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Pacific Research Institute

In research, Pacific Research Institute stands highest in Physical Sciences (#16,953 of 21,541 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#18,579
of 28,054 · #18,236 all time
Rank in United States
#2,695
of 4,192
Research works
402
▲ 54% vs 2013–17
Citations
7.2k
18.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
18.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
42%
world 28%

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 #16,953 of 21,541 9.8%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 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: 1.67× its world share, 6 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.94× its world share, 4 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.70× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.49× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.15× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 4.30× its world share, 5 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.43× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.47× its world share, 5 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.07× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.56× its world share, 0 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 1.65× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.75× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.17× its world share, 30 worksMedicineNursing: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.27× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.13× its world share, 5 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 1.88× its world share, 3 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.51× 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.

Which keywords describe research at Pacific Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Climate Change, Immune Response, Vaccine, SARS-CoV-2, Anemia, Sustainable Development and Blood Transfusion.

▲ 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. Epidemiology10▲ 3.6×43 topics
  2. Climate Change8▲ 4.3×14 topics
  3. Sustainable Development5▲ 4.7×3 topics
  4. Immune Response5▲ 13×12 topics
  5. Vaccine5▲ 17×9 topics
  6. SARS-CoV-25▲ 21×4 topics
  7. Anemia4▲ 65×4 topics
  8. Pandemic4▲ 5.2×5 topics
  9. Blood Transfusion4▲ 128×2 topics
  10. ACE2 Receptor4▲ 21×2 topics
  11. Antiretroviral Therapy4▲ 30×5 topics
  12. Food Security3▲ 8.8×2 topics
  13. Nutrition3▲ 10×2 topics
  14. Agricultural Development3▲ 27×1 topic
  15. Functional Foods3▲ 49×1 topic
  16. Globalization3▲ 2.2×5 topics
  17. Viral Transmission3▲ 27×3 topics
  18. Coronavirus3▲ 18×2 topics
  19. Pathogenesis3▲ 7.3×9 topics
  20. Economic Growth2▲ 4.1×4 topics
  21. Hemorrhage2▲ 53×2 topics
  22. Immunity2▲ 8.7×4 topics
  23. Vaccine Development2▲ 13×6 topics
  24. antibody2▲ 30×1 topic
  25. spike protein2▲ 30×1 topic
  26. Altruism2▲ 35×2 topics
  27. Critical Care2▲ 13×4 topics
  28. Digital Transformation2▲ 5.6×2 topics
  29. Leadership2▲ 6.2×2 topics
  30. Blood Donation2▲ 168×1 topic
  31. Cardiac Surgery2▲ 40×2 topics
  32. Red Blood Cell2▲ 148×1 topic
  33. Thrombosis2▲ 10×5 topics
  34. Tranexamic Acid2▲ 148×1 topic
  35. Viral Load2▲ 33×2 topics
  36. Alloimmunization2▲ 100×1 topic
  37. Blood Groups2▲ 100×1 topic
  38. Regional Development2▲ 6.9×1 topic
  39. Strategizing2▲ 145×1 topic
  40. Arctic2▲ 20×3 topics

Which research topics does Pacific Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Food Industry and Aquatic Biology, SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research, Blood donation and transfusion practices and Blood transfusion and management.

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 donation and trans…2Blood donation and transfusion practices: 2 fractional worksBlood transfusion and ma…2Blood transfusion and management: 2 fractional worksRegional Economic Development and Innovation: 2 fractional worksBlood groups and transfusion: 2 fractional worksCOVID-19 Clinical Resear…1COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies: 1 fractional worksMarine and fisheries res…1Marine and fisheries research: 1 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment1HIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksMarine and coastal ecosy…1Marine and coastal ecosystems: 1 fractional works
Food ScienceInfectious DiseasesManagement of Technology and InnovationBiochemistry5 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 donation and transfusion practices Management of Technology and Innovation 2 works
  4. 4 Blood transfusion and management Biochemistry 2 works
  5. 5 Regional Economic Development and Innovation Strategy and Management 2 works
  6. 6 Blood groups and transfusion Hematology 2 works
  7. 7 COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies Infectious Diseases 1 works
  8. 8 Marine and fisheries research Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  9. 9 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Pacific Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 54% 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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