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The Gordon Life Science Institute

In research, The Gordon Life Science Institute stands highest in Molecular Biology (#601 of 4,961 worldwide), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (#1,297 of 7,814 worldwide) and Life Sciences (#2,960 of 14,347 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#7,672
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#1,726
of 8,685
Research works
223
▲ 134% vs 2013–17
Citations
22k
98.6 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
22.0%
record average 16.5%
Open access
48%
world 28%

What is The Gordon Life Science 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
Molecular BiologySubfield #601 of 4,961 55.5%152
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular BiologyField #1,297 of 7,814 55.3%157
Life SciencesDomain #2,960 of 14,347 54.8%160

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where The Gordon Life Science 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.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 1.02× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Computer Science: 0.27× its world share, 0 worksComputer ScienceHealth Professions: 0.77× its world share, 0 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 1.73× its world share, 2 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 4.42× its world share, 1 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 3.58× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 4.71× its world share, 0 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 3.84× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 1.41× its world share, 1 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 4.7×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at The Gordon Life Science Institute?

Ranked on the composite score, Kuo‐Chen Chou lead among researchers whose main affiliation is The Gordon Life Science Institute.

  1. 1 Kuo‐Chen Chou United States · #27,023 worldwide 657 citations · 49 works
All ranked researchers at The Gordon Life Science Institute

Which keywords describe research at The Gordon Life Science Institute?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Machine Learning, Prediction, Protein, Bioinformatics, Amino Acid Composition, Subcellular Localization, Ribosome and Translation.

▲ 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. Machine Learning70▲ 15×13 topics
  2. Prediction62▲ 280×2 topics
  3. Protein62▲ 184×2 topics
  4. Bioinformatics54▲ 207×4 topics
  5. Amino Acid Composition51▲ 979×1 topic
  6. Subcellular Localization51▲ 979×1 topic
  7. Ribosome31▲ 142×1 topic
  8. Translation31▲ 68×1 topic
  9. Quality Assessment26▲ 60×2 topics
  10. RNA-Seq26▲ 121×1 topic
  11. sequence alignment26▲ 156×1 topic
  12. Medicinal Chemistry13▲ 16×3 topics
  13. Molecular Docking13▲ 41×2 topics
  14. Drug Target Identification13▲ 81×1 topic
  15. Pharmacokinetics13▲ 21×2 topics
  16. Virtual Screening13▲ 81×1 topic
  17. Molecular Dynamics12▲ 21×4 topics
  18. Force Field11▲ 88×1 topic
  19. Structure11▲ 72×1 topic
  20. Genomics6▲ 7.2×5 topics
  21. Cancer5▲ 1.59×13 topics
  22. Cyclotides4▲ 85×1 topic
  23. Epitope Prediction4▲ 85×1 topic
  24. Peptide-MHC Binding4▲ 85×1 topic
  25. Sortase4▲ 85×1 topic
  26. Drug Development3▲ 10×4 topics
  27. DNA Sequences3▲ 162×1 topic
  28. Genomic Signal Processing3▲ 162×1 topic
  29. Gene Set Enrichment Analysis3▲ 40×1 topic
  30. Protein-Protein Interaction Networks3▲ 40×1 topic
  31. Capacity Building3▲ 17×2 topics
  32. Molecular Mechanisms2▲ 5.9×2 topics
  33. Virus2▲ 9.1×2 topics
  34. Biomedical Science2▲ 50×1 topic
  35. Health Research2▲ 17×1 topic
  36. Curriculum2▲ 11×2 topics
  37. Arrestin2▲ 11×1 topic
  38. G-Protein-Coupled Receptors2▲ 11×1 topic
  39. H1N12▲ 25×1 topic
  40. Influenza2▲ 19×1 topic

Which research topics does The Gordon Life Science Institute publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy, Clinical practice guidelines implementation, Digital Marketing and Social Media and Technology Adoption and User Behaviour.

Advances in Oncology and…0Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy: 0 fractional worksClinical practice guidel…0Clinical practice guidelines implementation: 0 fractional worksDigital Marketing and Social Media: 0 fractional worksTechnology Adoption and User Behaviour: 0 fractional worksGlobal Cancer Incidence …0Global Cancer Incidence and Screening: 0 fractional worksIsland Studies and Pacific Affairs: 0 fractional worksCaribbean history, culture, and politics: 0 fractional worksMentoring and Academic D…0Mentoring and Academic Development: 0 fractional worksEgo Development and Educational Practices: 0 fractional worksCultural Industries and Urban Development: 0 fractional works
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingPublic Health, Environmental and Occupational HealthSociology and Political ScienceInformation Systems and Management6 others

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

  1. 1 Advances in Oncology and Radiotherapy Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging 0 works
  2. 2 Clinical practice guidelines implementation Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health 0 works
  3. 3 Digital Marketing and Social Media Sociology and Political Science 0 works
  4. 4 Technology Adoption and User Behaviour Information Systems and Management 0 works
  5. 5 Global Cancer Incidence and Screening Oncology 0 works
  6. 6 Island Studies and Pacific Affairs Demography 0 works
  7. 7 Caribbean history, culture, and politics Cultural Studies 0 works
  8. 8 Mentoring and Academic Development Social Psychology 0 works
  9. 9 Ego Development and Educational Practices Clinical Psychology 0 works
  10. 10 Cultural Industries and Urban Development Urban Studies 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 available47.5%not open52.5%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors58.8%domestic only41.2%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has The Gordon Life Science Institute's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 134% higher 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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