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Promega (United States)

In research, Promega (United States) stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,777 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Molecular Biology is 11.6× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#18,449
of 22,385 · #9,814 all time
Rank in United States
#2,718
of 3,332
Research works
749
▼ 12% vs 2018-21
Citations
26k
34.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
10.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
36%
world 40%
International
15%
world 18%
Promega (United States)

What is Promega (United States) known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022-now, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Life SciencesDomain #3,777 of 6,403 11.7%74 #2394

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Promega (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 average mark, because the average differs by field (from about 6% in Dentistry to 21% in Economics).

Which fields of science does Promega (United States) work in?

In 2022-now, 55% of research at Promega (United States) is in Life Sciences, 27% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (44%), Medicine (26%), Immunology and Microbiology (7%). It does 3.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 84 fractional works · 55.3% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 67 fractional works · 44.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 53 fractional works · 35.1% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 2.6% of its workBiotechnology: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiophysics: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 7.2% of its workImmunology: 11 fractional works · 7.2% of its workNeuroscience: 3 fractional works · 2.1% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 42 fractional works · 27.4% of its workMedicine: 40 fractional works · 26.4% of its workOncology: 19 fractional works · 12.3% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 6 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 10.9% of its workEngineering: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 3 fractional works · 1.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBioengineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workProcess Chemistry and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 10 fractional works · 6.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 7 fractional works · 4.5% of its workSociology and Political Science: 4 fractional works · 2.7% of its workEducation: 2 fractional works · 1.2% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 2 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKPromega (UnitedStates)152fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences55%Physical Sciences11%Health Sciences27%Social Sciences6%

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 22 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology6744.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology117.2%
    3. Neuroscience32.1%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.2%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.8%
    1. Medicine4026.4%
    2. Health Professions10.5%
    3. Nursing00.2%
    4. Veterinary00.2%
    5. Dentistry00.0%
    1. Engineering74.5%
    2. Chemistry31.9%
    3. Computer Science21.3%
    4. Materials Science21.2%
    5. Environmental Science10.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering10.9%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    8. Energy00.1%
    1. Social Sciences74.5%
    2. Decision Sciences21.0%
    3. Psychology10.6%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.3%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Promega (United States) specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Molecular Biology takes 11.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Molecular BiologySubfield · 53.2 works12×
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField · 66.8 works8.2×
← 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: 0.25× its world share, 2 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 8.25× its world share, 67 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.17× its world share, 11 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.30× its world share, 3 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 2.19× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 2.51× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.23× its world share, 3 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.17× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.06× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.30× its world share, 7 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.35× its world share, 2 worksMaterials ScienceDentistry: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.37× its world share, 40 worksMedicineNursing: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.62× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesDecision Sciences: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksDecision SciencesPsychology: 0.19× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.35× its world share, 7 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 8.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 22 fields, with their numbers
  1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology8.25×67 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology7.17×11 works
  3. Chemical Engineering2.51×1 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics2.19×1 works
  5. Veterinary1.62×0 works
  6. Medicine1.37×40 works
  7. Neuroscience1.30×3 works
  8. Chemistry1.23×3 works
  9. Decision Sciences1.02×2 works
  10. Nursing0.48×0 works
  11. Materials Science0.35×2 works
  12. Social Sciences0.35×7 works
  13. Engineering0.30×7 works
  14. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.25×2 works
  15. Environmental Science0.19×1 works
  16. Health Professions0.19×1 works
  17. Psychology0.19×1 works
  18. Computer Science0.17×2 works
  19. Arts and Humanities0.11×0 works
  20. Dentistry0.09×0 works
  21. Energy0.06×0 works
  22. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.05×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Promega (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Danette L. Daniels, Thomas Machleidt and Matthew B. Robers lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Promega (United States).

  1. 1 Danette L. Daniels United States · #36,128 worldwide 7.4k citations · 106 works
  2. 2 Thomas Machleidt United States · #111,106 worldwide 13k citations · 94 works
  3. 3 Matthew B. Robers United States · #127,414 worldwide 5.7k citations · 119 works
  4. 4 Keith V. Wood United States · #167,707 worldwide 18k citations · 110 works
  5. 5 Kristin M. Riching United States · #178,062 worldwide 1.8k citations · 41 works
  6. 6 Elizabeth A. Caine United States · #241,847 worldwide 2.4k citations · 31 works
  7. 7 Jamison J. Grailer United States · #264,933 worldwide 5.2k citations · 105 works
  8. 8 Marie K. Schwinn United States · #358,328 worldwide 4.4k citations · 37 works
  9. 9 Frank Xiao-Hu Fan United States · #359,654 worldwide 10k citations · 152 works
  10. 10 Marjeta Urh United States · #371,686 worldwide 6.3k citations · 108 works
All ranked researchers at Promega (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Promega (United States)?

The most cited paper from Promega (United States) is "HaloTag: A Novel Protein Labeling Technology for Cell Imaging and Protein Analysis" (Georgyi V. Los, Lance P. Encell, Mark G. McDougall et al., 2008), with 2,688 citations. Next come "Engineered Luciferase Reporter from a Deep Sea Shrimp Utilizing a Novel Imidazopyrazinone Substrate" (1,742) and "NanoLuc Complementation Reporter Optimized for Accurate Measurement of Protein Interactions in Cells" (1,561).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 HaloTag: A Novel Protein Labeling Technology for Cell Imaging and Protein Analysis Georgyi V. Los, Lance P. Encell, Mark G. McDougall et al. · ACS Chemical Biology Jun 2008 2,688
2 Engineered Luciferase Reporter from a Deep Sea Shrimp Utilizing a Novel Imidazopyrazinone Substrate Mary P. Hall, James Unch, Brock F. Binkowski et al. · ACS Chemical Biology Open access 15 Aug 2012 1,742
3 NanoLuc Complementation Reporter Optimized for Accurate Measurement of Protein Interactions in Cells Andrew S. Dixon, Marie K. Schwinn, Mary P. Hall et al. · ACS Chemical Biology Open access 16 Nov 2015 1,561
4 Different Subsets of T Cells, Memory, Effector Functions, and CAR-T Immunotherapy Vita Golubovskaya, Lijun Wu · Cancers Open access 15 Mar 2016 603
5 NanoBRET─A Novel BRET Platform for the Analysis of Protein–Protein Interactions Thomas Machleidt, Carolyn C. Woodroofe, Marie K. Schwinn et al. · ACS Chemical Biology Open access 25 May 2015 515
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Promega (United States)?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Biosensors, Immunotherapy, Environmental Monitoring, Imaging, Bioluminescence, Reporter Genes and Tumor Regression.

▲ 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. Gene Expression20▲ 20×8 topics
  2. Biosensors18▲ 24×5 topics
  3. Immunotherapy15▲ 14×7 topics
  4. Environmental Monitoring14▲ 24×2 topics
  5. Imaging14▲ 38×2 topics
  6. Bioluminescence14▲ 842×1 topic
  7. Reporter Genes14▲ 842×1 topic
  8. Cancer Immunotherapy12▲ 50×3 topics
  9. Tumor Regression12▲ 69×2 topics
  10. Lymphoma10▲ 39×2 topics
  11. CAR T Cells9▲ 85×1 topic
  12. Chimeric Antigen Receptor9▲ 85×1 topic
  13. Gene Therapy9▲ 30×4 topics
  14. Cancer Therapy8▲ 9.8×13 topics
  15. Glycosylation8▲ 48×3 topics
  16. Inflammation8▲ 2.4×21 topics
  17. Monoclonal Antibodies6▲ 47×3 topics
  18. Therapeutic Antibodies6▲ 52×2 topics
  19. Transcriptional Regulation6▲ 22×6 topics
  20. Tumor Microenvironment6▲ 8.1×6 topics
  21. Antibody Engineering5▲ 61×1 topic
  22. Fc Receptors5▲ 61×1 topic
  23. Innate Immunity5▲ 10×7 topics
  24. Tumor Targeting5▲ 18×3 topics
  25. Immune Response5▲ 5.7×8 topics
  26. Data Analysis5▲ 12×3 topics
  27. Cell Death5▲ 13×5 topics
  28. Reactive Oxygen Species4▲ 7.1×8 topics
  29. Mitochondria4▲ 20×3 topics
  30. Quantitative4▲ 28×1 topic
  31. Real-Time PCR4▲ 97×1 topic
  32. BET Bromodomains4▲ 79×1 topic
  33. Monoclonal Antibody4▲ 45×2 topics
  34. PROTACs4▲ 79×1 topic
  35. Breast Cancer3▲ 8.8×3 topics
  36. High-Throughput Analysis3▲ 61×1 topic
  37. Protein Microarrays3▲ 126×1 topic
  38. AAV3▲ 53×1 topic
  39. Viral Vectors3▲ 53×1 topic
  40. Gene Silencing3▲ 22×2 topics

Which research topics does Promega (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research, CAR-T cell therapy research, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research and Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications.

bioluminescence and chem…14bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research: 14 fractional worksCAR-T cell therapy research: 9 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 5 fractional worksMolecular Biology Techniques and Applications: 4 fractional worksProtein Degradation and Inhibitors: 4 fractional worksAdvanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications: 3 fractional worksVirus-based gene therapy research: 3 fractional worksRNA Interference and Gene Delivery: 3 fractional worksInflammasome and immune disorders: 2 fractional worksNanoplatforms for cancer theranostics: 2 fractional works
Molecular BiologyOncologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingGenetics1 others

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

  1. 1 bioluminescence and chemiluminescence research Molecular Biology 14 works
  2. 2 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 9 works
  3. 3 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 5 works
  4. 4 Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 4 works
  5. 5 Protein Degradation and Inhibitors Molecular Biology 4 works
  6. 6 Advanced Biosensing Techniques and Applications Molecular Biology 3 works
  7. 7 Virus-based gene therapy research Genetics 3 works
  8. 8 RNA Interference and Gene Delivery Molecular Biology 3 works
  9. 9 Inflammasome and immune disorders Molecular Biology 2 works
  10. 10 Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics Biomedical Engineering 2 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 available35.5%not open64.5%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors14.7%domestic only85.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Promega (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 12% 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 Promega (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00066% in 2024.

still counting0.00050%0.0010%0.0015%Promega (United States)0.00062% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Promega (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

How much of it reaches the world top 10%

Year by year, against all institutions in the same year.

still counting10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2025Promega (United States)6.9% in 202520102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 23.2% in 2016.

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