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Sequenom (United States)

In research, Sequenom (United States) stands highest in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#2,707 of 5,801 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#6,399 of 11,023 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#25,390
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#5,305
of 7,310
Research works
266
▼ 66% vs 2018-21
Citations
17k
63.3 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
8.3%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
1.28×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
41%
world 40%
International
21%
world 18%
Sequenom (United States)

What is Sequenom (United States) 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
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #2,707 of 5,801 16.2%127
Life SciencesDomain #6,399 of 11,023 15.6%141

Each strip is that field's whole ranked pool, with the notch where Sequenom (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 Sequenom (United States) work in?

In all years, 53% of research at Sequenom (United States) is in Life Sciences, 33% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (48%), Medicine (33%), Chemistry (6%). It does 3.4× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Life Sciences: 141 fractional works · 53.1% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 127 fractional works · 47.5% of its workMolecular Biology: 76 fractional works · 28.5% of its workGenetics: 34 fractional works · 12.6% of its workCancer Research: 11 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCell Biology: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 6 fractional works · 2.4% of its workPlant Science: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workFood Science: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSensory Systems: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workImmunology: 3 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workHealth Sciences: 89 fractional works · 33.4% of its workMedicine: 87 fractional works · 32.9% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 32 fractional works · 12.0% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 7 fractional works · 2.6% of its workHematology: 6 fractional works · 2.3% of its workSurgery: 5 fractional works · 1.9% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 4 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOncology: 4 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 1.4% of its workGenetics: 3 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 3 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPathology and Forensic Medicine: 2 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInfectious Diseases: 2 fractional works · 0.8% of its workImmunology and Allergy: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEndocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 0.7% of its workRheumatology: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workOphthalmology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workDentistry: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workVeterinary: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPhysical Sciences: 33 fractional works · 12.5% of its workChemistry: 16 fractional works · 6.0% of its workSpectroscopy: 15 fractional works · 5.6% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEngineering: 8 fractional works · 3.1% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 5 fractional works · 2.0% of its workComputational Mechanics: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Science: 5 fractional works · 1.8% of its workEcology: 4 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeometry and Topology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 3 fractional works · 1.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Psychology: 1 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKSequenom (UnitedStates)266fractional works, all years
Life Sciences53%Physical Sciences13%Health Sciences33%Social Sciences1%

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. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology12747.5%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences62.4%
    3. Neuroscience41.4%
    4. Immunology and Microbiology31.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics10.5%
    1. Medicine8732.9%
    2. Nursing10.3%
    3. Health Professions00.2%
    4. Dentistry00.0%
    5. Veterinary00.0%
    1. Chemistry166.0%
    2. Engineering83.1%
    3. Environmental Science51.8%
    4. Computer Science20.6%
    5. Materials Science10.4%
    6. Mathematics10.4%
    7. Physics and Astronomy00.1%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.1%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.0%
    1. Social Sciences10.5%
    2. Psychology10.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.0%
    4. Decision Sciences00.0%
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: 1.58× its world share, 1 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 4.33× its world share, 2 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 3.78× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceComputer Science: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceEngineering: 0.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.55× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMathematics: 10.42× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsMedicine: 1.50× its world share, 2 worksMedicineVeterinary: 10.02× its world share, 0 worksVeterinaryPsychology: 1.34× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.68× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Mathematics, 10.4×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 12 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics10.42×1 works
  2. Veterinary10.02×0 works
  3. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology4.33×2 works
  4. Neuroscience3.78×0 works
  5. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.58×1 works
  6. Medicine1.50×2 works
  7. Immunology and Microbiology1.35×0 works
  8. Psychology1.34×0 works
  9. Social Sciences0.68×1 works
  10. Environmental Science0.55×0 works
  11. Computer Science0.18×0 works
  12. Engineering0.18×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, Katherine Wood Klinger, Mathias Ehrich and Cosmin Deciu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Sequenom (United States).

  1. 1 Katherine Wood Klinger United States · #111,779 worldwide 17k citations · 901 works
  2. 2 Mathias Ehrich United States · #146,459 worldwide 8.3k citations · 137 works
  3. 3 Cosmin Deciu United States · #245,102 worldwide 5k citations · 40 works
  4. 4 Dirk van den Boom United States · #369,834 worldwide 9.7k citations · 149 works
  5. 5 Amin R. Mazloom United States · #605,493 worldwide 8.1k citations · 59 works
  6. 6 Erin McCarthy United States · #703,787 worldwide 1.3k citations · 43 works
  7. 7 Paul C. Watkins United States · #847,299 worldwide 7.9k citations · 55 works
  8. 8 Daniel S. Grosu United States · #923,934 worldwide 1.2k citations · 46 works
  9. 9 John A. Tynan United States · #925,468 worldwide 2.9k citations · 59 works
  10. 10 Glenn T. Horn United States · #989,062 worldwide 35k citations · 38 works
All ranked researchers at Sequenom (United States)

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

The most cited paper from Sequenom (United States) is "The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments" (Stephen Andrew Bustin, Vladimı́r Beneš, Jeremy A. Garson et al., 2009), with 16,583 citations. Next come "Complement Factor H Polymorphism and Age-Related Macular Degeneration" (2,467) and "Positional cloning of a novel potassium channel gene: KVLQT1 mutations cause cardiac arrhythmias" (1,784).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments Stephen Andrew Bustin, Vladimı́r Beneš, Jeremy A. Garson et al. · Clinical Chemistry Open access 26 Feb 2009 16,583
2 Complement Factor H Polymorphism and Age-Related Macular Degeneration Albert O. Edwards, Robert Ritter, Kenneth J. Abel et al. · Science 10 Mar 2005 2,467
3 Positional cloning of a novel potassium channel gene: KVLQT1 mutations cause cardiac arrhythmias Q. Wang, Mark E. Curran, Igor Splawski et al. · Nature Genetics 1996 1,784
4 Chromosomal Microarray versus Karyotyping for Prenatal Diagnosis Ronald J. Wapner et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 5 Dec 2012 1,439
5 The Genetic Defect Causing Familial Alzheimer's Disease Maps on Chromosome 21 Peter St George‐Hyslop et al. · Science 20 Feb 1987 1,163
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Which keywords describe research at Sequenom (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Prenatal Diagnosis, Cell-Free DNA, Gene Expression, Genomic Sequencing, Aneuploidy Screening, Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing, Data Analysis and Mass Spectrometry.

▲ 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. Prenatal Diagnosis35▲ 74×5 topics
  2. Cell-Free DNA32▲ 134×2 topics
  3. Gene Expression27▲ 16×12 topics
  4. Genomic Sequencing24▲ 62×2 topics
  5. Aneuploidy Screening24▲ 252×1 topic
  6. Maternal Plasma DNA Sequencing24▲ 252×1 topic
  7. Data Analysis19▲ 22×4 topics
  8. Mass Spectrometry16▲ 28×3 topics
  9. Normalization16▲ 80×2 topics
  10. Proteomics13▲ 41×3 topics
  11. Quantitative13▲ 40×1 topic
  12. Real-Time PCR13▲ 111×1 topic
  13. Neurodevelopmental Disorders11▲ 28×2 topics
  14. Cancer11▲ 2.9×23 topics
  15. Copy Number Variation10▲ 160×1 topic
  16. Genomic Rearrangements10▲ 144×1 topic
  17. Targeted Therapy10▲ 17×5 topics
  18. Electrospray9▲ 45×1 topic
  19. Ionization9▲ 45×1 topic
  20. Genomic Instability9▲ 26×2 topics
  21. Cancer Genomics8▲ 54×1 topic
  22. Mutational Signatures8▲ 54×1 topic
  23. Precision Medicine8▲ 9.5×5 topics
  24. DNA Methylation8▲ 25×2 topics
  25. Genomics7▲ 7.9×6 topics
  26. Epigenetic Regulation7▲ 13×6 topics
  27. Neuroimaging6▲ 8.6×4 topics
  28. Cancer Progression6▲ 11×6 topics
  29. Cerebral Development6▲ 108×1 topic
  30. Fetal MRI6▲ 108×1 topic
  31. Translation6▲ 12×2 topics
  32. RNA Structure6▲ 24×1 topic
  33. Ribosome6▲ 24×1 topic
  34. Genetic Variation6▲ 7.1×6 topics
  35. Glycosylation6▲ 10×3 topics
  36. Congenital Anomalies5▲ 25×2 topics
  37. Biopharmaceutical Production5▲ 23×2 topics
  38. Electrochemistry5▲ 8.5×2 topics
  39. DNA nanotechnology4▲ 16×1 topic
  40. aptamers4▲ 16×1 topic

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

By volume in 2022-now: Mathematics and Applications, Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics and Autism Spectrum Disorder Research.

Mathematics and Applicat…1Mathematics and Applications: 1 fractional worksGenetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders: 1 fractional worksPrenatal Screening and Diagnostics: 1 fractional worksAutism Spectrum Disorder Research: 0 fractional worksEducation, sociology, and vocational training: 0 fractional worksHistorical and Scientifi…0Historical and Scientific Studies: 0 fractional worksPsychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research: 0 fractional worksBRCA gene mutations in cancer: 0 fractional worksGenomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities: 0 fractional worksGenetic Syndromes and Imprinting: 0 fractional works
Geometry and TopologyGeneticsPediatrics, Perinatology and Child HealthCognitive Neuroscience3 others

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

  1. 1 Mathematics and Applications Geometry and Topology 1 works
  2. 2 Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Genetics 1 works
  3. 3 Prenatal Screening and Diagnostics Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health 1 works
  4. 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  5. 5 Education, sociology, and vocational training Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  6. 6 Historical and Scientific Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine 0 works
  7. 7 Psychoanalysis and Psychopathology Research Clinical Psychology 0 works
  8. 8 BRCA gene mutations in cancer Genetics 0 works
  9. 9 Genomic variations and chromosomal abnormalities Genetics 0 works
  10. 10 Genetic Syndromes and Imprinting Genetics 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 available40.6%not open59.4%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors21.2%domestic only78.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 66% 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 Sequenom (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000028% in 2024.

still counting0.0010%0.0020%Sequenom (United States)0.000019% in 20251990200020102020

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

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