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TechLab (United States)

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Research works
118
▼ 48% vs 2018-21
Citations
2.6k
22.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
9.2%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
47%
world 40%
International
32%
world 18%
TechLab (United States)

Not ranked overall: TechLab (United States) is under the volume floor below which an excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does TechLab (United States) work in?

In all years, 41% of research at TechLab (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 38% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Medicine (32%), Engineering (22%), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (11%). It does 1.6× the world's share of Health Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 48 fractional works · 41.0% of its workEngineering: 26 fractional works · 22.2% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 6 fractional works · 5.0% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 3.9% of its workMechanical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workAerospace Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.9% of its workControl and Systems Engineering: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputational Mechanics: 2 fractional works · 1.5% of its workMechanics of Materials: 2 fractional works · 1.3% of its workOcean Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workBuilding and Construction: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workAutomotive Engineering: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workComputer Science: 6 fractional works · 5.1% of its workArtificial Intelligence: 2 fractional works · 1.7% of its workComputer Networks and Communications: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workComputer Vision and Pattern Recognition: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workHuman-Computer Interaction: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSignal Processing: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 6 fractional works · 4.9% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 3 fractional works · 2.4% of its workRadiation: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 4 fractional works · 3.1% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workEnvironmental Science: 3 fractional works · 2.5% of its workEcology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPollution: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workEnvironmental Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workMathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workApplied Mathematics: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workChemistry: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workAnalytical Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEnergy: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workChemical Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workHealth Sciences: 45 fractional works · 37.9% of its workMedicine: 38 fractional works · 32.4% of its workInfectious Diseases: 17 fractional works · 14.3% of its workSurgery: 7 fractional works · 6.0% of its workEpidemiology: 4 fractional works · 3.7% of its workPulmonary and Respiratory Medicine: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workPharmacology: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workGastroenterology: 1 fractional works · 0.8% of its workCritical Care and Intensive Care Medicine: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workOncology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workHealth Informatics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workNephrology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational Health: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workBiochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workObstetrics and Gynecology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workOphthalmology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.9% of its workNursing: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workNutrition and Dietetics: 5 fractional works · 4.2% of its workVeterinary: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workSmall Animals: 1 fractional works · 1.1% of its workHealth Professions: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workLife Sciences: 20 fractional works · 16.7% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 13 fractional works · 11.0% of its workMolecular Biology: 5 fractional works · 4.4% of its workGenetics: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workEndocrinology: 1 fractional works · 1.0% of its workBiotechnology: 1 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCell Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.6% of its workStructural Biology: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workClinical Biochemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSmaller subfields together: 1 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 4 fractional works · 3.4% of its workImmunology: 2 fractional works · 2.1% of its workParasitology: 1 fractional works · 1.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workAgricultural and Biological Sciences: 2 fractional works · 1.8% of its workFood Science: 2 fractional works · 1.6% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workPharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPharmacology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workNeuroscience: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workSocial Sciences: 5 fractional works · 4.3% of its workSocial Sciences: 4 fractional works · 3.2% of its workSafety Research: 3 fractional works · 2.3% of its workGeography, Planning and Development: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPolitical Science and International Relations: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workPsychology: 1 fractional works · 0.5% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workDecision Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workALL ITS WORKTechLab (UnitedStates)118fractional works, all years
Life Sciences17%Physical Sciences41%Health Sciences38%Social Sciences4%

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 24 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering2622.2%
    2. Computer Science65.1%
    3. Physics and Astronomy64.9%
    4. Materials Science43.7%
    5. Environmental Science32.5%
    6. Mathematics11.1%
    7. Earth and Planetary Sciences10.9%
    8. Chemistry10.5%
    9. Energy00.1%
    10. Chemical Engineering00.1%
    1. Medicine3832.4%
    2. Nursing54.2%
    3. Veterinary11.1%
    4. Health Professions00.2%
    1. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology1311.0%
    2. Immunology and Microbiology43.4%
    3. Agricultural and Biological Sciences21.8%
    4. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics00.3%
    5. Neuroscience00.1%
    1. Social Sciences43.2%
    2. Psychology10.5%
    3. Business, Management and Accounting00.4%
    4. Economics, Econometrics and Finance00.1%
    5. Decision Sciences00.1%
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: 0.33× its world share, 0 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.70× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.19× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics: 1.20× its world share, 0 worksPharmacology, Toxico…Chemistry: 0.45× its world share, 0 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.62× its world share, 2 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 1.35× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Engineering: 2.24× its world share, 5 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.32× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceMathematics: 7.17× its world share, 1 worksMathematicsPhysics and Astronomy: 3.24× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 0.77× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.98× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.67× 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, 7.2×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 16 fields, with their numbers
  1. Mathematics7.17×1 works
  2. Physics and Astronomy3.24×1 works
  3. Engineering2.24×5 works
  4. Computer Science1.62×2 works
  5. Earth and Planetary Sciences1.35×0 works
  6. Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics1.20×0 works
  7. Business, Management and Accounting0.98×0 works
  8. Medicine0.77×2 works
  9. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.70×1 works
  10. Social Sciences0.67×1 works
  11. Chemistry0.45×0 works
  12. Agricultural and Biological Sciences0.33×0 works
  13. Environmental Science0.32×0 works
  14. Materials Science0.32×0 works
  15. Immunology and Microbiology0.19×0 works
  16. Psychology0.11×0 works

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

Ranked on the quality score, James H. Boone and Joel F. Herbein lead among researchers whose main affiliation is TechLab (United States).

  1. 1 James H. Boone United States · #3,402,566 worldwide 1.8k citations · 100 works
  2. 2 Joel F. Herbein United States · #4,556,494 worldwide 322 citations · 16 works
All ranked researchers at TechLab (United States)

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

The most cited paper from TechLab (United States) is "Fecal Lactoferrin Is A Sensitive and Specific Marker in Identifying Intestinal Inflammation" (Sunanda V. Kane, William J. Sandborn, Paul A. Rufo et al., 2003), with 361 citations. Next come "Diagnosis of Amebic Liver Abscess and Intestinal Infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II Antigen Detection and Antibody Tests" (256) and "Characterization of a Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Strain of Clostridium difficile Responsible for a Nosocomial Outbreak of Clostridium difficile -Associated Diarrhea" (244).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 Fecal Lactoferrin Is A Sensitive and Specific Marker in Identifying Intestinal Inflammation Sunanda V. Kane, William J. Sandborn, Paul A. Rufo et al. · The American Journal of Gastroenterology Jun 2003 361
2 Diagnosis of Amebic Liver Abscess and Intestinal Infection with the TechLab Entamoeba histolytica II Antigen Detection and Antibody Tests Rashidul Haque, Nasir Uddin Mollah, Ibne Karim M. Ali et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access 2000 256
3 Characterization of a Toxin A-Negative, Toxin B-Positive Strain of Clostridium difficile Responsible for a Nosocomial Outbreak of Clostridium difficile -Associated Diarrhea Michelle J. Alfa, Amin M Kabani, David M. Lyerly et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology Open access Jul 2000 244
4 Inactivation of the gene (cpe ) encoding Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin eliminates the ability of two cpe‐positive C. perfringens type A human gastrointestinal disease isolates to affect rabbit ileal loops Mahfuzur R. Sarker, Robert J. Carman, Bruce A. McClane · Molecular Microbiology Open access Sep 1999 235
5 Binary Toxin–Producing, Large Clostridial Toxin–NegativeClostridium difficileStrains Are Enterotoxic but Do Not Cause Disease in Hamsters Barbara Gerič Stare, Robert J. Carman, Maja Rupnik et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases Open access 5 Apr 2006 199
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Which keywords describe research at TechLab (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Epidemiology, Healthcare-Associated Infections, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Pathogenesis, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Probiotics.

▲ 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. Epidemiology25▲ 5.2×21 topics
  2. Healthcare-Associated Infections12▲ 86×4 topics
  3. Antibiotic-Associated Diarrhea11▲ 330×1 topic
  4. Clinical Practice Guidelines11▲ 16×2 topics
  5. Fecal Microbiota Transplantation11▲ 330×1 topic
  6. Pathogenesis10▲ 16×10 topics
  7. Inflammatory Bowel Disease7▲ 57×4 topics
  8. Inflammation6▲ 2.2×14 topics
  9. Machine Learning5▲ 2.0×11 topics
  10. Probiotics5▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Infection4▲ 14×3 topics
  12. Deep Learning4▲ 1.69×17 topics
  13. Treatment4▲ 2.7×9 topics
  14. Big Data4▲ 6.0×6 topics
  15. Preterm Infants4▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Crohn's Disease4▲ 39×2 topics
  17. Vaccine4▲ 7.8×3 topics
  18. Collagenous Colitis4▲ 119×1 topic
  19. Diagnosis4▲ 3.0×9 topics
  20. Inflammatory Diseases4▲ 26×3 topics
  21. Microscopic Colitis4▲ 119×1 topic
  22. Norovirus4▲ 53×1 topic
  23. Rotavirus4▲ 53×1 topic
  24. Artificial Intelligence4▲ 3.6×4 topics
  25. Human Milk Composition4▲ 98×1 topic
  26. Necrotizing Enterocolitis4▲ 98×1 topic
  27. Biomedical Applications3▲ 2.6×8 topics
  28. Genetics3▲ 3.7×3 topics
  29. Microbial Communities3▲ 8.2×4 topics
  30. Immunology3▲ 23×1 topic
  31. Surveillance3▲ 18×2 topics
  32. Ulcerative Colitis3▲ 77×1 topic
  33. Gut Microbiota3▲ 7.5×1 topic
  34. Short-Chain Fatty Acids3▲ 45×1 topic
  35. Ethics3▲ 4.8×1 topic
  36. Fairness3▲ 45×1 topic
  37. Nanodiamonds3▲ 41×1 topic
  38. Quantum Sensing3▲ 41×1 topic
  39. Antimicrobial Resistance2▲ 7.7×4 topics
  40. Recycled Materials2▲ 27×2 topics

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

By volume in 2022-now: Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory, Ethics and Social Impacts of AI, Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis and Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations.

Gas Dynamics and Kinetic…1Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory: 1 fractional worksEthics and Social Impact…1Ethics and Social Impacts of AI: 1 fractional worksHydraulic Fracturing and…1Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis: 1 fractional worksNonlinear Partial Differ…1Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations: 1 fractional worksAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: 1 fractional worksVirtual Reality Applications and Impacts: 0 fractional worksArtificial Intelligence …0Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education: 0 fractional worksPrivacy-Preserving Technologies in Data: 0 fractional worksRetinoids in leukemia and cellular processes: 0 fractional worksEntrepreneurship Studies and Influences: 0 fractional works
Applied MathematicsSafety ResearchMechanical EngineeringStatistical and Nonlinear Physics5 others

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

  1. 1 Gas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory Applied Mathematics 1 works
  2. 2 Ethics and Social Impacts of AI Safety Research 1 works
  3. 3 Hydraulic Fracturing and Reservoir Analysis Mechanical Engineering 1 works
  4. 4 Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations Applied Mathematics 1 works
  5. 5 Advanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics Statistical and Nonlinear Physics 1 works
  6. 6 Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts Human-Computer Interaction 0 works
  7. 7 Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education Health Informatics 0 works
  8. 8 Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data Artificial Intelligence 0 works
  9. 9 Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes Molecular Biology 0 works
  10. 10 Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences Management of Technology and Innovation 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 available46.9%not open53.1%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors31.9%domestic only68.1%

World: 18% is written across borders.

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

Output in 2022-2025 was 48% 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 TechLab (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000011% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%0.00060%TechLab (United States)0.000050% in 20251990200020102020

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

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