 topics
  3. Sustainable Development6▲ 4.3×3 topics
  4. Immune Response5▲ 12×12 topics
  5. Vaccine5▲ 17×9 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-25▲ 20×4 topics
  7. Anemia5▲ 62×4 topics
  8. Blood Transfusion4▲ 122×2 topics
  9. Pandemic4▲ 5.1×5 topics
  10. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 28×5 topics
  12. Food Security4▲ 8.6×2 topics
  13. Nutrition4▲ 9.6×2 topics
  14. Agricultural Development3▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Functional Foods3▲ 46×1 topic
  16. Viral Transmission3▲ 26×3 topics
  17. Hemorrhage3▲ 51×2 topics
  18. Pathogenesis3▲ 6.9×9 topics
  19. Coronavirus3▲ 17×2 topics
  20. Risk Factors3▲ 3.0×7 topics
  21. Immunity3▲ 8.0×5 topics
  22. Economic Growth2▲ 3.7×4 topics
  23. Vaccine Development2▲ 12×7 topics
  24. Critical Care2▲ 12×4 topics
  25. antibody2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. spike protein2▲ 30×1 topic
  27. Altruism2▲ 33×2 topics
  28. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 39×2 topics
  29. Blood Donation2▲ 162×1 topic
  30. Red Blood Cell2▲ 140×1 topic
  31. Tranexamic Acid2▲ 140×1 topic
  32. Digital Transformation2▲ 4.7×2 topics
  33. Leadership2▲ 5.2×2 topics
  34. Thrombosis2▲ 9.2×6 topics
  35. Alloimmunization2▲ 101×1 topic
  36. Blood Groups2▲ 101×1 topic
  37. Viral Load2▲ 31×2 topics
  38. Fisheries Sustainability2▲ 26×2 topics
  39. Strategizing2▲ 122×1 topic
  40. Arctic2▲ 19×3 topics

Which research topics does Pacific Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Food Industry and Aquatic Biology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Blood transfusion and management and Blood donation and transfusion practices.

Food Industry and Aquati…3Food Industry and Aquatic Biology: 3 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …2SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 2 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…2Blood transfusion and management: 2 fractional worksBlood donation and trans…2Blood donation and transfusion practices: 2 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional worksRegional Economic Development and Innovation: 2 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…2Marine and fisheries research: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceInfectious DiseasesBiochemistryManagement of Technology and Innovation5 others

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

  1. 1 Food Industry and Aquatic Biology Food Science 3 works
  2. 2 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 2 works
  3. 3 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 2 works
  4. 4 Blood donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  5. 5 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 works
  6. 6 Regional Economic Development and Innovation Strategy and Management 2 works
  7. 7 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 2 works
  8. 8 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  9. 9 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  10. 10 Marine and coastal ecosystems Oceanography 1 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 available42.2%not open57.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors37.5%domestic only62.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 4% lower than in 2018-2021.

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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Pacific Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00029% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%Pacific Research Institute0.00042% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Pacific Research Institute over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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