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Science Research Laboratory

In research, Science Research Laboratory stands highest in Engineering (#3,869 of 9,532 worldwide), Life Sciences (#4,745 of 11,023 worldwide) and Health Sciences (#9,599 of 16,688 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#9,066
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#1,875
of 7,310
Research works
1.7k
▼ 62% vs 2018-21
Citations
38k
22.7 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.7%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.96×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
31%
world 40%
International
18%
world 18%
Science Research Laboratory

What is Science Research Laboratory 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
EngineeringField #3,869 of 9,532 12.3%469
Life SciencesDomain #4,745 of 11,023 6.9%232
Health SciencesDomain #9,599 of 16,688 6.5%220
Physical SciencesDomain #10,443 of 17,446 10.6%1,184
Physics and AstronomyField #1,896 of 2,917 8.0%316
MedicineField #10,746 of 14,558 5.9%185
Materials ScienceField #3,035 of 3,771 12.6%124

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Science Research Laboratory 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 Science Research Laboratory work in?

In 2022-now, 39% of research at Science Research Laboratory is in Physical Sciences, 31% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (21%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (21%), Engineering (14%). It does 1.9× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 16 fractional works · 39.5% of its workEngineering: 6 fractional works · 13.9% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 10.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 3 fractional works · 6.5% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 1 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnvironmental Science: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workWater Science and Technology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 2 fractional works · 4.9% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workInorganic Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workElectrochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workInformation Systems: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputer Science Applications: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workEnergy: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 1.0% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAtmospheric Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workLife Sciences: 13 fractional works · 31.4% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 9 fractional works · 20.9% of its workMolecular Biology: 6 fractional works · 15.1% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.4% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 2 fractional works · 5.7% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 5.3% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workPlant Science: 1 fractional works · 1.8% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workHealth Sciences: 9 fractional works · 22.6% of its workMedicine: 9 fractional works · 21.1% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 2 fractional works · 5.2% of its workInfectious Diseases: 1 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workRheumatology: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workHematology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOncology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOrthopedics and Sports Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOtorhinolaryngology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmall Animals: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeneral Dentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 6.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.3% of its workSociology and Political Science: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workUrban Studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workTransportation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workArts and Humanities: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPhilosophy: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workReligious studies: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workExperimental and Cognitive Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement Information Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workALL ITS WORKScience ResearchLaboratory42fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences31%Physical Sciences39%Health Sciences23%Social Sciences7%

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 23 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering613.9%
    2. Materials Science410.1%
    3. Environmental Science25.3%
    4. Chemistry24.9%
    5. Computer Science11.9%
    6. Energy11.7%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences01.0%
    8. Physics and Astronomy00.4%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.3%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology920.9%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology25.7%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences13.3%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics11.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.2%
    1. Medicine921.1%
    2. Veterinary00.6%
    3. Dentistry00.4%
    4. Nursing00.3%
    5. Health Professions00.1%
    1. Social Sciences13.3%
    2. Arts and Humanities11.7%
    3. Psychology11.4%
    4. Business, Management and Accounting00.3%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.69× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.91× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 5.66× its world share, 2 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.13× its world share, 0 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 3.78× its world share, 1 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 1.00× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 3.10× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.24× its world share, 1 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.66× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.86× its world share, 1 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.93× its world share, 6 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 2.88× its world share, 4 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyDentistry: 0.83× its world share, 0 worksDentistryHealth Professions: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.10× its world share, 9 worksMedicineNursing: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksNursingVeterinary: 4.40× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryArts and Humanities: 0.57× its world share, 1 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.46× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.26× its world share, 1 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.

All 23 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology5.66×2 works
  2. Veterinary4.40×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.91×9 works
  4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics3.78×1 works
  5. Chemistry3.10×2 works
  6. Materials Science2.88×4 works
  7. Energy1.86×1 works
  8. Medicine1.10×9 works
  9. Environmental Science1.06×2 works
  10. Chemical Engineering1.00×0 works
  11. Engineering0.93×6 works
  12. Dentistry0.83×0 works
  13. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.69×1 works
  14. Nursing0.67×0 works
  15. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.66×0 works
  16. Arts and Humanities0.57×1 works
  17. Psychology0.46×1 works
  18. Social Sciences0.26×1 works
  19. Computer Science0.24×1 works
  20. Physics and Astronomy0.17×0 works
  21. Neuroscience0.13×0 works
  22. Business, Management and Accounting0.08×0 works
  23. Health Professions0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Science Research Laboratory?

Ranked on the quality score, Frank W. Crossman, Kenneth A. Wickersheim and Herman W. Bandel lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Science Research Laboratory.

  1. 1 Frank W. Crossman United States · #1,470,745 worldwide 1.6k citations · 27 works
  2. 2 Kenneth A. Wickersheim United States · #1,958,482 worldwide 1.8k citations · 59 works
  3. 3 Herman W. Bandel United States · #2,003,077 worldwide 811 citations · 15 works
  4. 4 J. P. Van Dyke United States · #2,280,782 worldwide 1.4k citations · 33 works
  5. 5 Kent K. Harris United States · #2,315,166 worldwide 1.2k citations · 22 works
  6. 6 John T. Kenney United States · #2,794,813 worldwide 2.3k citations · 33 works
  7. 7 Gerald W. Sharp United States · #2,828,776 worldwide 1.4k citations · 40 works
  8. 8 R. A. Buchanan United States · #2,892,342 worldwide 3.9k citations · 137 works
  9. 9 Manfred Spüler United States · #3,171,078 worldwide 1.4k citations · 27 works
  10. 10 Kermit F. Cuff United States · #3,790,116 worldwide 534 citations · 19 works
All ranked researchers at Science Research Laboratory

What are the most cited papers from Science Research Laboratory?

The most cited paper from Science Research Laboratory is "The Solar Oscillations Investigation - Michelson Doppler Imager" (P. H. Scherrer, R. S. Bogart, Rock I. Bush et al., 1995), with 2,419 citations. Next come "EIT: Extreme-ultraviolet Imaging Telescope for the SOHO mission" (1,788) and "Geometric Conservation Law and Its Application to Flow Computations on Moving Grids" (1,147).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The Solar Oscillations Investigation - Michelson Doppler Imager P. H. Scherrer, R. S. Bogart, Rock I. Bush et al. · Solar Physics Dec 1995 2,419
2 EIT: Extreme-ultraviolet Imaging Telescope for the SOHO mission J. P. Delaboudinière et al. · Solar Physics Open access Dec 1995 1,788
3 Geometric Conservation Law and Its Application to Flow Computations on Moving Grids P. D. Thomas, C. LOMBARD · AIAA Journal Oct 1979 1,147
4 Coupled-mode theory H. A. Haus, Wenxin Huang · Proceedings of the IEEE 1991 981
5 Optical biopsy and imaging using optical coherence tomography James G. Fujimoto, Mark E. Brezinski, Guillermo J. Tearney et al. · Nature Medicine Sep 1995 892
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Which keywords describe research at Science Research Laboratory?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Glycosylation, Cancer, Glycans, Immune System, Monoclonal Antibodies, Therapeutic Antibodies, Antibody Engineering and Fc Receptors.

▲ 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 20 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 20 words, with their numbers
  1. Glycosylation6▲ 129×2 topics
  2. Cancer6▲ 10×10 topics
  3. Glycans4▲ 277×1 topic
  4. Immune System4▲ 38×1 topic
  5. Inflammation3▲ 3.4×20 topics
  6. Monoclonal Antibodies2▲ 65×2 topics
  7. Therapeutic Antibodies2▲ 84×2 topics
  8. Antibody Engineering2▲ 95×1 topic
  9. Fc Receptors2▲ 95×1 topic
  10. Autoimmunity2▲ 31×4 topics
  11. Epidemiology2◆ 1.02×15 topics
  12. Angiogenesis2▲ 11×4 topics
  13. Nanomaterials2▲ 3.6×9 topics
  14. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.3×11 topics
  15. Synthesis2▲ 11×7 topics
  16. Heart Failure1▲ 7.3×2 topics
  17. Graphene1▲ 4.5×7 topics
  18. Galectins1▲ 196×1 topic
  19. Immune Regulation1▲ 27×1 topic
  20. Climate Change1◆ 0.90×14 topics

Which research topics does Science Research Laboratory publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research, Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research, Galectins and Cancer Biology and Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites.

Glycosylation and Glycop…4Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research: 4 fractional worksMonoclonal and Polyclona…2Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research: 2 fractional worksGalectins and Cancer Biology: 1 fractional worksMagnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites: 1 fractional worksMultiferroics and relate…1Multiferroics and related materials: 1 fractional worksAlkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology: 0 fractional worksEducational Technology and Assessment: 0 fractional worksCarbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis: 0 fractional worksDiabetes and associated disorders: 0 fractional worksPancreatic function and diabetes: 0 fractional works
Molecular BiologyRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingImmunologyMaterials Chemistry6 others

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

  1. 1 Glycosylation and Glycoproteins Research Molecular Biology 4 works
  2. 2 Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 2 works
  3. 3 Galectins and Cancer Biology Immunology 1 works
  4. 4 Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites Materials Chemistry 1 works
  5. 5 Multiferroics and related materials Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 1 works
  6. 6 Alkaloids: synthesis and pharmacology Pharmacology 0 works
  7. 7 Educational Technology and Assessment Information Systems 0 works
  8. 8 Carbohydrate Chemistry and Synthesis Organic Chemistry 0 works
  9. 9 Diabetes and associated disorders Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Pancreatic function and diabetes Surgery 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 available31.4%not open68.6%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors17.7%domestic only82.3%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Science Research Laboratory's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 62% 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 Science Research Laboratory as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00021% in 2024.

still counting0.010%0.020%0.030%Science Research Laboratory0.00011% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Science Research Laboratory 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.

10%20%30%all institutions10.0% in 2019Science Research Laboratory6.4% in 201920002010

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 22.0% in 1991.

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