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Rockefeller University

In research, Rockefeller University stands highest in Health Sciences (#258 of 9,902 worldwide), Medicine (#263 of 8,541 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#208 of 6,403 worldwide), 2022-now. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Aging, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience and Cell Biology (Aging is 61.9× its share of world research).

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World rank, 2022-now
#685
of 22,385 · #202 all time
Rank in United States
#169
of 3,332
Research works
22k
▲ 22% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.1M
95.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
20.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.04×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
43%
world 40%
International
13%
world 18%
Rockefeller University

What is Rockefeller University 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
Health SciencesDomain #258 of 9,902 24.3%339 #80
MedicineField #263 of 8,541 25.0%318 #92
Life SciencesDomain #208 of 6,403 20.4%767 #37
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #190 of 2,964 20.8%503 #43
Molecular BiologySubfield #168 of 1,880 19.6%332 #42
Immunology and MicrobiologyField #75 of 681 20.1%95 #14
ImmunologySubfield #64 of 480 21.7%75 #14
Physical SciencesDomain #2,279 of 10,670 17.3%116 -
NeuroscienceField #284 of 1,092 17.6%115 #46

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Rockefeller University 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 of those standings moved

The same fields on both windows: where it stood over the whole record, and where it stands in 2022-now. The distance is the story, and it is the one thing the two rank columns above cannot show.

  1. Health Sciences#80 #258
  2. Medicine#92 #263
  3. Life Sciences#37 #208
  4. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology#43 #190
  5. Molecular Biology#42 #168
  6. Immunology and Microbiology#14 #75
  7. Immunology#14 #64
  8. Neuroscience#46 #284
all time2022-now, better2022-now, worse

A dot further right is a better standing. Fields it was not ranked in over the whole record are left out.

Which fields of science does Rockefeller University work in?

In 2022-now, 60% of research at Rockefeller University is in Life Sciences, 26% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (40%), Medicine (25%), Neuroscience (9%). It does 4.5× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 835 fractional works · 60.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 550 fractional works · 39.6% of its workMolecular Biology: 360 fractional works · 26.0% of its workGenetics: 64 fractional works · 4.6% of its workCell Biology: 42 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAging: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workCancer Research: 19 fractional works · 1.3% of its workBiophysics: 12 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBiotechnology: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDevelopmental Biology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNeuroscience: 122 fractional works · 8.8% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 50 fractional works · 3.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workEndocrine and Autonomic Systems: 13 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNeurology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSensory Systems: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBehavioral Neuroscience: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 106 fractional works · 7.7% of its workImmunology: 85 fractional works · 6.1% of its workVirology: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workMicrobiology: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 53 fractional works · 3.8% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPlant Science: 15 fractional works · 1.1% of its workInsect Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workFood Science: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 367 fractional works · 26.4% of its workMedicine: 344 fractional works · 24.8% of its workPhysiology: 37 fractional works · 2.7% of its workInfectious Diseases: 36 fractional works · 2.6% of its workEpidemiology: 33 fractional works · 2.3% of its workOncology: 32 fractional works · 2.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 23 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 22 fractional works · 1.6% of its workDermatology: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSurgery: 16 fractional works · 1.1% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 13 fractional works · 1.0% of its workPharmacology: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHematology: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNeurology: 8 fractional works · 0.5% of its workRheumatology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workGenetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workUrology: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workReproductive Medicine: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 10 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Professions: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNursing: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workVeterinary: 2 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPhysical Sciences: 127 fractional works · 9.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 29 fractional works · 2.1% of its workEcology: 21 fractional works · 1.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEngineering: 27 fractional works · 1.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 14 fractional works · 1.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workChemistry: 18 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 12 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSpectroscopy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 16 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 7 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 6 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiomaterials: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnergy: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 61 fractional works · 4.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 26 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSociology and Political Science: 8 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEducation: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 11 fractional works · 0.8% of its workPsychology: 17 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 9 fractional works · 0.6% of its workClinical Psychology: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 5 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 5 fractional works · 0.3% of its workArts and Humanities: 4 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 3 fractional works · 0.2% of its workALL ITS WORKRockefellerUniversity1,388fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences60%Physical Sciences9%Health Sciences26%Social Sciences4%

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 26 fields, with their numbers
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology55039.6%
    2. Neuroscience1228.8%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology1067.7%
    4. Agricultural and Biological Sciences533.8%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics30.2%
    1. Medicine34424.8%
    2. Health Professions110.8%
    3. Nursing80.6%
    4. Veterinary20.2%
    5. Dentistry10.1%
    1. Environmental Science292.1%
    2. Engineering271.9%
    3. Chemistry181.3%
    4. Computer Science161.2%
    5. Physics and Astronomy161.2%
    6. Materials Science110.8%
    7. Energy30.2%
    8. Mathematics30.2%
    9. Earth and Planetary Sciences20.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering10.1%
    1. Social Sciences261.9%
    2. Psychology171.2%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance50.4%
    4. Decision Sciences50.3%
    5. Arts and Humanities40.3%
    6. Business, Management and Accounting30.2%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

What does Rockefeller University specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Aging takes 61.9× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. AgingSubfield · 20.7 works62×
  2. Cellular and Molecular NeuroscienceSubfield · 49.8 works11×
  3. Cell BiologySubfield · 42.1 works9.9×
  4. ImmunologySubfield · 85.1 works8.9×
← 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: 0.81× its world share, 53 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 7.43× its world share, 550 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.60× its world share, 106 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 5.40× its world share, 122 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0.68× its world share, 3 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.14× its world share, 1 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 0.81× its world share, 18 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.15× its world share, 16 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.09× its world share, 2 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.26× its world share, 3 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.13× its world share, 27 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.42× its world share, 29 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.23× its world share, 11 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 0.19× its world share, 3 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 16 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.17× its world share, 1 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.31× its world share, 11 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.29× its world share, 344 worksMedicineNursing: 1.20× its world share, 8 worksNursingVeterinary: 1.18× its world share, 2 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.10× its world share, 4 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.07× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.34× its world share, 4 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.17× its world share, 5 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.41× its world share, 17 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 26 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Immunology and Microbiology, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 26 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.60×106 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology7.43×550 works
  3. Neuroscience5.40×122 works
  4. Medicine1.29×344 works
  5. Nursing1.20×8 works
  6. Veterinary1.18×2 works
  7. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.81×53 works
  8. Chemistry0.81×18 works
  9. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics0.68×3 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.52×16 works
  11. Environmental Science0.42×29 works
  12. Psychology0.41×17 works
  13. Decision Sciences0.34×4 works
  14. Health Professions0.31×11 works
  15. Energy0.26×3 works
  16. Materials Science0.23×11 works
  17. Mathematics0.19×3 works
  18. Dentistry0.17×1 works
  19. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.17×5 works
  20. Computer Science0.15×16 works
  21. Social Sciences0.15×26 works
  22. Chemical Engineering0.14×1 works
  23. Engineering0.13×27 works
  24. Arts and Humanities0.10×4 works
  25. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.09×2 works
  26. Business, Management and Accounting0.07×3 works

Who are the top researchers at Rockefeller University?

Ranked on the quality score, Michel C. Nussenzweig, C. David Allis and Charles M. Rice lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Rockefeller University.

  1. 1 Michel C. Nussenzweig United States · #92 worldwide 121k citations · 618 works
  2. 2 C. David Allis United States · #289 worldwide 123k citations · 432 works
  3. 3 Charles M. Rice United States · #670 worldwide 103k citations · 717 works
  4. 4 Roderick MacKinnon United States · #824 worldwide 55k citations · 281 works
  5. 5 Titia de Lange United States · #1,205 worldwide 53k citations · 242 works
  6. 6 Ralph M. Steinman United States · #1,298 worldwide 111k citations · 440 works
  7. 7 George E. Palade United States · #1,641 worldwide 56k citations · 259 works
  8. 8 Kıvanç Birsoy United States · #1,769 worldwide 55k citations · 207 works
  9. 9 Jeffrey V. Ravetch United States · #1,903 worldwide 63k citations · 391 works
  10. 10 Thomas Tuschl United States · #2,001 worldwide 108k citations · 385 works
All ranked researchers at Rockefeller University

What are the most cited papers from Rockefeller University?

The most cited paper from Rockefeller University is "Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems" (Le Dinh Công, F. Ann Ran, David B. T. Cox et al., 2013), with 16,026 citations. Next come "Dendritic cells and the control of immunity" (14,440) and "The Sequence of the Human Genome" (13,717).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Multiplex Genome Engineering Using CRISPR/Cas Systems Le Dinh Công, F. Ann Ran, David B. T. Cox et al. · Science Open access 4 Jan 2013 16,026
2 Dendritic cells and the control of immunity Jacques Banchereau, Ralph M. Steinman · Nature Mar 1998 14,440
3 The Sequence of the Human Genome J. Craig Venter et al. · Science 273 authors 16 Feb 2001 13,717
4 Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue Yiying Zhang, Ricardo Proenca, Margherita Maffei et al. · Nature Dec 1994 13,483
5 Human Malaria Parasites in Continuous Culture William F. Trager, James B. Jensen · Science 20 Aug 1976 8,039
All 60 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Rockefeller University?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Cancer, Immune Response, Oxidative Stress, Innate Immunity, Cancer Therapy, Epidemiology, Insulin Signaling 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 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. Epidemiology90▲ 1.62×97 topics
  2. Cancer73▲ 3.9×43 topics
  3. Oxidative Stress66▲ 2.9×40 topics
  4. Inflammation65▲ 2.2×65 topics
  5. Immune Response50▲ 6.3×20 topics
  6. Cancer Therapy45▲ 5.7×16 topics
  7. Aging40▲ 5.3×14 topics
  8. Vaccine40▲ 7.3×11 topics
  9. Innate Immunity40▲ 8.9×11 topics
  10. Insulin Signaling39▲ 32×4 topics
  11. Gene Expression37▲ 4.3×18 topics
  12. Gene Regulation36▲ 27×4 topics
  13. Drug Discovery33▲ 11×6 topics
  14. Cell Signaling32▲ 15×12 topics
  15. Chromatin32▲ 47×2 topics
  16. Metabolic Regulation32▲ 14×5 topics
  17. Genomics30▲ 7.4×9 topics
  18. Signal Transduction30▲ 14×6 topics
  19. Transcriptional Regulation29▲ 13×9 topics
  20. Stem Cells28▲ 7.6×13 topics
  21. Neurological Disorders28▲ 3.6×14 topics
  22. Glycosylation28▲ 18×3 topics
  23. Membrane Proteins27▲ 26×3 topics
  24. Cancer Progression27▲ 11×8 topics
  25. Translation25▲ 11×3 topics
  26. Genetic Code25▲ 26×2 topics
  27. RNA Structure24▲ 34×1 topic
  28. Ribosome24▲ 34×1 topic
  29. Neuronal Circuits24▲ 23×2 topics
  30. Mitochondrial Function23▲ 17×3 topics
  31. Immune System23▲ 6.9×8 topics
  32. Genetic Regulation22▲ 9.6×3 topics
  33. Proteostasis22▲ 42×2 topics
  34. Longevity21▲ 19×2 topics
  35. Caloric Restriction21▲ 60×1 topic
  36. RNAi21▲ 60×1 topic
  37. Genomic Instability20▲ 13×2 topics
  38. Monoclonal Antibodies20▲ 16×3 topics
  39. Antiretroviral Therapy20▲ 8.7×6 topics
  40. TGF-ß20▲ 8.8×4 topics

Which research topics does Rockefeller University publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms, Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms, CRISPR and Genetic Engineering and RNA Research and Splicing.

RNA and protein synthesi…24RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms: 24 fractional worksGenetics, Aging, and Lon…21Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms: 21 fractional worksCRISPR and Genetic Engineering: 18 fractional worksRNA Research and Splicing: 18 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 18 fractional worksDNA Repair Mechanisms: 16 fractional worksRNA modifications and cancer: 16 fractional worksNeurobiology and Insect …16Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research: 16 fractional worksGenomics and Chromatin Dynamics: 16 fractional worksEpigenetics and DNA Methylation: 14 fractional works
Molecular BiologyAgingRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingCellular and Molecular Neuroscience

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

  1. 1 RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms Molecular Biology 24 works
  2. 2 Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms Aging 21 works
  3. 3 CRISPR and Genetic Engineering Molecular Biology 18 works
  4. 4 RNA Research and Splicing Molecular Biology 18 works
  5. 5 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 18 works
  6. 6 DNA Repair Mechanisms Molecular Biology 16 works
  7. 7 RNA modifications and cancer Molecular Biology 16 works
  8. 8 Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience 16 works
  9. 9 Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics Molecular Biology 16 works
  10. 10 Epigenetics and DNA Methylation Molecular Biology 14 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 available43.2%not open56.8%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors12.9%domestic only87.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Rockefeller University's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 22% higher than in 2018-2021.

still counting1990200020102020
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Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Rockefeller University as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.0035% in 2024.

still counting0.050%0.10%0.15%Rockefeller University0.012% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Rockefeller University 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%Rockefeller University20.0% in 2025all institutions10.0% in 2025200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 28.4% in 2007.

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