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Southern Research Institute

In research, Southern Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#5,947 of 11,023 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#3,374 of 5,801 worldwide) and Molecular Biology (#2,488 of 3,729 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#14,222
of 34,923
Rank in United States
#2,946
of 7,310
Research works
1.8k
▼ 40% vs 2018-21
Citations
51k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
5.6%
all institutions 10.0%
vs its own fields
0.93×
1.00× is exactly expected
Open access
26%
world 40%
International
8%
world 18%
Southern Research Institute

What is Southern Research Institute 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
Life SciencesDomain #5,947 of 11,023 8.9%700
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,374 of 5,801 7.6%503
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,488 of 3,729 8.2%351
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,233 of 1,832 15.2%154
ChemistryField #2,006 of 2,902 13.9%177
Health SciencesDomain #11,828 of 16,688 10.1%556
MedicineField #10,802 of 14,558 9.9%528
Physical SciencesDomain #14,768 of 17,446 10.7%510
EngineeringField #9,054 of 9,532 6.0%151

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

In 2022-now, 43% of research at Southern Research Institute is in Health Sciences, 37% in Life Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (41%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (17%), Agricultural and Biological Sciences (7%). It does 2.3× the world's share of Life Sciences.

Health Sciences: 25 fractional works · 42.8% of its workMedicine: 24 fractional works · 40.6% of its workInfectious Diseases: 4 fractional works · 7.6% of its workEpidemiology: 3 fractional works · 5.6% of its workPhysiology: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workOncology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workHematology: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workSurgery: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workPediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging: 1 fractional works · 1.5% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workRheumatology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workReproductive Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPsychiatry and Mental health: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHepatology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workGeriatrics and Gerontology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNursing: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workIssues, ethics and legal aspects: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workResearch and Theory: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workHealth Professions: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEmergency Medical Services: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeneral Health Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 21 fractional works · 36.8% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 10 fractional works · 17.4% of its workMolecular Biology: 7 fractional works · 12.0% of its workGenetics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workPhysiology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workCancer Research: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workCell Biology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workBiotechnology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workMolecular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 4 fractional works · 7.4% of its workPlant Science: 2 fractional works · 2.7% of its workAgronomy and Crop Science: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workEcology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workAnimal Science and Zoology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workFood Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workInsect Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 7.3% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 3.8% of its workVirology: 2 fractional works · 2.9% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workNeuroscience: 2 fractional works · 4.3% of its workCellular and Molecular Neuroscience: 2 fractional works · 2.8% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.8% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPhysical Sciences: 10 fractional works · 16.8% of its workEngineering: 3 fractional works · 4.7% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.3% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 4.5% of its workGlobal and Planetary Change: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workNature and Landscape Conservation: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workManagement, Monitoring, Policy and Law: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 2 fractional works · 3.7% of its workComputational Theory and Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 0 fractional works · 0.9% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.7% of its workOrganic Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAstronomy and Astrophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workMaterials Science: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 2 fractional works · 3.6% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1 fractional works · 1.6% of its workStrategy and Management: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 1.4% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workDemography: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSafety Research: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEconomics and Econometrics: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workArts and Humanities: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKSouthern ResearchInstitute58fractional works, 2022-now
Life Sciences37%Physical Sciences17%Health Sciences43%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 21 fields, with their numbers
    1. Medicine2440.6%
    2. Nursing11.2%
    3. Health Professions11.1%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1017.4%
    2. Agricultural and Biological Sciences47.4%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology47.3%
    4. Neuroscience24.3%
    5. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.4%
    1. Engineering34.7%
    2. Environmental Science34.5%
    3. Computer Science23.7%
    4. Chemistry11.7%
    5. Physics and Astronomy11.2%
    6. Energy00.4%
    7. Materials Science00.3%
    8. Earth and Planetary Sciences00.2%
    9. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting11.6%
    2. Social Sciences11.4%
    3. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.5%
    4. Arts and Humanities00.1%
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.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 1.55× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.27× its world share, 10 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.24× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.66× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.09× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemical Engineering: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.07× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.47× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.12× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.48× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.31× its world share, 3 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.91× its world share, 3 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.52× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.42× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.11× its world share, 24 worksMedicineNursing: 2.35× its world share, 1 worksNursingArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.48× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.25× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.11× 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, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 21 fields, with their numbers
  1. Immunology and Microbiology7.24×4 works
  2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology3.27×10 works
  3. Neuroscience2.66×2 works
  4. Nursing2.35×1 works
  5. Medicine2.11×24 works
  6. Agricultural and Biological Sciences1.55×4 works
  7. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.09×0 works
  8. Chemistry1.07×1 works
  9. Environmental Science0.91×3 works
  10. Physics and Astronomy0.52×1 works
  11. Energy0.48×0 works
  12. Business, Management and Accounting0.48×1 works
  13. Computer Science0.47×2 works
  14. Health Professions0.42×1 works
  15. Engineering0.31×3 works
  16. Chemical Engineering0.27×0 works
  17. Economics, Econometrics and Finance0.25×0 works
  18. Earth and Planetary Sciences0.12×0 works
  19. Social Sciences0.11×1 works
  20. Materials Science0.08×0 works
  21. Arts and Humanities0.04×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Southern Research Institute?

Ranked on the quality score, Wenyan Lü, Peter M. Silvera and Bo Xu lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Research Institute.

  1. 1 Wenyan Lü United States · #203,631 worldwide 4.6k citations · 133 works
  2. 2 Peter M. Silvera United States · #504,650 worldwide 3.6k citations · 48 works
  3. 3 Bo Xu United States · #932,768 worldwide 11k citations · 297 works
  4. 4 Donald L. Hill United States · #1,071,279 worldwide 6.1k citations · 217 works
  5. 5 Judith Varady Hobrath United States · #1,087,926 worldwide 1.8k citations · 37 works
  6. 6 Michael G. Murray United States · #1,102,606 worldwide 17k citations · 72 works
  7. 7 Yonghe Li United States · #1,116,989 worldwide 4.6k citations · 99 works
  8. 8 William E. Severson United States · #1,304,869 worldwide 1.7k citations · 45 works
  9. 9 Mark J. Suto United States · #1,449,105 worldwide 3.5k citations · 153 works
  10. 10 Thomas R. Tice United States · #1,552,258 worldwide 3.7k citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Research Institute

What are the most cited papers from Southern Research Institute?

The most cited paper from Southern Research Institute is "Control of Viremia and Prevention of Clinical AIDS in Rhesus Monkeys by Cytokine-Augmented DNA Vaccination" (Dan H. Barouch et al., 2000), with 888 citations. Next come "The amphipathic helix in the exchangeable apolipoproteins: a review of secondary structure and function." (871) and "Mechanical, Thermal, and Oxidation Properties of Refractory Hafnium and zirconium Compounds" (818).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Control of Viremia and Prevention of Clinical AIDS in Rhesus Monkeys by Cytokine-Augmented DNA Vaccination Dan H. Barouch et al. · Science 20 Oct 2000 888
2 The amphipathic helix in the exchangeable apolipoproteins: a review of secondary structure and function. JP Segrest, MK Jones, Hans De Loof et al. · Journal of Lipid Research Open access Feb 1992 871
3 Mechanical, Thermal, and Oxidation Properties of Refractory Hafnium and zirconium Compounds Mark Opeka, Inna G. Talmy, Eric J. Wuchina et al. · Journal of the European Ceramic Society Oct 1999 818
4 Hemochromatosis and Iron-Overload Screening in a Racially Diverse Population Paul C. Adams, David M. Reboussin, James C. Barton et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 27 Apr 2005 782
5 Safety and Immunogenicity of an Inactivated Subvirion Influenza A (H5N1) Vaccine John Jay Treanor, James D. Campbell, Kenneth M. Zangwill et al. · New England Journal of Medicine Open access 29 Mar 2006 706
All 61 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Southern Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022-now, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Immune Response, Antiretroviral Therapy, Vaccine Development, SARS-CoV-2, Antibodies and Oxidative Stress.

▲ 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. Epidemiology6▲ 2.8×27 topics
  2. Vaccine4▲ 16×9 topics
  3. Immune Response3▲ 9.6×11 topics
  4. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 32×3 topics
  5. Oxidative Stress3▲ 2.9×13 topics
  6. Inflammation3▲ 2.1×17 topics
  7. Vaccine Development2▲ 16×5 topics
  8. Cancer2▲ 2.9×15 topics
  9. Antibodies2▲ 56×2 topics
  10. Pandemic2▲ 3.1×3 topics
  11. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.0×10 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-22▲ 10×3 topics
  13. Human Metapneumovirus2▲ 62×1 topic
  14. Respiratory Syncytial Virus2▲ 62×1 topic
  15. Drug Resistance2▲ 9.2×5 topics
  16. HIV2▲ 32×2 topics
  17. Immunity2▲ 6.6×6 topics
  18. AIDS1▲ 93×1 topic
  19. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.2×9 topics
  20. Coronavirus1▲ 12×2 topics
  21. Immune Activation1▲ 29×1 topic
  22. Neurodegeneration1▲ 7.8×5 topics
  23. Soil Properties1▲ 14×3 topics
  24. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 7.6×3 topics
  25. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 10×2 topics
  26. Apoptosis1▲ 6.9×9 topics
  27. Mutation1▲ 12×2 topics
  28. Viral Transmission1▲ 16×2 topics
  29. Anemia1▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Pharmacology1▲ 8.4×3 topics
  31. Plant Growth1▲ 20×2 topics
  32. Antioxidant Properties1▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Drug Discovery1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  34. Erythropoiesis1▲ 31×2 topics
  35. HIV Infection1▲ 19×1 topic
  36. Integrase Inhibitors1▲ 92×1 topic
  37. Iron Deficiency1▲ 34×2 topics
  38. Microbiota1▲ 8.2×2 topics
  39. Mutation Analysis1▲ 24×2 topics
  40. Therapeutic Targets1▲ 12×3 topics

Which research topics does Southern Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: Respiratory viral infections research, HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Respiratory viral infect…2Respiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksHIV Research and Treatment1HIV Research and Treatment: 1 fractional worksHIV/AIDS drug developmen…1HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment: 1 fractional worksSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 …1SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research: 1 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and…1Immune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksReceptor Mechanisms and …1Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Plant Scien…1Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management: 1 fractional worksComputational Drug Disco…1Computational Drug Discovery Methods: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyVirologyInfectious DiseasesPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine5 others

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

  1. 1 Respiratory viral infections research Epidemiology 2 works
  2. 2 HIV Research and Treatment Virology 1 works
  3. 3 HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment Infectious Diseases 1 works
  4. 4 SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research Infectious Diseases 1 works
  5. 5 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  6. 6 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 1 works
  7. 7 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  8. 8 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 1 works
  9. 9 Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management Plant Science 1 works
  10. 10 Computational Drug Discovery Methods Computational Theory and Mathematics 1 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 available26.1%not open73.9%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors8.2%domestic only91.8%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Southern Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 40% 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 Southern Research Institute as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.00013% in 2024.

still counting0.0050%0.010%0.015%Southern Research Institute0.00023% in 202519801990200020102020

Fractional works of Southern Research Institute 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%Southern Research Institute18.9% in 2021all institutions10.0% in 2021200020102020

Of each year's output, the share that reached the world's 10% most cited for its field and year. Peak 25.2% in 2011.

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