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Richard King Mellon Foundation

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Research works
80
▼ 55% vs 2018-21
Citations
4.7k
58.9 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
32.6%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
52%
world 40%
International
12%
world 18%
Richard King Mellon Foundation

Not ranked overall: Richard King Mellon Foundation is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Richard King Mellon Foundation work in?

In all years, 44% of research at Richard King Mellon Foundation is in Health Sciences, 30% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (38%), Immunology and Microbiology (14%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 35 fractional works · 43.5% of its workMedicine: 30 fractional works · 38.1% of its workEpidemiology: 6 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 5 fractional works · 6.5% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 5.5% of its workOncology: 3 fractional works · 3.2% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 2 fractional works · 2.6% of its workSurgery: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workReproductive Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEmergency Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDermatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGastroenterology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 3 fractional works · 3.9% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPharmacy: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPeriodontics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workLife Sciences: 24 fractional works · 29.6% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 11 fractional works · 14.3% of its workImmunology: 10 fractional works · 12.7% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMicrobiology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workVirology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 11.3% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workGenetics: 2 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCancer Research: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEndocrinology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiological Psychiatry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workPharmaceutical Science: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPlant Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 18 fractional works · 22.9% of its workChemistry: 6 fractional works · 7.0% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysical and Theoretical Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 4.6% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 2 fractional works · 2.5% of its workBiomaterials: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCeramics and Composites: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGeneral Materials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 4 fractional works · 4.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMechanics of Materials: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAerospace Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 2 fractional works · 2.0% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 2.3% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workIndustrial and Manufacturing Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCatalysis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 4.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workStrategy and Management: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDecision Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistics, Probability and Uncertainty: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workFinance: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKRichard KingMellon Foundation80fractional works, all years
Life Sciences30%Physical Sciences23%Health Sciences44%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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine3038.1%
    2. Health Professions33.9%
    3. Nursing10.9%
    4. Veterinary00.3%
    5. Dentistry00.3%
    1. Immunology and Microbiology1114.3%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology911.3%
    3. Neuroscience22.0%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.5%
    5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences00.4%
    1. Chemistry67.0%
    2. Materials Science44.6%
    3. Engineering44.5%
    4. Physics and Astronomy22.3%
    5. Environmental Science22.3%
    6. Chemical Engineering11.2%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.6%
    8. Mathematics00.3%
    9. Computer Science00.1%
    1. Social Sciences21.9%
    2. Business, Management and Accounting10.8%
    3. Decision Sciences10.8%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.4%
    5. Psychology00.1%
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: 2.98× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 20.10× its world share, 1 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringDentistry: 9.22× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.62× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.40× its world share, 2 worksMedicineNursing: 14.31× its world share, 0 worksNursing1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 20.1×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology20.10×1 works
  2. Nursing14.31×0 works
  3. Dentistry9.22×0 works
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology2.98×1 works
  5. Medicine2.40×2 works
  6. Neuroscience1.34×0 works
  7. Health Professions0.62×0 works
  8. Computer Science0.14×0 works
  9. Engineering0.09×0 works

What are the most cited papers from Richard King Mellon Foundation?

The most cited paper from Richard King Mellon Foundation is "Organizations and Markets" (Herbert A. Simon, 1991), with 1,218 citations. Next come "Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs" (1,037) and "Ectopic colonization of oral bacteria in the intestine drives T H 1 cell induction and inflammation" (983).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Organizations and Markets Herbert A. Simon · The Journal of Economic Perspectives Open access May 1991 1,218
2 Mesenchymal stem cells use extracellular vesicles to outsource mitophagy and shuttle microRNAs Donald G. Phinney, Michelangelo Di Giuseppe, Joel Njah et al. · Nature Communications Open access 7 Oct 2015 1,037
3 Ectopic colonization of oral bacteria in the intestine drives T H 1 cell induction and inflammation Koji Atarashi et al. · Science Open access 19 Oct 2017 983
4 Immune responses at the maternal-fetal interface Stephanie E. Ander, Michael Diamond, Carolyn B. Coyne · Science Immunology Open access 4 Jan 2019 666
5 Interferon-γ Drives Treg Fragility to Promote Anti-tumor Immunity Abigail E. Overacre-Delgoffe, Maria D. Chikina, Rebekah Dadey et al. · Cell Open access 25 May 2017 636
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Richard King Mellon Foundation?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Inflammation, Treatment, Regulatory T Cells, Immune Response, Inflammatory Diseases, Catalysis and Diagnosis.

▲ 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. Epidemiology12▲ 3.7×31 topics
  2. Inflammation7▲ 3.9×27 topics
  3. Treatment4▲ 4.4×5 topics
  4. Diagnosis4▲ 4.8×8 topics
  5. Nanoparticles4▲ 3.7×12 topics
  6. Catalysis4▲ 5.5×10 topics
  7. Immune Response3▲ 7.0×11 topics
  8. Regulatory T Cells3▲ 38×4 topics
  9. Inflammatory Diseases3▲ 34×3 topics
  10. Oxidative Stress3▲ 1.99×12 topics
  11. TGF-ß3▲ 20×3 topics
  12. Cancer3▲ 2.3×17 topics
  13. Prevention3▲ 8.3×5 topics
  14. Immunocompromised Patients2▲ 46×2 topics
  15. Genetic Mutations2▲ 5.3×4 topics
  16. Antiretroviral Therapy2▲ 11×5 topics
  17. Genetics2▲ 3.5×4 topics
  18. Immune System2▲ 8.1×3 topics
  19. Pathogenesis2▲ 4.6×7 topics
  20. Vaccine2▲ 6.6×5 topics
  21. Inhaler Devices2▲ 83×1 topic
  22. Pulmonary Drug Delivery2▲ 83×1 topic
  23. HIV2▲ 19×2 topics
  24. Immune Dysregulation2▲ 28×1 topic
  25. Immune Responses2▲ 24×2 topics
  26. Primary Immunodeficiency2▲ 57×1 topic
  27. Gut Microbiota2▲ 6.4×2 topics
  28. Autoimmunity2▲ 9.7×4 topics
  29. Immunology2▲ 16×2 topics
  30. Pattern Recognition Receptors2▲ 14×2 topics
  31. Short-Chain Fatty Acids2▲ 35×1 topic
  32. IL-172▲ 75×1 topic
  33. IL-332▲ 124×1 topic
  34. Innate Lymphoid Cells2▲ 124×1 topic
  35. Pneumocystis2▲ 65×1 topic
  36. Pneumonia2▲ 29×1 topic
  37. TH17 Cells2▲ 75×1 topic
  38. Child Care1▲ 47×1 topic
  39. Infection Control Measures1▲ 47×1 topic
  40. Natural Killer Cells1▲ 17×1 topic

Which research topics does Richard King Mellon Foundation publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Neonatal and Maternal Infections, Immune Cell Function and Interaction, Gut microbiota and health and Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment.

Neonatal and Maternal In…1Neonatal and Maternal Infections: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 0 fractional worksGut microbiota and health: 0 fractional worksSepsis Diagnosis and Treatment: 0 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 0 fractional worksNeonatal Respiratory Health Research: 0 fractional worksStreptococcal Infections…0Streptococcal Infections and Treatments: 0 fractional worksVector-borne infectious diseases: 0 fractional worksPneumonia and Respiratory Infections: 0 fractional worksOral microbiology and pe…0Oral microbiology and periodontitis research: 0 fractional works
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthImmunologyMolecular BiologyEpidemiology3 others

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

  1. 1 Neonatal and Maternal Infections Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 1 works
  2. 2 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 0 works
  3. 3 Gut microbiota and health Molecular Biology 0 works
  4. 4 Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Epidemiology 0 works
  5. 5 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 0 works
  6. 6 Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Streptococcal Infections and Treatments Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  8. 8 Vector-borne infectious diseases Parasitology 0 works
  9. 9 Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Oral microbiology and periodontitis research Periodontics 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 available52.4%not open47.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors11.6%domestic only88.4%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Richard King Mellon Foundation's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 55% 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 Richard King Mellon Foundation as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000011% in 2024.

still counting0.00010%0.00020%Richard King Mellon Foundation0.000021% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Richard King Mellon Foundation over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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