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Southern Research Institute

In research, Southern Research Institute stands highest in Life Sciences (#3,240 of 14,347 worldwide), Physical Sciences (#8,435 of 21,541 worldwide) and Medicine (#7,761 of 17,978 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#6,974
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,594
of 8,685
Research works
1.8k
▼ 25% vs 2013–17
Citations
51k
28.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.9%
record average 16.5%
Open access
26%
world 28%

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 #3,240 of 14,347 15.0%700
Physical SciencesDomain #8,435 of 21,541 14.1%510
MedicineField #7,761 of 17,978 20.0%528
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #3,645 of 7,814 12.8%503
Health SciencesDomain #10,056 of 20,462 19.9%556
Molecular BiologySubfield #2,906 of 4,961 13.0%351
Organic ChemistrySubfield #1,661 of 2,025 12.6%154
ChemistryField #2,810 of 3,369 13.1%177
EngineeringField #9,625 of 11,412 11.6%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 world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

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: 1.63× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 3.35× its world share, 9 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 7.61× its world share, 4 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 2.98× its world share, 2 worksNeurosciencePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.22× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 1.20× its world share, 1 worksChemistryComputer Science: 0.39× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.53× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.32× its world share, 2 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.96× its world share, 2 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.09× its world share, 0 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.58× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.44× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 2.05× its world share, 20 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 0.04× its world share, 0 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.54× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.28× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Social Sciences: 0.13× 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, 7.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Southern Research Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, John A. Montgomery, F. M. Schabel and Howard E. Skipper lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Southern Research Institute.

  1. 1 John A. Montgomery United States · #65,870 worldwide 1k citations · 151 works
  2. 2 F. M. Schabel United States · #100,483 worldwide 157 citations · 28 works
  3. 3 Howard E. Skipper United States · #190,158 worldwide 155 citations · 33 works
  4. 4 Glynn P. Wheeler United States · #191,700 worldwide 97 citations · 22 works
  5. 5 R W Brockman United States · #285,914 worldwide 129 citations · 27 works
  6. 6 Subramaniam Ananthan United States · #357,217 worldwide 77 citations · 36 works
  7. 7 Carroll Temple United States · #365,492 worldwide 116 citations · 31 works
  8. 8 Dharam P. Chopra United States · #385,156 worldwide 67 citations · 19 works
  9. 9 James R. Piper United States · #425,180 worldwide 49 citations · 20 works
  10. 10 William M. Shannon United States · #484,041 worldwide 68 citations · 22 works
All ranked researchers at Southern Research Institute

Which keywords describe research at Southern Research Institute?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Vaccine, Antiretroviral Therapy, Immune Response, Vaccine Development, SARS-CoV-2, Antibodies and Human Metapneumovirus.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 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▲ 2.9×24 topics
  2. Vaccine3▲ 16×9 topics
  3. Antiretroviral Therapy3▲ 36×3 topics
  4. Immune Response3▲ 9.9×10 topics
  5. Vaccine Development2▲ 19×5 topics
  6. Cancer2▲ 3.1×14 topics
  7. Climate Change2▲ 1.52×9 topics
  8. Inflammation2▲ 1.89×15 topics
  9. Oxidative Stress2▲ 2.4×12 topics
  10. Antibodies2▲ 63×2 topics
  11. Pandemic2▲ 3.2×3 topics
  12. SARS-CoV-22▲ 11×3 topics
  13. Human Metapneumovirus2▲ 71×1 topic
  14. Pathogenesis2▲ 6.4×10 topics
  15. Respiratory Syncytial Virus2▲ 71×1 topic
  16. Drug Resistance2▲ 10×5 topics
  17. HIV2▲ 35×2 topics
  18. Immunity2▲ 7.4×6 topics
  19. AIDS1▲ 105×1 topic
  20. Immune Activation1▲ 33×1 topic
  21. Machine Learning1▼ 0.81×4 topics
  22. Soil Properties1▲ 16×3 topics
  23. Sustainable Agriculture1▲ 8.3×3 topics
  24. ACE2 Receptor1▲ 11×2 topics
  25. Coronavirus1▲ 12×2 topics
  26. Mutation1▲ 13×2 topics
  27. Viral Transmission1▲ 17×2 topics
  28. Cancer Therapy1▲ 4.1×8 topics
  29. Neurodegeneration1▲ 7.9×5 topics
  30. Pharmacology1▲ 9.3×3 topics
  31. Plant Growth1▲ 22×2 topics
  32. Drug Discovery1▲ 9.2×2 topics
  33. HIV Infection1▲ 21×1 topic
  34. Integrase Inhibitors1▲ 104×1 topic
  35. Antioxidant Properties1▲ 13×3 topics
  36. Apoptosis1▲ 6.6×8 topics
  37. Genetic Improvement1▲ 21×2 topics
  38. Mitochondrial Dysfunction1▲ 6.6×3 topics
  39. antibody1▲ 18×1 topic
  40. spike protein1▲ 18×1 topic

Which research topics does Southern Research Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Respiratory viral infections research, HIV Research and Treatment, HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment and SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research.

Respiratory viral infections research: 2 fractional worksHIV 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 worksReceptor Mechanisms and Signaling: 1 fractional worksImmune Cell Function and Interaction: 1 fractional worksAgriculture, Plant Scien…1Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management: 1 fractional worksCystic Fibrosis Research…1Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances: 1 fractional worksFire effects on ecosystems: 1 fractional worksIron Metabolism and Diso…1Iron Metabolism and Disorders: 1 fractional works
EpidemiologyVirologyInfectious DiseasesMolecular Biology5 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 Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling Molecular Biology 1 works
  6. 6 Immune Cell Function and Interaction Immunology 1 works
  7. 7 Agriculture, Plant Science, Crop Management Plant Science 1 works
  8. 8 Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine 1 works
  9. 9 Fire effects on ecosystems Global and Planetary Change 1 works
  10. 10 Iron Metabolism and Disorders Hematology 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: 28% of research is openly available.

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

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Southern Research Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 25% lower than in 2013–2017.

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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.

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