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Quality Biological

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Research works
61
▲ 170% vs 2018-21
Citations
1.8k
29.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Quality Biological

Not ranked overall: Quality Biological is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Quality Biological work in?

In all years, 38% of research at Quality Biological is in Health Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (35%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (25%), Engineering (15%). It does 1.7× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 24 fractional works · 38.4% of its workMedicine: 21 fractional works · 34.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 4.0% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workEpidemiology: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workRehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth Professions: 2 fractional works · 2.4% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 18 fractional works · 29.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 15 fractional works · 25.1% of its workMolecular Biology: 11 fractional works · 17.4% of its workCancer Research: 2 fractional works · 3.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workImmunology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workVirology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% 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 · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 17 fractional works · 27.4% of its workEngineering: 9 fractional works · 14.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.4% of its workMechanical Engineering: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workCondensed Matter Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 2 fractional works · 3.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workAlgebra and Number Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStatistics and Probability: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInformation Systems and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKQualityBiological61fractional works, all years
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences27%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences4%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2134.8%
    2. Health Professions22.4%
    3. Nursing00.7%
    4. Veterinary00.5%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1525.1%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology23.1%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.8%
    4. Neuroscience00.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.1%
    1. Engineering914.6%
    2. Physics and Astronomy23.1%
    3. Materials Science23.1%
    4. Computer Science11.5%
    5. Chemistry11.4%
    6. Environmental Science11.2%
    7. Mathematics11.1%
    8. Energy00.7%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.4%
    1. Social Sciences11.8%
    2. Decision Sciences11.6%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.5%
    4. Psychology00.3%
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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 5.34× its world share, 3 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 2.87× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.67× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.90× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.70× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMedicine: 2.78× its world share, 6 worksMedicineVeterinary: 11.08× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Veterinary, 11.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 13 fields, with their numbers
  1. Veterinary11.08×0 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology5.34×3 works
  3. Immunology and Microbiology2.87×0 works
  4. Medicine2.78×6 works
  5. Neuroscience1.67×0 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.22×0 works
  7. Chemistry0.90×0 works
  8. Materials Science0.70×0 works
  9. Environmental Science0.40×0 works
  10. Engineering0.24×0 works
  11. Psychology0.14×0 works
  12. Computer Science0.04×0 works
  13. Social Sciences0.02×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Quality Biological?

The most cited paper from Quality Biological is "Effect of Immunization with a Common Recall Antigen on Viral Expression in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1" (Sharilyn K. Stanley, Mario Ostrowski, J. Shawn Justement et al., 1996), with 376 citations. Next come "Neuropsychological functioning in nonmentally retarded autistic individuals" (244) and "Role of chronic neuroinflammation in neuroplasticity and cognitive function: A hypothesis" (222).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Effect of Immunization with a Common Recall Antigen on Viral Expression in Patients Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Sharilyn K. Stanley, Mario Ostrowski, J. Shawn Justement et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 9 May 1996 376
2 Neuropsychological functioning in nonmentally retarded autistic individuals Nancy J. Minshew, Larry R. Muenz, Gerald B. Goldstein et al. · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology Sep 1992 244
3 Role of chronic neuroinflammation in neuroplasticity and cognitive function: A hypothesis Daniela Lecca, Yoo Jin Jung, Michael T. Scerba et al. · Alzheimer s & Dementia Open access 2 Mar 2022 222
4 Epidemiology of Hospitalizations Associated with Invasive Candidiasis, United States, 2002–20121 Sara E. Strollo, Michail S. Lionakis, Jennifer Adjemian et al. · Emerging infectious diseases Open access 2016 136
5 Development and implementation of an international proficiency testing program for a neutralizing antibody assay for HIV-1 in TZM-bl cells Christopher A. Todd, Kelli Greene, Xuesong Yu et al. · Journal of Immunological Methods Open access 23 Sep 2011 86
All 76 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Quality Biological?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Gene Expression, Data Analysis, Immunotherapy, Epidemiology, Glycosylation, Quantitative, Real-Time PCR and Vaccine.

▲ 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. Epidemiology5▲ 2.0×22 topics
  2. Gene Expression3▲ 7.5×5 topics
  3. Immunotherapy3▲ 6.8×6 topics
  4. Cancer3▲ 3.1×11 topics
  5. Data Analysis3▲ 13×2 topics
  6. Diagnosis2▲ 3.6×7 topics
  7. Treatment2▲ 2.9×11 topics
  8. Glycosylation2▲ 15×3 topics
  9. Nanoparticles2▲ 2.4×10 topics
  10. Vaccine2▲ 7.5×6 topics
  11. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 12×5 topics
  12. Quantitative2▲ 24×1 topic
  13. Real-Time PCR2▲ 68×1 topic
  14. Chemotherapy2▲ 3.8×7 topics
  15. Heart Failure2▲ 5.6×5 topics
  16. Immune Response2▲ 4.3×8 topics
  17. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 18×3 topics
  18. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 20×2 topics
  19. Tumor Regression2▲ 29×2 topics
  20. Gene Therapy2▲ 9.4×4 topics
  21. Non-Destructive Testing2▲ 21×2 topics
  22. Targeted Therapy2▲ 11×2 topics
  23. Cancer Risk1▲ 8.7×2 topics
  24. Anxiety1▲ 5.8×3 topics
  25. Cancer Genomics1▲ 35×1 topic
  26. Laser Eye Injuries1▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Mutational Signatures1▲ 35×1 topic
  28. Patient Care1▲ 21×2 topics
  29. Retinal Damage1▲ 98×1 topic
  30. B-Type Natriuretic Peptide1▲ 38×1 topic
  31. Cervical Cancer1▲ 18×3 topics
  32. Eddy Current Testing1▲ 39×1 topic
  33. Human Papillomavirus1▲ 14×2 topics
  34. Non-Destructive Evaluation1▲ 39×1 topic
  35. Physician Burnout1▲ 31×1 topic
  36. Tumor Targeting1▲ 14×3 topics
  37. Work-Life Balance1▲ 17×1 topic
  38. Cancer Immunotherapy1▲ 12×2 topics
  39. Cancer Incidence1▲ 11×2 topics
  40. Lymphoma1▲ 11×3 topics

Which research topics does Quality Biological publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: CAR-T cell therapy research, Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics and Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research.

CAR-T cell therapy research: 1 fractional worksViral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects: 1 fractional worksCancer Genomics and Diag…0Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics: 0 fractional worksPancreatic and Hepatic O…0Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research: 0 fractional worksMetabolism and Genetic Disorders: 0 fractional worksDiet and metabolism studies: 0 fractional worksEndometriosis Research a…0Endometriosis Research and Treatment: 0 fractional worksOvarian cancer diagnosis…0Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment: 0 fractional worksCancer Immunotherapy and…0Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers: 0 fractional worksCancer Research and Trea…0Cancer Research and Treatments: 0 fractional works
OncologyMolecular BiologyCancer ResearchClinical Biochemistry3 others

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

  1. 1 CAR-T cell therapy research Oncology 1 works
  2. 2 Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects Molecular Biology 1 works
  3. 3 Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Cancer Research 0 works
  4. 4 Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research Oncology 0 works
  5. 5 Metabolism and Genetic Disorders Clinical Biochemistry 0 works
  6. 6 Diet and metabolism studies Physiology 0 works
  7. 7 Endometriosis Research and Treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  8. 8 Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment Reproductive Medicine 0 works
  9. 9 Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers Oncology 0 works
  10. 10 Cancer Research and Treatments Biotechnology 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 available31.3%not open68.7%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.5%domestic only87.5%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Quality Biological's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 170% higher 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 Quality Biological as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000044% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%Quality Biological0.000054% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Quality Biological over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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